▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁crew . ▁A ▁short ▁while ▁after ▁remaining ▁al iens ▁realized ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁hope ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁surv ive ▁- ▁in va de ▁Earth . ▁ ▁While ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁invasion , ▁they ▁accident ally ▁discovered ▁with ▁their ▁teles cope ▁a ▁sign ▁right ▁in ▁a ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁continent . ▁The ▁sign ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁scratch ed ▁words ▁on ▁it ▁— ▁« Back wood s ▁is ▁a ▁Hub ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ». ▁This ▁sh ab by ▁road ▁sign ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁tiny ▁god f ors aken ▁Russian ▁village ▁Back wood s . ▁Of ▁course ▁al ien ▁command ers ▁made ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁global ▁invasion ▁with ▁capt uring ▁such ▁an ▁important ▁strateg ic ▁point ▁with ▁a ▁myster ious ▁name ▁- ▁Back wood s . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Russia ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁midst ▁of ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁B ols he vik s ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁clear ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁anti - comm un ist ▁forces . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁and ▁U ral ▁River ▁split ▁the ▁village ▁Back wood s ▁in ▁two . ▁ ▁One ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁somehow ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁brave ▁Red ▁Army ▁but ▁some ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁cow ard ly ▁Wh ites ▁were ▁still ▁comfort ably ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁Both ▁parties ▁were ▁pretty ▁sick ▁and ▁tired ▁of ▁fighting ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁it ▁seemed ▁like ▁they ▁were ▁settled ▁here ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁ ▁No ▁side ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁advantage ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁war