The humidity and the waiting quickly started to wear on everyone's nerves, and the water filtration system was working overtime to keep up with demand over the course of the next few days.
There was an incredible amount of new combat engagements being announced from all over the planet, even in all four cities that could be considered nearby the bridge. But nothing right where they were, only close enough to keep them on edge and fill their days with the sound of battle in the distance.
There was nothing Max could do about it though. With the speed of heavy mecha, the battle could be on them with under 30 minutes' warning, and that's assuming the attackers didn't sneak by the other Kepler Mecha, because their own scouts would be lucky to give them two minutes from the first sighting.
