Two hours later, First Company received the updated route.
Anton studied the aerial imagery from inside his command APC.
The concentration that had occupied the commercial strip earlier that morning was gone from two intersections and heavily reduced around the third. Several buildings along the approved expendable side of the road had collapsed into the surrounding lots. The main avenue remained passable.
One of the platoon leaders reported over the company channel.
"Forward Scouts confirm scattered contacts remaining."
Anton closed the image.
"Continue the advance."
The company moved. Farther east, two Falcons crossed ahead of Second Company.
Each carried two Army Soldiers at the door mounts.
The helicopters remained outside the buildings themselves, passing along the wider streets while the gunners engaged infected exposed across balconies, rooftops, broken office windows, and parking decks.
