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Chapter 616
"We are taking that barge," Oliver commanded. "It will carry us down the river, directly underneath the Overlord's floating fortress. We will bypass the front gates completely."The human soldiers stayed low. They snuck through the dark shadows while the giant machine and the rebels fought wildly just fifty yards away.The heat from the magma river was almost unbearable. Sweat poured down the soldiers' faces. Their heavy armor felt like ovens.Oliver did not sweat. His black metal arm glowed faintly in the heat, absorbing the magic of the deep earth. They reached the metal barge."Get on," Oliver ordered.The six soldiers quickly climbed onto the flat metal boat. Oliver stepped on last. He raised his combat knife and sliced the thick rope holding the barge to the dock.The barge was free. The slow, heavy current of the boiling orange magma began to carry the metal boat down the dark river."We did it," Davis whispered. He slumped down onto the hot metal floor of the barge. "We got pas
Chapter 615
"Commander!" Miller said, a sudden spark of hope in his voice. "If there are rebels down there, and they hate the Overlord... they are our friends! The enemy of my enemy is my friend! We should call them on the radio! We can negotiate! They can help us fight the giant machine!"Oliver did not smile. He did not feel hope. He only saw variables."The enemy of my enemy is not my friend, Sergeant," Oliver stated coldly. "The enemy of my enemy is just a second enemy who happens to be busy. Negotiation requires trust. Trust requires time. Time is a resource we do not have.""But Commander, we cannot fight that machine alone!" Davis cried. The giant tank-beast raised its plasma cannons again. It was only thirty yards away."We are not going to fight it," Oliver said. "We are going to use operational efficiency. We are going to bypass the bridge. We are going to let the machine fight the rebels.""How?" Miller asked.Oliver turned his back to the giant machine. He looked down over the edge of
Chapter 614
The massive underground cavern was like a nightmare painted in glowing green and hot orange.Commander Oliver stood on the high rock cliff. In front of him was a long, narrow stone bridge. At the end of the bridge floated the Overlord’s Citadel, a terrifying castle made of black glass and white bone. But Oliver could not walk across the bridge.Blocking the path was a monstrous machine. It was built from the broken pieces of the human spaceship, the Iron Star. It had thick steel tank treads. It had giant blue plasma cannons on its back. The heavy metal was glued together by dark purple muscle and black bone. In the center of the machine, a giant, naked brain glowed with a sick red light."Prepare for extinction, Commander," the machine spoke. Its voice was a horrible mix of a robotic computer and a growling beast.Behind Oliver, the six human soldiers raised their guns. Sergeant Miller, Davis, Smith, Jones, Cole, and Vance. They were terrified. They were tired. But they stood their
Chapter 613
"Maintain formation!" Oliver commanded coldly. "Do not break the circle. The enemy relies on chaos. We will give them order."Oliver processed the variables.Variable A: The enemy holds plasma shields in their left hands.Variable B: The enemy holds spears in their right hands.Variable C: The hallway is narrow. They must attack from the front and sides."Sergeant Miller," Oliver said quickly. "Aim at the ceiling directly above the left mutants. Shoot the stalactites."Miller did not ask questions. He aimed his heavy machine gun up and fired. BRRRRT!The heavy bullets shattered the sharp rocks hanging on the ceiling. The rocks fell straight down.The mutants on the left heard the rocks falling. They instinctively raised their blue plasma shields above their heads to block the falling stones."Their chests are exposed!" Oliver calculated. "Davis, Smith! Fire at their center mass! Now!"Davis and Smith fired their rifles straight ahead. Because the monsters had raised their shields, the
Chapter 612
Young Davis stepped forward. He pulled a small metal box off his back. He opened it. Six tiny, silver flying drones lifted into the air. They hummed softly. They were human machines, designed to fly ahead and scan dark caves with green lasers."Link the drones to my suit computer," Oliver commanded.Davis typed on his wrist pad. "Linking now, sir."Oliver closed his eyes for a second. He merged the human technology with the alien magic. He connected the video feed from the six silver drones directly into the purple holographic map from the coin.Now, Oliver could see everything perfectly. He could see the magic, and he could see the physical rocks."We are moving," Oliver ordered. "Formation is a double overlapping arc. Miller and Davis, you are point. Watch the front. Smith and Jones, you watch the left and right walls. Cole and Vance, you walk backward and watch the rear. I will walk in the absolute center. Do not break this shape."The six soldiers instantly moved into position. T
Chapter 611
The giant mutant monster stood on the high rock cliff. It was eight feet tall. Thick, dark purple scales covered its body. In its massive hands, it held a giant sword made of jagged white bone.The monster had glowing yellow eyes. It looked down at Commander Oliver."I do not step aside for meat," the monster growled. Its voice was deep and rough. It spoke perfectly good human words.Oliver did not blink. His gray human eye and his burning red Wraithborn eye stared at the giant beast. He held his silent sniper rifle in his left hand. His right arm, made entirely of black alien metal, rested at his side.Oliver’s mind worked like a supercomputer. He calculated the math of the fight.Variable A: The enemy is huge. Its reach with the sword is nine feet.Variable B: My sniper rifle only has a few bullets left. It is designed for long distance, not close combat.Variable C: If I dodge backward, I fall off the cliff into the mutant city below. If I step forward, I enter the kill zone of the
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