The battle against the infestation had only just begun. The initial explosion had taken out one nest, but it didn't take long for them to realize there were many more hidden beneath the base.
The underground tunnels, once meant for shelter and emergency escape routes, had become breeding grounds for these grotesque creatures.
Their numbers were overwhelming, and the soldiers fighting on the surface were struggling to hold back the endless waves of rats, insects, and monstrous hybrids that poured out from below.
Athena and Xavier worked their way through the tunnels, eliminating nests one by one.
With every nest they destroyed, hundreds of creatures shrieked in agony, their bodies twisting and convulsing before finally collapsing.
But for every nest they took down, it felt as if ten more appeared. The deeper they went, the more they realized just how infested the underground had become.
