"This mission will be your first real combat operation inside The Matrix. Although you've learned many techniques and abilities, you still lack experience within The Matrix."
"Remember, even with top-tier figures like Neo and Xu Yue, your mission should still prioritize avoiding Agents."
Before entering, Morpheus continued giving the Reincarnators reminders.
He knew the newcomers were strong, but he feared they would become too inflated with confidence in their own abilities.
He had seen too many such examples, and too many tragedies.
"Don't worry, Captain. We know what we're doing!"
Howard said confidently, though it was unclear whether he had truly taken the warning to heart.
This time, because they were rescuing more than twenty people again, they still needed five ships working together.
The previous batch had occupied all the medical equipment and rehabilitation facilities, which was why this rescue had been delayed for so long.
Howard had also contacted Yage in advance.
They would not need to spend much effort on the people waiting to be picked up there.
Unlike when they had rescued Neo, when they had needed to slowly dispel his suspicions.
So although there were many people, the operation was not particularly complicated.
With that in mind, the group entered The Matrix once more...
Afterward, several Agents inexplicably received another anonymous tip-off...
Although this was Howard's first time entering The Matrix on an actual mission, the people they were rescuing were all his friends, so he had to personally head to the front lines.
Not only him—every Reincarnator had volunteered for this mission.
As a result, every team sent out to retrieve people consisted of Reincarnators, while the original crews of each ship remained behind to set up the evacuation equipment.
Compared with Howard and the others, who had taken the little pills long