I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

Chapter 214: Resistance Force 1 Illusion

Hive 101, a certain floor in the spire area.

"Artillery team, kill those beasts!"

With the commander's roar, cannons, rocket launchers and laser cannons concentrated their fire, tearing into pieces the ugly and fat monsters that were wreaking havoc on the human army's defense line.

Also destroyed was a small group of human troops at the front line. Many of them had been infected by the plague demons, and perhaps dying under the artillery fire was a merciful relief.

When Constantine Adam and the Ash Claw reconnaissance team arrived at the middle level of the spire, the remaining human troops in the spire area were looking for a retired veteran of the Astra Militarum named Connor.

After the plague disaster broke out, Connor quickly organized the remaining law enforcement teams and other armed forces in the Spire District, and built a defense line in the middle level to resist the attacks of the plague troops from the lower levels.

The survivors in the top area above the middle level were also gathered by them and isolated in a safe zone, and anyone who was able to take up arms was forced to join the battle.

They quickly pacified the area above the middle level of the spire area, and used it as a base to launch an attack towards the lower levels, trying to open a passage to the surface exit of the lower nest.

However, the size and combat effectiveness of the plague troops exceeded the imagination of the resistance fighters. The breakout operation progressed slowly, and they had to rely on strong fortifications to hold out, hoping to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

"Thank God you're finally here!"

Connor was surprised and excited when he saw the tall Space Marines. He stepped forward and asked, "How many reinforcements have you got? Can we retreat now?"

Captain Constantine said seriously: "Commander Connor, how is the resistance in the lower level of the hive? Are there any survivors?"

“…This is the current situation.”

Connor informed him of the situation he knew.

Currently, the human resistance army is fighting in the three areas of the bottom nest, the upper nest, and the lower nest, occupying some of the floors. However, they are separated by the plague troops like sandwiches and cannot connect to each other.

As for the Bottom Nest, the situation there is the most serious, and Commander Connor doesn't know whether there are any resistance forces.

Constantine ordered: "Commander Connor, I need you to lead your troops immediately to break out to the lower nest and join other resistance forces. Alternatively, you can stay here and wait for orbital bombardment, and go to hell with the demons."

Connor's face turned ugly.

He knew that Constantine was not lying. In order to weaken the enemy, the Space Marines were indeed willing to blow up their own people along with the enemy.

He encountered this kind of thing many times when he worked in the Astra Militarum.

"Sir, can you provide us with some fire support?"

"Sorry soldier, we only have one Storm Crow gunship...but when you break out, we'll find a way to contact the troops below to pick you up."

"Fight with all your might, soldier. If everything goes well, we will reunite in the Lower Nest."

After saying that, the angels of judgment took a batch of weapons and ammunition supplies from Connor's army and continued to advance towards the lower level.

[I hope the soldiers’ sacrifices were meaningful…]

"All combat troops, prepare to break out!"

Led by Connor, more than 10 million resistance fighters at the top of the tower launched a breakout towards the lower nest at all costs.

When the resistance army attacked on all fronts, most of the plague troops' attention was attracted. Constantine led the reconnaissance team like a sharp arrow piercing through the wooden board and successfully arrived at the area where the Upper Nest Resistance Army was located.

The battle in the Upper Nest was equally fierce. The space and population of each lower-level hive area were several times or even dozens of times that of the upper-level area. There were more than 100 million resistance forces and survivors in the Upper Nest, and the command system was still well preserved.

However, the pressure from enemies they face is more than ten times that of the top area.

Unfortunately, Shangchao, which had the opportunity to gain an advantage in the war, was unable to form an effective synergy due to the lack of unified command and the multiple factions fighting on their own.

Constantine realized that he had to re-establish command here in order to successfully reach the lower nest.

"Thomas, you take the two new recruits and take command here!"

Constantine directly executed several troublemakers who refused to accept orders, and under the threat of death and the starships hovering overhead, the remaining dignitaries obeyed the orders obediently.

The reconnaissance team separated into a three-person team, led by veteran Thomas, to command the Upper Nest troops to fight.

Break out upwards to meet up with the resistance at the top of the tower, and at the same time attack the lower nest to open up a path to the lower nest.

It was also an attack at all costs, and a large number of mortal troops were killed in battle and died quickly.

However, this also caused the enemy's troops to gather, creating a defense vacuum zone.

Constantine led the elite troops to take advantage of the opportunity to advance quickly, breaking through a passage in the vacuum zone. While a large number of troops were sacrificed as cannon fodder to attract the enemy, he established multiple defenses in both sections of the passage and temporarily gained control.

Just like that, after several hours of fierce fighting and with nearly one-third of the troops killed, the resistance forces at the top of the tower and the upper nest successfully broke through to the lower nest and joined the main force of the resistance forces occupying the upper part of the lower nest.

Compared to the upper level, the lower nest is the main battlefield of this hive city. Hundreds of millions of human resistance forces are fighting against hundreds of millions of plague troops.

The vast nest layer with an area of ​​more than one hundred square kilometers and tens of thousands of large and small passages and stairs are battlefields for fierce fighting between the two sides.

In the lower nest, which is more than three kilometers high, there are dozens of nest layers with an area of ​​more than one hundred square kilometers, and each layer can accommodate tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people.

When the plague broke out, hundreds of millions of Lower Hive residents were transformed into plague zombies, but hundreds of millions of people were also mobilized to fight.

The armed forces controlled by the eight major guilds quickly took control of the core area of ​​the Lower Nest, which was close to the upper part of the Lower Nest. They ruthlessly eliminated all infected and suspected infected people and established a safe zone in this area.

Originally, the eight major guilds planned to march in to retake the Upper Nest and the Spire, but soon after the plague broke out, all kinds of horrific plague demons poured out from the Lower Nest and attacked the Lower Nest's defenses.

This made it impossible for them to spare troops to rescue other areas.

In order to resist the endless plague demon army, the Lower Nest resistance had to blow up most of the passages connecting the upper and lower parts of the Lower Nest. Although this slowed down the demon's attack, it also made it more difficult for the resistance to break through.

"What's the current situation of the bottom nest? Do any of you know?"

"I know! Sir, we escaped from the bottom nest!"

Among the Upper Nest resistance forces, there was a small group of people who escaped to the Lower Nest through a secret passage. Constantine obtained valuable information from them.

"You mean there's a glowing portal in the core area of ​​the Bottomhive? And demon armies are pouring out of it?"

"Yes sir, we saw it with our own eyes. I swear on my life!"

An illusion flashed through Constantine's mind. A group of cultists surrounded a huge vortex emitting purple light, casting spells and summoning demons continuously.

Then a group of Astartes wearing Ash Claw power armor appeared and destroyed the warp gate. The plague demons that lost the source of their power were quickly exiled back to the chaotic space.

"What's wrong, Adam?"

Seeing the psychic light emerging from Constantine, his comrade Renault beside him couldn't help but ask.