Chapter 57: Hint’s of an Ikona
Kikaru nodded. "Understood. Good luck. We’ll be on standby if needed."
Without another word, Captain Jeice turned, stepping off the platform.
An hour passed and Kikaru lazed around a bit bored as she saw a ship speed passed above and for a moment thought she had saw Elias with his face smashed against the window.
Moments later; She heard on the eye piece and a video began to play as she Heard Captain Jiece state "Platoon Gunter- push forward"
From their vantage point, Kikaru, Paul, and Colby watched as Platoon Gunter fanned out, forming a spearhead toward the towering construct ahead. Positioned along the shoreline of a murky, industrial lake, the structure stood defiant—a labyrinth of concrete barriers and rusted security fencing marking the perimeter.
There was no hesitation.
A single silent hand signal from the forward officer, and the first breach charge detonated—a burst of high-frequency plasma slicing through reinforced metal like paper. Before the remnants of the gate even hit the ground, the first unit was inside, moving in a tight, staggered formation.
The slaughter began instantly.
The first enemy combatant barely had time to register the intrusion before his entire upper body was reduced to vapor—a concentrated kinetic spike round punching through his chest, detonating the organic matter on impact. His legs remained standing for a fraction of a second before toppling into the dirt.
A second target turned, rifle raising—but his skull caved in from a hyper-accelerated ballistic blade, the weapon embedding so deep that his body jerked before crashing onto the ground.
The air was thick with the sound of suppressed railgun bursts and the rapid thunk-thunk-thunk of tactical drones unloading rounds into the retreating guards.