Ambushed By Goons
Arriving topside, the crew is surprised by an inbound party of geth soldiers led by a burly krogan.
They have no intention of letting Shepard leave with the asari. No matter what dialogue choices you make, a fierce melee soon erupts.
The moment battle begins, equip a shotgun or assault rifle, turn to the right, and then dash toward the chamber’s outside wall.
One lone geth shock trooper moves to attack from this side of the room, while the powerful krogan battlemaster and the rest of the geth forces flank left.
Obliterate the shock trooper with all speed, then find some cover while you work at assaulting the more distant geth, who soon try to close in.
The krogan battlemaster is a tremendous threat throughout this fight, so strive to keep out of his path until you’ve managed to eliminate the surrounding geth.
Use Shepard’s abilities to wipe out the geth forces quickly, then locate the krogan and devise an attack plan that lets you inflict damage from afar. You don’t want to enter close combat with a battlemaster!
The krogan commonly uses his biotic abilities to stun you while seeking an opportunity to close in. Strive to avoid his biotic attacks.
Keep your distance and using a pistol or assault rifle to chop away at his health and shields. If the krogan rushes forward, ready a shotgun and backpedal while blasting away.
Remember that krogan regenerate after being "killed" once. When you manage to drop the battlemaster, back away if necessary and finish him off with ranged fire.
Eliminate the krogan, then heal up and move to wipe out the geth sniper near the chamber’s entrance.
With the final adversary out of the way, the crew is at last able to make a frantic escape from the crumbling mines. The squad narrowly avoids falling stone and debris as they dash toward daylight.
Safe at Last
Back aboard the Normandy, Shepard and his crew begin to question Liara about her mother, Saren, and the mysterious device called the Conduit.
Having devoted the last 50 years of her abnormally long life to researching the Protheans’ downfall, Liara has much insight to impart.
Most notably, she believes the Protheans were not the first race to be exterminated from the galaxy by some mysterious force or occurrence; her research has indicated that such a cycle has been ongoing since time immemorial.
Each time a civilization rises to a certain point, it is suddenly and violently erased from existence. Only ruins remain as a testament to their existence.
Unfortunately, Liara has no evidence to support her theory and can offer no reasoning as to how or why these advanced races could have been crushed so thoroughly while at the height of their power.
Commander Shepard informs her of the vision projected by the beacon they discovered on Eden Prime: a vision that showed a race of synthetic begins they’ve since identified as Reapers to be obliterating the Protheans.
Liara is shocked that the commander could have made any sense of such a potent and alien vision, citing Shepard’s remarkable will.
Liara has nothing more to impart about your visions at this time. You may, however, want her to stay aboard the Normandy as part of your crew.
Her great skill in biotics and knowledge of the Protheans will likely come in handy.
After accepting the offer, Liara suddenly becomes faint; she’s been through a lot recently. She agrees to see Doctor Chakwas for a thorough medical examination.
Reporting to the Council
As the meeting draws to a close, Joker’s voice suddenly carries through the ship’s comm system. He’s already filed a full report to the Council and asks the commander if the Council should be contacted directly.
Choose to accept the transmission so you may debrief your superiors personally. The Council is glad to hear the mission was a success but isn’t so quick to trust Liara; her mother has been identified as a traitor, after all.
Shepard puts their minds at ease by assuring them that all necessary security measures are being enforced. The Council thanks their newest Spectre and wishes Shepard luck on the next mission.
They remind the commander that much is still at stake.
