Obsidiar Fleet Box Set - Books 1-3: Negation Force, Inferno Sphere, God Ship by Anthony James

Author:Anthony James [James, Anthony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-14T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

McKinney and his squad spilled out into the foyer of level 280, having first made sure it was clear of Vraxar patrols. They spread out quickly to positions of cover, whilst taking the opportunity to catch their breaths from the long run up the stairwell.

There was nothing unusual here - a row of fixed metal desks and security scanners extended all the way across the lobby. In front of those were three reception booths, clad in a poor veneer of dark wood. Visible behind, numerous corridors headed off into the depths of the C&C area.

Bodies were strewn about as liberally as anywhere else on the space station. McKinney’s eyes skated over them, his brain adding to the mental tab of payback the Vraxar were accruing.

“Level 280,” said Corporal Li, spelling out the obvious.

“First floor of command and control,” panted Corporal Evans.

“All clear this way, Lieutenant,” shouted Vega.

“And clear this side,” said Clifton.

McKinney paused on the landing at the top of the steps and cocked his head to one side. There was lots of Vraxar activity in this area of the orbital and it was a miracle they’d made it up the stairwell without encountering any groups of the aliens. Fighting on stairs was a shitty job for those at the bottom.

“Where now, Lieutenant?” asked Li.

“Along that second corridor – the one with the Projections and Research sign hanging above it,” said McKinney. “Sergeant Woods is on floor 302 and we’re going to beat him to our target.”

The game wasn’t really important anymore. It served as a distraction and caused a few laughs amongst the squad. Against the backdrop of mass murder, it wasn’t much.

They didn’t wait and headed off in the direction McKinney indicated. The C&C area had definitely been in a state of high activity when the toxin came. There were bodies along every corridor, across thresholds of open doors and slumped face down over consoles as lifeless as their operators.

The contents of one room caused McKinney to perform a double-take. A large, square table was surrounded by the seated figures of men and women dressed in a variety of uniforms. At first glance, they appeared to be discussing plans and tactics to combat the Vraxar. In reality they were dead, with printed reports and coloured folders spread in front of them, the words unread.

They came upon a bank of airlifts, dedicated for the use of the C&C floors. The lifts were no more operational than any of the others, but there was a narrow set of steps off to one side. It was up these steps McKinney directed his squad. It was steep and the lighting was poor. Their footsteps and clattering weapons produced no echo whatsoever.

The steps ended at level 281, where they opened into a hub area twenty metres to each side and from which many exits were available. McKinney was momentarily lost and tried his best to combine the information from his HUD overlay with what his eyes were seeing.

“Over here,” he said, pointing to a sign which read Target and Analysis.

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