The Elite that was being eaten by Luggage was about to try and rip the lid off of it when Raijin's punch collided with it's back causing both it's arms to be lodged in Luggage's interior. Cursing the Elite controller ejected from within the battle armour and ran for the landing point as the armour self detonated whilst Luggage ate it. Upon reaching the landing point, he ducked down under his allies fire and grabbed a gun that was held by one of the three soldiers who had been fatally wounded by Bryce's shots. The other Elite who had been attacked by Rex had already done the same and was laying down fire on Bryce as he moved. The other three that been shot were still able to stand and fire.
The Elite who was charging at Metznick suddenly stopped as it's inner workings stalled. It looked down and saw what looked like acid eating away inside the huge hole left in the battle armour's chest cavity from Metznick's attack. The Elite reassessed the suit's combat efficiency and ejected and left it to self-destruct like the others. He ran for the landing point and picked up the last downed soldier's gun and laid fire on Metznick's new position.
The Elite that was inside the Vortex that Valvatorez had created and simply looked around combat ready. "I wouldn't think you were educated desert scum but I hardly thought you were this stupid. Do you know nothing about the infighting and backstabbing that goes on between and within our families? How we feed on it to raise our selves through our society? And when we fall to our lowest and decide to sacrifice what we have left to the only option that remains, The Brigade! You do not scare me, Trickster! Come and face me Coward." The Elite bellowed as he swung his Katanas in circles around him.
Three of the soldiers stopped their fire to removed one of the two spike grenades attached to their belts. They raised and threw them at the attackers. One went in Metznick direction, one in Fen and Val's direction and another went into the building next to Luggage. Another soldier, on one of the turrets, stamped down on a button next to him raising up the sides of the Landing point and creating some cover for the soldiers. Additionally, it raised a shield with a slit over the top of the mounted guns making the gunners themselves harder to hit.
The Overseer was about to enter the Tavern when the Saboteur extended her arm in front of him to stop him. The bodyguard was raising his weapon to deal with her when the Overseer said "Stand down, X-98t. What do you have to report mercenary?" The woman retrieved a small device from her belt and simply said "Fireworks." With a click of the button the few devices she had been able to place in Figaro Castle began humming and quickly glowing a deep red. The Overseer nodded at her and she made her way to the back of the landing point and sat down whilst camouflaged and watched the battle rage. The Overseer went into the Tavern with his bodyguard.
"YOU CAN GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW, YOU BASTARD SON OF A GRAZER!" yelled the barkeep whilst pressing the button under his bar. X-98t reacted almost instantly as the turrets descended and blew them both apart with the rifle grafted on to it's right arm. It cocked it's head as the Overseer approached the barkeep and smashed his face with the mace he was carrying. "Don't you know it's rude to talk to your superiors that way? Now how about you be a nice little piece of scum and hand me over the town's takings and pour me a drink. he ordered in a sickening voice. "You and your kind can go to hell." the barkeep spat. "Pity. We had such a good working relationship for the sake of this town and I'm guessing you're not going to accept my earlier offer so..." he raises his shotgun to the barkeep's frightened face. "Your services are no longer required." The Overseer pulled the trigger and the barkeep slumped to the floor whilst somewhere on the other side of the Tavern an "Eeek!" was heard. The Overseer turned and looked in that direction whilst giving order's to his bodyguard. "The taxes should be somewhere behind the bar. Smash it up if you have to find them." X-98t nodded and began smashing at the bar as the Overseer made his way towards the noise. Passing by various overturned tables and chairs, he found Eve cowering in the corner hugging her helmet in fear. "What have we here?" the Overseer purred behind his mask as Eve looked up at him in fear.
As the shields were rising, the gunner that Balthier was aiming at was hit and went down. One of the Elites dropped the rifle he was using and assumed the gunner's position and resumed firing. The gunner that Edgar was aiming at felt something imbed in his side and looked down and saw an arrow sticking out. Even though he was in pain he continued with his fire. The shields fully raised just as Rozalin fired causing her shot to deflect off the metal and into the sand.
