Only a few seconds remained until the start of battle, but even seconds were essential to practitioners on Damien's level.
"Listen, just follow my lead and fight. It's the same as always right?"
"Same as always?! How is this the same as always?!"
"O-o-o-one hour? H-how can we possibly resist for that long?"
"This time, I'll have to agree. We are not nearly strong enough to last an hour against an army equipped to take out thousands, if not tens of thousands, of practitioners at our level."
A flurry of sound transmissions were exchanged between the five squad members. Their panic was obvious, and it wasn't like it was unjustified. Damien didn't take the same forceful attitude as he usually did in this specific situation.
