The overshadowing hour

A little over one month had passed since my fight with Gwendowson. Despite training every day, I wasn’t improving at the rate I wanted. The only thing I had to my advantage was my unique ocular and mental processing speed. But that battle required more than studying and predicting one’s moves. However, a strange feeling suddenly coursed throughout my body.

Despite the low odds of winning, looking at the two of them, I knew fighting them meant exceeding my limits once again. It was the only way to get stronger and take another step toward becoming a real Planetary Defense Corp.

And so, I turned to my squadron

“Everyone! keep going and find the device. I’ll fight them alone!”

The fight had begun—and now it was time to test my limits.

“You’re not here to showcase your skills, kid,” Loid Anderson scoffed. “We’re on a mission. We need to work as a team.”

“We can’t all fight in this tight space. We don’t have the time. The mission comes first,” I replied, voice steady.