Goliath by Richard Turner

Author:Richard Turner
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: goliath, romanov

24

Sweat ran like a stream down Jackson’s forehead. The rough ground, strewn with rocks as big as their Rover and deep holes spread throughout the uneven desert terrain, made driving hard at the best of times. Driving in the dark with NVGs was proving to be quite the challenge for Jackson.

It took them close to an hour to cover the ten kilometers from their hiding spot to the sheer cliff rising a hundred meters into the night sky like an impenetrable rock wall barring their way ahead. They were relieved to find that this portion of the desert seemed devoid of anyone else. If the army was busy looking for intruders, thankfully they weren’t doing it in this area.

Jackson parked the vehicle in a dry river gully and climbed out of his seat with his shirt glued to his body from perspiration.

Grabbing his AK, Mitchell moved over beside Jackson, who was busy shaking out the tense muscles in his forearms. Removing his NVGs, Mitchell let his eyes begin their adjustment to the clear star-filled night.

“Now, what are we going to do? And please don’t tell me that we’re going to climb that cliff in the dark,” said Jackson, rubbing out the ache in his neck.

“Ok then, I won’t tell you, but limber up, old man,” said Mitchell as he slung his rifle over his back.

Turning about, Mitchell walked over beside Fahimah and said, “Sorry to do this to you, but you’re going have to stay here while Nate and I see what’s going on up there.”

Fahimah nodded her head in understanding.

Mitchell moved over to the jeep, dug under his seat, and then pulled out a Russian-made 9mm Makarov pistol. “Can you work this?” Mitchell asked as he handed the pistol to Fahimah.

With a wink, Fahimah pulled the slide lever back, chambering a round. “Mister Mitchell, I may be an intelligence analyst, but I try to attend all the range practices I can back at the complex.”

Mitchell smiled at Fahimah and grabbed one of the hardened briefcases they had stowed in the back of the jeep. Opening it, he removed something that looked like a child’s toy. In Mitchell’s hand was a mini UAV that looked to Fahimah like a giant insect. It had four rotor blades on arms that extended out from the body of the craft and a powerful mini-camera that could send back images in clear or in thermal. Switching it on, Mitchell quickly checked that all of its systems were working before placing it on the hood of the Rover.

“Ok then, let’s see what we can see,” said Mitchell, as he moved his finger over the mouse pad of a small control tablet. Instantly, the UAV rose into the air. Moving his finger from side to side to get a feel for the UAV’s capabilities, Mitchell looked up at the cliff face and then sent the UAV climbing up into the night sky.

Fahimah and Jackson stood quietly, watching the feed on another small-handled screen.

It took the UAV mere seconds to reach the top of the cliff.

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