The sudden attack disrupted the soldiers' defensive formation. Ben Lucas's first reaction was to grab Harrison Lucas by the back of her collar and fling her behind a thick tree.
Immediately afterward, he lowered his body and quickly moved over to his other comrades, dodging enemy gunfire while dragging a comrade who had been knocked down by the impact of a bullet to a safe location.
The other soldiers behind him immediately took up their guns and returned fire.
Being flung to the tree, Harrison Lucas almost became disoriented. Although her head was still spinning, her first instinct was to take out her signal device to call for support.
Even though Ben Lucas's sudden action had scrambled her brain, her keen hearing remained intact. Harrison Lucas could clearly discern that the enemy's firepower and numbers were far above those of their small squad.
She quickly opened her communicator while observing the hillside from behind the tree.
