Similar scenes played out all through the mountains. Compared to the nightmare of a battle they just finished, these pockets of Klem resistance seemed positively harmless. Their enthusiastic killing also helped assure the infantry that these strangers truly had their backs.
Max had given orders to limit contact though, so only the Company Commanders actually talked to the allied forces, and they set up a comfortable distance away to discourage mingling.
The infantry understood that they were on their own for the next part, with only sporadic support from Line Mecha where they could fit in the tunnels. They didn't have to wait until they were underground to find another fight though.
