Hostile -

Eva realizes that the "natural disasters" are tactical strikes. The ecosystem is destroying the machines that poison it but sparing the organic life. It’s not hostile—it’s protecting itself.

The massive, sentient vegetation pauses at the door, sensing the lack of mechanical aggression. Eva, using her understanding of the ecology, manages to re-engineer the core to sync with the planet's pulse rather than forcing it to change. Thorne, having failed to bring "order," is discredited. Hostile

Thorne decides to detonate a massive thermobaric bomb to "clear" a mile of land, which would poison the ecosystem permanently. 3. The Climax (The Turning Point) Eva realizes that the "natural disasters" are tactical