Inside the SSA
Hearing the loud thunder noise, Link looked towards the west direction with a frown on his face, although others may not recognize that strong aura Link can recognize it even in his dreams. With a confused look on his blood-covered face Link said:
"The h*ck is this guy trying to do…. Don't tell me he is showing off his strength in front of the newbies…" (Link)
But knowing Rio's personality, Link thought that it was very unlikely for him to show off, perhaps his hand slipped a bit, otherwise, why would he use such a strong attack in this place, there aren't even A-rank monsters in this place, only B-rank or below. Perhaps only the central area might have an A-rank monster though.
All the other three members of group 1 also heard the loud sound of thunder but of course, they couldn't distinguish who carried out that attack, so they were a little panicked: