After seeing the actual footage transmitted from there, both Kycilia and Karma were thoroughly shocked. Two Zaku IIs stood beside a massive Mechanical Arm. Apart from the palm and part of the wrist that had already been exposed, the rest was buried within an asteroid formed over who knew how many years. Yet even the small portion that had been excavated showed barely any traces of age on the enormous mechanical palm.
A single finger on that hand was as large as a Zaku II. Although it bore no marks left by time, the exposed wrist and palm were far from intact. Countless signs of battle covered the huge arm, with at least dozens of bullet holes, ruptures, and fragments embedded in its armor plating. One glance was enough to tell that it had endured an extraordinarily brutal battle.
Fortunately, despite all those injuries, the massive Mechanical Arm remained largely intact. It looked as though it could be used as soon as it was dug out.
"According to the scan results, the entire asteroid is showing metallic readings. It seems that aside from this enormous Mechanical Arm, the entire asteroid may contain some gigantic machine."
Kycilia was startled, but quickly regained her composure and gave the order. "Immediately have all excavation teams begin digging up this gigantic machine. I'll be there shortly."
"Yes."
The communication ended. At some point, Karma had already come to stand beside Kycilia. The gloom on his face had completely vanished, replaced by uncontrollable excitement. "Big Sister, what could that thing be? It was actually buried inside an asteroid. Could it really be something left behind by aliens?!"
"I don't know." Kycilia was equally excited, but far calmer than Karma. She shook her head. "Judging by its appearance, it definitely isn't a product of modern technology.