He really couldn't say it was because he'd felt the believers would appear from this direction, ignored the command, and concentrated everyone here that he'd let the enemy slip away…
Knowing it was his own mistake, he didn't plan to directly admit it, but he didn't intend to deny it either.
"I'll take people and give chase right now!"
Leaving that sentence on the comms, the captain looked back at the teammates catching up behind him, made a hand gesture to the Martial Artist he'd spoken to before the battle, then was the first to strap on a pile of mechanical gear and charge toward the direction the believers had retreated.
The Transcendents in the squad varied in strength; he couldn't slow himself down for the sake of his teammates.
The only one who could keep up with him was that Martial Artist who was also 4th Rank.
Just as they reached the blasted-out crater, two other Transcendents appeared at the edge as well and dashed out together with him.
