All of the soldiers that were in his way slowly took many steps back, creating a small empty line for Luke to traverse.

His eyes peering into the many soldiers, he saw them all having their faces looking down to the ground, beads of sweat pouring onto the cement and asphalt. His hands slowly and surely relaxed, his feet and legs were in a state of relaxation, his chest heaving up and down in a normal manner.

And with a simple lunge with his right foot, he slowly walked through the line of many soldiers, seeing the five figures from on top.

Making his way on top of the truck, he slowly put his feet on the roof of the green metal, digging his feet deep onto it casually as he had a similar experience in being on top of automobiles. Passing through the Lieutenant and Sergeant, as well as passing through Briggs and Boris, he made his way toward the freckled woman.

(Luke) What do you want me to do?

(Gwen) Tell them what to do Luke. I know you have good ideas, but use that voice of yours.

Putting her right hand onto his left shoulder, Gwen looked right into his red eyes, his eyes having a grayish red.

Letting out a confident smile, she tilted her head to the left.

(Gwen) Because that voice is going to lead to great things.

Patting Luke’s left shoulder with her right hand, she moved past him as she made her way toward the other end of the truck. Looking ahead toward the crowd of soldiers perking their ears up, Luke tapped his heel two times until he urged his legs to move forward.

Walking toward the back of the truck, the five of them saw the young man place his feet on the edge, his toes leaving them hanging as his heels did most of the lifting.

Having all of the eyes set on him, Luke’s body trembled under the weight of all the attention. Fiddling his fingers with one another, he turned his head toward Gwen, his eyes pleading for help.

But Gwen just gave him a thumbs up.

(Luke’s thoughts) I guess I have to pull my weight…

Standing up straight, he lay both of his hands motionless to gravity, his palms facing the crowd as the moon managed to slightly pierce through the clouds. The dim moonlight rained down onto the crowd of soldiers, they had their feet digging into the cement and asphalt of the street they stood on.

As for Luke, his face started to turn pale, yet his chest puffed out.

(Luke) I may be just an ordinary soldier, but there is a way to win this!

The rest of the soldiers blinked blindly, with half of them squinting their eyes at the young man. Feeling as if he was out of the loop, Luke tilted his head up, closing his eyes as his body continued to shake more.

(Luke) I suggest we make four teams. One of them leads toward the water pump facility, and the other team tries to hold back the monster. Two other teams will be in charge of evacuating any civilians, as well as exterminating any possible zompires.

Everyone nodded their heads toward the different tasks that were dawned on the list, with many of the soldier’s breathing slowing down as their hands slowly dimmed with calmness.

Gwen turned her head toward Boris and Briggs, her smile not leaving her face as she had her thumb pointed to herself. With her left hand on her hip, her eyes slanted upward as she parted her feet a couple of inches away from each other.

(Gwen) I raised that boy.

Continuing along with the plan…

(Luke) For the water pump facility located on the northern side of the city, I and a handful of elite soldiers will enter, so no military personnel will be needed.

Extending his right hand upward, he stook out his thumb as it pointed right towards himself. Looking toward the crowd, he scoured many of his friends and comrades, his eyes peering into any one of them with a worried look.

Fortunately for him, a blonde-haired girl raised her hand high, followed by a red-haired man with well-kept hair.

(Hope) I’ll be accompanying him!

(Jack’s thoughts) I hope this is the easiest job…

Another hand shook up from near Hope, the hand being smooth as many of the soldiers turned toward a man with weird hair. Widening his eyes, Luke let a bead of sweat roll down both his temples, clearly not ready for the man who wanted to accompany him…

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(Fred) I’m going too!

And another surprising hand joined into the mix, a soldier with long blonde hair as he had his hair wrapped in a ponytail. Taking out his helmet with his other hand, he showcased his youthful face as he cleared his throat.

(???) My name’s Johnny Zirardge, and I’m part of the reserves despite my position as the son of Doug Zirardge. I am willing to accompany you, Luke Fenix.

Giving a simple and shy nod toward the soldier, Luke scratched his cheek as he stared into the abyss, his eyes pinned toward the many random soldiers from below.

The rest of the soldiers abroad were also taken back.

(Luke’s thoughts) I mean … I guess I’ll allow it.

Keeping that thought to him, Luke panned his attention back toward the other soldiers. His face started to let out droplets of sweat from his cheeks, his heels started lifting him repeatedly to the edge of the roof of the truck.

(Luke) As for battling the monster, a few elite soldiers will be needed, but if it’s all right, 50% of the military will be needed.

Looking through the crowd of soldiers again, he noticed a couple of Dark Angels raising their hands high.

One of the soldiers was a tanned woman with elegant beauty, and the other a dark complected man with a strong body. Seeing the woman, many of the male soldiers gawked and nodded their heads slowly, taking in Luna as she folded her arms, rolling her eyes as she tilted her head.

(Luna) If it’s Luke’s request, then by all means.

