At the time, Martiny was regaining consciousness too. Her aura was no longer the same as before, as the Chi within her had become rather mysterious and powerful. She, too, was also quite shocked after noticing the changes in her own body.
After taking some rest, she walked over to Alex and said, “Thank you for saving my life, Alex. I…”
Alex immediately interrupted her and waved his hands back and forth. “Mrs. Mayer, we’re on the same team now. You don’t have to be so formal with me.”
Luna held Alex’s arm. “Mmh! Mom, you’re my mother, so he’s kind of like half a son to you too. You can request anything from him.”
At this point, Luna decided that she didn’t need to hide anything, especially after having walked over Persephone’s Folly Bridge.
Freya spoke up. “Sis, didn’t you just say that you didn’t have that kind of relationship with Alex? Why are you saying that he’s now half a son to Mom?”
Luna replied, “I realize now that I’m in love with him, okay?”
“Stop hiding it, sis. You were hugging me in your sleep while calling Alex’s name. And you kept touching me all over… Besides, Aunt Benmore has already told us.”
Luna was utterly speechless.
Martiny smiled and asked, “Oh right, Alex. Where’s Claudia?”
Alex pointed towards the True Martial Shrine. “She’s there.”
He then told her that a member of the Flying Eagles, Manny, had died at the shrine’s entrance.
“What?!”
“Manny… Is dead?” Xerxes jumped and yelped in disbelief. His eyes even started to redden.
Only then did Alex find out that Manny was one of the veteran members of the Flying Eagles. Before the academy was even founded, Manny was Jade’s subordinate. They had been through life and death together, serving their country…
Manny, hot-tempered and a perfectionist, disliked some who participated in managing the Flying Eagles, especially the higher-ups in America. They had been in conflict a few times, which made him flip the table and quit the team…
“He’s not dead yet!”
Alex sensed a faint life force within Butcher. His soul still remained, but his body was half a step away from his coffin. His condition, however, wasn’t entirely irrecoverable.
Thus, Alex immediately took out a small bottle that contained the Fountain of Life. He told Xerxes to open Butcher’s mouth and fed him the water.
With more healing, they were finally able to bring Butcher back.
“Butcher, how are you feeling? What happened to my brother and sister-in-law? And what about Commander Benmore?” Xerxes demanded to know.
“Principal Lawlor, guys… They’re inside, go save them. The enemy is just too strong.”
As they were speaking, a loud voice came from upfront “Yo. More back up from the Wastelands? Pretty good, I must say. Now that you’re here, I can use you all as a sacrifice. Saves me the effort of capturing some from the outside.”
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