"Look carefully, that shape is... a mech? Damn it, it even has Anti-Entropy markings painted on it. Where the hell did these mechs come from?! Wasn't Anti-Entropy crippled by Schicksal long ago, reduced to nothing but a scattered rabble?"
At that moment, the convoy escorting Angelica to Fort Manni was in chaos. Everyone had been frightened by these mech units that had seemingly appeared from nowhere, their nerves stretched taut.
Anti-Entropy, Schicksal...
Those two giants had once controlled ninety-nine percent of the world's influence!
And now, were the dark clouds hanging over every nation about to return?
Inside a heavy armored vehicle several times larger than the others, built from reinforced steel plates and tracks as though it carried an entire fortress on its back, with several heavy laser weapons mounted on top.
The senior members of Humanity's Contract Alliance escorting Angelica to North Africa all wore grim expressions as they stared fixedly at the black mechs on the screen.
"Are they truly remnants of Anti-Entropy trying to hijack the convoy, or is someone pulling strings behind the scenes?"
"If it's real, are those people planning one last desperate gamble and dragging us down with them?"
Everyone had different thoughts as they quietly speculated.
At that moment, a deep voice sounded. Several staff officers entered from outside, saluted, and reported, "Sir, the troops have entered a state of alert! The 252 high-speed laser cannons mounted on the convoy have finished warming up. With a single order from you, neither Anti-Entropy nor Schicksal will be able to break through our defensive line!"
The staff officer's voice rang with force. He stood ramrod straight, his face brimming with absolute confidence.
And rightly so.
With most of its S-rank Valkyries and artificial Herrschers gone, Schicksal existed in name only and posed no threat