Eight days had passed in the simulation, a relentless blur of accelerated time that felt like months to the trainees. The sky above the city was a chaos of fire and light, a constant testament to the Krill's relentless assault. But below, amidst the devastation, a new testament to human defiance was rising.
In the very heart of the central city, near the command forward base, the colossal framework of the Aegis Spire stood, blending into the city's skyscrapers. Construction drones, whirring like industrious metallic bees, swarmed around the skeletal structure, welding glowing beams into place, guided by the precise calculations of newly deployed android engineers.
The ground vibrated with the rhythmic thrum-thump-thump of heavy machinery and the high-pitched whine of energy conduits being laid.
