Shadow Strike: A Cyberpunk LitRPG (Marionette Task Force Book 2) by Eddie R. Hicks

Author:Eddie R. Hicks [Hicks, Eddie R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

21

TAKE THEM DOWN OR LET THEM PASS?

Ilona brought the hijacked dropship down in the middle of a commercialized area. It was after midnight, and the roads were devoid of activity, though Kai suspected that was because the Coalition had a lot of troops operating in the area. Certain parts of Jardin were off-limits to everyone, and the streets below looked like it was one of them. It was a good sign and meant the enemy had something to hide there. Ahead was a four-story parking garage. On the top layer were the AA guns Ilona detected, and just across the road from the garage was the main highway Amber talked about. That highway connected Jardin with Lynx Cove and Theta Grove, the nearest settlements in the region.

Eden could send in reinforcements via the highway all they wanted, but without air support, the Coalition’s garrison would crush them. Removing the AA guns from play would change that. Eden would be able to set up a camp in this part of the city and link up with the guerrilla fighters Jerry talked about. From there, they could spread out and recapture Jardin while using the highway to ship in additional soldiers, tanks, and supply trucks or evacuate injured personnel.

But the AA guns had to go before any of that could happen. That was the plan. That was the job the general had offered the team. And finally they were able to carry it out, provided their batteries held out.

He checked the team’s battery status, including his exoskeleton’s power.

Xenoium Exoskeleton: Battery Charge – 62%

Amber: Battery Charge – 78%

Cerise: Battery Charge – 59%

Yukina: Battery Charge – 89%

Ilona: Battery Charge – 73%

Nobody had gotten a full recharge. They weren’t on the dropship long enough to do so, and staying any longer could jeopardize the mission. The enemy wasn’t stupid. Eventually, someone would question why one of their dropships landed in the streets without notice and learn that Kai’s team had hijacked it moments earlier.

Kai exhaled deeply, wishing they had more time to plan and prepare for the operation. He led Amber, Yukina, Cerise, and Ilona out of the dropship with the M-905 searching for hostile threats lurking in the dimly lit streets. Nobody shot at them or questioned why they landed in the middle of the road. At least, not yet they did.

Amber joined him at his side, and the two fanned out to scout the area, hiding behind idle cars long abandoned by their owners. Ilona floated above and scanned the site as well.

“No hostiles sighted,” Amber reported.

“I got movement ahead,” Ilona transmitted. “Sending it to your HUDs now.”

His vision updated, and he followed the red markers on it. Kai saw at least a dozen red silhouettes marching on patrol throughout the four-story parking garage. They didn’t see him. Ilona’s ability to scan and relay data to him was something else.

“Amber, you got enough claymores for these AA guns?” he asked.

“I brought what I could fit in my bag,” she said. “It should suffice, assuming we don’t need more than two to take them down.

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