Shadow Slave

1040 The Fall of Falcon Scott (58)

'Right… now, we just have to get to the secondary defense line. Once we're within the city instead of on a plain, evading the abominations should be much easier, so the last stretch of the way won't be as hard.'

Sunny glanced at his companions, evaluating their state. Everyone was exhausted, dirty, and covered in blood — both their own and that of Nightmare Creatures — but alive.

The only problem now was to somehow extricate themselves, and the two hundred surviving Awakened, from the attacking horde.

At that moment, as if to answer his thoughts, Bloodwave turned to look at the mass of abominations. Then, the enigmatic Saint glanced at Master Jet.

"Take your soldiers and go, Soul Reaper. I will hold the beasts back for a bit… tell your commanders to activate the explosives as soon as you're past the defense line."

Sunny stared at him in shock, feeling that these words sounded a bit like... a farewell.

"You… you…"

Bloodwave gave him a strange look.

"Ah… I think you might have misunderstood, Sunless. I am not trying to sacrifice myself. It's just that an explosion like that won't harm a Transcendent too much. The Awakened, however, or even someone like you… better not risk it."

Sunny slowly nodded. Indeed… Corrupted Nightmare Creatures could survive a nuclear explosion without too much trouble, some Fallen as well. Rampart Protocol was not going to kill a Transcendent like Bloodwave, or even seriously inconvenience him.

Master Jet nodded.

"We'll be going, then."

Saint nodded, then took a deep breath and started summoning several Memories. Sunny did not know what exactly the Memories were, but judging by the fact

at him, then said

safely behind the army fortifications. I'll stay back a little, to make sure that everyone who is still alive gets safely out of the blast zone before Army Command

out

be terribly loud,

last glance and turned to his

"Come on! Go!"

the nearest breach in the wall, Master Jet's voice boomed once again, spreading across

"...Retreat!"

did not make her ask twice. Delivering one last attack, they used their remaining strength to momentarily push the enemy back, then turned around and

of a stretch. There was no order or strategy to it, just a desperate wish to survive. The defense line instantly collapsed, and the soldiers dove into the ruins of the city wall, their backs to

fulfill his promise and stall the enormous horde of Nightmare Creatures all by himself, at least for a

he heard the roar of a rushing tide of water, but at

abandoned staging area and escaped into the

flames. Some streets were strangely untouched and eerily empty, and of course, there were functioning roads that the First Army had maintained to deliver people and supplies to the

was not a problem.

going to lose the

in a different section of the staging area, near where they had started their shift. Sadly, the battle had taken them

blew up, the Rhino would undoubtedly be

'Damn it! Damn it!'

He had to lead his people to safety… that

mattered was speed, and each soldier was making their own path to the

buildings flew past them one after another. They ran through the darkness, moving as fast as they could, their stamina long