"Captain!"
The ten students rushed frantically towards the group, their boots kicking up dust as they finally breached the safety of the underground parking lot, stopping abruptly before Eve. They were out of breath but largely uninjured, a stark contrast to the brutal battles Eve's squad had just endured.
"It's good you guys are still alive... Who are these people?" Eve asked, her grip tightening instinctively on her sword. She gestured sharply to the twenty heavily armed soldiers fanning out defensively behind her students. They moved with strict tactical precision, scanning the shadows with thermal optics mounted on their helmets.
"Oh." A guy from the rescued group turned around to face the armed unit, gesturing to the man at the front.
"This here is Captain Justin, he's the Captain of these men." The guy explained, the relief in his voice palpable.
