Chapter 44 - First Mission(Part 7)

Point-of-View: Theo Ranger 

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"Is that all of them?" I inquired after striking the side of one of the ship's crew member's neck and knocking him out, as I felt the ship shake, presumably thanks to Nevon's solar blasts. 

"No, I saw two of them going down through there," Replied Umeka, as she turned visible and walked over. 

"Well, there's no escape for them. Let's go deal with them and-...hm? Sounds like footsteps...are they coming up here? But why? And it sounds like there's more than just two pairs of footsteps...they might have some kind of weapon, be on your guard, Phantasma," I warned her, as I backed away a few paces. 

"You got it, The-...urbo," She nodded, almost saying my real name, before mixing it up with my codename. 

"Here they come," I muttered warily, before my eyes widened in surprise.