"They're here."
Hein cast his gaze off into the far off horizon, then turned his attention to the people standing next to him. Everyone was here, from Ryan to Han Yufei. Apart from Ren, everyone that was part of the mercenary group was present.
A solemn air pervaded the area around him, and he could feel his hand clenching the shield in his hand even more tightly.
"A-are you sure you guys can handle this?"
As Ryan gazed into the distance, he struggled to find the right words to say. The color of his face began to fade, and he moved backward without meaning to.
"Alt..hough Ren did say that the next wave would be a lot harder...I didn't think it would be this much harder..."
"I get you."
Hein murmured something quietly as he turned his head and looked off into the distance, where he could see the entire landscape turning completely dark.
