01:00hrs Day One past landing at Killrock 1.2

1.          The Mesa Top 

Basilus did not stop there; he rushed for the second Research Center. There were two Draconian in his path, but he did not pause in his rush there. He shot them from his hips with the PH375 with a concentrated blast. It was then he saw the hidden rotary gun mounted next to the center. It was manned by a single gunner and the Draconian was moving the gun to shoot at him.

The shots went past his head as he ducked down. There were no cover so Basilus rolled to the right to avoid being shot. Mira saw his predicament and took a shot at the gunners on the rotary gun with the PH750. Basilus rolled on further before getting up to run again. Mira had taken care of the gunner and this time he made it to the Center. He stood there with his back to the Research Center wall. He looked back to Pete who was using his PH375 on the guards assisted by the snipers. Both sides are dug in and firing over the cover.

Basilus took out another explosive and placed it toward the center before running back towards his own men. He saw his second section coming to assist.

Basilus was happy with the assist as this meant they can encircle the Draconian. He was working out his new strategy moves when he saw more Draconian reinforcement arriving from the Production Lines.

"Micheal, we have to stop the new wave. Production Lines to your eyes right." Micheal acknowledged back.

Micheal dispatched Tasha and Andrei to assist the Leader while he took on the rest to assist Pete. While the two sibling provided a cross fire with Basilus, Micheal and his other men hit the rear of the dug in position of the earlier Draconian.

Basilus counted twenty of them trying to reinforced the ones at the dugout but they are without vehicles. That means they are slower in moving. He looked to the rear and noticed that all the other Draconian are holding up at the Production Lines and the Settlement.

"Squad Five, convened on Pete's position." Basilus gave his order. He took up his PH375 and fired off the remaining clip dropping down two of the Draconian while running back to the Draconian mounted gun. He got behind the gun and fired off a few burst to bring down the reinforcing Draconian. On seeing the new firepower, the reinforcing Draconian withdrew and left the ones at the dugout isolated.

Basilus met up with Micheal' men, and nodded to them to pull back for Pete's location. As he was running back, the dugout Draconian also retreated for that position. Basilus re-routed the squad to the Draconian dugout as it offered better cover there. When he reached there, he saw the dead Draconian lying there; he wondered how these Draconian cam be so hard to kill. They can take up to five shots into their body before dropping but their brash bravery spur them to fight on and that mount up their dead casualties. These Draconian once worked up its emotions, would charge into a heavy fire with no more thoughts of its own safety. They can afford it as the army was replenished by mass cloning. So were the officers but they are cloned separately.

Basilus saw the Draconian personal missile launcher among the pile of dead Draconian. He grabbed it and test its weight. I was heavier than the Thor but its easy to operate. He may see a need for it as it had one missile inside it.

"Leader, all men accounted for." Micheal reported in. It was then he heard the CT guns which took off the remaining Big Banger Bearer. The CT then concentrate their fire on the Vampire Tanks.