"But, but..."
"There's no 'but'. Even if a battle does erupt, the resulting property damage won't be on your head," Sun Hang said. "It's been twenty seconds, and you have nine minutes and forty seconds left. I suggest you hurry up."
"I—I'll evacuate the personnel now!" The man in the white hat hurriedly adjusted the white hat on his head and took the people with him back to the surface using the elevator.
Aside from Sun Hang and the others, only a dozen fully armed soldiers remained at the bottom of the pit.
These were military personnel responsible for site security. Theoretically speaking, they weren't considered "non-combatants," so they were staying behind, which wasn't unreasonable.
However, in Sun Hang's eyes, having them follow along would only result in unnecessary casualties.
