30 minutes later, the bombardnt hadn't stopped at all and there were already two instances where the ruin we were in was hit. Luckily, the screen covering us wasn't damaged.
There were also sounds of tagens flying above us that were scouring the place. I once used the Orb of Concealnt to see the situation outside.
Our supposed patrol area indicated by the mission details was already surrounded. They're just waiting for the bombardnt to end before they march inside to look for us on foot.
Tough luck, eh?
We were really put on a chopping board.
Rearranging the events that occurred which led to this, it started with that Darkgen scout. What was it doing an hour away from the Black Market anyway? Instead of retreating after seeing Pasuta, he shot at him when he's currently alone. If that wasn't stupid, then what was?
I know I also made so kind of stupid decision when I had that stall owner go berserk. But I had to do it. If nothing happened, we would've gotten more information but the result was as expected.
And it would still lead to this point even if I didn't do anything in there.
When I told what I found out to the five Elite mbers, they all turned gloomy as if their graves were already dug.
Haa... Cheer up, will you? The strongest Plot Armor we can ask for at this mont is coming for us.
Ah. Not exactly for us, but for .
As if I could tell them that. But really, to think that these guys will suddenly decide to surround us and kill us without a second thought.
Is this possibly a normal occurrence? A whole Patrol Team getting wiped out? Or an Assault Team going MIA from their mission?
If it's like that then the three factions were too lax or these guys were too good at erasing any traces that could point to them
Ah, the League could be said as lax as well but I'm being biased about it since it's not as large as them and Nysia wasn't that eager to manage her executives.
I guess I'll suggest to Nysia to reform it and have soone she could truly trust to beco sothing like a CEO who could manage the Executives and below with her and her Core Pilots as the figureheads and main military force.
That way she could be lazy all she wanted and she could also leave this world with without the League disbanding because of her absence. Win-win, eh?
"Reinforcents are coming, chin up guys. You'll be able to go ho and if you did well, I'll recomnd all of you to get more incentives to aid those who wanted to beco Core Pilots or a clear future for those who wanted to have a stable retirent."
Giving them promises like this was a known tactic to raise morale, even if it wouldn't have that much effect, they would start to think that a miracle could happen.
Well, their survival was already confird unless sothing unexpected happened. If not for my connection to Nysia, I'm not confident at keeping them all alive.
After hearing my words, they looked up and sohow cast away so of their gloom.
As long as this place holds, we wouldn't move.
But yeah… Even if we didn't move, that's not the case for our enemies.
Soon enough, the bombardnt stopped and the march of the tagen and Darkgen alike started to fill our ears. I counted them earlier and there were at least 5 tis our numbers and that number was only those who were already in their tagen and Darkgen, there were also those in Powergen that would sweep every ruin to look for us.
There's really no one in this area but us and that was confird by Nell with her ability so it was already almost 90% certain that we're their targets. There are still other possibilities we couldn't rule out but yeah the possibility was too low for it.
"An hour at best. She will arrive in an hour. Follow my lead and I'll ensure that you all will be able to go ho."
Though I'm the strongest, I have skills that could empower and support them. As long as they don't ss up, I'll make sure to keep them alive.
"We're at your command, Sir."
The five of them saluted and shouted in unison. No matter what, they really didn't have a choice now.
"Alright. Get in your tagen, everyone"
After commanding them, they all released their tagens from its compressed state and entered it.
The sa as them, I released the Purple Haze and jumped inside.
I had Nell to use her ability to observe the enemies through her Enhanced Hearing. Using the result of her observation, I drew out a plan for us to avoid being encircled completely.
Incorporating their abilities into the plan, if everything goes well, we'll be able to keep moving and stall for ti. The only unaccounted variable was the enemies' abilities that's why I put in the Dispelling Arrow as a key skill. It will be used to stop them from disrupting my plan.
"2 minutes."
Nell reminded . I nodded through the screen where everyone was connected to.
"Pasuta. Start in 1 minute."
"Roger!"
After saluting, his tagen went in front of us. The damage his tagen got from the Darkgen was already repaired. As long as the regeneration property of the regenium wasn't damaged, it would continue to regenerate itself.
