"I rather die then feed information to the likes of you!" Brown twisted sharply, attempting to escape with only partial success, though causing herself more pain than success. Her resistance came to a halt as she realized additional figures had arrived at the edge of her peripheral vision and were beginning to secure the mech.<br/><br/>Running on raw willpower, she turned, smacking the one who attempted to pin her down with blind fury. Her body felt as though it was about to give out any moment as she lunged towards the mech, only to be knocked down flat on her face by the butt of a rifle. She ceased any sign of movement as she lost consciousness.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>"Alright. The mech has been secured and is on route to the research base. The Espers will require to go there too next for calibration and testing for the first generation of the CUT suits. As previously stated we believe that its location may have been compromised which means do so with all haste." Came the next command via radio, "The first second and third companies are to move to the V2 facility as well to bolster the defenses. As for now-" Static. Incomprehensible words which were part of the command came from the radio then static again.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>The crystals advanced, covering a vast amount of the cityscape as it moved, silvery spikes appearing and elongating as the Hive forced the microorganisms onward to their next source. Concrete churned and trees were consumed by the ever-hungry plague.