Loma calls out Darok, Sylven, Ryn, the twenty core men of their gang, and the hundred soldiers granted by Hwang Cho.
Loma: So that makes us 124.
Darok (grinning, eyes sharp): That's a lot… and every one of them feels strong.
Sylven: Stronger than the Fangs, no doubt.
Loma: Sylven, how many numbers does Fangs have remaining?
Sylven: Eighty—ninety at max.
Ryn (clenching his fists): We outnumber them.
Loma: Yeah… let's go.
The Crimson Eclipse begins its march.
Their footsteps echo through the narrow streets like war drums, each step striking with heavy rhythm. The atmosphere thickens, the air carrying the scent of iron and smoke. People hide in their homes, peeking through cracks as the procession storms past—124 fighters, united under one banner, crimson energy rolling off them like an eclipse swallowing the sun.
Loma (thinking): Hang on, Xoza. Vamos. I'm coming there.
With time, the army reaches Seikou Heights—territory of the Fangs. The enemy awaits, their banners fluttering weakly against the sharp wind.
Loma (raising his voice like a blade slicing the silence): Beat them up!
The Crimson Eclipse men explode into motion, fists and blades clashing against the startled Fangs. Screams and battle cries tear through the concrete jungle as crimson bodies tear into their prey.
One Fang, panic-stricken and bloody, escapes the carnage and rushes to Kael's hideout.
Fang (gasping, terrified): Boss! P-problem!!
Kael (cold, dangerous): What?
Fang: They're here—the Crimson Eclipse. At least 120 men.
Kael (standing slowly, eyes gleaming with murder): …Summon every last one of our force. Protect Seikou Heights at all costs.
The room trembles at his words. The Fangs scatter, preparing for war.
[Flashback – Crimson Eclipse meeting]
Ryn: That's what they'll do—summon their main force to deflect our overwhelming numbers. Which means…
Me, Sylven, and twenty men will attack from behind.
Darok (smirking): Impressive.
Ryn: Yeah. That's our plan.
[Back to present]
The battlefield is set.
The Crimson Eclipse moves like a storm.
The Azure Fangs prepare to bare their fangs.
And the war for Seikou Heights begins.
Chapter 70 End