140 What's wrong?

Alice's red eyes surveilled the horizon, sadness overwhelming her as she cursed humanity's fate. 

The war wasn't going their way, but at the very least there was still some hope. But in the end their enemy was far more powerful that they had expected. 

Even if they somehow manage to defeat the Ragnarok Heralds, what awaited them were monstrosities that far surpassed everything they've faced before, and one of them just so happened to show up at their door. 

If it wasn't for Sam's quick thinking they would've ran out of time long ago. But the cost of that was him going into enemy territory where the likelihood of him surviving wasn't high.

As the commander of the base she believed that she should've been the one to go, however Sam forbade her from showing her face to the silver haired Nephilim. 

"Say, Shizuru." She spoke to the Asian girl standing a small distance behind her. "What did Sam mean by his last message?"

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