Jamie showed Fell the way around, and after not even ten minutes, they finished touring the totality of the area they were supposed to defend. "And that"s it, in this area the defenses from the West and North team will gather. The same is also true for the area between Northern and Eastern wall.""Oh.", mumbled Fell. Turning the circular walls surrounding the city into four different outposts couldn"t be a bad idea, especially if their defenses would cohabit in each section.
"Well, the area isn"t very vast. And I"m guessing that the majority of the people here will use a ranged weapon."
Surprise flashed on Jamie"s face, and he couldn"t help but nod before explaining. "That"s not really surprising; the problem with our defense is that the majority of our MechSuit pilots aren"t well trained to attack the wave in close combat."
"To those people, close quarter combat is equal to dying at the first mistake. Although I"m sure that they won"t hesitate to charge if it"s needed.", he noticed Fell"s gaze and couldn"t help but add. "As for me, I"ll be following sir whenever he decides to go. If you feel like charging forward inside of the mob, I"ll follow your back and support you with my meager skills.", he finished his sentence while b.u.mping his fist on his torso.
A deep thud resounded from his. .h.i.t, and Fell could see the man"s determination in his face. "No need to carry the same risks as I will do.", Fell responded with a smile before looking around.
"Where are the others?", asked Fell with puzzlement on his face. "Isn"t the attack supposed to happen in less than a few hours?"
Jamie couldn"t help but smirk at the question, and his finger moved to point towards the ground under their legs. "You see, this wall isn"t really a wall and inside of it are large facilities. Do not worry; in two hours at most, this place will be filled to the brim with MechSuits and canons."
"The same will, of course, be true for the other defensive outpost as well.", he finished explaining before shutting his lips. He stood near Fell in silence and waited for the youth"s next question.
"Jamie. Are you afraid?"
The question surprised the officer. A dumbfounded expression appeared on his face for a few seconds before turning into laughter. After the long burst of laughter, Jamie wiped the tear in the corner of his eyes before answering.
"Aren"t we all, sir?", he responded with a smile on his lips before continuing. "I mean, fear is a normal response for the human brain. Without fear, we would all rush to the beast wave that is coming. And the result won"t end in our favor."
"Aren"t we still going to do that, Jamie?", Said Fell while looking at the soldier in the eye.
"Well, the actions may be the same. But with fear, we have managed to acquire humanities strongest weapon. Courage, with emboldening us and helping us advance forward.", he paused for a second feeling the blood running through his veins. "With it, we might find the little path that will lead us to our survival. I have an unwavering trust in humanity"s capacity when it comes to survival."
Fell nodded and stood silently while looking at the distance. The night was advancing at a fast pace. In a faraway distance, a soft light could be spotted. "The sun won"t take long before it rises.", he mumbled before Jamie exclaimed.
"The sunrise from here is quite the view. I"d say that its one of the best perks of working high up those walls.", a smile hung on his lips, and he breathed deeply before continuing. "What a blessing to be able to see it one last time."
Surprise flashed on Fell"s lips. He approached the border of the wall and sat on it with his leg dangling in the air. His head turned toward Jamie, and he exclaimed in a matter of fact tone.
"I"m not moving from here. You should go take care of your own preparation.", he said with a wave of his hand. An odd expression appeared on the face of Jamie, and he felt as if he was being shooed away.
"Don"t you need a MechSuit?", asked Jamie in a hurry. "We have the latest models down ther-"
"Don"t need it; I"m already fully ready for the battle.", interrupted Fell without turning around. His vision was marked on the distance, and he couldn"t help but cherish this silent and calm moment. Even in the middle of the night, he could see with crystal clarity as if it was the middle of the day, and his precision was still top notch even in those circ.u.mstances.
"Judging from terrain in front of here, most of the beast wave will move from those spots."
He began making a mental note, and studied the battleground where the battle would happen tomorrow. "Depending on the beast"s size, that patch of forest can be used as a place where I can retreat."
He spent the next twenty minutes filling his brain with hundreds of potential usage of the terrain in front of him. "Climbing this wall might be difficult; thus, I"ll need to keep the retreat towards the wall as a last resort.", he thought before looking near his leg.
Hundreds of meters separated the top of the wall and its base, a jump of this height was sadly still something Fell wasn"t capable of doing. Plus, due to the steepness of the wall, it couldn"t be climbed on unless he created dents in its surface. If he made those dents, he would leave out ways for the most intelligent and agile beast to climb behind his tracks. And that wasn"t something he wanted.
"As I thought, I"ll leave it as a last option.", he confirmed the thought in his mind. "I"m not sure there would be beasts that could cause me a problem, but I should still raise my guard. Just in case…"