The Darkness aimed its long-range weapon at the middle-aged woman, who, heart skipping a beat, came to an abrupt realization of the closeness of death. She stopped crying and fussing altogether, causing the aura of the scene to heighten with tension. It was not a show, they were truly prepared to shoot.
No one knew if they would really shoot, and the orders acquired by the Black Blade were to temporarily hold fire and wait for three minutes.
The Federation would never allow the Darkness to aim at an ordinary citizen. The moment the Black Blade raised its gun, immediate suppressive fire from three directions was initiated, calculated beforehand to ensure safe shooting angles that would avoid any innocents in the neighborhood.
Boom boom boom! With six consecutive explosions, the shots were all blocked by the Black Blade. Unfortunately, the intervention of the federal soldiers had no effect, and the monstrous mech and the two heavy, 90-ton V24 tanks vanished in the explosion.