"Impressive." The physical projection of Lord Richard Brownstone uttered now that the Ascended Giants had revealed themselves. "Although we planned for it, I am still amazed to see how a handful of scout vessels managed to transport 30 giants to the vicinity of the Voribug Organic Battle Moon. The ability to change your sizes to such an exaggerated extent is one of your greatest powers. It is truly perplexing that the native aliens disdain to make tactical use of this advantage."
Now that the cat was out of the bag, there was no need for the scout vessels to pretend anymore.
They utilized their upgraded mobility and control to deftly maneuver away from the intercepting voribug patrols.
The ships also no longer remained silent. Even if there was no sign that the mutated voribugs possessed the ability to intercept and interpret communication signals, it was still a good habit for the humans to limit their signal traffic on the battlefield.
