"But don't panic." Xinger Kasia immediately continued, "It's not just you who don't want to die. I sure as hell don't want to die either! I'll report the situation to the commander-in-chief in my capacity as battle group commander. Everyone, stay calm."
With that, Xinger Kasia lowered his head, opened his communications terminal, and quickly sent a request to headquarters:
"This is Mech Soldier battle group commander Xinger Kasia, reporting the situation to headquarters:
"I believe that under the current circumstances, having the Mech Soldier troops break out of the defensive perimeter is meaningless and will only lead to needless sacrifice... Most importantly, the soldiers do not want to be cannon fodder right now. If they are pushed too hard, they may even rebel outright!..."
Xinger Kasia went into considerable detail as he laid out the current situation.
His words were extremely earnest.
If Marnina had seen it, he might have agreed to let them withdraw.
But unfortunately, AI Devourer of Blue was the one in command right now.
AI Devourer of Blue did not want to betray its master's trust. More importantly, it did not care whether these lowly Skrulls lived or died, much less empathize with them.
Thus, AI Devourer of Blue quickly replied, "Xinger Kasia, headquarters has received your request. However, after deliberation, it has been decided that you must carry out the order immediately!
"If you refuse to comply, you and your relatives will face trial by military court. Furthermore, the core modules of every soldier's mech will independently activate their forward-flight procedures and forcibly send you beyond the defensive perimeter!"
AI Devourer of Blue's wording was exceptionally severe.
However, it also knew better than to drive these soldiers into a corner. If any soldier lost control and led the surrounding troops in rebellion, things would