Thales did not like the break of dawn. His last memorable dawn was in Dragon Clouds City six years ago, when the calamities disappeared, and the gigantic dragon soared into the sky.
However, as the dark night was about to end, and the first light of morning rose from the east, he did not see hope, just an abyss.
He was the same back then as he was now: he experienced disasters in ways beyond an ordinary man's imagination. With scarce resources and a lack of sleep, he had to deal with unfathomable difficulties.
Amid the nervous atmosphere, and under the gazes of dozens of mercenaries, Thales clenched his fists.
Barney Junior coiled the chain to his left shoulder with his only functional arm. He made his body slant and tried his best to bind Ricky.
"A marvelous… counterattack… so… what… do we do… now?" Barney's difficult situation was reflected by how he said the words through his firmly-gritted teeth.
