241 Scorched Earth

[All infantry units accounted for. Survivors have exited the tunnel system.] 

The report from the infantry commanders was the signal to send the X109 Fast Attack Mecha into the underground labyrinth.

The terrain was incredibly poorly suited to the fast-moving Crusader Class chassis, but their weapons were ideal for the situation and enemies that they would be facing today.

That alone was reason enough to send them. The perfect weapons on a less-than-ideal chassis? That was an excellent start to a data set that would justify additional weapon sets for the Corvette Class Mecha, or even for infantry units in the future.

The researchers were overjoyed with the situation, and Sister Lilith had them all working well beyond their usual quotas in order to process the data that they were getting in a timely manner.