Chapter 88 - Typical Hell Squad Strategy (1/2)
Hell Squad took care of the droids nicely, and not one blaster was fired in the process. They took back their positions near the windows, just waiting for the Crab Cannon to get close.
”zzzz... zzzz... R1 zzzz... R1-H6, what is your unit doing? zzzzz... zzz... Report. You were supposed to have cleared this building... zzzz... zzz... twenty seconds ago.”
The voice was all broken, with static interference, but it was coming from one of the dead droids. That was bad. If they didn't respond, that could screw their whole plan. Dageer had to make a decision at the moment, so he chose to pass on the responsibility.
”Cell! Answer that!”
”W-What?! Me? But... I'm not a droid.”
”You are always mocking the voice of the clanckers. I hope you can copy it.”
”Urghhh. I will try. Errrr... bzzz... I am sorry... bzzz... there was some debris on the way. We are returning soon.”
”R1-H6 check your vocal piece when we return to the cruiser. Your transmission is weird.”
”Roger, roger.”
”Pheefff, that was a close one. Hey, Cell, maybe we should change your name to R1-H6. Hehehehehe!!!”
”And maybe you should change your name from Brain to Joker. I just saved us, and you are making fun of me.”
”Hahahahahahaha!!!”
”Hey, it's not time to joke now. Their infantry already passed. Be ready to assault the cannon.”
”We are ready, sir.”
The Crab Cannon was really close now, almost under them.
”Brain, if you don't mind.”
Brain got close to the wall of the building and stuck a thermal detonator on it. Hell Squad took some distance from the wall, and Brain blew it up. Small rocks crashed in their armor, but they didn't see to notice it.
With Dageer leading the way, Hell Squad swam out of the building through the hole they blasted. Somehow the explosion had passed unnoticed, and the quarrens protecting the cannon weren't looking up, but to the front. Until one of the rocks blasted from the building dropped in the head of one of them.
The quarren looked up, and his eyes widened in surprise. His mouth started to open, but Dageer's blaster was faster.
Now that they were revealed, Hell Squad spared no efforts to make the most out of the surprise effect. Metal's Z-6 was again the most eye-catching, and the fact that there were no obstacles in the way only helped. The following scene wasn't a beautiful one.
After the quarrens were annihilated, Brain planted the detonators. Before the droid forces nearby could see what it was going on, a big explosion shook the water.
Moments later, when enemy reinforcements arrived, all they found were dead quarrens and the remains of a Crab Cannon. Hell Squad was nowhere to be seen.
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Ten minutes later, at another building four blocks away from the one they were, Hell Squad was laying on ambush again.
”Sir, we might have a small technical difficulty.”
”Which is?”
”I am down to my last grenades. We didn't have time to catch our breath ever since we got to Vernila, so I couldn't find many detonators. I'm afraid that Crab Cannon is the last we can take out.”