Omega Taskforce Series: Books 1 - 3: A Military Sci-Fi Box Set by G J Ogden

Author:G J Ogden [Ogden, G J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ogden Media Ltd
Published: 2021-07-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Slaying a goliath

Sterling stormed onto the bridge of the Invictus with such purpose that Ensign Keller almost fell off the command platform. Sterling tore open the straps of his body armor and tossed it to the deck, revealing the circular burns to his uniform where the Sa’Nerran plasma blasts had penetrated. With the pressure from the body armor gone, the wound stung like hell, but he shut out the pain. His mind was focused on only one thing – the Sa’Nerran Heavy Cruiser. The alien vessel was approaching from across the far side of the planetary fragment. It only had to orbit the fragment to get a clean shot, but Sterling had no intention of allowing the alien ship to fire first.

Commander Banks reached her station next with Lieutenant Shade close behind. Separated from her body armor, Banks’ wounds were also clear. And it was also apparent that they were more severe than his own. Banks had taken several hits and the burned flesh on her ribs, stomach and back told the story of her encounter with the warriors on the station. However, he also knew the wounds could be treated, and that they would heal. The aliens on the heavy cruiser would not be so fortunate.

“Ensign, keep the planetary fragment between us and that heavy cruiser,” Sterling ordered, grabbing the sides of his console. His fingers slid into the polished grooves in the metal that he’d worn down over the last year as commander of the Invictus. “Then be ready to brake hard and make an attack run directly through the research station. I want you to practically skim the rooftops of those structures”

“Aye, Captain,” replied Keller. The ensign had now recovered from the shock of seeing Sterling charge onto the bridge like a Scottish clan warrior.

Sterling could feel the thud of the plasma turrets through the deck plating, beating like war drums. On the viewscreen, a dozen Wasps circled around the ship and the station, stinging the Invictus with their low-yield weapons. The combined effect of the swarm’s attacks whittled down the ship’s regenerative armor and in places it was already wearing thin. However, if Sterling’s plan worked it wouldn’t matter. He had no intention of slugging it out with a heavy cruiser. That was a battle he couldn’t win. But while the modified cruiser was powerful, it was also slow. More importantly, its hollowed-out structure had been converted for hauling ore and was weak. So long as they timed their maneuver correctly, one full attack should be all they needed to take it down.

Sterling tapped his neural interface and connected to Lieutenant Razor. On Sterling’s instructions, she had diverted to engineering, rather than return to the bridge.

“Lieutenant, are you ready to give us the kick we need?” Sterling asked, as a wasp took a direct hit from their plasma turrets and exploded on the viewscreen.

“Aye, Captain, I can give you a boost, but it will blow out a dozen relays in the process,” Razor replied. “The

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