Su Ming discovered, aside from the sacrificed Sun Lu, the profile pictures of several of his classmates had turned gray.
He said to Rhein in a deep voice,
"Rhein! Did Zhu Wei, Moody, Niduo, and Zhang Yan sacrifice themselves?"
Rhein was silent for a few seconds before answering,
"Zhu Wei, Moody, and Niduo sacrificed themselves in the attack on the Heart of Sky Base. As for Zhang Yan, he probably couldn't keep up and might still be alive."
When Ankaga and the others heard Rhein's words, sadness showed on their faces.
Although the possibility mentioned by Rhein did exist, anyone thinking logically would realize that the probability was incredibly small; stragglers were essentially considered dead.
"I see."
Su Ming replied, his spirits heavy.
Out of the thirty classmates who had enlisted, only twenty-five remained, and Zhang Yi was still lying in a hospital bed.
For a while, the squadron's communication channel fell silent.
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