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“In times of crisis we need order Soldiers, toe the line! Execute!” The Dean’s powerful voice thundered across the field IT curtailed the dangerous levels of excite the students

Su He stood nearby, silently nodding his head When it was needed Han Ruchao kept level-headed, despite his own passions His orders were simple and to the point These children were the future of Lyr, of the university Until the ship returned they had to get to safety

Students from the mecha department raced for the mecha warehouse where the suits were stored They were training suits but they were better than nothing At least with the weapons provided by the arest university on Lyr they were stocked with over a thousand ned to fit two pilots – a teacher and student That was enough for two thousand, while the re the periive theht the aliens

Han Ruchao’s breath was quick, his heart raced He had never been in a situation like this before, but as a learned e the crisis He was the backbone of this effort, and could not break If he did, they were lost

They had lost co word from anywhere was almost impossible The Dean couldn’t know if or when the military would come to their aid In the last correspondence, all he’d learned was the aliens were fierce, and weren’t stopping

Just then, an explosion shook the university walls A plume of smoke arose in the distance

Han Ruchao narrowed his eyes It was coh?

“Quickly! Get those transport ships off the ground, quick as you can! Professor Su He… where is Professor Su He?” He shouted into his co it as a walky-talky

Su He’s calm voice replied “I’m on the field I’ll be there in a moment

A few moments later a mecha descended from overhead with Su He at the controls

“Professor, I need you to scout out the situation outside If the aliens have broken through, I want you to coordinate our defense” Han Ruchao kneasn’t aSu He assume control would serve better

Su He’s voice was low and soleh the perih the streets We need to prepare to hold them The military has started to move evacuees toward us”

Han Ruchao felt his heart skip a beat Suddenly his school was thethe vulnerable here However that ates, the situation was deteriorating rapidly

“What are your suggestions, professor?” He asked

“If the situation comes to it, we hold,” he replied “We can’t break, no h we’re done for Please give the order for everyone to followin my power to protect the university”

“Very well Everyone will listen for your commands, myself included” Han Ruchao answered without hesitation

Su He burst into action He knew od-ranked pilot his reputation was second to none The best scoring students in the school were his personal charges Under his direction they quickly formed a defensive line; laser rifles to punish the creatures from afar, andthe walls as back-up

They watched civilians swared city The university doors were left half-open so they could be closed again quickly Six classes – over three hundred students, including fifty mechas – ushered the civilians inside They were put in classrooms or out in the field, wherever they could fit With the addition of city police, they anized differently than in the US, for instance Students remain in the same class and teachers rotate out Each class has a ‘head teacher’ which can be a teacher of any subject, who is responsible for the overall discipline and perforled out woo the sa as boys when they’re in h school, presumably for reasons such as this Well, not aliens, per se, but you know