482 Change of Heart

The defenders spent most of the day digging the rest of the invaders out of the city, with many of them choosing to surrender rather than die today.

In the forests, the situation was much the same, only with less mercy. Many Omwat Pilots chose to abandon their Mecha and flee into the forests, relying on their stealth technology and hastily discovered hiding spots to keep them safe from the advancing line of Reaver Mecha.

The Mecha were destroyed as the line passed by them, leaving nothing to be recovered if their pilots should return, not even the food and water rations, which the infantry claimed and added to their own stores.

The supplies they had were much better quality, but you never knew when you would need more supplies.

The Infantry hadn't been with them long, but their senior staff had mostly served with Max before, and they had been chatting with the Commanders of the Regiment to get a feel for how he liked things to be done.