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Powerless

The human soldiers couldn't even begin to understand what had transpired but had far bigger problems at hand.

The evacuation had been swift, but the wall's fall had been too sudden and extensive. Some soldiers couldn't make it to safety before floors and metal crumbled over their heads or from under their feet, leaving alive and dead troops stuck under the debris.

Moreover, a series of war cries echoed past the V-shaped tear, accompanied by heavy steps. It didn't take a genius to connect those noises to the battalion outside, so the soldiers knew the enemy was coming.

Orders resounded throughout the fort's insides. The various team leaders shouted different tasks to address the many concerns. Some troops headed for the debris, jumping on tall biped robots to salvage their surviving companions. Meanwhile, everyone else lifted rifles or took control of defensive weaponry to prepare for the imminent assault.