241 Chapter 239: Sample (4)

“What are their numbers?” Hawkins shouted behind him.

The Assistant Officer shook his head. “The software is still running a sweep of the area. The current number is over six hundred and still rising. Assumption is a thousand drones in all.”

“That’s all I need to know.” Hawkins replied promptly. “Are the group B units in place?”

“Nearly there.” A soldier on his left reported. “Thirty seconds until they reach the designated position.”

A brilliant series of flashes drew Hawkin's attention back to the window screen. Some of the Swarm drones had nearly caught up to most of the rearguard of unnamed units and began blowing up in order to trip up or cause the AI systems shockwave damages to slow them down. If any single one of the unnamed units was lost now, then the entire AFR operation would ultimately be found out.