Somewhere in the Pacific Lands, in the territory for the Blue and Purple Threat monsters, a squad of Phantoms fought against the monsters next to a massive rock, its sharp peaks peering upward.
The situation was uncertain.
Some of them were wounded, and so were the monsters. But, there was still time before backup would arrive.
Their frowning faces showed that many were in agreement that they wouldn't be able to hold out long enough.
"Don't lose your spirit!" A man with broad shoulders exclaimed, fighting off the first of dozens of monsters coming at them. "There may be more of them, but we're stronger! We can buy enough time!"
Whether he believed what he was saying or not was unknown, it didn't matter. A leader wasn't supposed to let others lose faith in victory.
'Damn it!' he swung his sword. 'It takes another ten minutes for the fighters to get here. That's too long... We need something faster than that!'
Then, someone exclaimed:
