“I assume that I unlocked new mines with the Css II Area Denial catalog, anything useful?” I asked Nyx.

  To destroy Antithesis, yes. To keep the surrounding area intao. Most of the mines in the Css II catalog are desigo deal with even rger models than you’re currently fag, but do a lot of colteral damage. You do, however, have access to several other options.

  I raised a that. “Like what?”

  Traps that make aire se pletely impassable to low level models. Things like Tes coils, gas dispensers, and ser grids.

  My brain malfuned for a sed, so I just said the first thing that popped into my mind. “.”

  Indeed

  “So if I closed off the street with a ser grid…”

  It would kill anything weaker than a model twelve, and injure most models uwenty.

  I cracked a smile, “That’s just what I want. How much?”

  Depends on he of an area, and how long you want them running. If you want to survive a siege from all those hives I’d say y points to block off the street for six hours. I feel like I should mention if you want to use mines iure you COULD deploy self replig minefields if you unlocked the Css II Matter Refiguration Maes.

  I shrugged, “That’s good to know, but I’m pletely out of tokens.”

  I’m aware. Since you’re assisting your team iroying these hives I’m giving you half credit to you for every hive they get rid of.

  I felt my eyebrows raise, “That’s actually really helpful. I still have a ton of catalogs I want to unlock, but that wait until after we’re done here. For now points are the priority.”

  If you mao draw the Antithesis away from those hives I imagine you’ll be swimming in points before long.

  I ran my hand through my hair, trying to prioritize everything I’d need in the few minutes. It was aensive list. “Alright Nyx, this is what I think I need right now, at a minimum. Wall off the other three sides of the interse, ser grid off all the streets, and put an APS ohree new walls.” I paused, iing the metal wall in front of me. “And then we need something to deploy flesh melters to keep those grids clear.”

  That’s a lot of hardware, I assume you have a pn?

  “I do, I’m going to pnt a lure right in the middle of this interse ahe Antithesis attag until the hives are all dead, or the team falls back.” After a few seds I threw my thumb back towards the truck,

  “Also, make a hat I need a secure ste area iruck that I leave a lure in. Spending a thousand points every incursion might not be a ton of points, but it adds up.”

  Noted. If you want, I repurpose a Css I APS system to fire flesh melters whenever you want. They’ll cost forty points a piece.

  I sighed. "Totals Nyx, I afford it all?"

  The defenses will cost you 874 points, and ahousand for the lure. You just need a few more kills.

  “Fine, don’t buy the lure right away, but make sure you reserve the points. Put everything else up when I have enough.” I once again pulled up Spooky’s view and examihe street below. “I’ll also want a mix of Shard mines and Adhesive mines beyond the wall, and a couple more droo find that oversized shellfish before it shows up.”

  Adhesive mines?

  “Yeah, if something survives the ser grid, the bears, and the shard mines I need something to hold it in pce long enough for me t something bigger to bear,” I expined.

  That’s uandable. You just passed the threshold.

  Purchased

  36m Bear-acade wall (12 x 3m se) - 108 points

  24m Bear-acade wall with gate (3 x 8m se) - 96 points

  High Frequency Laser Grid x4 - 360 points

  PAS system x3 = 150 points

  Automated Flesh Melter delivery System x4 = 160 points

  Points remaining: 1000

  Almost instantly the interse where I was standi from a barren roadway to a veritable fortress. Each side of the interse was now blocked off by five metal anels. Four heavy anels, split into two ses, with a heavily reinforced gate in the middle. Outside the wall there was a steady, low pitched hum.

  I sent a quiand to the three artillery bears to mahree new walls, then climbed up on the north wall with the rest of my squad. There was still a steady stream of Antithesis ing dowreet, but now instead of being shot they reached a point approximately fifty feet down and literally fell apart.

  The Model Threes bouhrough the nearly invisible ser wall, only to be sliced into several equal parts. The Fours were slower, but thankfully they had a lot of mass so when they hit the grid the momentum carried their corpses straight through. There was quite a pile of sliced up alien pnts building up in the middle of the road.

  I eyed the side of the street, there was a metal structure there but it was hard to make out aails from this distance. “How high does that go?” I asked.

  About tehey target the emitters and attempt to disable the wall, but that would require a level of intelligence we haven’t seen in this incursion so far. I think you’re more likely to see some of the mile models try and go around ohe street gets a little busier.

  “You make it sound like the Antithesis are just going to flood the area trying to get to me.”

  When you set up your lures before you were just pulling the dregs out of the surrounding area. What you’re attempting to do now is simute a hive emergency signal, within an Antithesis trolled area, while who knows how many hives pump out new models. This is going to be a whole other level pared to anything you’ve experienced before.

  That being said… Betweealogs you’ve unlocked, and the preparations you’ve already made, you’re in an excellent position to repel the Antithesis.

  “Thanks for the vote of fidence, I guess.”

  Just pay attention, the Antithesis will take advantage of any weaknesses in your defenses. All it’ll take is one momentary pse and they’ll break through.

  “Thanks, that NEVER occurred to me." I paused, taking in a deep breath, "This isn’t my first time fighting the Antithesis, I know it’s not going to be straight forward.”

  Your sarcasm doesn’t help the situation.

  “It makes me feel better, and this is a VERY stressful situatiht now.”

  The two of us fell into silence, and I just watched the Antithesis rip themselves apart on the sers for a minute. Once I felt that I had built up enough urned away from the edge of the wall and jumped down.

  “I want a call out when I get the points from the voy, every time I hit a thousand points, and every time I unlock a token, but keep the chatter minimal otherwise. Just deploy the mines and drohe instant I have the points.”

  Uood.

  After a couple steps I reached the middle of my little fort. “Lure.”

  Purchased

  Large Antithesis Lure - 1000 points

  Points Remaining: 64 points

  I stared at the device for a moment, hesitating just for a moment before flipping the swit the side. Almost immediately a new hum filled the area, the air ged, and from the north I could hear a veritable stampede approag my location.

  Grabbing my rifle I rushed back to the wall. As soon as I reached the top I saw a veritable wave of Antithesis p dowreet, they were packed together so thick that when a model stumbled it was instantly trampled by its peers. It was more than a little intimidating.

  I slowly raised my rifle, aiming at the middle of the oning horde. They were just moments away from hitting the fence. “Nyx, if I try to do this iure, remind me how much of an idiot I am.”

  Noted