Jonas's assessment had been correct... the newcomers were indeed troops from the Star of Dawn.
The Hovercars, like black specks in the sky, naturally drew the attention of many people in the Alt District... the last time they had seen this was about a month ago, when the Star of Dawn attacked the Alt Conglomerate. The Alt Conglomerate spent an entire week tracking down the mastermind and finally captured the Star of Dawn's leader.
People had thought the organization would disappear for good. They had never expected it to make a comeback in less than a month...
Of course, very few civilians actually recognized the Hovercars as belonging to the Star of Dawn. Everything happened too quickly. Before even the Alt Conglomerate's members could react, more than a dozen Hovercars had closed in, their dark cannon muzzles aimed at the conglomerate's building...
Boom.
Without hesitation, they fired a coordinated volley, sending Kinetic Shells roaring out of their barrels toward the building's exterior, covered in reflective bulletproof glass.
But before the shells could reach the building, explosions rang out in midair... the entire volley had been intercepted.
Then the Alt Conglomerate's security system activated, and its air defenses began attempting to stop the Hovercars.
"Eiffel, contact Miss Esnie first. In a moment, I'll..."
After the first volley was intercepted, Jonas turned to the girl beside him and calmly gave his instructions.
Before he could finish, however, another deafening explosion cut him off.
Although Eiffel had not heard his words clearly, she understood his intentions. She acknowledged him and headed outside to contact Esnie.
Though the attack had caught the Alt Conglomerate by surprise, they were not entirely unprepared.
In just a few minutes, the entire Alt Conglomerate building had gone on combat alert.
The Hovercars were certainly maneuverable, but this