Eric's team ran through the broken city streets of Meridian City with racing pulses.
"Aaron, can you use Combustion!?" Denzel asked, seeing the seagulls shoot toward camp, "If you can, go ahead and protect your people! We're right behind you!"
"While I'm thankful for your sentiment, I can't use Combustion because I've been leading the teams." Aaron sighed, shaking his head, "The best I can do is protect those who can—that's you."
Since Evalyn's soldiers were busy overseeing the training of the Lainwright soldiers, they hadn't learned the technique. That was the official excuse.
In truth, she didn't teach them so that the weak Lainwright soldiers could have an advantage in the battle. It was their chance to show that they were [stronger] than the Immortals where it mattered. After all, she rigged the battle to let the soldiers win!
Aaron turned with an arrow in hand, pointing toward the sky.
WHooooooOOooSshH!
Today's bonus chapter is courtesy of birthday inspiration and Cole_Bromley and Monkyphil, who've been screaming [I want more] with little gifts. It makes me smile knowing that people love the story so much. So whether it's comments, summoning pens, gifts, or reviews, all the little things make this worth it. Thank you all for being so amazing each and every day!