"All hostiles clear of landing pad within a 3.74 click radius. Most of them have gathered near the old Space Elevator near Pittsburg, but until Delta and Echo arrive, we can't move on it." The battle to reclaim Earth was still in its infancy, and the Eastern North American branch was one of the most active. Mercenaries like Eric Cooper had been hired to clear landing pads in preparation for larger NTR forces, and for recon into dangerous, possibly terraformed places. A few Sol Alliance beasts roamed the lands, and hostile Tribes and individual bands of Raiders and Revolutionaries staked their claim over entire regions. Eric had been in the field for over a week now, but looked no worse the wear for it, besides some ash and soot on his face and armor.