Inside the meeting room of South Sky Gate Space Station, an audio recording was played.
It was the voice of Ji Xinghe, recorded one minute ago.
It was right after their latest battle, before they even had a chance to wind down and clean up the battlefield, that they were shocked by the sudden turn of events.
"Everyone with me," he said.
Ji Xinghe was the first to run, and the already panicked mech warriors instinctively followed him.
By the time they realized the path they were taking was a likely death sentence, there was no chance to turn back. They could only continue to follow Ji Xinghe.
So, this was Ji Xinghe's choice.
He didn't want to lure a vast number of imperial mechas to Base Five.
While these mechas wouldn't be able to breach Base Five's defenses, they could reveal its precise location.
The consequence: Base Five would be exposed to the empire's furious long-range artillery fire and the massive attack commenced by the empire's main forces on the ground.
