Sounding the emergency assembly bugle was exceedingly rare.
How many times had it happened? Excluding drills, this was the first time its call had rung through the Expeditionary Force's camp.
After rushing out of their barracks and seeing Hodge, the soldiers did not question him immediately. Instead, they let out sighs of relief.
Generally speaking, when the emergency assembly bugle sounded, the commanding officers were most likely already dead—so long as the officers were still present, a crisis would rarely reach the point of requiring the bugle.
Rather than forming ranks, the soldiers immediately grabbed their weapons and rushed to the sentry posts near the barracks to stand guard. Several squad leaders under Hodge gathered around him.
"Stay alert! Report the situation in the surrounding area immediately, and prepare to relocate!"
Hodge gave the order before they could ask any questions. The noncommissioned officers' eyes widened in surprise, but their feet did not stop moving. They immediately went to organize the soldiers to search for enemies and pack up supplies.
After they left, the door of a tall building some distance away was suddenly thrown open.
A tall figure clad in heavy armor rushed over.
The instant he saw her, even Hodge could not help but relax. Her frost-cold eyes and steel body bristling with weapons always made people feel safe.
Ash.
Due to the restrictions of the Symbiotic Pact, the Banshees could not be permanently stationed in the Northern Territory, so they had been split up and rotated through their deployments.
The Banshee currently on rotation at the Canary forward camp was Ash.
If one wanted to discuss which Banshee was the smartest, the Banshees could argue for three days and three nights. But if one asked who among them possessed the greatest combat strength, there would not be