Shadow Slave

1028 The Fall of Falcon Scott (46)

Some time later, the members of his cohort approached the Rhino. Belle, Dorn, Samara, Kimmy, Luster... walking inside, they froze for a moment, studying the upturned interior of the APC and the cracks in its armored windows with stunned expressions.

After a while, Luster cleared his throat.

"Uh, sir... what happened?"

Sunny gave him a deadpan look.

"I had a lady over. She Transcended."

The young man laughed nervously.

"Ah... good one, sir..."

After that, he practically ran to the pilot's cabin to check on the internal systems of the Rhino. As Luster went through the diagnostics, he kept mumbling under his nose:

"Gods... did he crash it into a titan? This damage... oh, my poor baby..."

Sunny shook his head and addressed the rest of his soldiers, speaking loudly enough for Luster to hear, as well:

"Prepare yourselves. Army Command is certain that Goliath will reach the city either today or tomorrow. In any case, we won't be leaving the wall until he does. This... is going to be the big one, guys."

His soldiers grew somber, their eyes full of calm determination. Sunny nodded.

"Don't worry about the titan himself. Colonel Jet and I will take care of the big bastard. However, Goliath is not going to show up alone... and, judging by how Erebus Field fell, there is a big chance that the wall will be breached. I don't need to tell you how important it is to prevent the Nightmare Creatures from getting inside. However, if the situation becomes hopeless, be ready to retreat to the secondary line of defense within the city."

He paused for a moment, looking at them with a serious expression.

unnecessary death. I need you alive... to fight tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and the day after that. Dying might as well be considered desertion, at this point. No

his cohort

"Yes, sir!"

"Wouldn't think of it!"

way more than

a couple of times at

great. Let's

lot of streets were now empty, and a lot were unlit. Snow piled high

reason, which made the progress a bit slow. The wall steadily

ordered him to stop the APC.

for a few moments, then

me here. I won't

toward a familiar

stood there for a minute or two, staring at the flimsy doors with a grim expression.

destroyed, this damned dormitory must remain standing.

that, he turned around and started walking

he almost stumbled into someone

where you're going, idi... huh?

own shifts — Beth at the volunteer center, the old man at the engineering wing of the government

young woman blinked a couple of times, staring at him with surprise. Before Sunny could

"Aren't you cold?"

it

Sunny cleared his throat.

not, actually. Uh...

Beth scoffed.

I imagine fighting on the wall with a running nose is not a

her silently for a few moments,

am still a human, that's true. Thanks. I'll try to