"Ready?" Damian asked, his tone calm yet resolute.
"Do we really have to go with everyone?" Simean murmured, unease etched on his face.
"The more, the better. It's not like it matters if someone stays behind—the traps and barriers will handle them. This is our chance to snatch some points," Gregory replied, cutting in before Damian could answer.
Damian simply nodded, relieved they understood the stakes. The group was ready, heading straight toward the civilian zone. Even if others from the two sections tried to halt their charge, those two would have to deal with their own massive monsters first. And even if anyone managed to reach them, they'd have to get through him. Damian had no intention of letting his investment go unprotected—he needed their mana to operate the spatial storage cubes, which was a significant tax on his own reserves.
