Two days later.
A vast column of refugees entered the Yunhai City Garrison's base.
This force numbered roughly three thousand, with faculty and students from Yunhai University forming its core.
By then, the Yunhai City Garrison had cleared out the dangerous Fallen World creatures nearby and begun sending troops into the city proper.
The officers were all surprised by the arrival of this column of refugees.
To have organized and set out on the second day of the World-Fall Calamity, crossing nearly half of Yunhai City to reach the military base-they had to admit, that was decisive.
But once they saw Jiang Wang, the leader of this makeshift group, they understood.
A doctoral student who was also a powerful Esper readily commanded their approval.
The garrison commander did not hesitate either, taking in the refugees.
He then incorporated the Espers among them into the ranks and placed them under unified management.
The garrison was very familiar with Espers and even had detailed classifications for the different types. There were also quite a few Espers in the military, so they easily divided the newcomers into squads.
Only then did Jiang Wang learn that the military had known about the existence of Espers all along.
That knowledge went back several years, when humanity's upper echelons had learned of them and begun laying plans.
The Espers were organized into squads, effectively joining the military.
Jiang Wang also led a squad, which included Lan Qin and other fellow students from Yunhai University.
After settling in at the garrison base.
The next day, they received notice that they would be decorated before battle and sent to the other half of the divided Yunhai University and a research institute to rescue a group of trapped professors and scientists.
The garrison commander told Jiang Wang that a