The first spike erupted through the loading dock.
It tore through the concrete beside the overturned Guardian and struck the metal platform above it, bending several support beams before the hardened tip broke apart against the structure.
"Move!"
The Engineers pulled away from the vehicle as another extension burst through the road behind them, while the four DASF operators guarding the approach spread toward the exposed growth.
One jumped over the damaged Guardian and landed near the exposed growth, bringing his monomolecular blade down across the softer section connecting it to the underground network.
The blade went through.
Black fluid sprayed across the pavement as the spike collapsed, while his partner fired several .338 rounds into the opening it left.
The growth underneath contracted and withdrew.
