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Instead of issuing the formal command, she could simply spread the virus to the Pirate system. She pulled back out her slate.
“Lieutenant!” she heard a man hiss. He would’ve been inaudible, but for the potency of her sensitive hearing. “In there!” Rose could all but guarantee he was pointing. “This room is open. Looks like a server room. They could be in there!”
she typed.
“Carefully,” whispered the Lieutenant. “The rest of you, get our backs!”
“ Okay ,” said Captain Meyer. “ Good luck. I’ll be standing by .”
The Charlie Squad began to tiptoe in. Now that they were pointing around the room, Rose could see the shine of gun mounted flashlights dance about. She scanned the room for an escape, not wanting to engage them. But there was none. Taking a deep breath, she slowly pulled her dual arkanverres from their sheaths. They scraped on the way out, but only just. Rose squatted into a leaping position, as the first barrel poked into view. Inevitably, it began to turn.
“Hold up!” said the Lieutenant suddenly. The squad halted. “Is that right?” he asked, presumably to his radio. “Copy that. We’re on the way!” He turned his voice upon his men. “Looks like they’ve cornered a few officers about four floors up. They were in the system, trying to dump the databanks. Those were our guys. The rest of this building has surrendered.” Rose saw the light of several flashlights reposition. “They need help rounding up the soldiers a couple buildings over. You two, try and access that terminal over there. Radio if you find anything. The rest of you, with me.”
One of the squad, a woman actually, hurried over to the terminal and began slicing in. The other, Rose could not see, but she assumed he was standing guard. The rest of the team began moving out and a second later, she could not even hear their footsteps. Amazed at her remarkable luck, Rose drew in a calming breath.
“ Unbelievable !” breathed Captain Meyer. “ I’m guessing they haven’t seen you. Two grunts should be no problem to handle. ”
Rose sheathed her blades quietly and concentrated her focus on the room. The second soldier was only mere meters from her, standing in the doorway. The woman hacking the terminal typed away.
“Really wish I had more of my equipment,” she said to the other. “This system is locked down tight.” Rose primed her harpoon to fire, but then sensed the other moving. She scooted behind the equipment, peering through a hole in the structure. The man reached the other and stared at the terminal.
“Yeah, never was that good at computer slicing. Did you try connecting from an alternate route?”
Rose tilted her head in interest, seeing a unique opportunity. She slipped from behind the equipment and held her arms up to attack. Slowly, she moved behind them towards the door, watching closely.
“I tried one workaround,” replied the woman. “Let’s see if they covered this.” She continued configuring the terminal, and Rose reached the door, undetected. Thanks to the power outage, not many lights were on in the hall outside. Taking advantage of her luck, she left the room, slipped into the shadows, and hurried down the hall.
“Okay,” she said, as soon as she was clear. “That was close, but I managed to slip out without neutralizing them.”
“Good work,” praised Meyer. “That should make it less likely that they’ll send any forces back to your building. It looks like they’ve already discovered our military operations there. That’s probably where they’re redirecting that team that was near you.”
“Yes, well, it looks like this installation committed to a nonsensical plan. If they’d have simply surrendered as Boss R had predicted, the Court wouldn’t be gunning them down at every corner . . . or sending such sizable backup.” She reached another stairwell and ascended a few floors with her harpoon. Upon
“Lieutenant!” she heard a man hiss. He would’ve been inaudible, but for the potency of her sensitive hearing. “In there!” Rose could all but guarantee he was pointing. “This room is open. Looks like a server room. They could be in there!”
“Carefully,” whispered the Lieutenant. “The rest of you, get our backs!”
“ Okay ,” said Captain Meyer. “ Good luck. I’ll be standing by .”
The Charlie Squad began to tiptoe in. Now that they were pointing around the room, Rose could see the shine of gun mounted flashlights dance about. She scanned the room for an escape, not wanting to engage them. But there was none. Taking a deep breath, she slowly pulled her dual arkanverres from their sheaths. They scraped on the way out, but only just. Rose squatted into a leaping position, as the first barrel poked into view. Inevitably, it began to turn.
“Hold up!” said the Lieutenant suddenly. The squad halted. “Is that right?” he asked, presumably to his radio. “Copy that. We’re on the way!” He turned his voice upon his men. “Looks like they’ve cornered a few officers about four floors up. They were in the system, trying to dump the databanks. Those were our guys. The rest of this building has surrendered.” Rose saw the light of several flashlights reposition. “They need help rounding up the soldiers a couple buildings over. You two, try and access that terminal over there. Radio if you find anything. The rest of you, with me.”
One of the squad, a woman actually, hurried over to the terminal and began slicing in. The other, Rose could not see, but she assumed he was standing guard. The rest of the team began moving out and a second later, she could not even hear their footsteps. Amazed at her remarkable luck, Rose drew in a calming breath.
“ Unbelievable !” breathed Captain Meyer. “ I’m guessing they haven’t seen you. Two grunts should be no problem to handle. ”
Rose sheathed her blades quietly and concentrated her focus on the room. The second soldier was only mere meters from her, standing in the doorway. The woman hacking the terminal typed away.
“Really wish I had more of my equipment,” she said to the other. “This system is locked down tight.” Rose primed her harpoon to fire, but then sensed the other moving. She scooted behind the equipment, peering through a hole in the structure. The man reached the other and stared at the terminal.
“Yeah, never was that good at computer slicing. Did you try connecting from an alternate route?”
Rose tilted her head in interest, seeing a unique opportunity. She slipped from behind the equipment and held her arms up to attack. Slowly, she moved behind them towards the door, watching closely.
“I tried one workaround,” replied the woman. “Let’s see if they covered this.” She continued configuring the terminal, and Rose reached the door, undetected. Thanks to the power outage, not many lights were on in the hall outside. Taking advantage of her luck, she left the room, slipped into the shadows, and hurried down the hall.
“Okay,” she said, as soon as she was clear. “That was close, but I managed to slip out without neutralizing them.”
“Good work,” praised Meyer. “That should make it less likely that they’ll send any forces back to your building. It looks like they’ve already discovered our military operations there. That’s probably where they’re redirecting that team that was near you.”
“Yes, well, it looks like this installation committed to a nonsensical plan. If they’d have simply surrendered as Boss R had predicted, the Court wouldn’t be gunning them down at every corner . . . or sending such sizable backup.” She reached another stairwell and ascended a few floors with her harpoon. Upon
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