The Punishment Room was unexpectedly lively.
The school's toughest guys were all gathered here, watching the news and following the battle between humanity and the aliens.
The last few times, they had fought the aliens completely unprepared. Before the troops could even finish assembling, someone had already ended the battle on the front lines.
Now, for the first time, humanity was prepared to fight a proper defensive battle right on its own doorstep.
Never mind how much damage it caused or how many casualties there were. Victory would make it all worthwhile. It would truly unite everyone in their thinking, and society as a whole would change.
The era of "space exploration" had arrived!
Alvin bumped fists with JJ and said with a grin, "How are things going?
Chief George hasn't even called me. It's making me feel kind of unimportant, haha!"
JJ deftly fished a few cigars out of Alvin's pocket and handed them around to the guys nearby.
He lit a cigar, blew out a puff of smoke, and said with a grin, "Boss, you should come by more often. When you're not here, I can't even afford a smoke."
Then JJ glanced at the TV and said, "Those aliens are running out of steam. As long as Duke and the others can stay awake, the aliens should all be dead by tomorrow morning."
Only a few seconds after JJ finished speaking, everyone heard a huge explosion from the direction of the Dock District.
Alvin looked out the Punisher's Office window at the smoke rising from the Dock District and called into his Communicator, "Alexei, what happened over there?"
Old Ox Alexei panted heavily and shouted, "The sewers! They're full of aliens.
FUCK, there's shit everywhere now. John Wick and that little squirrel blew up a septic tank.