"Bernier Lieutenant Colonel, respond if you can hear me!"
"Bernier here. Please give your orders, sir!" Soap quickly replied, mimicking Bernier's voice.
"Bernier Lieutenant Colonel, report your physical condition..." A voice came from the scroll.
"Yes. The injuries have received preliminary treatment, and the spread of infection has been stopped. However, the cryogenic treatment has left me almost entirely dependent on the mecha. I need the life-support system inside the machine!"
"What about Jessica Major?"
Soap said, "Jessica Major's condition is slightly better than mine, but she also needs the mecha's internal life-support device. Fortunately, our energy reserves are still fairly sufficient."
"We need you to open the channel!"
"Open the channel?" Soap's expression tightened, but his tone held only slight surprise. "Weren't we told that the support troops were already coming through another channel?"
"Something happened. We need to send in more support, so we need to requisition your channel!"
"But given my current condition, opening the channel may be difficult. Besides, our group has been separated, and we don't have enough offerings to provide the Summoning Energy."
"You don't need to worry about the Summoning Energy. The summoned person will bear the cost. You only need to open the channel!"
"Yes, sir. Please give me some time to prepare!"
"Please hurry, Bernier Lieutenant Colonel!" After the voice finished speaking, the white light on the scroll slowly dimmed. Only then did Grandpa Lu, who had been holding his breath beside them for a long time, dare to speak. "What's going on?"
"An unexpected situation, but it's not necessarily bad. With a high-level expert joining us, we can happen to suppress that mysterious Minotaur over on Little Cabbage's side..."
"No... I mean the guy inside the scroll. Could he be monitoring our situation?" Grandpa Lu asked worriedly.
"No..." Soap shook