As the words fell, a figure suddenly appeared at the front of the crowd.
"Ethan!"
"Captain!"
The moment they saw him, everyone in Fallen Star Squad lit up. The tension in their chests finally eased—hard.
Facing Tier 10 and Tier 11 Titan Apes, the pressure had been crushing. Thank God their boss had made it back.
A lot of other people recognized Ethan too.
"Isn't that Fallen Star Squad's captain? How'd he just… appear?"
"Didn't even see it, but that entrance was cool as hell."
"But even if he's here, does it matter?" someone whispered. "Isn't he only Tier 9? These mutant beasts have to be Tier 10 at least. Otherwise they couldn't have tanked that many bombardments!"
"Damn…"
"Tier 10? Then aren't we completely screwed?!"
"Good thing there's only a few left. Hopefully the people down there can grind them down…"
Down on the line, Colonel Mitchell was just as relieved.
"Ethan—you're finally back!"
