The dozens of flares in the sky remained unabated, with shells and missiles continuously crashing down or bursting directly above. The fleeting light released illuminating the battlefield intermittently as if it were daylight.
Four Imperial Apes, clad in rudimentary protective gear, proficiently accomplished the loading of armor-piercing shells and pre-targeting preparations.
And then decisively fired.
The armor-piercing shells, designed specifically for dealing with Mechas, roared towards a Federation Mecha with trailing flames.
But before it could truly hit, the Federation Mecha had already manoeuvred to evade.
The armor-piercing shell, having missed its target, did not stop and instead landed amongst Imperial Ape soldiers in the rear.
Due to the exceptionally thin atmosphere, the explosive sound had a hard time propagating, resonating crisply, like a firecracker on Azure Star.
