"Maybe Imperium reinforcements have arrived! They're wiping out those damned demons," a man dressed in Ecclesiarchy robes replied quietly.
The Ecclesiarchy official continued to reassure them. "As long as we firmly believe in the great God-Emperor, the God-Emperor will surely send powerful reinforcements to destroy all these damned demons and deliver us from this suffering."
"The Emperor protects!" Hearing the Ecclesiarchy official's reassurance, everyone could not help murmuring softly.
They prayed in their hearts, hoping to be rescued by Imperium reinforcements so they would no longer have to hide in this cramped, dark secret room or continue suffering hunger.
They had now lost all sense of the outside world. They could only keep strengthening their faith in the Emperor; otherwise, if they remained in this dark secret room, they might not be tortured to death by demons but simply go mad instead.
"Beep beep!" A notification suddenly sounded inside the helmets of a squad of Space Marines advancing through the Underhive.
They immediately turned alertly toward the direction indicated by the radar and checked the information on their helmet displays. The radar had detected something: a group of human survivors was hiding not far from them, behind the wall.
"Aishiliya, there seem to be survivors behind this wall," one of the female Space Marines said quietly. There was a hint of surprise in her tone, but even more focus on the mission.
"I heard them too," Aishiliya replied calmly. Her gaze was firm and composed, as though she had long been accustomed to such tense circumstances.
The five Space Marines cautiously advanced toward the direction indicated by the radar, their steps light and careful. Their movements were swift, and they remained vigilant at all times, ready to deal with any danger that might appear.
The five stopped in front of