Reboot: Mechanic

The tension was beyond palpable at this moment, and the spectators who had seemingly noticed this scene quickly scurried themselves away.

The scene in front of them was a scene that none of them would ever expect to happen.

After all, this was a meeting of the six military commanders, all gathered in one spot. Such a scenery would only occur if the entirety of the Gearits City was under immense threat.

"My goodness… I didn't expect the monster wave this time would garner all the military commanders to arrive." 

"I know right, maybe it's because the monster wave is so different from the past." 

"Or the pressure from within the inner city was undermining the five families' scale of power, so they had no choice but to send their military to the frontline. I honestly do not trust them aside from Commander Theobold." 

"Indeed, we've never even seen the actions of the other commanders aside from rumors." 

As the spectators gossiped among each other regarding the scene ahead of them, Theobold's greeting had ensnared Samantha, Nancy, and Damon to introduce themselves properly. 

After all, their reputation, or more specifically, the family's reputation they served under would take a hit if they were rude and refused to acknowledge Theobold's presence.

"Indeed, how many years have it been since we last met each other, Theobold?" Samantha was the first to step forward and greeted Theobold as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Seeing that, Nancy naturally followed ahead and greeted Theobold as well. 

"Just like Samantha has said, we have truly not seen each other for an unknown amount of time. After all, we're such busy people." Nancy smiled, even giving an excuse for why they rarely saw each other. 

As for Damon, he was quite unwilling to greet Theobold, given their last encounter didn't end quite so well. 

However, knowing the sake that was put here, and the heavy emphasis from Samuel Harrett, Damon could only nod his head slightly. 

"Not seen for a long time, but you have not changed once aside from your appearance turning quite old." Damon smiled coldly and said.

Theobold laughed heartily, reacting to the small snub from Damon. 

"Yeah, I'm getting quite old, but thanks to my constant exercise and mission in the wilderness, my body is still physically fit. But I'm not sure about you, who had to remain in the house for so long." Theobold kindly replied, striking back at Damon in a smooth manner. 

Damon could only make a 'hmph' sound and not make any more remarks. 

Samantha and Nancy glanced at each other briefly, only shaking their heads in disapproval. 

Could Damon be more of an idiot than Benedict? 

Why would he want to give a snub to someone who clearly had the advantage currently?

"Anyway, I've got news that Phoebe and Benedict have arrived here as well. Where are they?" Samantha changed the topic and asked, glancing at her surroundings. 

"Those two are by the West area from here. There is quite a battle happening earlier so it cannot accommodate them." Theobold explained, purposely downgrading the situation. 

Although there was some bad blood between them, now was not the time to have a civil war with each other. 

"Oh, a battle occurred here?" Samantha raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued by the situation. 

"Hmm, it seems like we were a bit late though," Nancy added, noticing the spectators were casually staring at them, which meant that the battle had long been over. Otherwise, these spectators wouldn't have so much time to watch them, let alone have Theobold come here to greet them. 

Theobold nodded, maintaining a calm demeanor. "Yes, it was quite the battle. We managed to repel the evolved Gilaso variant, but it was no easy task."

"Oddly suspicious of how you managed to repel it." Damon suddenly intervened. 

"Not to mention, who is this lady that clearly doesn't resemble any of your soldiers." He added, pointing at Mary. 

Theobold was caught off-guard by Damon, clearly not expecting this brute to be so clever all of a sudden. Turning around to glance at Mary, Theobold wasn't quite sure as to how to introduce her.

At first, she was added to their team simply because it was Vanessa's demand. 

However, with the battle of the evolved Gilaso variant and her clear display of command and instruction that assisted them dearly, Theobold no longer dared to underestimate Mary.

Not everyone can remain calm and composed in an unexpected situation and give clear instructions to others. 

As Theobold was pondering how to properly introduce Mary, she stepped forward and greeted them politely.

"Hello, I'm Mary, and an assistant to Sir Gavin. I'm sure you have heard or seen the news regarding the Claymore Mines deployment that assisted the frontline greatly, right?" Mary introduced herself, choosing to use Shi Tian's alias. 

Samantha thought for a moment before recalling the broadcast news that showcased a display of a chain explosion in the frontline, decimating multiple Gilaso variants. 

"Ah… so those Claymore Mines are crafted by this Gavin person huh." Samantha clasped her hands and said.

Mary nodded her head. "Mhmm, and we were requested by Commander Theobold to assist him. Just the battle earlier, we have provided quite the assistance needed to repel the evolved Gilaso variant." 

She explained in a bit more detail, revealing their participation in the battle. After all, they were going to find out sooner or later, so attempting to deceive them here would only arouse their suspicion. 

Meanwhile, Theobold was slightly impressed by Mary's swift thinking, almost as if he found her extremely talented to lead a platoon all by herself. 

To be able to adapt to a situation and come up with a solution, was not an easy task to do. In fact, it was actually extremely difficult depending on how tense the situation and atmosphere were. 

"I see… No wonder Theobold managed to repel an evolved variant so easily. He got quite the helper recruited." Samantha chuckled softly and praised Theobold, albeit snubbing him a little bit in which he needed outside help.