Now came the elemental spirits, intercepting the huge ants and flies as they fell upon the raiders. The troopers began to their way to where the building plan showed large stairways and elevator shafts leading to the lower storage depths. It was there Knight Errant expected to find the hive itself, and its queen. To speed that penetration, three teams of demolitions experts began placing excavation charges on the concrete floor while other troopers defended them from the insect onslaught