Howard decided to go to the Gulaczyk Family in person. He had met Prasow, the family patriarch, once before, and had not sensed any aura of evil or the like from this head of the Corpse Guild in Nowy Sacz Hive City.
But just now, when his vehicle had brushed past the transport truck entering the Gulaczyk Family estate, he had felt an intense discomfort. His spirituality had sensed chaos and madness.
Howard knew the Corpse Guild was one of the major guilds of the Hive City. They managed the trade and production of Corpse-starch.
Every work cycle, tens of thousands of people were born and died in the Hive City. If these corpses were not handled in an orderly fashion, plague and disease would run rampant through the Hive City.
Moreover, corpses would be sent into the massive Grinding Plant and converted into Corpse-starch, the food source for most ordinary people in the Hive City. If anything went wrong, the Hive City would suffer no small impact.
On top of that, Nimrod had issued orders to stimulate the Hive City's population growth.
The route Howard had set happened to end right where it began. He changed into his Artificer Power Armor at top speed.
Then he rode to the Gulaczyk Family estate. One kilometer from the estate, he opened his comms and issued an order over the 5th Regiment's command channel.
"Operation Rat Trap, begin!"
Then he immediately switched to First Platoon's comm channel and gave another order.
"Michal, your First Squad comes in with me."
"The other squads stand by. Don't let a single one get away."
"Yes, Colonel."
Brown-haired, brown-eyed Michal immediately led his squad out from the shops where they had been lying in wait.
The warriors of First Company were all elites who had experienced