Wizard Scout by Rodney Hartman

Author:Rodney Hartman [Hartman, Rodney]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, War & Military
Amazon: B01DB6WPF2
Publisher: R&K Publishing
Published: 2016-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28 – Assassination Plan

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Three Crosioians sat on one side of the long table. Two humans and an ebony-skinned humanoid with pointed ears sat on the other. A life-sized holographic image of a Crosioian head floated above the middle of the table.

“Counselor,” said the holographic image representing the Master computer. “Our spies report the Empire’s Academy has accelerated their schedule. The most senior of their cohorts will now receive their DNA baselines in five days.”

“Yes,” said the Counselor. “I saw the report. It would be advantageous to launch our attack prior to that occurring.”

Turning to the Crosioian to her right, the Counselor said, “Admiral, what is the status of the invasion force?”

“The fleet’s ready,” said the Crosioian admiral. “We could attack today and destroy the orbiting Empire ships. But…” The Crosioian admiral looked at the ebony-skinned humanoid across the table. “Unless the ground forces can disable the force-field generators at the objective sites, any aerial bombardment will be ineffective.

The holographic image spoke. “If the force fields are not deactivated at all three objectives, I calculate only a twenty-six percent probability of success. Our hacks into the Empire’s communications system will only disrupt communications in the Velos area for twenty-two minutes. If the force fields haven’t been disabled by then, the Empire’s Imperial High Command will be aware of our attack.”

The ebony-skinned humanoid, a dark elf, leaned over to confer with the nearest human. After a few moments, the dark elf looked up. “Counselor, the ground forces have been divided into three task forces.”

The dark elf indicated the Crosioian on the other side of the Counselor. “General Constance has already assured us her Crosioian shock troops will be able to destroy all three power plants at the spaceport within fifteen minutes of infiltrating the spaceport’s defensive shield. The DNA Center was successfully marked by our recon unit three weeks ago.” Pointing to the Crosioian admiral, the dark elf said, “Your dreadnaughts should have no trouble destroying the Empire’s DNA Center and the spaceport’s other key facilities.”

“The ability of my troops is not at question,” said the Crosioian general. “My concern is with the ability of these special assets to get our troops through the spaceport’s defensive shields without being detected.”

“General,” said the dark elf, “as demonstrated during our previous recons, their dimensional shifts will get your troops past the Empire’s defensive shields. And, the contingent of mages assigned to your troops will use their combination stealth and invisibility spells to get the lead elements of your shock troops into position undetected. The combination of technology and magic should overwhelm the Empire’s defenses before they know what hit them.”

“We’re not here to rehash our tactics, Captain Nightbane,” said the Counselor to the dark-elf. Her tone bordered on anger. I want to know if we’ll be in a position to start our invasion earlier than planned.”

“Counselor,” said the Master computer. “Our forces have adequate demons for the assault troops for the spaceport and the airfield. The destruction of the DNA Center at the spaceport and the Empire’s secondary teleporter at their airfield is assured.

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