Chapter 205: Observing in Secret
“Sergeant Hasmu, I need you to lead your team to this location and capture several native creatures. The target images and coordinates have been sent to you,” Dr. Lute instructed.
The Cat’s Ear Spaceship carried a 500-member security force divided into ten squads. Opposite Dr. Lute was one of the squad leaders, Sergeant Hasmu, responsible for ensuring the safety of this planetary expedition. Half of his team had disembarked to provide protection, while the other half remained on the ship, ready to offer covering fire if needed.
Sergeant Hasmu was also the tallest Riken among those who landed on the planet. Equipped with his gear, his 2.7-meter frame towered over Dr. Lute’s comparatively diminutive 2.1-meter stature, making the latter seem almost childlike in comparison.
“Understood, Dr. Lute. But what about your safety?”
“Don’t worry about us. The other non-combat personnel and I will take the transport craft back to the ship. You, however, must exercise caution. The situation here is extremely peculiar, and we don’t know what might be lurking in the shadows,” Dr. Lute emphasized.
“Understood,” Sergeant Hasmu replied with a nod. The strangeness of the situation was not lost on him; even as a soldier, he could sense it.
They had expected to find a civilization here, yet discovered nothing. Then, when they suspected a navigational error, they stumbled upon radiation remnants on the planet’s surface.
After escorting Dr. Lute and the others back to the transport craft and watching it ascend, Sergeant Hasmu gathered his team and returned to the gunboat.
The 20-meter-long gunboat was cramped with 50 personnel aboard. On the journey down, half had traveled aboard the transport craft, which alleviated the crowding. Fortunately, Captain Reggie had dispatched an additional transport craft to assist them. Otherwise, even if they managed to capture their targets, there would have been no way to transport them back.