At the Medical Wing command partition, the Security squad leader, a lean young adult human man with dark skin, close-cropped black hair, and gray body armor over a dark uniform, patches a hardwired line into Grant's Base. Elana and the medic remain with the sealed examination folder and restricted clinic, while Grant's accompanying security squad holds the doors.
Grant Regenauer
Elite Assault Troops, reclaim every inch we lost, if any.
Security squad leader
Understood. Assault teams will clear the outer corridors and restore defensive depth. The Medical Wing stays locked down until they return.
The rear access opens under guard. Mara Dilek, a towering adult woman with smooth grey skin and four powerful arms, enters in combat gear with the returning assault team close behind.
Mara Dilek
Several outer positions remain occupied by the dead. We can take the corridors back, but the teams must move hard and keep their withdrawal route open.
Mara's disciplined mercenaries spread through the passage, checking weapons and marking sectors. The security squad stays behind with Elana and the medic, guarding the newborns and restricted records.
Mara Dilek
The first breach point is ready. Do you want the assault teams advancing in one push, or reclaiming each corridor by measured bounds?
Restore the defensive perimeter