Piece by piece, Lacroix calmly donned his equipment.
Although their manpower was scant, they had already infiltrated Alamita, the enemy's core world. Their mission was to eliminate key personnel and seize strategic points deep behind enemy lines—a task fraught with peril upon peril.
Yet, he found little to be anxious about.
This was far from the most dire battle he had faced.
In fact, even during the most critical battles, he maintained his characteristic calm.
Still, he couldn't help but notice the big man beside him seemed tense.
Moretti Battle Group Commander's breathing was audibly heavy.
After a moment's thought, Lacroix spoke up: "Try not to be too nervous—it might lead to mistakes."
The young commander turned his head to gaze at Lacroix, who barely reached his stomach in height, yet bore no trace of disdain in his expression.
