Lanmar's words weren't surprising to his mates at all. The Bulltors were suffering from the same immense, bone-deep shock.
When they had watched Luke, Elena, Cissel, and Ricky transform earlier, they thought they had witnessed the absolute ceiling of human potential, a freak occurrence of nature, a miracle that wouldn't get repeated, not to get beaten.
Yet, as they watched the flickering lightning dome around John, they realised they hadn't seen anything yet. To John, it seemed there was no limit at all.
The shock was mirrored inside John's friends, though theirs was tempered with a fierce, manic pride. They were pleasantly surprised, almost relieved, by John's sudden surge in power. It was the anchoring presence and inspiration they didn't know they needed.
"Hahaha! Big bro is something else indeed!" Luke roared. Despite being surrounded by a literal sea of over a hundred thousand monsters, he threw his head back and laughed with pure excitement.
