Silence.
After 40+ minutes that felt like the loudest moments of their lives, the cadets and instructors of the nightmare bootcamp finally felt at peace again.
The peace and quiet, they never knew how precious it was until now.
They never appreciated the beauty in quiet until now.
Swimming in the serenity, it felt so addictive.
After 40+ minutes that felt like the end of the world to them, that felt like living in an apocalypse. 40+ minutes where their lives were constantly at the precipice of death, to survive through it all, they felt lucky, they felt vindicated.
They were the survivors.
Click!
The cockpit of Andrew's Swordsman Mech finally opened.
Once Andrew's integrated computer system confirmed that there were no more living mutated beasts nearby, he finally decided to leave the metallic confines of this Swordsman Mech where he just fought the most intense battle of his life.
