"The mechanized infantry company and the soldier squads will withdraw first. Satellite reconnaissance shows no Honkai Beasts on the road ahead."
"Now, everyone, full throttle. Move!" The lieutenant colonel hurried into the command vehicle, which was also an infantry fighting vehicle. But he intended to stay with the armored company and the automated anti-aircraft company; he could not bear to leave these prized assets under the command of his subordinates. The automated anti-aircraft guns were miniaturized self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, only lacking vehicle-mounted radar.
The steel behemoths swiftly pushed their engines to maximum output. This was no time to worry about engine maintenance. An ever-growing number of Assault-type Honkai Beasts circled above the city, so numerous that not even a sliver of sky could be seen between them from afar.
The lieutenant colonel opened the hatch atop the vehicle. Fresh air rushed violently into the cabin, clearing away much of the stale air. The Honkai disaster had brought humanity only one benefit—the Earth's environment had improved considerably.
Watching the city recede into the distance, the lieutenant colonel asked, "How many Honkai Beasts do you think are up there?"
The technical officer gave it a rough look and answered, "Around seven or eight hundred?"
"That's quite a lot." The lieutenant colonel clicked his tongue twice. He felt around in his right pocket, then lowered his hand.
"How is that just quite a lot? Haven't they practically drawn in every Assault-type within several hundred kilometers?" the technical officer sighed. "Still, it has nothing to do with us now. We should've known better than to save that ammunition." Those Assault-type Honkai Beasts did not seem inclined to pursue them.
"Looks like things aren't going as hoped." The lieutenant colonel poured cold water on him.
"Look. See those Temple-type Honkai Beasts over there?" Facing the