Not only were some of the nameless students among their peers unable to believe it, even Mikasa shook her head fiercely. "No. You can't do this."
With Eren's fate still unknown, she absolutely could not just stand by and watch Lianye go to his death as well. Otherwise, Mikasa Ackerman would truly have nowhere left to belong in this world.
"Why? Because I can!"
Lianye said with utter confidence. Sure enough, whether one was a Summoner or a hero, one needed that incomparable confidence.
(---Then confidently take on five alone, Flash bravely, and feed...)
"Then I'll come too..."
Mikasa swept her cold gaze over the dozens of others on the rooftop. To her, even all of them bundled together were not as important as Lianye or Eren.
Besides, while Lianye was indeed strong and ranked first among the 104th Soldiers, Mikasa was no weakling either. She ranked second only to Lianye, and the Cosmic Hero Ackerman was far stronger than every other soldier present.
"Idiot, this isn't something you can do."
Lianye raised a hand and lightly chopped Mikasa on the head. The reason he ranked first was simply because first place was the highest possible ranking. Mikasa ranked second because her strength was below Lianye's.
In other words, a genius scored a hundred because the test was only worth a hundred points, while a top student scored ninety-nine because she could only score ninety-nine.
"Besides, after that fierce battle, your ODM Gear is running low on gas. You need to resupply, while I still have plenty left!"
In terms players would understand, Mikasa was an energy-bar hero. Her energy—gas—was nearly depleted. As for Lianye... damn it, he was a hero without a mana bar. What energy or magic was there to talk about?
Aside from the ODM Gear, he