Henry's Choice

Simon focused his attention on the anomaly zone visible on the screen.

It was unclear, as though sand were flying around and covering the entire screen, yet he could see a black dot in the midst of all the turmoil with his eyes.

"Could you bring the recon orb closer, operator?"

The operator shook his head.

If he relocated the recon orb closer, it would very certainly be destroyed, and each of these orbs is expensive.

And with so many students smashing them like toys, the academy suffered a financial setback.

"I understand what you're thinking, but a life is far more valuable than that ball."

Simon's eyes blazed slightly; he didn't have time to squander.

"Okay!"

The recon orb moved closer and closer, but the sandstorm soon caught up with it, and as the screen became coated in sand, parts of it began to blackout.

But that was sufficient.

Simon pushed himself out of his wheelchair.

"Increase the danger level to A as soon as possible!"