"..."
Another collective silence ensued.
Halve the number within half a month?!
As the spearhead of Eddy Codalt, the amphibious reconnaissance team was well-known, and their words carried weight, compelling others to believe them.
Although they did not often see the chief instructor, they subconsciously believed—
If he said to reduce by half, then it would surely be halved!
But!
It couldn't possibly be them!
It absolutely couldn't be them!
—Nearly everyone was inwardly shouting.
For some reason, a silent passion began to well up within them; those few dismissive words from the young chief instructor had successfully ignited their fighting spirit!
Stay!
They all wanted to stay!
In the past few days of rigid training, their fighting spirit was being gradually eroded. When they could complete all the missions, there was no so-called goal to strive for.
But now—
