Across the American Continent, to some people, even the air smelled sweet.
Sunlight poured in through the window as Alex Austin awoke with a start from his bed, gasping for air.
He had the same dream again, instinctively lowering his head to hold his chest, which had once been sliced open by a sword, revealing even the lobes of his lungs.
At that moment,
A woman in a business suit walked in and said, "Lieutenant Austin, you woke up later today than yesterday, which isn't a good sign."
Alex Austin rubbed his face and exhaled without responding to her comment.
In the last mission on the Abyss Battlefield, he was the only one to return alive; the other four members of his team had died.
He had also failed to bring back the object his superiors had requested. As a result, his superiors, the investors in him, the consortia looking to earn profits, and the families of his teammates were all dissatisfied with him.
