Two hours later, the Red Pirates' reconnaissance team arrived at the foot of the old city wall.
The surface of this parapet seems to be decorated with ancient masonry and cement components, making it look more artistic than an ordinary city wall.
These decorations make the walls look beautiful, but they are easily damaged.
Surveillance skulls are set up at every corner and center of the city wall, and each skull closely scans the incoming and outgoing vehicle roads and sidewalks.
Because it was late at night, the road was already empty at this time. The four city gates were guarded by sentry mecha teams. There were at least a dozen patrol teams of two people walking back and forth along the road on the city wall - these patrols The team patrolled in a pattern that turned around every thirty seconds.
Sneaking into the city unnoticed became difficult, but not impossible.
Faith Freddy used hand signals to give instructions to the hunting team, and everyone clearly understood their mission.
Soon, the team took action.
They synchronized their movements with both patrols and surveillance skulls, and at just the right time crossed the streets and scaled the walls, using gaps and decorative elements as footholds.
The red pirates successfully climbed over the city wall and quickly entered the old city.
Faith Freddy was the last one to act. He waited until he was sure that every team member was safely over the wall before catching up.
Just like his team had done before, Faith Freddy quickly rushed out of the hiding place and ran towards the old city wall, climbing up easily.
After grabbing the top of the city wall, he swung his legs to one side, then jumped up and crouched on the patrol path on the city wall.
From here, he could see the interior of the old town for the first time.
The tower of the Upper Hive stands right in the heart of the old city, adjacent to the church, a beautiful building made of glass and ceramic steel, with stained glass windows depicting various aspects of the city's history.
Compared to the messiness of the lower hives, there are small gardens with lush vegetation everywhere, and ornamental trees are dotted around the streets.
Rows of buildings surround the hive's towers, each responsible for a part of the city's daily operations.
The Golden Bull Hotel was in Block 43. Faith Freddy quickly drew a rough map in his mind, and then jumped off the other side of the wall to chase his team.
As soon as he landed on the ground, he ducked into the shadows and whispered:
"How does it look, Bonnie?"
Bonnie was focusing on the Soothsayer Scout, studying the map and reports about the Old City.
"The interference here is not strong, but the signal is still weak, and according to the map, we should move in this direction."
Under the cover of shadow, the Red Pirates set off slowly and accurately towards their target.
Block 43 is adjacent to the City Square, a flat grassy area used for ceremonies that is more than 150 meters long and almost 75 meters wide, with paved roads running along the perimeter of the plot.
On the outer edge of the square, there is a small area of woods and bushes, with artificial streams flowing through it. There are also some benches and tables in the woodland, where guests can enjoy a moment of leisure away from the hustle and bustle of the hive city.
The team is currently lurking in this peaceful forest.
The Soothsayer Detector is no longer functioning due to interference.
Also from here on, they will no longer use detectors in their operations.
After confirming that the optical scan found nothing nearby, Jeremiah signaled the team to use leaf clusters as cover and began to pass through the square.
Bonnie took the lead and Faith Freddy held the line. They moved quickly, occasionally stopping to scan the front to make sure there was no visible threat.
Soon, they arrived at the center of the square.
"Bonnie, did you see something in the garden?"
"Full spectrum scan."
Bonnie whispered the command, and the optics in his helmet began to switch between spectra.
To his surprise, the signal from the vision sensor failed to penetrate the glass windows of nearby buildings.
"Something is blocking my optical scans, sir."
Bonnie's voice came through the communicator.
"I couldn't detect what was going on inside."
"Very well, keep moving. Block 43 is over there. We should look for targets there."
The Space Marines ran at a distance from each other, as if they were moving from one shadow to another.
With Bonnie leading the way and Faith Freddy at the back, they encountered no obstacles along the way.
Passing through the open space between the square and the buildings, they arrived one by one at the other side of the site, which was less than fifty meters away from Block 43.
Faith Freddy was the last to take action.
Using the leaves as cover, he took one last look at the area behind the team to make sure they were not being followed.
After confirming that he was safe, he slowly left the hiding place, crossed the open field, and ran towards the corner.
As he ran, Faith Freddy's eyes suddenly caught something.
He immediately turned to look and noticed several figures moving along the adjacent mezzanine floor.
Judging from their stature and size, he concluded that these figures could not be ordinary humans.
Then there is only one explanation, they are also Space Marines!
Faith Freddy's heart suddenly became extremely cold. He had already realized that they had fallen into a trap - I am afraid that the guy who provided the information had already been bribed.
So he ran away and yelled into the communicator.
"Retreat! Organize a retreat route immediately!"
And on the other side——
"Don't alert the enemy! The Chapter Leader's order is to capture them alive."
Ustad led the team carefully across the square, constantly jumping over the leaves that the invaders had used as cover just a few minutes ago.
Suddenly, he stopped, and then the leaf clusters behind him suddenly began to shake violently, and Deputy Company Commander Mo Senli was knocked out of one of them.
"Company commander, what are you standing here waiting for? Let us catch up!"
Mosenli looked very eager, but Ustad just shook his head, and then moved to a corner near the corner where the red pirates had just left.
He slowly checked around the corner, but found nothing, so he signaled that everything was fine.
As he and Moore walked toward the patrol road, a burst of bombs suddenly rained down from the wall.
Ustad was shot in the arm, turning him around.
"Discovered!"
After seeing where the bullet was coming from, Mosenli immediately fired back, buying enough time for Ustad to leap back to the corner.
The originally silent square was filled with the roar of explosive bombs, and the second company commander got up from the ground in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
"are you OK."
Mosonli asked as he fired.
"I was just unprepared. I won't let such a mistake happen again."
While the rest of the team was still shooting at the enemy they couldn't see, Ustad and Mosenli took the opportunity to rush out from around the corner and ran through a small courtyard towards a huge statue of the Emperor.
The enemy unusually did not fight back.
Even so, Ustad did not waste time. He walked around the base of the statue and rushed towards the corner of the street. After arriving, he pressed his back against the wall of the Ministry of Interior building and quickly glanced outside. At a glance - I happened to see the attacker just now.
Ustad met the eyes of the red pirate, and the two warriors got far more information from this moment of eye contact than they could from several hours of conversation.
The third company commander knew that his enemies were not interested in fighting and were definitely trying to escape. He had to use other methods to block them.
