Chapter 2832 - Split Hangar (1/2)

It felt frustrating to Ves and everyone else to interrupt their escape due to an unforeseen outcome.

Their original escape plan became invalid because the armored transport and the escort mechs they were supposed to meet no longer existed!

Without those four extra Infinity Guard mechs, the remaining four biomechs would have to endure a lot more pressure. A lot less people wanted to mess with eight mechs as opposed to half that number!

While the scale of combat within the massive tunnel complex was rather small, it became worse as the areas got bigger. For example, the massive underground hangar space up ahead hosted several different groups of mechs!

Perhaps the Roving Hunter mechs could fight against one of these groups, but if another group joined in, then the situation would quickly spin out of control!

Both Ves and Captain Rivington were aware of this possibility. After fighting off the ultralifers, the four mechs that they had left were all in damaged condition. Their ability to fight was not as good as before!

Should they turn back and escape in another direction? They didn’t know. Every decision introduced a host of new problems.

”The longer we stay here, the greater the risk we’ll get swept by one of the bigger groups of combatants that are currently fighting on the surface.” Ves explained his thoughts over the private communication channel. ”If we turn around and try to find an alternate path to the surface, we’ll have to cross through a lot of terrain. At every junction, we risk bumping into hostile mechs. The other viable exits might not even be as secure as we think.”

Captain Rivington grimaced. ”We can’t go forward either. From the sensor readings you’ve passed to me, it’s clear that the different groups of mechs have already shown a lot of aggression. They’re fighting with each other even as we speak, but the intensity of their attacks is very conservative. They’re all on guard against newcomers who might come in and take advantage of their depletion.”

Ves looked at the sensor readings and wished that his Odineye could glean more details. While he was quite amazed at its capabilities, continued use also allowed him to figure out its shortcomings.

He couldn’t figure out who they answered to or what organization they were a part of. They weren’t sending any transmissions outside the hangar and all of their internal communications were too difficult to intercept.

Lucky noticed his glance. ”Meoow..?”

”Can you go out there and take a look at the different fighting forces inside?”

”Meooplain about his weakness when he was still poor and lacking in resources.

It was another thing to lament about having control over thousands of powerful mechs but not being able to reach any of them in a life-threatening situation!

Even though Ves enjoyed a thrill every now and then, he did not enjoy any part of the current situation!

Right now, he didn’t want to give up going forward. The exit was relatively close and they could get far away from the active zone of fighting if they took one of the exits that was originally reserved for discrete entries and exits.

”We need to take a closer look and examine the people who are fighting in greater detail.” He concluded. ”Not all of them are necessarily our opponents. If we can co-opt one of the groups of mechs, we stand a much greater chance of getting away!”

”That’s.. a workable idea.”

One of the honor guards volunteered to go forward in order to observe the mechs and transmit the findings back to Ves so that he could make informed decisions.

This was a high-risk mission, but the honor guard gladly fulfilled this vital duty. It didn’t take much guessing that he was a Kinner.

While the hangar had turned into an active battle site, that didn’t mean that everyone got shot on sight.

There were plenty of civilians and random people running around inside. They either holed up in their vehicles in the hopes of riding out the crisis or attempted to activate them in order to flee the entire area.

It was too bad that some of the groups didn’t want anyone to escape! While these belligerent mech squads didn’t bother to waste their energy or ammunition on shooting at random people on foot, it was a different story for moving vehicles!

When the honor guard discreetly snuck in and observed the closer gatherings of mechs, he sent a directional burst transmission back to Ves and the Roving Hunters.

There were six different groups of mechs in the underground hangar. Each of them claimed their own side while their ranged mechs shot at the positions of other groups.

”I recognize those guys with the black-coated mechs.” Captain Rivington quickly spoke up. ”They’re the Trezin Showstoppers. They’re a visiting competitive team that was scheduled to take part in a match against a local team this week.”

”Are you friendly with them?” Ves asked.