Shadow Slave
Chapter 1040
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."
Memories were, but judging by the fact that Bloodwave had promised to hold back the horde… the whole horde… all by himself,
looked at him, then
we start running, don't stop until you're safely behind the army fortifications. I'll stay back a little, to make sure that everyone who is still alive gets
out
loud, isn't it?
her one last glance and
"Come on! Go!"
in the wall, Master Jet's voice boomed once again,
"...Retreat!"
did not make her ask twice. Delivering one last attack, they used their remaining strength to momentarily push the enemy
retreat was a bit 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
fulfill his promise and
know. He thought that he heard the roar of
through the abandoned staging area and
shrouded in darkness. Many buildings had collapsed, creating a complicated labyrinth of snow and broken concrete. Others still stood, but were charred black by the flames. Some streets were strangely untouched and
of these roads. Luckily, all of them could see in the dark thanks to Kim, so the lack of illumination was not a problem. Their running speed was not much lower than that
going to lose the
had started their shift. Sadly, the battle had taken
blew up, the Rhino would undoubtedly be destroyed, as
'Damn it! Damn it!'
lead his
of the rest of the retreating Awakened. The span of the southern section was very long, so no one else was in view. Right now, all that mattered was speed, and each soldier was making their own path to the secondary defense line. Sunny suspected
them one after another. They ran through the darkness, moving as fast as they could, their
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