Dreadnaught: A Military Sci-Fi Series (Omega Taskforce Book 5) by G J Ogden

Author:G J Ogden [Ogden, G J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ogden Media Ltd
Published: 2021-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

A matter of trust

Sterling threw himself to the deck as plasma blasts crisscrossed above him. Still amped up on the drugs McQueen’s guard had given him, he managed to shoot back, blasting a warrior in the thigh. The alien hissed and was pulled back as more alien soldiers advanced. Rolling into what little cover he could find, Sterling was soon pinned down. Plasma hammered into the metal cabinets he’d hidden behind, tearing through them like cannon rounds punching through drywall. Sterling moved, firing blind over the top of a medical bay, but a swarm of incoming blasts forced him down again. Cursing, he slapped the side of his head, trying to jolt his weary brain into coming up with a plan, but he knew it was futile. He was trapped and outnumbered. He knew then that he would die in that room, but if he was going to meet his end then he’d do it as an Omega Captain. He would be ruthless to the last, and die on his feet, pistol in hand, killing as many of the alien bastards as he could.

Sterling rolled into a new position as plasma fire began to obliterate the bed he’d been hiding behind. Glancing up, he saw blasts continue to crisscross above his head. If he could position himself between the blasts, there was a chance the aliens would shoot themselves instead of him, Sterling considered. Springing up, he rushed the closest group of warriors, firing and killing one of the aliens with a precise blast to its head. Plasma raced back at him and thudded into his armor below the chest. He felt the searing bite of pain and fired again, killing a second alien warrior. Two more blasts hammered into his armor, one to his back and one to the thigh. He dropped to one knee as another blast fizzed above his head. The garbled hiss of alien warriors followed and Sterling smiled, realizing that the aliens had fallen into his trap. Biting down against the pain, he punched his injured leg, trying to drive some life back into it, then stood tall again. His next shot decapitated the warrior charging at him before his pistol was hit and exploded in his hand. He fell to his knees again, clutching his arm. It was then he realized that it hadn’t just been the pistol, but his entire hand above the wrist that had been blasted off. The vile smell of his own burned flesh flooded into his nostrils, but strangely the injury did not hurt.

Warriors appeared all around him, encircling him like vultures waiting for a fresh corpse to feast on. One of the aliens motioned for Sterling to stand, hissing at him wildly as it did so. Sterling pushed himself up and met the alien’s egg-shaped eyes. Its armor, like McQueen’s, was more ornate. It reminded Sterling of the armor the Sa’Nerran Commander he’d once encountered had worn and surmised that this alien was of a higher rank than the others.

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