All the 4 teams had finished searching the different regions assigned to them. They had managed to rescue over 125 survivors hiding in underground shelters. Operation Paladin was a success. The soldiers returned to Fort Barton along with the survivors they had just rescued. They had almost given up any hope of being saved from certain death. The whole town used to have a population of 56000 but now it had been reduced to less than 200 civilians and only 93 soldiers. Humanity had been pushed to the brink of extinction, yet the survivors held on to dear life like a tree clings to its last leaves in autumn.
When the teams returned to the base, they reported directly to Major Morris who had been waiting for them inside the war room along with Dr. Erica and Margaret. Dr. Erica had important ne
