Class B didn't stop.
They couldn't.
Branches snapped under their feet as they sprinted through the forest, the group of 10 or so class B members. The formation they once had under Darius was now gone.
"Are you insane?" someone shouted from behind. "We just got out!"
"What's the difference between that and just surrendering?"
"We lost Darius there!"
Their questions overlapped. No one waited for actual answers, they were just putting out their concerns. Right now, the goal was to escape towards the base.
Elara stayed at the front, her pace steady despite the terrain. She exhaled sharply, forcing her breathing back under control.
"We have to get back to base. And then we stabilize with class A. We regroup, negotiate, and move forward from there."
A few of them latched onto that immediately, voicing their agreement.
"That's better than this."
"At least we'll have backup."
"We can't fight S-class like this."
Ronan cut through it.
"No."
