>>5292291As it turns out, you and Shade managed to corral the enemy exactly as planned.
At first glance, it looks like you’re engaging local insurgents or militia forces. It’s not easy to distinguish between the two, mostly because the difference is usually just decided by the side they’ve thrown their lot in with.
They <span class="mu-s">had</span> a couple technicals and a heavy-duty cargo truck repurposed as a troop transport, but the the rear technical was crushed by a rockslide, and Shade already dispatched the gunner on the other technicals.
As for their makeshift troop transport, everyone onboard hopped off and tried to find a position to return fire. A reasonable tactical decision, but one that had the unintended byproduct of sandwiching them directly between you and Shade.
It doesn’t take long for them to buckle under the pressure from both sides, and the pair of you clear out the entire group without breaking much of a sweat.
“That was easy.” Shade mutters, sounding almost disappointed at their poor showing.
> “Don’t get cocky. That was probably just them testing the waters, sending in the cannon fodder to see how we’d react. Chances are, we’ll be facing the real fighters next.”“Good. Starting to get bored up here.”
While you’ve got a minute to breathe, you decide to…
> Boobytrap the collapsed entrance with your frag grenades. If they try to dislodge it, they’re in for one hell of a surprise.> Get on an open broadcast and try to provoke somebody into tipping their hand early. If you can get in their heads, that’s half the battle won already. (Feel free to include a general theme / subject of your taunt)> Recover the machine guns from the pair of remaining technicals. Might give you an edge when it comes to firepower.> Reposition to another spiderhole. You dug em for a reason, to help keep the enemy guessing. > Other? 