Kapitel 499: Chapter 492. Surfacing

"Fuck..." one of the espers in the watch tower facing where the advancing squad left before muttered under their breath as they checked the guns once again.

Another esper who had been watching the area through the tower's binoculars turned and whispered anxiously. "Is this really true? Are they really..."

"Sush--we don't know," the Guard Division's Captain, Savis, said quickly to reassure the other espers--but more importantly, to reassure himself. "We just know there's an emergency, but that doesn't mean they're dead or anything."

"But--"

"No," Savis shook his head. "I don't believe Sir Vaski would be defeated," he said while clenching his fists behind his back. "Not when he's with Sir Zein."

"...yeah," the esper who was checking the gun nodded. "Yeah, you're right."