《Plan Failed Succesfully》Chapter 11: Shoot first, ask later
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*Warning*
Entering target planet's atmosphere.
While hearing the system warning, I closed my system interface. Right now, I am in one of the atmospheric assault transport launched by transport ships from the Galactic Government.
Despite having named atmospheric assault transport, those things are made just a single-seated hunk of iron fitted with cheap trusters and AI with the only purpose is to calculate drop point. That means those atmospheric assault transport are once it launched, there is no going back.
My Love For The Star novel's story happens two years after the failure of the third Anti-Collector champaign.
The reason behind the failure of the third Anti-Collector champaign was a lack of preparation, information, and underestimation of the Collectors itself.
After fending off the first and second invasion with overwhelming success due to their technological advancement the galactic government and their allied forces have gotten quite cocky. Cause of that they took this third invasion very light and only saw a chance to try their new weapons and tactics without any hindrance.
My destination is one of five planets that are currently being invaded by Collectors and one in mid of about to be devoured. My mission is to secure the area and help the local force to fight against collectors.
Well, the thought screen I saw I about to enter a dangerous-looking pitch-black cloud with crackling blue lightning.
With no information from the local force, the higher-ups just assumed these dangerous looking clouds are just a natural phenomenon of this planet and continued the assault. But in reality, those are an artificial phenomenon created by spreading countless nanomachines into the atmosphere enveloping and sealing the whole planet off.
Cause those, are nanomachines so they can be controlled by a hive mind of Collectors to make unsuspecting reinforcement enter without any problem and trap them in there.
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And worst of all this tech not originally from collectors but from the first planet they appeared at the beginning of the third champaign but Galactic Government didn't know cause they didn't tell them. After all, they have a strong independent government led by smart and brave leaders.
And when things finally hit the fan things were already too late.
"Fucking idiots."
Damn just by remembering it makes me angry.
Why won't you just report the government to save a million lives? No one would believe me of course!
Will you believe someone came from a planet that doesn't even know they live on a planet says a thing about the enemy that they didn't even know existed?
Hell, no!
If I was I would just send that person to the hospital for mental illness or send back to his home planet.
Anyway, I equipped my self and my TAA armor with only manual and ballistic weapons cause strong EMP in the atmosphere and the Collector's energy shield turns any kind of small smart and energy weapon useless.
Why arming yourself head to toe when you went to die you ask?
Well, cause I want to die yes but I want to give my all also there is no free food in this world if Collectors want it then they need to fight for it.
Approaching landing point. Prepare for impact !
Following word, I immediately placed the fastener and clenched by butt. A moment later the followed by a loud bang and a strong tremble pot stopped.
Arrived at the drop point. Please check your CP system now it's activated. Thanks for using the GP drop pod.
Yeah, yeah, yeah as if I gonna use that coffin again. Crap, my head still spinning. I need to quickly open this hatch before it turns into a beehive.
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Really? how much unreliable this thin can, can be!
I immediately took a step back and kicked open the door.
Then I saw scenery that looks like came straight out from an old war documentary I saw on tv's air smells of soil mixed with blood and powder, groud filled with countless unrecognizable copses along with deep trenches.
Above trenches stood over 2-meter tall robots that look like a mix between humans and reptiles.
Seems like they becoming even smarter and stronger from a previous time. Especially their appearance is completely different from their body that closer to the bug on the report.
I noticed six of them aiming their gun-shaped arms towards me. I think there are grunts one of the lowest-ranked units from Collector.
Oh, crap.
I immediately aimed a 15mm AP machine gun installed on my left hand and opened the fire. The kickback was quite heavy but thanks to my weight and augmented strength it was no problem.
In the first seconds, a faint blue shield blocked a few incoming bullets but broke before they even fire their gun.
Destroyed 6 grunts. Earned 60 Cp Detected harmful substance in the air, recommend using a face mask and reinforced breather.
Damn looking at weapons littered around the ground looks like it is about mid or late world war 1. Did they use poison gas or what?
It smells like a baboons locker.
Now, time to earn those points.
After checking my weapon status I activated my booster towards the closest enemy force I can find. A few minutes later I finally saw a large group of local soldiers fighting against a few groups of Collectors made of seven grunts and one large armored thing with ahead looks like a large railgun.
I don't know what it is but I will know what it is when I kill it.
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