This battle turned out to be the bloodiest one yet for Ethan's crew. His guys took more hits than ever before. Even Little Shadow got slashed across the shoulder, and Big Ears—well, his ears now had two massive bite marks in them.
But none of them were seriously hurt.
Only Laura.
She was the worst off.
Ethan walked toward her slowly.
As he moved, memories surfaced—he couldn't help but think back to the first time Laura cried. It was right after she'd joined him. She was starving, and he'd fed her the corpse of a low-level thug. That was the first time she broke down.
Now, standing in front of her again, hearing her sobs, Ethan stayed silent for a long time. Finally, after a heavy pause, he asked quietly:
"Who did this?"
"It was Slade, leader of the Black Hand Legion," Mia answered from behind. "They had an S+ grade Cyborg and two S-grade Awakeners. We almost had them, but they got away in the end."
