Reborn: Apocalypse Ready. War Goddess by My Side novel Chapter 271

Reborn Apocalypse Ready, War Goddess by My Side

Chapter 271 The Aftermath

Everyone was recovering.

The healers couldn’t afford to stop for a second–there were still critical patients to treat.

Steven took the opportunity to check on Uriah and Mason inside the safehouse.

His heart was heavy.

Uriah had lost an arm, and his condition was still critical. Only Darlene’s earlier triage had kept him from bleeding out.

Mason’s chest had been torn wide open. By sheer luck, it had missed his heart.

Both of them were hanging on by a thread.

Darlene was recovering her power as fast as she could.

Steven let out a quiet sigh.

Even if Uriah and Mason pulled through, neither of them would ever serve on an Awakened Squad again.

Steven looked over the scene.

This battle had been nothing short of catastrophic.

Over 300 people had gone in. Roughly 30 remained.

A 90 percent casualty rate.

And according to what Steven remembered from his past life, the participants in Operation Moonfall had been wiped out almost to the last person.

Nobody had ever heard of anyone coming back.

Has my presence in this life changed the outcome?

Or is the danger not over yet?

In his past life, without him here, Alan would have killed Theodore much earlier and never learned the Truth.

Everyone would have fought to the death. No survivors.

Alan had probably been the sole survivor, and he would become the Asura Blade. He’d mastered the Aether Wind Seal, so he would have had a chance.

Maybe it was Steven’s presence that had given Alan the confidence to unleash the Seal without reservation

Steven was turning over the pieces in his mind.

But what had truly turned Alan into the Asura Blade?

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So, the Asura Blade wasn’t him at all?

Could it be that in his past life, losing every last teammate was what had driven Alan to become the Asura Blade That didn’t quite fit either. The Asura Blade had gone on to slaughter other Awakened Squads. Questions circled Steven’s mind with no clear answers,

And there was the matter of Operation Moonfall itself. The whole thing was deeply suspicious Had Military Command truly failed to detect any of this in advance?

And after all this time, the rescue still hadn’t arrived.

How deeply had Military Command been compromised?

Or was there someone inside Military Command who wanted certain people in this operation dead?

A shadow passed over Steven’s thoughts.

There’s no way this situation is as simple as it appears!

They’d been cut off from communication for hours.

Night was falling, and this involved the Celestial Core–yet nobody had come.

Military Command’s response was deeply abnormal.

While Steven was still deep in thought—

A set of eerie, deliberate footsteps echoed from the distance.

Steven’s expression changed instantly.

“Who’s there?!”

His eyes locked onto a specific direction.

Everyone followed his gaze.

At the far end of the ruined corridor, a blood–soaked figure was walking slowly toward them.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

And smiled-

1–a vicious, predatory grin.

Behind him trailed three level 4 Phantom Moon Foxes.

“Alan, Alan, Alan… you really did surprise me.

Steven’s heart slammed against his ribs.

No.

Hago is still alive.

Who could possibly fight three level 4 Phantom Moon Foxes?

Grief and despair crashed over them like a wave. Was God truly trying to destroy them?

A handful of people against an impossible enemy. How are they supposed to win?

Hugo’s smile was frigid. “The great prodigy, Alan Greenwood. We really did underestimate him.

“But too bad for you–I’m the last man standing.

“Alan will only go truly insane once all of you are dead! Ha!

So… All of you, time to die.

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Hugo was staggering, one step at a time. His own injuries were severe.

Alan’s final strike had nearly killed him.

If he hadn’t used a decoy at the last second–blocking the blade with an S–rank shield at the critical moment

He’d be a corpse right now.

But he’d survived.

And now, victory was within reach.

Hearing Hugo’s crazed words, Steven frowned.

Everyone dying would drive Alan insane?

His Eye of Insight was already active.

Hugo was running on fumes, too.

The real threat was the three level 4 beasts.

The device controlling the quantum wall had to be on Hugo’s person.

Steven’s mind raced. How could he win this?

Sebastian was panting.

“What do we do?”

Steven’s voice was ice. “Kill the three beasts first. Then, we butcher that bastard.”

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