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「Three minutes later.」
Special Agents from the North Carolina Counter-Terrorism Department and a Hand of the Empire squad arrived on the scene. A Dashing Pegasus Mark 4 mech raised its palm, unleashing a mighty hurricane that blew away the swirling dust and revealed the devastated street.
The brutal signs of battle appeared before them. Gazing at the enormous crater, nearly fifty meters in diameter, one Special Agent frowned slightly. "We're too late. Where are they?"
"No Essence Fluctuation or life signature detected from Andre. No signal from Agent Jonas, Agent Marid, or Agent Weber. Their vitals went dark six minutes ago. It's highly likely they encountered Andre," the Hand of the Empire squad leader reported grimly.
