A dazzling crimson thermal beam slashed toward General Marklee's neck.
But just as it was about to strike General Marklee, a suddenly appearing blue-green energy shield blocked the sneak attack for him.
The piercing screech of energy blade against shield made General Marklee turn around in shock, staring at the Single-Soldier Combat Robot behind him that had already "rebelled."
Taking advantage of that opening, the other soldiers in the underground command center immediately came to their senses and rushed forward to shield General Marklee behind them.
More than a dozen Federation soldiers clad in special combat suits swiftly subdued the robot.
The other robot units that might potentially rebel were also quickly brought under control.
Faced with this sudden upheaval, General Marklee did not panic, nor did he follow the surrounding soldiers' suggestions to hide in a secret fortress with even tighter defenses.
The general abruptly slammed his fist into the combat command screen, which had gone completely red, then pointed at the subdued Single-Soldier Combat Robot and ordered those at his side, "Send this thing to Doctor Sinas!"
"Make sure the doctor finds out exactly what kind of attack method this is from the Wizard Civilization!" General Marklee demanded.
In the Frontline Battlefield zones, the Galente Federation also had many researchers accompanying its armies into battle.
Aside from studying how to counter the endless stream of magical methods employed by the Wizard Civilization on the battlefield,
these scientists often had to moonlight as mech repairmen, warship engineers, wartime robot code programmers, and more.
In short, any Federation scientist who had been "gilded" on the frontlines of the Civilization Battlefield was practically a jack-of-all-trades.
They had been forced into it.
"Yes!" The soldiers quickly obeyed General Marklee's order and sent the rebel robot to Doctor Sinas's laboratory.
General Marklee, meanwhile,