Chapter 454 - 447. Taste of Darkness
"You’re so silly," Gus sighed as he watched Zhan put the motorcycle inside a storage ring.
"Shut up! There might be a place where I can ride this inside," the spearman spat after stubbornly putting his sweet ride inside. "Isn’t there a city ruin or something?"
"Don’t cry to me if your bike got damaged later," the swordsman scoffed. "There’s no repair garage here, just so you know."
Zhan belatedly blinked and turned toward Han Shin. "I didn’t take mechanical course," the healer shrugged.
"Tsk."
Ron laughed inwardly as he watched these high-rank espers bickering before at the edge of the jungle. It was an unthinkable thing to do for him and the other Unit personnel, even if Ron himself was an A-class esper. Even during the excursion last year, they weren’t this relaxed. But then again, there were only Bassena and that markswoman as proper damage dealers.
This time, it was a proper attack squad, and each of them was a veteran fighter--not only in dungeons, but people who used to do a lot of dangerous missions. And Ron could tell at a glance, that most of them were just like Agni Khan--battle frenzy bunch.
Well...perhaps that was why he was also at ease this time.
"You’re recording?" Bassena asked Kei, who gave her an OK sign. He clapped his hands then, to garner everyone’s attention. "Alright, we’re going inside the jungle now, so go into formation."
As if the bickering before was a lie, the squad immediately moved into position. Two defenders positioned themselves at the front and the back of the formation, and the guides huddled together with the healer and supports. The attackers strategically positioned themselves based on their range, and Ron shuffled to the front, since he would be the one to lead the path this time. Kei, meanwhile, would take the role of surveyor for the time being--supporting them with data and recording the whole thing.
"Goggles and mask?" Zein checked the guides. "Shield?"