Guardians of the Galactic Sentinel 1: The Deimos Artifact Read Online Free
Author: Phillip Nolte
answered by powerful and deadly strikes from the pulse weapons of the relentlessly advancing hovercraft.
Zack's hovercraft entered the village through a gap in the makeshift barrier that the craft's pulse cannons had created just a few moments before. Zack and the rest of the infantrymen came pouring through the gap directly behind. A man to Zack's left went down from a pulse that originated from somewhere to the left and Zack, going to one knee, immediately targeted the spot with his rifle, and swept the area with rapid-fire pulses. Keeping his weapon centered on the area where the enemy fire had originated, he fired a grenade from the launcher slung under the projector of his pulse rifle. There was a satisfyingly intense explosion accompanied by the cries of wounded and dying enemy.
The enemy managed to take out one of the Federation hovercraft and damage another with the remaining Soviet pulse cannon in their possession. In so doing, they had revealed the cannon's position and the remaining hovercraft quickly concentrated their fire and took the emplacement down with a fusillade of pulse bolts.
The relentless advance continued.
Chapter 2. Emergency Leave.
Federation New Slovenia Colony, Wonderland Star System, June 25, 2676.
With their pulse beam weapons destroyed and their makeshift barriers breached, the opposition in Zack's section of the rebellious village was broken. Soon, instead of shooting at the Federation soldiers, the enemy were surrendering. There were a couple of instances where a small knot of enemy soldiers thought they were dug in securely enough to have a chance if they kept fighting. The error of this course of action was quickly revealed when a well-placed plasma burst from one of the hovercraft or a grenade launched from one of the Marine pulse rifles took down the inadequate protection. Death or surrender followed soon after.
A little over an hour later, the planetary militia were still rounding up a few stragglers but the battle, for all intents and purposes, was over. As he stood down and leaned against the back of the hovercraft, Zack was surprised to see that his armor had picked up scorch marks from at least two separate pulse weapon strikes. In the heat of battle, he hadn't noticed when either strike had occurred. Good thing for him that the Federation's battle armor was some of the best available.
Zack received a communication from the hovercraft commander over the radio in his armored helmet.
"Good work babysittin' those militia boys and keepin' 'em from gettin' into too much trouble, Lynton," said the commander, "We are to wait here while the militia finishes mopping up. You, on the other hand, are to report to Major Stanford back at HQ immediately."
Zack's heart leapt in his chest; could it have something to do with his hearing? "Any idea why?" he asked, not knowing if he really wanted an answer.
"What makes you think they'd ever tell me anything?" replied the commander, "HQ just said the Major has some news for you and you should get back there right away. There's a medical evac unit leaving here with some of the wounded in about five minutes. They can give you a lift."
"Thanks, Charlie," replied Zack.
Zack found the medivac unit without any trouble and hopped on board. Within ten minutes, he was on the ground back at Federation HQ and had reported to the heavily armored shuttlecraft which served as a temporary headquarters for the Federation forces. He announced who he was to the guards at the door and was, for a change, quickly ushered inside.
Major Stanford was sitting at a cramped desk in a small cubicle making entries on an electronic tablet. To one side of him was a video monitor, with the sound off, that showed a live feed from the village that Zack had just come from. Zack stopped in front of the Major's desk and rendered a smart salute.
"Corporal Zachary Lynton reporting as ordered, sir."
"Ah, Corporal Lynton," said Stanford, returning the salute without
Zack's hovercraft entered the village through a gap in the makeshift barrier that the craft's pulse cannons had created just a few moments before. Zack and the rest of the infantrymen came pouring through the gap directly behind. A man to Zack's left went down from a pulse that originated from somewhere to the left and Zack, going to one knee, immediately targeted the spot with his rifle, and swept the area with rapid-fire pulses. Keeping his weapon centered on the area where the enemy fire had originated, he fired a grenade from the launcher slung under the projector of his pulse rifle. There was a satisfyingly intense explosion accompanied by the cries of wounded and dying enemy.
The enemy managed to take out one of the Federation hovercraft and damage another with the remaining Soviet pulse cannon in their possession. In so doing, they had revealed the cannon's position and the remaining hovercraft quickly concentrated their fire and took the emplacement down with a fusillade of pulse bolts.
The relentless advance continued.
Chapter 2. Emergency Leave.
Federation New Slovenia Colony, Wonderland Star System, June 25, 2676.
With their pulse beam weapons destroyed and their makeshift barriers breached, the opposition in Zack's section of the rebellious village was broken. Soon, instead of shooting at the Federation soldiers, the enemy were surrendering. There were a couple of instances where a small knot of enemy soldiers thought they were dug in securely enough to have a chance if they kept fighting. The error of this course of action was quickly revealed when a well-placed plasma burst from one of the hovercraft or a grenade launched from one of the Marine pulse rifles took down the inadequate protection. Death or surrender followed soon after.
A little over an hour later, the planetary militia were still rounding up a few stragglers but the battle, for all intents and purposes, was over. As he stood down and leaned against the back of the hovercraft, Zack was surprised to see that his armor had picked up scorch marks from at least two separate pulse weapon strikes. In the heat of battle, he hadn't noticed when either strike had occurred. Good thing for him that the Federation's battle armor was some of the best available.
Zack received a communication from the hovercraft commander over the radio in his armored helmet.
"Good work babysittin' those militia boys and keepin' 'em from gettin' into too much trouble, Lynton," said the commander, "We are to wait here while the militia finishes mopping up. You, on the other hand, are to report to Major Stanford back at HQ immediately."
Zack's heart leapt in his chest; could it have something to do with his hearing? "Any idea why?" he asked, not knowing if he really wanted an answer.
"What makes you think they'd ever tell me anything?" replied the commander, "HQ just said the Major has some news for you and you should get back there right away. There's a medical evac unit leaving here with some of the wounded in about five minutes. They can give you a lift."
"Thanks, Charlie," replied Zack.
Zack found the medivac unit without any trouble and hopped on board. Within ten minutes, he was on the ground back at Federation HQ and had reported to the heavily armored shuttlecraft which served as a temporary headquarters for the Federation forces. He announced who he was to the guards at the door and was, for a change, quickly ushered inside.
Major Stanford was sitting at a cramped desk in a small cubicle making entries on an electronic tablet. To one side of him was a video monitor, with the sound off, that showed a live feed from the village that Zack had just come from. Zack stopped in front of the Major's desk and rendered a smart salute.
"Corporal Zachary Lynton reporting as ordered, sir."
"Ah, Corporal Lynton," said Stanford, returning the salute without
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