(Miles) I’m going to have to put my shielding to the test then.

Three other hands raised from the crowd…

Stan, Gary, and Diego straightened their eyes right at Luke, their palms in the sky as their faces darkened, their eyelids being shaded in a dark black.

(Stan) We’ll plan on dealing with the monster on a smaller scale. Me and Gary have a couple of gadgets that could work on that beast. I mean, we’ve been planning something like this ever since we first got in.

(Diego) And I know all the shortcuts and streets here in Lagefor, so I’ll lead the military and platoons to ambush it whenever they can.

His hands trembling at the sound of Diego’s words, he looked to the right where the monster continued to make its way toward the city, the fiery smoke now reaching the outer layers of the industrial center.

Noticing that his right hand was twitching erratically, he placed his left hand onto his right wrist, taking in an exhale of air as it pushed into his lungs.

(Luke’s thoughts) I just hope those three make it out okay. Out of all of us, those three don’t have blessings. Then again, Fred also doesn’t have a blessing.

Patting the right side of his chest two times, he warmed up his vocals as he hummed for a quick second. Lifting his face upward again, his eyes glanced up toward the sky, his nervousness coming back to him again as his heels started to tremble despite hovering over the edge.

(Luke) For the two teams that will be evacuating and exterminating zompires, the rest of the elite soldiers will be used, as well as 25% of the military needed for each team. I also want two agents on each team.

Benn, Loraine, and David raised their hands high, causing many murmurs and gasps to circulate the entire area as they saw those three hands.

For one, they all noticed that Benn had a bluish hand, as they saw his beast-human skin that resembled a shark-human. Second, they noticed that a fourteen-year-old girl was secretly hidden underneath the number of men, her head popping out like a sore thumb as her pigtails swayed. And third, they took in the middle-aged man, with some of them noticing that particular face and body as if they were seeing a celebrity.

(David) Me, Loraine, and Benn are willing to exterminate and rescue any civilians if needed. I trust that Benn will be watching under Loraine, and I’ll go in alone.

(Agent Eren) I’ll go with the girl and shark-human.

(Agent Ada) Me too. Who knows what that sharky will do?

Clenching his hands tightly into fists, Benn looked down onto the ground as he received cold glares from the rest of the soldiers around him. Feeling their icy stares digging into the depths of his soul, Benn’s legs started to shake as his face slowly darkened evermore.

Until …

(Johnny) Leave that man alone, would he do something hideous at this hour?

Everyone had their eyes on the tall blonde-haired soldier who wore no helmet.

Half of the soldiers either glared at him or looked down at the ground, a common reaction to those who are either in the wrong or believe they’re in the right.

Eren looked down to the ground, his boots feeling the black asphalt as cracks upon the pavement were shown. As for Ada, she only glared at the tall man, folding her arms as she squinted under her oval-shaped glasses.

To break the silence…

(Jenny) I’m coming too!

Running along the pavement, a woman with glasses and monolid eyes ran through the busying crowd of soldiers, making her way toward David. With everyone seeing the woman push her legs off the asphalt, they noticed that the woman scratched her stomach with her right hand.

The only thing that David did was muster his eyes wide open, his face beading with sweat as he swayed his head no. Upon reaching right toward him, Jenny pulled back her hand as she looked up to see an exhausted face.

(David) You’re recovering. You should rest—

(Jenny) I want to fight.

(David) You need—

(Jenny) I want to fight!

Both of her hands curled up into fists, she pounded them once amongst his chest, her face sharpened as her eyes glared at the nonchalant man. David let out an exhale.

(David) Ok … but you’re staying behind me.

Her hands were high in the air, she let out a jump of relief, a smile dawning upon her face.

Jenny continued to scratch her stomach, her fingernails tracing the healed wounds that still pinched inside of her abdomen.

Hope looked over to see that Jenny was right alongside David, causing her to let out a cute yet angry groan from her throat. Balling her hands up, she made a little pout.

(Hope’s thoughts) I healed her from the brink of death!

(Luke) Alright. I think that’s—

(Agent Briggs) I’ll be going along with the man with the cowboy hat.

(Spartan Alexandra) And I’ll follow along with Briggs here~

(Agent Briggs) Just don’t get in my way, please…

Putting his hands inside his suit jacket, he moved his body away as Alexandra licked her lips toward the pale-skinned man. Seeing that Briggs didn’t want any physical contact from the lustful Alexandra, she wrapped her arms around the man.

(Agent Briggs) God, you’re so annoying…

(Luke) Before I plan on each particular task for each team, I wanted to give you guys the biggest thanks I could give you.

Putting both of his feet together, Luke’s back remained straight as he tilted his face upward to the sky. The moon light now shining down right toward him, Luke had his right fist curled up like a ball.

And then he pounded his left chest twice and glided it to where it stopped at the right chest.

The rest of The Dark Angels followed suit, doing the same salute that Luke had given to them.

(Luke) Now let’s get down to the details of every team thereafter…