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Chapter 141: Pride part 1

Selena addressed the troops under her command in front of the tunnel.

「Everyone—ready?」

The soldiers nodded back, faces set with determination. Still riding the high of rescuing Sharon and escaping the fortress, they had somehow managed to make it this far together. Dawn was close. They had no idea what awaited inside the tunnel, but if they stayed out here, they would be found sooner or later.

When Selena learned the escape pod carrying the officer candidates was descending, the idea of using the pod’s sensors for scouting had come to her in a flash. In a blizzard like this night, the heat signatures of bonfires and the positions of clustered people were easy to pick up. That was how she grasped the rough shape of the enemy’s encirclement.

If you could visualize the enemy’s positions, you could identify effective points to strike—and routes to withdraw without being noticed. Combine that with existing