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.

stupid and die an unnecessary death. I need you alive... to fight tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and the day after that. Dying might

of his cohort grinned,

"Yes, sir!"

"Wouldn't think of it!"

scared of you way more than I'm scared of

of times at that last one,

Let's

drove across Falcon Scott, where a lot of streets were now empty, and a lot were unlit. Snow piled high in some areas, and in others, crowds of refugees were anxiously

only the well-illuminated roads, for some reason, which made the progress a

reached the secondary defense ring, however, Sunny suddenly ordered him to stop the APC. The young man looked back with a

hesitated for a

me here. I won't

walked toward a familiar dormitory tower, which happened

entrance, this time. Sunny stood there for a minute or two,

whole city is destroyed, this damned dormitory must remain standing. I'll

that, he turned around and

he did, however, he almost stumbled

where you're going,

from their own shifts — Beth at the volunteer

couple of times, staring at him with

"Aren't you cold?"

opened his mouth, then looked down, at the thin silk tunic covering his body. Indeed, it did not

Sunny cleared his throat.

not, actually. Uh...

Beth scoffed.

you not? Put something warm on, for Spell's sake... I imagine fighting on the wall with a

at her silently for a few

human, that's