Garry and the others didn't have the context of Nero's ability, and so their reaction to the news wasn't as intense as Nero's. Or maybe, like him, they were not expressing the full extent of their shock or surprise.
"But you can definitely feel the same energy on him and the others?" Garry asked, just to make sure.
Nero nodded.
"It becomes more concentrated when they're closer together, and fades a bit when they're far apart, but all of them are giving me the same feeling as the stairs," he explained.
Garry and the base commander exchanged a glance, some unspoken communication taking place between them before they turned to the rest. Nero's word may not have carried as much weight if he hadn't proven his ability with the sewer opening, but he did. Moreover, that thick, black smoke was impossible to ignore, so no one doubted him for now.
