Hostile markers filled the surrounding five kilometers. Most remained concentrated farther north, while smaller groups occupied the factories, warehouses, and adjoining streets between the company and the Hive. The surface and underground contacts inside the five-kilometer radius approached at least one million.
Bastion One remained behind South One's armored line. Kimmy sat beside Yunera inside its troop compartment, listening to the reports moving between the platoons while the Guardian APC continued toward the final staging point.
She could sense the infected farther north, but Command already had the wider battlefield through Hans's Virtual Radar.
Her attention remained on the areas closer to South One, waiting in case Hans detected something his markers could not explain.
Bastion One slowed behind a line of Vanguards. Engines continued running around them, but the formation stopped advancing.
Anton stood through the commander's hatch of the lead Guardian APC.
