Ethan stood there, staring blankly as the four women walked away, their figures gradually disappearing into the distance. He had been hoping to get some useful information out of the Ninth Division, something that could help him make sense of the situation, but instead, he had somehow managed to irritate them and get nothing in return.
He let out a quiet breath and shook his head. 'So much for that.'
Still, it wasn't a complete loss. He had already learned enough to piece together the basics, and that alone was more valuable than anything they might have told him. Now that he knew where this thing likely came from, the next step was obvious. He needed to figure out how to destroy it before it fully matured.
The fact that the Ninth Division had already started targeting civilians told him everything he needed to know. Those people were no longer truly civilians, not in the normal sense. Once that energy infected someone, there was probably no turning back.
