Westhaven - Underground Facility, Eastern Approach
Amari's assault team hit the eastern stairwell with coordinated aggression designed to create impression of full-force commitment. Twenty fighters—mix of embedded Liberators and freed slaves with combat capability—moving with enough noise and visible Uncos manifestation to convince Order forces that this was primary extraction route.
The Order response was immediate and overwhelming. Soldiers poured into defensive positions with discipline that confirmed professional military training, their formation creating layered obstacle that would grind assault to halt through superior positioning and firepower.
Exactly as Amari had intended.
"Contact established!" he shouted, his voice pitched to carry back toward the main group still evacuating through western route. "Heavy resistance! Estimate thirty Order soldiers—we need support!"
