Commander Duan's widened eyes stared at Commander Wu as though the ground had cracked beneath his feet. For a long moment, he couldn't form any words.
Not when he had just heard that name again, belonging to the frightening villain of the apocalyptic world. The one that had many bounties on his head, but no one had ever come close to defeating him.
Everyone who dared to capture him ended up being crippled, or worse, dead.
The quiet hum of the silence seemed louder than usual, pressing against the walls. Disbelief and understanding began to clash in Commander Duan's mind as he digested the new piece of information.
Edward's missing student. Excavation sponsored by Genesis. And...
"Ashrik Zhai... had a younger sister?" he finally said, voice low. His hands clenched into fists. "And she was the missing student your brother mentioned, huh?"
