Outside the compound…
After the Flamebirds burned tens of thousands of them to death, the Seorin Republic people finally got the message.
Ethan didn't keep slaughtering them. He left the Fallen Star Guard posted outside the walls to lock the place down, while he took the Fallen Star Squad and flew deeper into the compound to hunt for Awakened.
They searched as they moved. Near the compound's center, they finally spotted what they'd been looking for—
A huge group of Enhanced, lined up in formation, guarding the outside of a grand hall like their lives depended on it.
These guys were clearly stronger than the cannon fodder on the perimeter. And mixed in among them were more than a dozen Awakened.
Ethan's mouth tilted. "So that's why there weren't any Awakened outside. They've all been holed up here."
He glanced at his team. "Let's go. Take those dozen-plus Awakened first. Don't accidentally kill them—those are nonrenewable resources."
"Got it."
