When the honor guard returned to the underground mech hall, they dragged a couple of limping and infirm comrades.
Against the onslaught of the ultralifers, the newly-formed and equipped honor guard performed quite decently.
After all, it was not easy to fight against opponents who outnumbered them several times over. Although the Larkinson soldiers mainly had Lucky to thank for their quick victory, they did not come out unscathed during the entire incident.
Ves remained impassive as he saw the varying states of his own men. Some had lost limbs. Others suffered internal injuries after an attack penetrated their combat armor.
One body didn't move at all. The honor guard had suffered its first casualty when the soldier that initially got struck through the chest suffered several gunshots to his head. The enemy troops managed to pierce the helmet and deal irreversible damage to the head.
There was no going back after that.
