Diefend's forces were immediately assembled, and after returning to the battle barge, he sailed to the planet Ayden. At this time, Sivir ordered the cathars to stay on the light cruiser with 2,000 men, so as to prevent any fish from escaping the net to regain control of the ship and flee to other places. The rest of the cathars returned to the Voyage as soon as possible in a transport.

The Cathars are much more numerous than the members of the Guardian Warband, and are slower to assemble and transport. So Diefond set off with the Guardian Warband warriors first, but the Speed of the Voyage Pulse Engine was much faster than the Plasma Engine of the Battle Barge, so when the Battle Barge came into orbit around the planet of Aiden, the Voyage had already arrived.

Aiden is a nest world of the Empire, which is full of nest cities and has an extremely large population.

Population is the most important resource that the world of the nest provides to the empire. Each of the nest cities can provide a large number of recruits for the Astral Army and Astarte.

Some warbands even draw soldiers from the violent gangs at the bottom of the nest. They believe that these outlaws are good at surviving in harsh environments, have experience in using weapons, are determined, and have a lot of combat experience.

Nests are generally divided into spires, upper nests, lower nests, bottom nests, and suburbs.

The spire is where only the richest and noblest people in the nest capital live. It's well-fed, energy-rich and has top-notch medical care. Each noble family had its own domain here.

The living environment of the upper nest is not as good as that of the spire, but the living environment here is not satisfactory. Local bureaucrats, factory owners, senior managers, or members of some aristocratic family would make their home here.

The majority of the population in the nest capital is inhabited here. Factories, power plants and many other industrial facilities were built here, and a dense and pungent smoke filled the lower nest, and the large population made the residential area of the lower nest crowded. The living environment here is hardly excellent, but compared to the bottom nest, this is a paradise on earth.

The environment of the bottom nest is completely unsuitable for human habitation. Industrial waste and household garbage from the entire nest capital will be thrown here. Everywhere there is sewage, radiation. People who live in the nest for a long time often suffer from physical mutations due to the harsh living conditions, which may bring them a happy death, but also may make them more accustomed to the environment of the nest, so that they can struggle longer in this desperate world.

The environment in the suburbs is better than the bottom nest, but not much better. The inhabitants of this area are completely wastelands for survival. You have to eat and drink by yourself, with little to no technological equipment, and sometimes you have to face attacks from some mutants. However, the residents in the nest capital who are oppressed by gangs, oppressed by the factory director, and suppressed by the bailiff are not much better than them, at least these suburban residents live for themselves.

Sivir and Dieffender orbited the planet Aiden in a spaceship, but none of the nest cities connected with them. After the two discussed, they decided to send troops to the ten nest cities on the planet Aiden at the same time.

Divide the Guardian Warband and Cathar into ten battle groups. Each city of Hive sent thirty Astartes and twenty thousand cathars. It is not expected that each of them will succeed in recovering the Hive, but at least ensure the safety of the surviving Imperial people in the Hive, and ensure that the Hive will not completely fall into the hands of traitors.

Sivier and Dieffender travel together in a transport boat to one of Aiden's nest cities. They wanted to clean up the entire hive from top to bottom, so they decided to land at the spire of the hive.

The spire, which used to be full of extravagance, is now a mess. Extravagant ornaments and objects have been shattered, and many of the nobles of the past are now rotting and stinking corpses on the roadside. The double-headed eagle emblem, which represents the empire, also fell to the ground, covered in dust.

Sivir had his cathars center on the landing site and reconnoiter outward. Look for survivors and enemies. At the same time, Dieffender was ordered to lead two Astarte squads to command here and aid the cathars.

Sivir himself led an Astarte team down the path to the upper nest to see if there was any information.

"It's so quiet, there are no cultists on the streets, and it's so different from other corrupted nests." Said an Astarte warrior named Olga, who was following Sivir.

"Yes, it's probably because the cultists here have shifted their combat power to the bottom." Another Astarte, Izca, responded with a voice.

"But that doesn't matter anymore." Olga laughed.

"Oh, you're in such a good mood." Izka could hear the joy in Olga's words.

"Of course, with Lord Sivir leading us, the people of the empire will be saved. The other warbands must be working hard to save the people of the Empire, so I have to work hard, but I can't lose the glory of the Guardian Warband in front of Lord Sivir. ”

Olga explained why she was in a good mood, and Izka agreed when she heard this.

"Yes, what we've been doing for the Empire hasn't been in vain. In the future, as long as we don't stop, the road will continue to extend..."

Just as Izka was thinking about this, a vehicle suddenly burst out of the street in front of her, with a number of gun muzzles pointed at it. As soon as it stopped in the middle of the road, the protruding muzzles erupted in flames, and many shells were fired at Sivel.

The Astartes reacted beyond the ordinary, and after they opened fire, they instantly picked up their weapons and fought back. These warriors are the elite of the Guardian Warband, all wearing Terminator armor and wielding Storm Blasters that are more powerful than your average blaster.

The .75 caliber explosive shell easily pierced the armor of the vehicle in front of it, and the entire vehicle was torn to shreds under the powerful fire, and it only had time to fire a single attack before it was reduced to scrap metal. The cultists on it were also killed by the explosive bombs that pierced through the armor with undiminished power.

A number of Astartes stepped forward to inspect the vehicle and replenish the guns of the cultists to prevent anyone from escaping the Emperor's wrath. As soon as the bomb went down, the bodies of the cultists exploded directly. Absolutely dead and transparent.

Sivir, who was attacked by the cultists' concentrated firepower, also withdrew his psionic shield at this time, and the cannonballs clanged to the ground. Seeing that Sivir was ahead of the curve and not wearing power armor, the cultists poured all their fire on Sivel.

While Sivir doesn't wear the Terminator armor with strong defenses like the Astartes around him, it would be a mistake to think that he lacks defense. It's much harder to hurt Sivir than it is to hurt an Astarte wearing Terminator armor.