Erik hid behind a fallen pillar, watching the Silver Line Corporation's building in front of him. Once a monument to human ingenuity, the building was now no more a testament to what humanity had lost.
He pressed a button on his radio. "I'm in position; status report."
"We are in position, too. Southeast corner secured. I count at least three hundred bug movements along our side of the perimeter. We will kill them as soon as you give the order."
"Emily?"
"In position," she said. "The situation is similar here, on the northeast side. My rifle's charged and ready."
"Mira?"
"We are ready," her voice came through.
Erik nodded to himself and took a deep breath. The plan wasn't complicated. They would create enough chaos to force the queen bug to come out and face them. Then, while his teams would fight off the swarms of smaller bugs, Erik would focus on taking down the queen.
