At the pre-battle meeting, Su Ming set down the report in his hands and looked around at the many operators he'd lured over.
"Sona, take the Red Pine Knights and evacuate the infected from the slums."
"As you command, Your Highness."
"Master Ke, you and Zhumama take the mechanized squad to defend the northern roads. Delay the enemy reinforcements as much as possible."
"Your will be done. Though, my name is Elliott."
"Don't sweat the details. Maria and Hinterland, come straight into the city with me. We'll take out the enemy leader."
"Um... what about the vacation you promised us?"
Miss Platinum raised her hand in protest.
"Next time, for sure. Or would you rather I go in alone?"
Su Ming raised an eyebrow. Trying to dodge overtime? No chance!
"...I'll come with you," Platinum said reluctantly, pouting.
Looking at his aides below, each already burdened with major responsibilities despite the bare-bones assignments, His Highness Su Ming furrowed his brow.
The crisis was closing in, but he still had too few aides. He decided to go back to Rhodes Island and see if he could lure a few more operators over.
Kal'tsit might be terrifying, and every operator he brought back might have to work overtime.
But Su Ming wanted everyone to know that this was all for the bright future of Terra!
