Hostages

<That means they used the van to hide their captives?>

"I think so."

<But master, that didn't explain everything. Maybe they just prefer to use the van instead of Blitz Machinas, right?>

Cross jumped high in the air and landed on the roof.

—Hup!

"Of course, I am considering that too. But the thing is… they went to this place which they knew was a very dangerous place. In this kind of place, Blitz Machinas are more appropriate to use because they have powerful firearms that can be used to defend themselves in case they were attacked by any bad elements. Blitz Machinas are good in all types of terrain as well. Besides that, the van they used was just an ordinary one."

"And also, a while ago, Scarlett and the rest reported to Commander Guren that they didn't see any sign of scuffle in the place where those people should be supposedly collecting their objectives. It looked like the commander sent Scarlett's group to investigate that area."