Relic of the Future: Chapter 160, Chapter 163

At the central hub, huntsmen were gathering. The military had already been filing into their respective airships for the last two hours, but huntsmen were always an undisciplined lot, and they were milling around outside until the last minute.

A lot of the faces were familiar, and yet there were many he did not know at all. He wondered briefly if they'd been called in by Ironwood or if they were former students of Atlas Academy responding to a call to action. Some were from Vacuo, volunteers contacted by Theodore, while Mistral had dispatched their own contingent quietly chatting by the corner of the building.

All in all, there had to be around three hundred huntsmen. A sizeable force to have in any one spot. There probably hadn't been this man huntsmen in one spot since Mountain Glenn.

—Relic of the Future: Chapter 160



"Twenty-six dead, forty badly injured – twelve in intensive. Ninety-five with lighter injuries, mostly burns. All in all, there are still over a hundred huntsmen available for combat." General Ironwood lowered the report.

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"I'm just… It wouldn't feel right not to blame myself a little. For the sakes of those who died. They deserve the best, and I'm not it."

"You're one of, if not the, best huntsman we have."

"Huntsman." Jaune stressed. "Not leader. That would be you."

"And I shall lead from this point on," Ironwood said.

—Relic of the Future: Chapter 163