"I asked you a question!"
The Green Wind Element was able to cut dozens of cuts in the bodies of the Kapos lined up like strings within seconds. The wounds were not deep enough to be life-threatening, they could even be considered superficial, but this act was a warning for what would happen to them if they continued their behavior.
"Ma'am, the way the Sixteenth Ward fights ferocious creatures and their rapid ascent within the Energy Mine is making the other wards uneasy."
"Yes, ma'am, even if we beat them one step before they are unable to work, the result does not change."
It was the Kapos of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Wards who stepped forward and answered. Mel's ward left one behind, and the other was in charge of the next ward, and it was clear from the way they took priority that they got this far.