The militia units around Raizen were coordinating like trained forces that understood they were engaging a system-holder; they kept their perimeter tight and pushed inward at overlapping angles instead of charging directly, following the combat doctrine that the Underlayer had developed specifically for situations where a single opponent had abilities that raw numbers alone could not overwhelm.
Raizen's fire came in short, controlled bursts aimed at perimeter control rather than offense, buying space rather than taking ground. It was a smart move he had done.
But...
Not smart enough.
"There," Lilith said.
The militia's third unit had angled inward from the direction Raizen's fire arc had spent the longest covering, using the rotation pattern against him. When Raizen's fire swung to cover that direction, it created an opening in his original front, allowing the first and second units to exploit the gap and compress their attack simultaneously.
