Chapter 18- Ruins

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'Here CP-4560 towards point H21, delivery can take place in a few minutes. Get ready'

The soldiers looked at their armor, checking to see if all was well before taking up their weapons and doing the same. On each side, soldiers were doing their checks.

An aisle filled with separate crates on both sides, obstructing the view of each.

"This is Alpha-Leader at PC, Vypere will delivered. Do you have air support in case of trouble?"

'Alpha Leader, we have some bombers equipped with incendiary bombs ready to take off for the Emperor. Over'

"Well received, start of the operation. Jetpack descent allowed" 

An alarm went on and the rear door of the aircraft opened. Wind gusts are entering the cargo ship, destabilizing the soldiers. Parachutes attached to the crates opened and propelled the crates out of the aircraft. Six crates came down, giving way to the soldiers. The soldiers lined up, ready to jump. A green light on the right side lit up, signalling the beginning of the troops' descent. Ash ran and jumped into the void, followed by the soldiers. Looking down, he saw only clouds, unable to see what was underneath. After a few ten seconds of descent, a first push with the jetpack was necessary to slow down Ash's fall.

After 3 regular push, he managed to pass the clouds, able to observe the ruins of an ancient city. As he descended more and more, he could see a landing area large enough to accommodate 100 people. He then made a point about the holographic map that appears in their helmets to tell them where to land and went with a little trouble towards the point.

BOOMMM

A huge cloud of dust erupted as Ash emerged from the crater. He looked around, acted his night mink and took his weapon in his hands. Seconds later, more explosions appeared and several other soldiers appeared. With a wave of hands, Ash ordered the soldiers to secure the ground.

Looking at his map, he could see the blue dots of these allies, appearing as soon as they landed. 6 yellow dots appeared, meaning where the crates landed.

"We have a first crate in the north, 10 km, it is the closest. Let's go"

The soldiers set up formations around Ash and began their advance in the direction of the first box. While walking on these guards, Ash examined buildings and objects on the ground. He quickly noticed that something was wrong. No sign of a battle, nothing's messy. Despite the watchfulness of the buildings, no trace of leakage or disaster were on the buildings. Why did the locals leave then?

By the time he thought about this issue, the group had already arrived at the first checkout.

"My Emperor, we have a little problem. Something has already come before us"

Not understanding what the head of the TA meant, he approached and discovered a completely shredded crate and its interior completely decimated.

"What was inside?"

"Weapons and ammunition. Most of the ammunition is intact, only the weapons were damaged"

"Recovering anything that can be recoverable"

The chief nodded before beginning to give orders, leaving Ash alone, reflecting on what was going on.

Something is happening here and it's not good for us. Let's abandon the crates, we have to go directly towards the middle of the city.

"New goal, our sector is compromised, stay on your guard and above all, stay to bear the vision of your comrades."

""Roger""

The convoy to continued to walk but this time towards the central building of the city. Ash accelerated the walk because he had noticed that they were being followed, only to notice that more and more things were coming towards them.

"Stop, in combat formations, put on portable shields!"

The soldiers all stopped and got into a circle. Some stood out and shields were laid on the ground that hung on the ground and moved iron plates, allowing groups to be complemented by wall solid enough to counter a tank attack.

"It's time to show off"

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