As you are halfway up the hill, you suddenly hear behind you a hollow blast. As you turn around, you can see several artillery shells decend over the base. Approximately ten meters above the camp, they explode and release several smaller missiles, spreading the Area of Impact. Just shortly after they hit, the sound of the first explosion reach your ears and only a few seconds after, the louder blast of the impact. Then they came. Under a second volley of SPMA shells, the 9th Mercenary Fleet decends over the hill towards the base. The first row are five Hellbenders that open fire on the observation tower. From the distance, the plasma balls are just small glowing dots, floating towards the tall structure. Then, one after the other explodes in a large light ball. The tower begins a rocking motion, swinging stronger with each hit. Then, probably with a ear- tearing sound that is only muffled by the distance, he begins to collapse. But in the same moment, one of Hellbenders is hit by something and explodes in a fireball that , the shockwave hitting the next of them, nearly throwing it over. The building at the northern river bend has opened its door, letting out the Goliath Tank the rebels stole. But as he turns his muzzle towards the next target, the Hellbenders turn around and scoop up the hill in zigzag curves, shooting their plasma balls, but neither of the vehicles can do any damage on the other.
Meanwhile, there is motion in the camp. The soldiers begin running around, gathering material, loading it into smaller vehicles, always endangered by the continued artillery fire that form some kind of deep and slow rythm in this music of battle. Just as you watch, one of the shells explodes directly next to one of the cars, throwing it into the next building, leveling one quarter of it with its explosion. The garage opens again, but on the other side, giving sight to a very strange vehicle taht seems to have a very large roof, protuding over the actual car. As it reaches the river, the roof suddenly begins to move independently and swings over the river, forming a bridge. With this, the soldiers stop packing, hop in the cars and drive over the newly-formed bridge. The artillery shots seemed to get more aimed, focusing on the top of the central cliff with the command center which gradually became a smoldering ruin.
There was another explosion, very close and very loud. The first vehicle has reached the mines and triggered them, disappearing in the fireball.