They had to be precise and fast, as they needed to clear a path through hundreds of Minotaurs in small, sequential, and silent engagements to avoid alerting those within the core bays, which would, in turn, alert the entire ship.
"Okay!" Kaelen finally said, letting out a breath. "Everyone, a change in plans, seeing that new variables have appeared. Though we can handle them without breaking a sweat, we have to proceed under extreme constraints. We cannot alert those Minotaurs, for they can..."
The assembled Marines rolled their eyes collectively—internally, of course. "We know that already! Can we move on and tell us the changes?" they silently screened, agreeing with Adam's suppressed thoughts: Kaelen was taking too long.
"So, here's what we will do," Kaelen continued, snapping back into focus.
[Initial Takeout (Intersection 1)]
"First, we will take down those six Minotaurs in front of us using the distinction-grade integrated weapons in your combat suits."
