Vlad's fist met with the droid's face in a veritable explosion of metal parts and wiring. Its whole body twisted in midair as it flew back and crumpled onto the asphalt pavement. Two more droids beside him quickly converged in, assailing the first Operator to charge right into their midsts. Their rectangular machetes swung with deliberate strength and focus, no more or less far than to simply cleave into him. The Defender dodged both of them, but the immediate failure of the androids only seemed to encourage more to hinder him. Two more, now four in total, advanced upon Vlad. The two ones that had initially attacked him tried once more, but not before the one to his right suddenly lost its swinging arm.

Chariot had joined the fray, cleaving a longsword through the air to sever the droids arm. A heavy kick into its chest crushed the outer armor and punted into onto the ground. The Specialist worked with Vlad to defend the Defender where he needed it, and to decrease the fodder numbers as quickly as possible.

Dragoon's spear thrust right through the droid to Vlad's left, and down two more while she was at it, leaving Vlad more room to catch his breath before the next wave was upon them. While Dragoon did manage to give the armored drone a push back, it seemed utterly unfazed in the grand scheme of things, and was soon going to be joined by a second armored droid.

Five droids down.

Both Strix and Mule had range at their disposal, and summarily put enough holes through four of the droids to down them as well. Meanwhile, Feral found it easy to disengage without any droids upon her, and made her way in a wide berth around the building to the party's right. The alleyway leading back to the street where all the action was taking place was easy enough, but something stopped her...

A purple flashing light sitting in the middle of the alley.

It was the only thing she'd seen thus far that wasn't black or white or somewhere in between. A little antennae-like device with legs and a blocky main body. Some kind of transmission device? The thought would have to wait its turn, as two new enemies suddenly showed up. Dog-sized quadrupedal robots fell from the walls of the alleyway above her, landing on either side of the strange device. Glaring red eyes stared at her, as if daring her to take a step closer. It was one versus two in the alleyway.

On the street, 11 normal droids, the 5 armored droids, and the two caster droids yet remained.

5 of the normal droids advanced inwards, collapsing upon the three Operators in the center of it all. 2 of the armored droids advanced upon Dragoon -bad news for the lightly armored Vanguard.

6 normal droids and 3 of the armored ones continued past them, still a good number of yards away, but gunning for Strix, Mule, and Thrones.

The two caster droids halted where they stood, furthest from everyone. A rising hum emanated from their bodies, and purple lightning crackled throughout their sleek forms. They were preparing to attack, no doubt with something frightening.