The mecha that came streaking toward them didn't seem to want to waste time talking—they opened fire immediately.
Miles Sherman and Aaron Xavier instantly deployed their cannons as well, and the two sides exchanged bombardments. The cannon fire spread to the green trees below them, the high-temperature blasts leaving scorched trails that burned through the wood with a CRACKLING sound.
Only then did Miles Sherman notice that Zoe Pierce, whom he had been shielding, had also used her mecha to attack the reinforcements that had just arrived.
Several more mecha had been dispatched, outnumbering them even further.
Before the next bombardment hit, Aaron Xavier grabbed Zoe Pierce's mecha and pulled it back, flying away.
Seeing their attempt to escape, several mecha tried to get around Miles Sherman and give chase, but he shot them down before they could get past him.
The man in the command center's brow tightened once again. "Send people after them."
