Without looking back, Iax led the Bodyguard Robot deeper inside. The two Peltasts took positions on either side of the cargo crate, anchored themselves, and raised their oversized sniper cannons to stand guard.
Thinking that the hull had clearly still had power earlier, and that some sections might not yet have completely shattered or broken apart, Iax quickened his pace.
The multifunction scanner kept switching viewing modes, but all traces of energy flow had vanished. Even Iax could not locate the power source.
Every power conduit marked on the schematics in the records had been severed. Following the structural plans had yielded almost nothing beyond these broken pipes.
"Hiss, hiss!"
A brilliant beam stood out starkly in the darkness. It punched through the Bodyguard Robot's shield, then its residual energy surged across the robot's shell. The silver armor glowed faintly red, with small arcs of energy dancing over it.
The synchronized targeting system immediately identified the source of the attack.
A humanoid figure just under four meters tall slowly approached through the darkness, with clear signs of energy gathering on its arm.
The Bodyguard Robot had no intention of giving its opponent another chance to attack. It activated Gravitational Pull, yanked the figure brutally in front of itself, and seized its head with a mechanical hand. Then it immediately switched targets and violently tore off the figure's arm.
Clang.
The arm struck the floor with a dull clatter.
Iax projected a beam and repeatedly scanned the figure.
"Beep. Identification code confirmed: Security Robot."
It was a severely damaged Military Security Robot with a humanoid frame. It had already been missing one mechanical arm when the Bodyguard Robot seized it; now it had been reduced to an armless torso.
Yet the Security Robot did not stop moving after losing its limbs.