“Lans, are you sure you'd be able to manage?” Hera asked, charging up her mana, her voice carrying both urgency and restrained concern.There was no time to delay and once that monster was done leveling up, it could tear down the whole city, leaving nothing but ruin behind.Lans nodded, “Just get her ready, and I'd handle the rest.”He rushed forward, shoving fear out of his mind, burying it beneath sheer will.This was his chance to prove himself in front of Hera, he wouldn't let a simple emotion ruin it.His power was unstable and if there was no control, it could cause more damage than the Daegi, a truth he was painfully aware of.“I need twenty minutes, Lans.” Hera called and went down in a cross-legged position, her aura beginning to stabilize.Lans didn't turn back but he gave a nod, his focus already narrowing to the battlefield ahead.Sucking in a breath, Lans moved his hand and power flowed from within him, commanding the mana around him, bending it to his fragile will.“Spati

After much contemplation, Read rose to his feet. He was the one in the best shape among the rest.So he had the best chance.“I’ll go in and get Hera. Once I’m done, I’ll make it to the ship. If you don’t see me, don’t look for me,” Read said.A number of the soldiers wanted to refuse, but a single stare was enough to silence them.“I’m the strongest one here right now,” Read said, looking toward the destroyed city, “I’ll be able to make it. I’ll contact you first before anything.”“Are you ready, Kai?” Read looked at the yellow-haired man.Kai coughed out blood before rising to his feet.“Yeah. I’ll be fine,” he chuckled in response, wiping the blood on his clothes, hiding it from the others.A portal instantly materialized, and Kai coughed again, this time vomiting blood.“I have him,” Bahr said, moving quickly to grab the collapsing Kai.“Take him inside first,” Read ordered, “and the rest of you follow.”The other soldiers picked up Lans and Roshan, then walked inside.At the ship,