The Earth Defense Force's headquarters was inside a hidden shelter.
At that moment, a scruffy-bearded fat man in samurai clothes, with a katana at his side, was saying something to a young woman in a military coat.
"Mai, according to our intel, Redwood Shelter was attacked by the Androids yesterday. Not even one in ten refugees survived. Right now, the Androids are destroying the ruins of City B."
"Damn it."
The young woman called Mai slammed her hand hard on the table.
"The Androids have only gotten crazier these past few days with Trunks gone..."
"Who knows what happened to Trunks. We can't go on like this..."
"It just so happens that the weapons research team developed a few extremely powerful bullets..."
Mai carefully wiped down her custom sniper rifle, her eyes flickering with light.
When Yajirobe heard that, he immediately spoke up to stop her.
"No! It's too dangerous! You know how powerful the Androids are. At the very least, they're not something our current technological weapons can deal with!"
Mai shook her head and said firmly, "We have to try eventually. If we can injure the Androids, then that proves technological weapons are a viable path. If we can't, then at least I can stall them for a while."
After a pause, she spoke again.
"Besides, I have life-saving measures in place, and I've already chosen terrain that'll be good for escaping. If I fail, my chances of getting away are damn huge!"
"Yajirobe, don't try to talk me out of it. I've made up my mind."
"This... sigh~~ Fine, I'll go with you." Hearing such a resolute tone, Yajirobe knew he could not persuade her, so he could only sigh.
"Oh right, you just said 'damn huge.' Compared to Trunks, who's bigger?"
"Huh?"
Mai reacted, instantly transforming