Leah clasped her mouth and closed her eyes, trying to coat her body in mana in an attempt at self-defense. The other reporters were starting to scream, but the others clamped those people's mouths with their hands.
Get down and shut your mouth.
They remembered the scout's words. Getting down to the floor, they closed their eyes and prayed to all the Celestial Beings they knew.
Whether it was because of their prayer, or because it wasn't their time to die, they heard a loud clanking sound from the bridge. Leah opened her eyes and peeked from the back window. Her view, however, got blocked by two sleets of steel shields with black linings and array carving.
It was then did she realized the surrounding area was no longer as dark as before. She turned to look forward, to where the humvee was hastily going toward--the blinking beacon and shining purification device.