January 13th at 21:11pm
Millions of years ago, the liquid core of Chagoth erupted creating a rich deposit of mineral ore, and after millennia of frantic mining activity, one of the biggest caverns was created down C23. Piling up layer after layer of mining machinery like an old and rusty hive city nowadays it would be impossible to tell the different pieces apart.

The air smells acidic and leaves a bitter taste in the tongues of the group as they advance down the old but solid stairs to the bottom of the cavern. They move as sneaky as possible, but with the huge frame of Anya hitting every clanking piece of machinery and kicking every loose screw and bolt it`s almost impossible to hide from whatever may be lurking around. The presence of the huge cannon of the giantess is reassuring, though.

The whispering voice of Thanatos breaks the tense atmosphere apart. -Commissar. We are not alone-

The bright light of the soldier´s gun pierces trough the darkness like a knife but it gets devoured by the ooze-like underground shadows a few meter away. Still, the light gets reflected in dozens of red eyes that scurry away the path of the beam as it dances across the machinery and the…

-...tanks?-

There is no doubt. The outline of a burned out giant battle tank is unmistakable. Looking around, there is rusty equipment and clothing rags scattered around here and there. Some dog tags shine with silvery bright.

Thanatos points the light towards some destroyed metal and wooden boards.
-This looks like the army rear. Those were supplies crates… Those gnawed off bones were probably the quartermaster and logistics personnel who should be doing the...-

Suddenly, LIV turns her head around -Commissar Bryce… I hear something-

-Yeah. Me too… like a screeching noise.-
-Negative. It`s over there… something mechanic. Like a cry out in machine language, but according to the holomap, that tunnel leads to a dead end.-
-Wait… the screeching noise just sto…-

In that moment, as if a piece of the surrounding darkness splits off, a horde of rats starts to pour out from the sewer holes. The group begins to get back when suddenly, a giant black shape jumps on Anya and marks her cranial implant with its sharp teeth. The giantess grabs the black hairy shape and tosses it back to the sewers, but another comes out, and then another, and another… Doctor Bast shouts:
-What in the name of the throne are those things?!-

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Think fast! What to do now?
-Retreat back to the stairs
-Keep moving forward fast!
-Move to the tunnel LIV said.