章 225: Chapter225-Some Always Pay the Price

By the time the final team check was conducted, it was clear they had exceeded the 300-person mark—indeed, they had reached 500.

John looked at the crowd before him and took a deep breath.

"I am deeply moved by your willingness to step forward today."

"I will now share everything with you, and you must remember it all."

Though several squad leaders might be remembered by Alastair, after much deliberation, John decided to appoint Leopold as the leader.

They indeed needed someone to guide the team, to prevent unforeseen incidents they couldn't handle.

Almost everyone had emptied half of their backpacks, carrying only the essentials for this mission.

They had even limited their supplies to just the necessities, leaving everything else behind.

They knew what they were about to face was by no means simple.