General Matt was both blunt and decisive when he apparently gave the order to attack, being the first to open fire himself. Mithias had expected him to retreat to safety. Being a commanding officer, he would be crucial in organizing and directing the SOLDIER forces, a bunch of humans, some of which had never seen combat before. Of course, he could not be blamed for immediately attacking. Matt was inwardly a belligerent old geezer, and having been caught out at the front gate, he may not even have been able to successfully abscond. Mithias cursed under his breath for not getting here sooner and looked warily at the bionic ninja. In response to the general's actions, or perhaps it was inevitable, the Purge crusaders and tanks took acion. Mithias could only shake his head at the knight look-alikes that went down to bullets, but the bolts lodging themselves into concrete gave him plenty reason for concern. Gross deathscreams curdled his blood as immoliated human 'kindred' of his fell unconscious to the pain of fire and perished. For all his work to promote and keep peace, the slaughter had already begun so easily around him. He looked at Kami with grave expression as he listened to the warrior's words. Mithias squinted his eyes briefly, but did not move, as a bullet hit the ground near him and flung dirt upward in a mini explosion. "SOLDIER stands for peace. You stand for slaughter. Which of those is the greater good? We will not let you win." Mithias revved the engine of his bike as he saw Kami launch his cross-like stake-knives and charge forward. Gaging Kami's speed, Mithias aided his machine to accelerate away. Never taking his eyes off the professional assassin as he was quickly closing in, Mithias pulled his FN57 with his left and fired several shots at Kami while driving. His vampiric senses told him what was in front of his bike as he tore alongside the base at high speed. He didn't signal. Retreating to a more advantageous position was the best he could come up with at the immediate moment. His bullets failing to kill Kami no Kage, no surprise, Mithias Chucked a smoke bomb and returned both hands to the steering. Tanks, flame throwers, a holy water vaporizer, bolts that could cut through concrete... This was merely a SOLDIER outpost. Kilo Point didn't have tanks. Hair blowing randomly behind him, the vampire considered his pursuer. There was no doubt about it, Kami was part machine, but he was also human in the flesh. He would die, somehow, if not in battle, then from age, and that could just as well be a method of defeating him. Surely he had some kind of defense against vampire mind control, or he would have fallen by now. Humans also had several requirements beyond the needs of a vampire. They had to have warmth, oxygen, nutrition, an intact spine... and they had to breathe. He pushed the bike to put some distance between him and Kami. As soon as he heard the smoke bomb go off, Mithias kicked off the foot pedals and brought his feet onto the seat before jumping straight up off the bike and onto the stone wall surrounding the base. The bike sailed on without a driver. Hopefully, Kami would be tricked by the simple ruse, at least for a moment. Mithias had both guns pulled before he even landed with a roll, ready to use them if he had been seen.