With the breach sealed and the immediate threat ended, the full scope of their situation became clear. Seventeen survivors stood among the ruins of Teluk Jati, but several bore injuries that required more than basic field treatment. The adrenaline of battle was fading, leaving behind pain that could no longer be ignored.
Professor Harish sat heavily on a piece of rubble, his breathing labored from wounds sustained during the final assault. Blood seeped through makeshift bandages around his chest, and his left arm hung at an awkward angle that suggested broken bones.
"We need to get word to the outside world," he said, his voice strained but still carrying military authority. "Families need to know who survived, who didn't. The Academy needs to understand what happened here."
