"Quick, quick, quick! Set up a defensive line! We absolutely cannot let the enemy get in! The honored Ethereal must not be captured!!"
Inside a vast and luxurious chamber, several hundred Ethereal guards hurriedly found positions and set up their guns.
Behind them stood a massive mech, and their supreme Ethereal had been locked inside it by the AI just as he had been preparing to board it!
This was just great. Their supreme Ethereal was trapped inside the mech and could not get out, while the enemy had come knocking at their doorstep. What were they supposed to do now?
The several hundred Ethereal guards each found cover and trained their guns on a huge iron door, the only entrance into this space.
Once they had set up their firing lines, raised their rifles, and held their breath as they aimed, the massive iron door before them slowly opened!
They had expected the enemy to flood in like a tide, but unfortunately, those charging inside were not enemies. They were War Bees that they had once regarded as companions!
These War Bees, controlled by Busi, charged straight into the chamber and fired their Pulse Rifles wildly. The T'au infantry also raised their rifles and returned fire.
Both sides exchanged fire as energy shots streaked through the air. Fire Warriors were blown apart, while some War Bees were shot down and crashed to the ground in ruins.
The two sides went back and forth, fighting fiercely.
But War Bees were drones, after all. They darted chaotically through the air and were difficult to target. The Fire Warriors were harassed beyond endurance, and their numbers rapidly dwindled!
Once their numbers had fallen to a certain point, another barrage of Bolt Rounds and arcs of electricity came from the doorway!
Seeing that