No… I can't think like that…
Whatever happens, I have to give this everything I have. It's not just me here—there are others as well!! If I run away now, then their deaths will be on me!!
And if I stay and fight until my final breath… then even if I fail, at least they will know they were never abandoned… and I won't carry that guilt…
"Everyone!!" the captain shouted through the comms.
"I know the situation is not optimistic!! The enemy is too strong, their equipment far superior, and despite all our efforts, our progress has been minimal while the losses have been enormous!! We lost almost half our people right at the start…"
"But despite all of that—we cannot give up!!"
"We have to try everything!! Even if it fails, we still have to try!!"
"Look ahead!!"
He pointed toward the knight mechs that, despite being pushed back repeatedly and suffering damage, still stood firm against the abnormal crimson mech and its terrifying pilot.
