The assembly alarm suddenly sounded in the base.
Squads of fully equipped soldiers ran out of the camp, forming ranks. Mechas set into combat mode stood up with ceaseless "buzzing" and rolled out from the tarmac.
Dust billowed on the huge playground and roads. In just twenty minutes, nearly six thousand Single Soldier Mecha and hundreds of heavy, medium-sized, and electronic mecha had assembled. Under the orders of the officers, they drove out of the base in rows, heading northwest along the city roads and onto the resource highway.
The base's searchlights, bright as daylight, cast long shadows of the two Major Generals and dozens of field officers. These resolute officers saluted Chen Fengxi and Pierre, then turned towards their Command Mechas. The heavy metal footrests retracted, and the hatch doors closed. The massive mechas kicked up swirling dust as they merged into the rolling convoy.
