During dinnertime the same time at the Grand Castle.
The hundreds of S Rank and above Slayers were cut down to just twenty.
These numbers were decided based on their abilities and compatibility with the operation that Ignis Silva was going to lead.
Operation Phoenix was to be a ten man mission led by the Inferno Garden's top gun.
There were now two groups left, each having ten members. One was the main squad which consisted of Luken Regalia, the Slayer Corps Commander, SS Rank Water Slayer, as well as the likes of Gavin Khalil, Faust Keisuke, Vale Ashford, and many other talented names.