Following Clara's directions, the team tracked the Abyssal forces to a nearby asteroid field. The Abyssal remnants had set up a makeshift base, using the captured miners as forced labor.
"We need to be strategic about this," Neil said, analyzing the base's defenses. "A direct assault will put the hostages at risk."
Wil nodded. "We'll need to disable their defenses and create a diversion to extract the hostages safely."
The team devised a plan. Aralina and Neil would infiltrate the base and disable the security systems, while Wil created a distraction to draw the Abyssal forces away.
Aralina and Neil moved silently through the asteroid field, their ATechs cloaking their presence. They reached the base's perimeter and began to hack into the security systems.
Meanwhile, Wil initiated the distraction. Using a series of decoy drones and strategic explosions, he drew the Abyssal forces away from the hostages.
