"Captain, you really aren't the old man, huh? Stop joking around."
Only the elites could join the Special Level Mecha Squad, and generally, elites tended to have stronger personalities. The captain was well aware of this.
When strict obedience to orders was required, he and his squadmates were absolutely perfect soldiers. But right now...
"Captain, they're here."
A single warning stopped the captain from hesitating any longer—they'd already been discovered by the Empire's mechas and were now being pursued.
In this situation, unless he was piloting an Ace Mech Warrior, there was absolutely no way to continue the reconnaissance mission.
"Retreat."
The five Federation mechas abandoned the reconnaissance mission under the pursuit of sixteen Empire mechas, attempting to regroup with their comrades.
An explosion erupted in the reconnaissance area they had originally been investigating—a Federation drone had been shot down by the Empire's mechas.
