Chapter 525 - 518. The Eye of the Storm
"What happ--"
Han Shin was about to turn his head to the sudden commotion from the northwest, but Banner whom he was healing grabbed his face and turned it back to the esper. "Nothing, Shin. Just look at me and focus on healing us, alright?" the defender said seriously. "Just focus. Whatever you’re hearing, just focus on the healing."
Han Shin blinked in confusion even more, because the other injured espers in the aid station were staring at whatever it was happening behind him with widened eyes.
But whatever it was, it must have been something so gruesome that Banner was worried it would disturb his healing. Ugh...it only made him even more confused, but--
"Fuck!" Banner got up before Han Shin could finish healing him. "Shin, close your eyes."
"Huh? But I still need to--"
"Close your eyes!" the man yelled and Shin closed his eyes in reflex; feeling surprised since Banner had never sounded this aggressive before.
To fuel the confusion even more, the still-injured tank grabbed and hauled him over the shoulder just as he heard Kei shouting from a slightly elevated field used as a command base.
"Retreat! Get back!"
And then Banner started running, as well as the other people in the aid station. The support team helped those with heavier injuries and those who couldn’t run to move, while the guides activated their guard while retreating, some still while holding the esper they were guiding. Some, just like Shin, were being carried while guiding.
"Cohen, don’t worry about the corrosion level."