"We are on our own now!"
Half an hour after John's departure, the group had divided into their pairings. Elena and Ricky had disappeared into the distance, heading towards the fog, sprinting to the south-eastern territory, leaving Cissel and Luke standing alone in the quiet of their territory. The silence didn't last long. The two immediately began to use the items John had gifted them.
Over the next few hours, they worked hard, deploying the walls, the defensive towers, and the cannons. They didn't just scatter them; they built a sophisticated kill zone. The territory was already filled with outposts John had laid before, yet Cissel had another idea in her mind.
A series of extra outposts rose from the ground, forming a half-circle with the concave arc facing the direction of the distant machine den.
