[3rd Person's POV]
After defeating all the monsters in sight, the two teams had time to catch their breaths.
Captain Jerome of the Charlie team who had regained his strength after Etienne's treatment, had ordered his team members to gather the mana stones they could to all dead monster corpses.
Unlike before when they were all reluctant to be part of the scavenger team, now their heads were lowered and they silently obeyed their captain's order. They felt ashamed that most of the job was done by the Alpha team, whom they arrogantly insulted and underestimated.
Now, their words were biting them back.
Captain Jerome sighed and scratched the back of his bald head. He stole a glance at the Alpha team gathered on top of a floating slab stuck in the water. His gaze moved on the body lying in the middle of them, motionless and pale.
