Carnage smiled as artillery concealed its presence behind hills, angling the shots to rend the Ivory Tower and bury anyone inside. He wasn't going in until a 3 day artillery bombardment buried that tower. Aiming to kill Redblood before the real fighting began. He knew Redblood was a CQC master, even though Carnage himself could crush him, his men were not as capable, as of yet. So snipers sat hidden in alcoves all around, all of his force hidden in cliffs and valleys, as after so long the world has begun to change, giving Carnage a big advantage as he set up a hidden perimeter. Though after this perimeter was set, his comm went online, it was one of the concealed snipers. "Sir, lots of disturbed ground, looks like a perimeter of landmines, and sir, I highly advise you play safe here. Something feels...Off." Carnage nodded, the sniper was a childhood friend of his, John Micheal, and he replied truthfully: "John I may lose here, and I may die, but if you need to kill me to win, do it, the Sword of Dawn WILL work on his shield. I know it will, so I'll draw him out, and I count on you to make the judgement on when to fire." John sighed, clearly dismayed at this command. "Thom...Please man, don't make me kill you too, your an inspiration, the only man who could take on Knarl, AND Gervus, and win. If we lose you...Dude we may lose the war." Carnage sighed, disheartened, but not wavering in his desire to save the human race. "John, I'll be fine." Those may be his final words, but Carnage knows that he can win, he will win, no matter the cost.