Cyne pulled the trigger of his handgun, echoing a loud discharge that sounded throughout the facility.

It was only moments ago where gunshots and screams were the sounds that made up local ambiance. Now, it was quiet, and bodies were littered all over the place. Beneath Cyne was the warden he had cornered prior though admittedly the man was little consequence. Despite being shot up by Pathfinder, the warden could still move around although barely. In a way, Cyne simply offed him as mercy kill. Had he left the man as he, the warden would likely had bled out. That, and it was probably quicker and safer to leave no witnesses, regardless if the complex was secured.

As Cyne cleaned his HF blade, he noted Ducaelia already at work in tampering with the building's security systems. Although much of it wouldn't been secured within the tower structure itself, compromising what they could from where they were was nevertheless productive in their endeavors. As he looked on, he had then realized that he himself was now being observed as Ducaelia called him out.

[color=00746b]"I'm all through here. Sorry, couldn't help admiring your work,"[/color] Cyne replied before eyeing the elevator, [color=00746b]"well, let’s head up. Once comms are down, we'll have a good spot upstairs."[/color]

The ride up the elevator didn't take long. If anything, it took a mere minute. Plenty of time to change gear and briefly attend to other interests. Once they reached their floor, the elevator's doors retracted and brought in the outside air, polluted by smoke and the chemicals of weapon's fire. As it turned out, the defenders had set up a communications nest on one of the towers' balconies, overlooking the battlefield. It was there that several spotters positioned themselves in as they coordinated with their troops below and relayed messages to other units. Unbeknownst to them, they would be getting unwelcomed company.

The moment the elevator doors opened, one of the nearby guards turned around with a quizzical look, almost as though they were not expecting anyone to on their floor. As they turned, the y found the barrel of Cyne's shotgun leveled to their face and just a few feet apart, [color=00746b]"'ello!"[/color] Cyne greeted in a mocking manner before pulling the trigger.

At that moment, the guard's head exploded into a chunky nebula of crimson. Punched by the momentum of the tearing slug, the guard's headless body was thrown forward, smearing a trail of red in its wake. Cyne stepped out and gauged his surroundings. The floor which was exposed to the outside was a simple corridor that lead to their target. Pathfinder, at Cyne's command, zoomed ahead unnoticed and engaged the spotting team. No one in their group had time to defensively respond to the drone attack as each was cut down one by one. It almost seemed too easy that this floor of all places was the least defended. He didn't know whether the occupants were either idiots or they genuinely believed that their makeshift fortress was impenetrable. Regardless of the circumstances, they were about to be taught the error of their ways. 

Both Cyne and Ducaelia made their way to the nest unopposed. Upon arrival, Cyne took to the ledge of the balcony and set his rifle laid his rifle out, its bipods gripping to the surface as he established his firing position. Dropping to a knee, Cyne glanced at Ducaelia, [color=00746b]"the sooner we cut communications down, the sooner we can party."[/color]

Turning back to his devices, Cyne tapped his comms, [color=00746b]"Spyglass to Shade. We've seized the enemy's communication equipment and are in position. We'll have these guy's net down soon. Begin op on Ducaelia's signal."[/color] 

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Silas grinned upon hearing the familiar voice speaking through comms, [color=00a651][b]"'about time you showed yourself, Lito. And here I was beginning to think you up an' bailed."[/b][/color]

Hearing Lito's eventually reply, Silas leaped forwards and shadowed the armored trooper's whom were quickly thrown into the defensive posture with half their number having been gunned down; two eliminated by Lito's own powered armor and another ripped apart by Gerad's weaponry. The remainder of the assault squad backpedaled, boosting away from the now reinforced line. Seeing as though that the defenses were much organized than was previously believed, the enemy's suits were pulling out though not before laying down covering fire for themselves as they retreated. Despite their barrage, Silas noticed that their armed response was being negated by someone wielding a heavily modified riot shield. The suits' heavy machine gun fire simply glanced off its sturdy exterior why anything behind it was kept well protected. The individual manning the shield was clearing not a resistance fighter and Silas was quick to note that the man had regarded Lito as they dismounted from the APC. While now wasn't the time, he would certainly ask Lito about that man. That is if he survived his impending maneuver.

Catching one of the armored troopers out of position and too late to pull out, Silas, enhanced by his Shade's Skin, had pounced the stranded the stranded man. The suit, noticing Silas's charge jetted away in an attempt to put as much difference between him and Silas. But Silas was faster and closed the distance with ease with his plasma knife drawn. Grabbing hold of the trooper's right arm, Silas's augmented strength reeled them in before thrusting the knife though the suit's torso section until he connected with something soft on the other side. The suit's armored limbs spasmed briefly before the bulkier form keeled over; it's pilot clearly deceased within.

With another over their number down, the remaining and surviving suits opted into full retreating and madly leaped away, even into incoming fire if necessary. Silas at first thought about pursing but he was quick to remind himself of the plan he had laid out. Simply fighting off the powered armor squad was enough to ensure their operation remained intact. Without anything else to shoot or stab, Silas boosted back to his defensive line.

Upon return and offsetting the Shade's Skin, Silas approached Lito and the newcomer, [color=00a651][b]"Nice to see you again. Whose you're buddy here?"[/b][/color]