Completely Lost Its "Market"

These scattered forces, having lost unified command, posed a sharply diminished threat to the well-equipped, highly trained, and closely coordinated Imperial Martial Soldier Astartes, Imperial Auxiliary Army, and the biological and mechanical weapons fighting alongside them, such as Intelligent-Control Mecha, combat machines, and Clone Soldiers. They could scarcely pose any strategic challenge at all.

The Astartes could even form smaller combat units and conduct highly efficient "hunting" operations, precisely and swiftly clearing the remaining threats from every block and every building.

However, this did not mean the danger had been eliminated.

For ordinary civilians who were unarmed and panicked, even the lowest-grade Necromorphs possessed speed and strength far beyond that of normal people. As for the Church of Unitology's "fanatics," who had gone completely mad and would not hesitate to self-destruct or wield dangerous weapons, they were even more unstable and deadly.

Therefore, the purge had to be swift and thorough.

Throughout the city, the roar of Boltguns and the hum of plasma weapons still rose and fell without pause, but the rhythm had shifted from desperate defensive interception to systematic advance and extermination.

Under the fire cover of Astartes squads, Auxilia soldiers searched building by building and home by home for survivors, while mercilessly shooting any Necromorphs or stubborn Heretics they encountered.

On the streets, heavy clearance vehicles and Engineering Mecha began removing the piled-up rubble and wreckage, opening safe evacuation corridors and supply routes.

Inside the hastily established medical stations and resettlement sites, Military Affairs Department officials and medics busily treated the wounded, registered identities, and distributed basic necessities. Under the protection of Imperial force, order was being rebuilt with difficulty, yet unwavering resolve.

At the same time, more targeted Decapitation Operations had also begun.

Based on information from prior Intelligence Department infiltration and surveillance, as well as