The intense fire in Houston was the first signal of this turmoil, as the Night City army racing through the Evil Land of Southern California instantly shed all disguises—
Swarms of drones, transport planes, and floating cars filled the sky, the steel flood in Hansen's memory surged over the desert like a tide:
A torrent of metal formed by thousands of drones, chariots, and robots rushed forward.
Steel-forged monsters observed the world through sensors, their heavy bodies equipped with the proud armor, missiles, machine guns, radar, and interferers of military technology.
Every warrior, every piece of equipment, every piece of artillery was precisely guided under the central battlefield scheduling system, this was the metal warfare mode that helped Miles conquer the Free State...
And also, the military prowess that Hansen used to be proud of and marveled at...
