The rest of the trip towards the base was uneventful, no rebel group trying to ambush them, just Nicolae leading the rest of the men towards the base. The Anzat vampire found a nice spot for his squad to observe the base without being properly spotted, foliage and different rock formations hiding them from the base ahead as he took a better look at it...There seemed to not be many people in there, the rebel group was either low on numbers or had sent too many people to engage them outside, people that were now dead, of course, either way, it was good for them.
"We are doing fine" Nicolae whispered into the comlink after he pulled it, his eyes still fixated on the base ahead "We were ambushed by a rebel group, but I managed to take care of it with minimal casualties" Obviously he took most of the credit for that one, his voice full of pride that could be noticed even through the commlink.
But then he paused himself from boasting for a moment before his mind actually thought of someone else for a change "What about the other two and their squads, are both of them still alive?" Nicolae asked partly because even he was slightly worried about not hearing about them and partly because, if they were indeed alive, that meant there were more people to fight and throw against the base, four sith were better than one or two after all, however...
"So, the entrance is well defended because of the turret that they've set up...But I don't see many people around, chances are most of them were outside trying to pick us apart and the turret is their last ace in a lost hand" The Anzat explained, pondering for a moment before opening communications once again "However, it wouldn't surprise me if there were more rebel groups outside that came back to strengthen their defences in the time it takes for you to make your way here, so I'd like to ask permission to engage unless the other two squads are healthy enough to make a big difference" Was it pride and confidence that made him ask for such a thing? Certainly, but he also believed that it was a logical conclusion to make. However, he wasn't confident enough to go in without asking for approval, the champion probably knew better, after all.
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