The Storm in Ashkal After the Battle

After Balga dragged Gana and Victor into his spatial duel domain, the badly weakened Eastern Expeditionary Army faced encirclement by the forces of the Morning Star Clan and the Black Marsh Clan. It was soon wiped out.

Once the Eastern Expeditionary Army was destroyed, the two clans rushed to the jungle belt to support the Steel Bone Corps, which was still locked in battle with the Spirit Rhinoceros Legion.

With the arriving Bull Clan army and the Rusted One joining the fight, the Faoken Allied Army soon destroyed this last enemy force, Turk included.

When Balga dispelled the spatial duel domain and appeared before the army carrying the heads of Gana and Victor, their eyes still wide with fury, a brief, deathly silence fell. Then cheers erupted louder than ever before.

At the temporary command post at Blood Oath Rock, Mia received the report of victory from the front and hurried over at once, her face alight with excitement as she told Leo the good news.

But Leo did not show the delight she had expected. He merely looked up at her calmly, then went back to sorting the reports on the conference table.

"You don't seem happy?"

Mia was baffled by the young man before her. In his first battle, he had already brought down three Crown Tier fighters.

As if he could see what she was thinking, Leo kept sorting the documents and asked without looking up, "Major Mia, would you be happy about something you already knew was certain?"

At that, Mia fell silent. Her gaze grew complicated.

There was amazement in it, and respect, but more than anything, helplessness.

Back in Ereno, she and Hawk had spent quite some time with this monstrous young man on Governor John's orders.

She had more or less figured out