What could be more despairing than this?

They had exhausted themselves smashing down an entire wall, only to find another wall behind it—but this time, it was pure steel.

Forget the fact that all they had were sledgehammers. Even if they had hydraulic cutters, how long would it take to slice through a steel wall like this?

And taking ten thousand steps back—even if they did have such equipment, would they even have electricity to run it?

Under the current conditions, this wall was effectivel