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[b]Connacht Airspace, Earth[/b]

[b]Anju's[/b] blade was quicker on the draw than her opponent's Guarlion, the tip of the weapon piercing through the Break Field and into its Tesla Drive. It was not enough to prevent an impact between the two Armored Modules, but the sudden interruption to the flow of energy around the DC pilot forced it to careen off its chosen path, only tagging the left side of Anju's Guarlion and trailing off past her in smoke rather than dealing what could've been a fatal blow. If the damage to the UTX pilot was not too severe to be disabling, she had a clear shot at finishing him.

[b]Corinne's[/b] first shot landed true, piercing through the cannon barrel of the Barrelion. Its pilot had not expected such speed from the UTX leader's unfamiliar Personal Trooper, and as internal explosions occurred through the upper body of the oddly shaped machine, the pilot was forced to eject, cursing the name of Ring Mao and her infernal creations as the AM fell to the Earth in rapidly collapsing pieces. The other Barrelion, having a few more seconds to comparatively react, took a less fatal, yet still disabling, wound. Its cannon had been destroyed by the attack, crushed by the projectile. Its ability to contribute to the battlefield was gone entirely.

And so its pilot made a decision. The Barrelion retreated with incredible speed - speed that was in no way possible for a stock unit. It left the battlefield the same way it, [i]and its leader[/i], had arrived. And whatever that had allowed the Barrelion to move in such a way, the Guarlion Custom likely possessed as well.

The explosions halted the Landlions' advance, with the two at the head of the pack forced to retreat back along the riverbed in order to avoid being damaged by the wall of detonations. The Landlion remaining above the water was taken out by [b]Hazel's[/b] T-Link Ripper, sliced apart with little fanfare. The one below was luckier, but even slowed by the change in medium, its entire right side was lost on impact with the railgun projectile.

Although the lake was close, and indeed, from UTX's position an archaeological campsite could be seen on the opposite side of the water body, the Landlions were clearly reevaluating their situation. Even with the arrival of their leader in the form of the Guarlion Custom, their victory and ability to hold the camp was no longer assured, and in fact growing increasingly unlikely as more of their brethren fell.

They surfaced. And they made for dry land, zipping eastward in retreat. Even so, they launched Homing Missiles at Hazel, hoping to keep her off their backs even as they ran. Pursuit was still possible for the members of UTX Team, however, for unlike the Barrelion, they were clearly unequipped with whatever allowed such rapid movement. 

And in the skies above, the Guarlion Custom was immediately moving. Though its comrades in the Remnant were in various stages of a fighting retreat, it would still engage UTX to buy time. Although initially ready to strike at Maine 1 while he and his wingmen were engaging the remainder of the DC flight, [b]Adam's[/b] attempt to assist the Irish Federation team changed the pilot's mind.

The modified Guarlion swung around to meet the incoming Huckebein. It sped forth, autocannon firing on all cylinders to pepper Adam even while it rapidly closed the distance, Assault Blade whirring.