This was the power of squad captains.

The moment Mary moved, her four squad captains followed in perfect synchrony. After more than two months of fighting together, they had developed a near-perfect coordination.

Guillermo also struck. With a roar, his entire body was sheathed in thick, shining scales, like a living suit of chainmail. But that wasn't all—sprouting from the back of his body was a massive tail, three meters long, equally covered in thick, glistening scales.

His legs had grown i