Summary
The landing pod carrying the Warrant Officer and others crashed into scavenger territory due to a malfunction and was subsequently attacked by scavengers. To protect the cargo, the Warrant Officer and others decided to make a last stand (even though Karula was the only one fighting). Meanwhile, Valena learned of the situation and prepared to go with the Security Bureau's 8th Squad to rescue them.

[Inside the landing capsule]
(Young woman) Ouch—Ouch—my back, it hurts... My legs, I can't feel my legs... Am I broken in half... Am I paralyzed?!
(???) Lida, go check her quickly.
(Young Woman) Ouch—ouch—my legs, my legs hurt too…
(Lida) Fortunately, she can still feel the pain in her leg, which means it didn't break in two.
(???) That's good. Hurry up and unfasten your seatbelt.
(Young Woman) Weren't we supposed to... wait for the recovery crew to unbuckle us and help us out?
(Lida) There won't be any recovery crew. Our landing capsule drifted off the planned trajectory and crashed right into the Scavengers' territory. You know, those bandit-like guys from earlier.
(Young Woman) B-B-B-Bandits?! I thought "scavenging" meant picking up stuff that other people didn't want!
(Lida) They probably thought we were all dead.
(???) Don't panic, I'll head out and take a look first.
[A brief pause]
(Young Woman) Ah, feet on the ground at last… The air on this beast-eared planet is so fresh
(Young Woman) This landing capsule malfunction was just absurd! It was making those terrifying noises during descent, I thought it was about to explode any second...
(Lida) That wasn't a malfunction, it's just the sound of the air rubbing against the atmosphere as it enters.
(Young Woman) That descent was anything but smooth! Suddenly there was a thud, a tug to the left, then to the right… I thought it was going to crash straight to the ground!
(Lida) That was the deceleration parachute.
(Young Woman) Why didn't anyone tell me it would be this turbulent before boarding the spaceship?!
(???) They were worried you'd be nervous.
(Young Woman) I...I'm not nervous, I'm fine! I've already endured it all anyway! Noise, vibration, dizziness, and bandits...
(???) The bandits haven't passed yet—be careful, they're going to regroup and surround us again.
(Young Woman) Huh?! These bandits…how civilized are they? Do they eat…human flesh or something?
(Lida) It's hard to say in the past few years…
(Young Woman) "Hard to say"?!
(Lida) But they shouldn't do that anymore now~
(Young Woman) "Shouldn't"?!
(???) The scavengers' goal is to steal supplies from the landing capsule. You can run for your life first; they won't chase you.
(???) But my cargo is extremely important, I can't leave it in their hands.
(Young Woman) In that case, I also... have something vital. I absolutely cannot lose it to the scavengers!
(???) Good, then let's fight side by side. Do you know how to use a gun?
(Young Woman) I've only played around with them at the firing range...
(???) That's more than enough. Take this semi-automatic rifle. It's very beginner-friendly; even Lida can hit targets with it.
(???) The extremely high frequency radio communication system built into our spacesuits suffers from severe signal attenuation within the atmosphere, but we'll have to rely on it for tactical comms anyway.
(???) I'm using the callsign "Dawn". Now I need to confirm your callsign.
(Young woman) A callsign? Do... do I really have to use one?
"Dawn" Some commanders don't use them, mostly because their soldiers don't last more than a few hours under their command, making callsigns too much trouble to assign.
(Young Woman) Then I want one, I'll make one! Uh, my callsign... let's go with, uh, "White Emperor"!
"Dawn" Understood, "White Emperor"—to protect our cargo, and also to ensure our survival—
"White Emperor" Wow—only 3 minutes after arriving on Nox, I've been shoved with a broken gun and given a call sign, it's like being conscripted...
"Dawn" —From here on out, all actions must be carried out according to my instructions, otherwise, one wrong move and you might just lose your head!
"White Emperor" —Yes, Officer!
[Meanwhile, somewhere within the landing site.]
Valena The situation is bad, the landing craft carrying the team leader has malfunctioned, and their touchdown point is 5 kilometers outside the designated landing zone.
Elena Right into the Scavengers' nest.
Valena Yes, I'm now sending all the security personnel from the preparatory team to assist in the search and rescue.
Valena However, these people are just ragtag mercenaries recruited from the public. I highly doubt they can pull this off.
Elena I'm afraid…
Valena Comrade Elena, according to our contract, our cooperation has not officially taken effect yet. You and the Eighth Squad are not obligated to partake in this mission. But…
Valena That team leader is a very important person to me. I can only ask for your help in my personal capacity…
Elena You're being too polite. Even without the contract, the leader of the "Eastern" Project Preparatory Group is a guest of the United Territories.
Elena When a guest from Earth is in danger, our 8th Squad of the Security Bureau cannot stand idly by.
Lisa Exactly! We can't let a guest from Earth think the United Territories is full of nothing but trash like scavengers!
Valena Haha, he won't think that way. After all, this is his homeland.