Proto and Omaha were on one of the last lines of defense as they had to hold the line with what they had now or they wouldn't stand a chance. They looked around as they felt smothered by the Sacramentum, the very first race they had to kill for Astral, and for their survival coming full circle.
"Alex, do we have any more room to fall back!" Proto shouted as he loaded another light round into his sniper.
"Negative. You have two lines behind you and even then some are leaking through and starting to fight the second line." Alex fired a round from her sniper as another Tizzle dropped dead from her attack.
"Proto hold your position then shift right in twenty seconds." Timmy stood next to Alex as her position was concealed by natural rubble to take any gleam from her sniper. As she reloaded she saw the beam of light as Proto fired another lightround.
"Why aren't you using light rounds?" Proto rotated right as commanded and started a fire show with two machine guns as the Sacramentum peons charged forward with no fear. 'They changed from cowards to warriors, why?'
Omaha looked over as she slam fired all the rounds in her shotgun, backing herself down into cover. "I can't, only a few people are allowed to use them, something with a genome type being able to work with it or not."
"So only certain people can use them, all I've seen being able to use them other than myself is Airsoft, Adam and Astral. Is it because we are males?" Proto had the machine guns overheat on him as he charged forward, dicing apart a clutch of peons as their bodies started swelling up.
"No, Angel has used them, James cannot though." Omaha saw a launcher on the ground as she dived for it and fired to the sky as it hovered in air finding targets. She rolled over and grabbed her smg's from her side as they swarmed her. Opening fire she handled the first wave as a sniper round covered her flank.
"Be careful out there you two, we are all we got." Alex looked around the battlefield as magic beheld her eyes. She saw pods hitting the ground as they were tiny capsules that summoned vehicles, several vehicles appeared for them as well as two mechs, bearing Adams hand crafted insignia. Was this his work and final wish?
"New forces, steady the second line and fire support for the first, third line fill in with the second." Timmy saw this as a glistening moment as they were able to stabilize the front line.
Airsoft on the flipside had a more troubling issue, there was one reason why their frontline was on the last line of defense despite having the single greatest weapon with Zeta, something felt off. Airsoft looked around as he was firing several rounds. "Indy. Get Minn, Carolina and Nevada into the city, and have all medics carry any other wounded!"
"Roger that!" Indy grabbed both Minn and Nevada as they passed out from shock and blood loss. Carolina looked in shock down at Airsoft as he gave the command. Several medics charged past them as they went through the barrier and stuck to the side of it. Zeta turned and ejected his pilot hatch.
"Carolina, I'm sorry, but we need to be aggressive and I will not risk your safety!" Airsoft communicated as Hawaii blocked a crucial sword swing with a kick as Airsoft nailed him in the head with his magnum as the Tizzle fell.
"It's the right choice." Hawaii muttered as she was the last one available of the Dogpound, it ate at her inside of her mind as she sat back and breathed. "What's the plan?" She looked over to Airsoft.
"Attack all out in one last wave." Airsoft looked deep into the battlefield as he saw something that made it feel off. "Zeta, I will ping the location of where we are heading." Airsoft held up his left hand as the marker was placed.
Zeta revved up his cannons as he marched forward. The mech started slaughtering the Sacramentum in hundreds at once, one smooth motion as missiles launched from the mech's back while kicking and stomping the forces in front of him with little resistance. The amount of firepower being output created a wave of pressure the Sacramentum had no answer for as a girl stood surrounded by royal guards several miles away.
"Your highness, this front has fallen, they are trying one last push surrounded by the mech." One of the Tizzle guards looked at the lady sitting on the throne.
"So be it." She giggled as the mech was making headway as all the Sacramentum forces collapsed on it. "They won't make it far, we are too many and that mech can't do it all." She started laughing as a light round was fired that grazed her hair. "I WANT THEM DEAD AND I WANT THEM DEAD NOW!" She shouted as the Sacramentum forces in the area charged at Zeta.
"Buddy you got one last trick up your sleeve and we are going to need the colossal edge." Airsoft reloaded his magnum as the light round missed. He recognized the magic aura around the sacramentum forces. They were akin to a Titan enhancement, but he wasn't on this front, so another mage was helping.
"Roger that, will use it once we are one mile out." Zeta gave the audio as his right arm became a blade that cleaved through even more as Hawaii and Airsoft covered his flanks. "I sense we now have reinforcements, one last wish."
Two guardian mechs appeared on each side of Zeta as Hawaii and Airsoft were taken aback by the sudden appearance. "Hello, we are here to save you." Airsoft saw they had the edge if they charged forward.
"All other forces fall back and stop charging with the frontline, let the guardian reinforcements buy you time to recover. Hawaii and I will go forward with Zeta and the two other mechs." Airsoft adapted. 'If we kill that bitch it's over for them.'
"Charge!" Hawaii held up her Smg's and pointed them forward as she was taking care of the Peons as they carried fuel canisters that could realistically damage the Guardian mechs or Zeta. As they went forward Airsoft played more of an assisting role as they became swarmed.
Zeta's shielding held firm as they were a couple hundred meters away from the royal guards and the princess in the center. The guardian mechs stood around on each side of Zeta as he transformed into a colossal giant, transforming his core into the cannon that destroyed Robit.
The princess looked at it as Zeta charged his attack up. Directing it at her as she scoffed. "This can't break my magical barrier." She looked at it as the cyan beam charged up. She held up her hands as her dark blue dress fluttered a bit.
"Show them that true Astral magic." Airsoft looked up as he fired a tether cable. Grappling onto Zeta as he swung by and picked up Hawaii, the two went upwards as both Guardian mechs guarded Zeta's feet from the swarm.
A plasma barrage was fired from some heavy vehicles in the distance as Zeta fired his beam, the continuous flow of cyan crashed onto the barrier as it started to crack. They were shocked behind the barrier, nothing should be able to make it through. The princess thought it was impossible. Zeta then put his arms around the beam as it became focused. Clearing out the Sacramentum forces from the front as the entire area turned to ash from the attack.