Apart from the regenium mine, every ore they mined has the possibility to have the regeneration property to be damaged and removed. If that happened, that's the ti for the tagen to be manually repaired by replacing the damaged regenium plates.
Using his ability, a variation or should I say a lower version of Earth Control and Terrakinesis which Matthew has, he lted the ground into a lump of clay and absorbed it in his tagen revealing a hole in the ground.
Well, he's not burrowing but only getting his ammo. That's his ability; lting, absorbing and dispersing. By absorbing it, it didn't an it would beco a part of his armor but it would only be stored sowhere which could form projectiles he could shoot, be it balls of soil or stakes made from it. It was strengthened with his ta Energy so it's a bit stronger.
One minute soon passed and without ordering, Pasuta pulled the screen down which revealed the surprised tagens approaching our location. Right on ti according to Nell's ability.
"Scram!"
He shouted and started shooting whatever he had towards them while speeding forward with the five of us following behind him.
With him at the front, we waded forward without stopping, leaving those tagens as they scrambled to follow behind us right after composing themselves.
However, Sen being the one in the rear used so add-ons from his tagen. The backside of his tagen opened and released bombs that exploded on contact.
With Pasuta's projectiles as our vanguard and Sen's bombs as our rearguard, we beca an unstoppable group temporarily swimming through the battlefield while the predators were trying to circle and gang up on us
Energy Field, Physique Boost and Spirit Boost didn't have any use when using a tagen so I couldn't buff any of them. Psyche Boost could only refresh their minds, it could temporarily boost their Intelligence but it uses Psyche Energy.
I'm stingy about Psyche Energy. It will be hard if I need it later only to find out that I already used up my reserves.
That's why… my buffs were pretty useless this ti.
They were all useless, weren't they? Only now did I feel like my accumulated Support Skills were aningless. Even the orbs. Concealnt could be used but one stray bullet could reveal soone, it's not ideal to be used during a close chase like this. Ailnt also needed a lot of Flux Energy to cover a small area and that didn't ensure a 50% reduction on their stats. Enhancent only buffs Strength and Endurance,tagens have no use for that, they only rely on Brain Capacity and the tagen itself.
I would just have to co up for sothing new next ti to cope with this glaring problem.
And that shouldn't be my focus, in a few seconds, Pasuta's projectiles would run out. We already passed through to at least 10 tagens but they're all flocking towards us due to that.
"I ran out!"
Pasuta shouted before moving backwards, Oni replaced him to beco the vanguard and used his ability. It wasn't that good during combat but upon using it to surprise the enemy, it was surprisingly effective.
His ability is called Illusion Wave, literally just a wave of illusion that can put those unaware of it or those who were surprised in a hallucinatory state where they would be paralyzed for a bit while they drifted off to dreamland.
The two Darkgens at the front who were propping up a cannon on their shoulders froze upon being hit by it.
Using that as an opportunity, the Purple Haze I was riding in went past from the middle straight to the two Darkgens using Flash Step along with Flash Draw upon touching the ground. With how fast it was, it could only be seen by the others as my tagen which spewed out the purple smoke went past the two frozen Darkgens.
And when the smoke covered the two. It stood frozen there like idiots as our group passed by them.
However, monts after the purple smoke dispersed, the two Darkgens' front areas burst open before the two fell to the ground, severely damaged.
The cutting power of the Flash Draw wasn't enough to cut through a Dark Energy-enhanced Darkgen completely.
Though regrettable, the outco was already more than enough.
"Sir Daisuke, are you sure you're not the original owner of that tagen? That was fast and amazing! Even back then when the Confederacy stopped us!"
Suddenly, the voice of Nell and the faces of the five Elite mbers appeared on my screen, awe written on it while they waited for my answer.
I guess they're trying to increase their morale by asking this.
"Don't sweat it. If my own Specialized tagen was successfully made, we wouldn't even need to move from our position."
Answering them with enthusiasm, it really raised their morale even for a bit as we went ahead and continued dodging and counter-attacking all the while stalling for ti, waiting for Nysia's arrival.
We need an hour however, the enemies only needed to plan it well to corner us. And right at that mont, the Specialized tagens which only watched the spectacle earlier started to move. There were three of them and by judging through their build. They're all of balanced variation.
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