Adrian stirred and looked at Fox.
"Ngh...I think I can stand now. Thanks."
He said with a grin. The Crawler, on the other hand, simply chuckled.
"Foolish. You cannot stop us. No more than you could stop the tide from taking your homes, nor will you stop your deaths..."
It remarked, dissipating through the walls and floor of the hall...
Far above, in orbit above the planet, a black-armored mech stirred, coming back to life after eons of disuse...