416 'I'm late

[Donald's Perspective]

Austin certainly didn't respond to my "friendly" suggestion. In fact, his speed of fleeing on foot increased significantly upon hearing my voice!

His figure quickly disappeared into the darkness ahead, and my heart sank as I quietly and swiftly commanded Elliot, "Catch him! Just keep him breathing."

Upon hearing the order, Elliot nodded slightly and took the lead to complete the shift, turning into a streak of blue light and sprinting out!

He was followed by a dozen Lycan warriors from the assault team. I had no worries about them, for even if there were thousands of troops waiting to ambush them ahead, I firmly believed they had the ability to come back unscathed.

The command to "just keep him breathing" for Austin meant that no matter what combat tactics they used, as long as Austin didn't die on the spot, everything else was of no concern to me!