Stone Soldiers 00.1 - Stone Soldier by C. E. Martin

Author:C. E. Martin [Martin, C. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 17976024
Published: 2013-05-24T17:00:00+00:00

He had traveled through the night, never tiring. The oppressive heat of the jungle hadn’t bothered him. If nothing else the humidity made him feel stronger- the moisture in the air soaking into his body to keep it fresh. It was like a sort of ongoing micro-regeneration.

He almost laughed at the absurdity of it. He'd always hated the jungles- desert missions were the best. Even with the regenerative feeling of the jungle around him, he longed for the dry heat of the American Southwest. Or at least the dry forests of his home state.

He moved steadily but cautiously through the jungle, marveling at the power of his new body. In the past, when he'd moved through jungles it had been a tiring, sweaty business that didn’t allow one to cover much ground. But here in Laos, even with its uneven terrain and thick vegetation, he was making very good time.

By late morning, he reached his destination- a particular patch of jungle high on the slope of a large hill overlooking a valley-like area deep in the jungle. A valley home to a number of artificial structures- man-made buildings that seemed very out of place despite their camouflaged roofs.

A ghost in the thick foliage, Kenslir used a small, telescoping monocular to observe the base, noting the position of trucks that had driven in. They had come from the single rough-hewn trail carved through the jungle on the opposite side of the valley from his position. The side closest to Vietnam.

The remote supply base was surprisingly large up close. Its warehouse-like buildings were no doubt filled with supplies the North Vietnamese Army was stockpiling for further operations south of here. Operations in support of both the Pathet Lao as they tried to overthrow the Royal Laotian government and the Viet Cong working to destabilize neighboring South Vietnam.

But as large as the base was, it didn’t appear to be heavily manned. Kenslir counted only a handful of men- mostly guards walking the perimeter and a few working inside, unloading two trucks.

Kenslir frowned. Such a small base of operations shouldn’t have been a problem for the team sent to investigate it over a week ago. But then, if the base was anything normal, the astral scouts in Florida would have been able to penetrate its confines. Something hid the base from those operating on the etheric plane- better even than the camouflage and surrounding mountains that hid it from aerial reconnaissance. Scouting the site had required boots on the ground. And now those boots were missing.

Kenslir checked his watch. It would be mid-day soon. The last possible time the NVA would expect an attack. That would be when he would enter the compound and find out what happened to the team sent to investigate it.

He began moving down the slope of the hill, failing to notice a faint green glow that flashed around him- drowned out by the bright sun shining down through the thick jungle canopy.

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