Lanse stepped out from behind a tree on their right and kicked the large pincer claw out of his way. "What part of no heroics didn't you get?" He darted his fiery eyes at the girl with damp grey hair.
Tess's wet hair stuck to the sides of her face as water dripped from her chin. She had never looked as frail as she leaned up against the tree with bloodstains all over. Her shirt was soaking wet, and it accentuated her collarbone and beating chest.
Lanse controlled his eyes and kept them on her forehead. Ever since he saw her in a bikini, he kept imagining crazier things. And that was especially not the moment for it.
"I'm reporting this to Sensei," he said.
Zino's eyes went wide. "Wait. Didn't Sensei say the next time she went solo he would send her on an Alpha Seal quest to face the Elites alone?"
Zack gasped and left his mouth open.
Tess inhaled to fill her chest with confidence and spoke loud for them all to hear.
