A rapid increase in an Imperial Knight's power didn't just signify outstanding talent. It also meant that these quickly advancing experts had endured brutal, bloody battles far beyond what an ordinary Imperial Knight could imagine.
In the hour-plus-long battle where he led his unit to reinforce the Orbital Port.
Stearns had personally witnessed him execute two terrifyingly powerful Combat Gang leaders and kill countless Elite Slaughter Demons...
At this thought.
Stearns looked at Reinhardt with reverence. It was then that he finally understood what the title, Emperor's Vengeful Angels, truly symbolized.
Persuaded by Reinhardt, Manon took a deep breath, released his grip on Seventy-Six, and stepped back twice. His Power Armor clanked softly. Clenching his left fist, he said in a low voice, "I lost my composure. My apologies, both of you."
With that, he turned and knelt on one knee beside Matthias.
"Agate, that plan Seventy-Six mentioned... are you confident it can save him?"
