...
On the flip side, in the thick forest:
"Senior hunters, sor... sorry, I'm late!"
A tiny figure face-planted into the ground.
She quickly scrambled up, eyes all watery like she was holding back tears.
The 'secret weapon' just popped up between Timira and Kana's crew.
Dell's eyes went huge:
"Are... are you freaking kidding me? This is Whale Fort's secret weapon against Timira?"
Edrin pinched Dell's cheek hard. The pain made Dell launch a rocket headbutt.
Edrin rubbed her aching chest, muttering:
"This isn't a dream!"
Melinda was taking care of the two knocked-out Sequence 2s, but her eyes were also full of confusion.
The tiny girl tried her hardest to pull herself together and frantically greeted her seniors:
"Sequence 15, Doris, reporting for duty!"
"Se... Sequence 15???"
Dell and Edrin's faces showed total disbelief.
The top sequence for Whale Scale Hunters was 0, the bottom was Sequence 15—all brand-new hunters.
