"This is it. What happens next will be fraught with danger. We need to be at the top of our game here, or else we will most certainly suffer."
The combined group of humans and Evolver fish-whales had reached the periphery of the Spiral Continent.
Each of the mech pilots and fish-whales exhibited a variety of emotions. Fear, apprehension, excitement, hope, ambition and so on drove them to this point.
The repercussions of the next series of actions were grave.
To the Golden Skull Alliance, the upcoming battle would likely be the culmination of the Purgatory Campaign.
All of the effort they put into fighting against the initial waves of Swarmer fish-whales and opening up a beachhead on the Gate Continent needed to yield a return on investment.
The Larkinson Clan, the Glory Seekers and the Cross Clan already paid a substantial price to make it this far. Not only did they deplete a lot of ordnance and supplies, they also lost a lot of mechs and the lives of actual mech pilots.
