Now, all combatants needed to face their enemy. This was the best method with the highest survival rate. Running away was just showing their backs to the enemy, allowing them to be massacred.
But if people who could fight decided to face the enemy, even if the odds were against them, this would still give more time for the others to escape. There was also a chance for civilians to awaken their powers in desperate situations.
This had happened a few times—in fact, many of the strongest awakeners got their powers this way, just like Luca and Edward.
But data and logic didn't exist in situations like this. People followed their emotions and instincts to survive.
Everyone quickly ran, even some of the awakeners. Only those who became hunters and a few civilians chose to stay.
