Human survivors hiding in a shelter deep underground trembled in fear as they listened to the relentless, violent explosions coming from the surface, clutching one another tightly.
The earth-shattering explosions from above filled these survivors, who had only just escaped the Orks' massacre, with terror.
The survivors here consisted of a large number of ordinary people, gang members, and bounty hunters. The gang members usually helped nobles collect taxes, while bounty hunters took on hired jobs to earn commissions.
When the Orks invaded the planet, these gang members and bounty hunters joined the Planetary Defence Force to resist the invasion. After ten days of defence, the planetary force descended into chaos and collapse once the military leadership fled.
With no one capable of military command to lead them, the entire force fell into complete disarray and could no longer organise any defence against the Orks' attacks.
In the end, a powerful bounty hunter had relied on his own formidable strength to forcibly gather together the troops made up of gang members and bounty hunters.
However, faced with the ferocious Orks' tide-like assault, and unable to replenish their weapons and equipment, they could only helplessly choose to retreat with everyone.
Along the way, they continuously took in ordinary civilians. The civilians were terrified, their eyes filled with despair and helplessness. By the time they finally reached this deeply hidden underground fortress, their numbers had exceeded a hundred thousand.
Yet this small underground fortress simply could not hold such a massive population. The space became extraordinarily cramped, and people could only squeeze together. Moreover, with limited food reserves, food was now severely insufficient, and hunger began to spread.
"Lord Shino, what exactly is happening outside? Why are explosions constantly coming from the planet's surface?" A gang leader carefully made his way through