The 5th expertly executed the trench assault, but there were still many, many heretics left to purge. The 4th and 7th entered as one, and advanced deeper into the trench and tunnels.
Sergeant Berkar spins and decapitates a heretic, before dropping to the ground, when a hard round bounced off his flak plate. As a heretic moves in for the kill, Ulrick caved in the traitor's skull with his shovel, and help the sergeant to his feet. Vross climbs down into the trench to see if the sergeant is able to keep fighting. Berkar looks a little pale, but upon examination, looks healthy enough. Seneca moves to the lip of the trench to take potshots at the recuperating heretics. Xavier shouts the prayer of accuracy and power as he and Ulrick reengage the enemy.
Phantom moves as quietly as he can to what looks like a command bunker. He crouches behind a crate, and whispers the prayer of protection before opening up on full auto into the bunker. Dariel slides into place next to him, and tosses a grenade inside, before letting off a couple shots with his pistol. After a about a minute, Phantom cautiously stood up and stalked to the entrance, and peered in. The heretics inside are all dead, and there is an icon in the center of the floor that hurts to look at. A pinpoint of light forms in the middle of it, and all of the blood on the floor slowly moves to the light, and it grows. The light itself is an unholy blue, filled with corruption. Phantom's eyes widen, and he instantly turns an bolts away, grabbing Dariel by the collar and dragging him away as fast as he can.
A horrendous roar fills the air, and the heretics cheer.