"Quick! Box formation! Firing line!" Grizz yelled. The cadets quickly got into a tight formation, and the first couple of rows knelt down. All of them pointed their submachine guns downrange, towards the base. The few moments of silence was deafening, and the anxiety pushed their hearts into their
Squadrons Nightraven and Thunderbird raced towards the enemy base, determined to cause as much damage as they possibly could. If Grizz was going to sacrifice himself and his squadron, then they were going to use the time wisely. Sunflower popped up on their comms display. "Just please get Grizz' s
Djinn made sure to use a few extra explosives. A bit of overkill never hurt, right? As everyone was busy with their tasks, the elevator platforms suddenly went to life and started to descend. "We've got movement!" yelled Chengli. No doubt the hangar had activated another floor, and was going to r
"Aim for the sensors!" she ordered. "Quickly!" Nightraven immediately dished out bursts of fire from their rifles. Any of the shots that struck armor were completely neutralized. Even the powerful beamcannons only left scratches. The armor itself was a computerized, mechanical alloy that adjusted
Two of them had converged on Grizz himself, and smashed at him with their shields over and over until his mecha was all but a wreckage. He was knocked around so much that he started to lose consciousness. If Freya hadn't shown up, he would have died. Grizz was angry and fearful and most of all hum
When they arrived back at the encampment, the wounded were immediately taken into the field hospital. It was a small heavily reinforced building next to the encampment, where experienced medical staffers from the training yard had posted up. A team of doctors, nurses, and orderlies quickly got into
"Is that any excuse?!" retorted Chengli. His anger was as sharp as a knife. "You all led your cadets - your friends - to their deaths! So what if he was gonna hit you? Take it! Take it so your cadets don't have to!" The two squad leaders' mouths gaped at Chengli's bitter words. He was a hundred pe
But a lie of that magnitude was always fragile. And not too long ago, it had shattered. "I take full responsibility," said Grizz. Everyone's jaws collectively hit the floor. What he had said was so astounding that no-one could say anything in response for some time. Eva and Chengli were especially