The Serpent is not an abandoned relic waiting to be plundered. It is a battlefield, and the Scourge has turned it into a deadly maze. These adaptive machines spread through nests and networks, learning from every attack and forcing the Dead Evil Mercenary Corps to rethink everything they know about fighting an enemy. Chill cannot handle the threat alone. DEMC must work alongside other mercenary and military forces, including the Hammers, Harvest, and Janissaries, as they fight their way toward increasingly dangerous Scourge nests. Every victory reveals another layer of the station’s mystery, while the legends surrounding Lugosh and the supposed treasure become more complicated. The closer they get to the heart of the Scourge, the clearer it becomes that destroying individual nests will never be enough. They need to reach the arch-nest—the center of a system that has grown far beyond its original purpose. But breaking the Scourge may expose an even older danger buried within the Serpent. The enemy they thought they understood is only part of the problem, and the next battle could determine whether the station survives.
The Serpent is not an abandoned relic waiting to be plundered. It is a battlefield, and the Scourge has turned it into a deadly maze. These adaptive machines spread through nests and networks, learning from every attack and forcing the Dead Evil Mercenary Corps to rethink everything they know abo...