Yuka didn't make the clever move the audience thought she would. She used a straightforward search method, following the tracks left by the mecha and villagers on the muddy ground.
Yuka, using her mechanical arm, gently held the little girl, letting her sit in the crook of the mecha's arm. She ran without bumping the girl at all, a stark contrast to those mechas who had carried the villagers on their shoulders like sacks or dragged them by their collars to rush to the entrance earlier.
[The adorable little girl needs a bit more care.]
[The chosen one, I'm rooting for you.]
[Wow, what's that over there?!]
At the village entrance, almost all the players stood on both sides of the cave.
The river here, downstream, wasn't wide but was fairly clear.
Everyone watched the water and cave entrance nervously, guessing when the first insectoid would appear.