1210 hours Day Two Killrock 1.2

1. The day still hot enough for a battle.

Basilus was attended by the medic personnel for multiple bruises and cuts but he was ready to be sent to the front line. His squad had earlier been sent off to the front lines at the east of Twin Peak. They have dug in and given fresh ammo and grenades.

"Welcome back, Scouts." They were all greeted by the 1^st Company. "Did you take a wrong turn, and ended back here?"

The Rangers all laughed and was relief by the small numbers that came. Squad Five dug in next to the another squad of Rangers, and shared all the horror tales of the last hours while Basilus reported back to Major Moshe.

"That's good intel, Lieutenant." Major Moshe reached for the comms. But he spoke to Command, he asked if Basilus could joined the line. "They need more of your kind."

Basilus saluted and left for the line. He met Corporal Charlie from Ordinance. The man was carting a few Thor including the missiles. Basilus offered to help and pushed it towards his squad.

"Leader"; Charlie used the nicknamed used by Scouts for Basilus. "Can I joined your squad for this fight?"

"You are on, Charlie." Basilus nodded and point him to help Marc with the rotary guns.

"Draconian incoming!" The shouts came across the line. Mira adjusted her sights on the PH750 while Pete had two PH375 in front of him. Basilus joined him dragging two Thor and some extra missiles. He passed the Thor who just loved the firepower. The shooting starting on the lines and Pete aimed his Thor to fire at the Draconian.

Pete need not aimed as the line of Draconian was near and visible to him. He just pulled the trigger and watched the missile fly towards the Draconian. The missile hit the Draconian in the chest; impacted on hitting and the effect of the explosion took down the Draconian within five metres.

Basilus was next as he rose up with the PH375 blazing away. He finished up one clip and ducked back in. Pete had fired the second Thor and reached for the serrated blade.

"They are here." Pete shouted out as he stood up to faced the oncoming Draconian. Basilus did the same buy he also pulled out his PH450.

"For the Rangers." Basilus shouted out as he faced the oncoming Draconian. The first Draconian to go down was shot by Basilus using the PH450 with a full clip. He then threw aside the gun and activated the blade on the greave. He rushed at the Draconian. He jumped in on the first Draconian holding a mallet. The Draconian swung the mallet down but Basilus had it blocked with the serrated blade while shoving his greave blade into the Draconian from beneath the Helm upwards. He then pushed with his body against the wounded Draconian to fall forward.

Pete had also cut his Draconian by the left waist and then kicked the wounded enemy to the ground. He saw the Leader fell and rushed forth with his blade. A Draconian on the left side of Pete raised the mallet but Mira took a well aimed shot at the head.

Basilus picked himself up and pulled the blade out. He then saw the group of Draconian coming at him, but they were stopped by Marc with the rotary guns. Basilus pulled his blade and rushed another Draconian on his left with the blade thrusted into the right armpit and into the heart. Pete had joined him and now holding the Draconian mallet. The mallet looked big in his hands but he held it well as he cracked a Draconian left knee with it. Other Draconian are pushing forth and the Rangers need to retreat.

"Retreat to hold the line." The call came down and Basilus withdrew. As he jumped into the dugout, he saw the Ranger there getting shot by the Draconian. He called out to his squad to group around him. Marc was still firing when the call came. They are being attacked by a squad of Draconian hoping to breach the line.

 

2. Secure the breach.

Major Moshe was at the line when he saw the gap. He called out for Rangers to hold the line.

"Secure the breach!"

The Federation Rangers threw his weight behind the rotary gun that spews death with its double barrel at the advancing beasts approaching them with drawn weapons. The remaining squad of three Rangers dragged their armor clad bodies from the forward walls to move to the other as directed. The gunner shout out for the loader to feed in the clip with the ten centimetres long projectile and clammed down his visor on the Helm. When loaded, the gunner drew back the safety and pulled the trigger while aiming the phaser. The projectiles came out just as the Draconian were to breached the last perimeter line. The first two projectiles that hit the approaching Draconian tore into its body in three areas; the head, right shoulder and the face. It was the last shot that killed the Draconian.

As the gunner was firing the heavy phaser, the sniper in the squad had dropped down on his left knee while raising the rifle to his right shoulder. The sniper shot was a head shot on the third beast with the insignia of a leader; its distinct red marking on the face tells its rank; besides the ribbon on its back. The projectile was a three centimetres long metal head which exploded on penetration spreading its metal shards into the soft flesh beneath the thick scales. The sniper reloaded the second shot and fired off in a split second to the fourth beasts in the approaching group at the head but the resulting fires from the heavy phaser ended any doubt of that beast having to survived any more shots.

The fourth squad member slammed his armor body onto the harsh ground just at where the heavy phaser was being setup. The fourth and last Ranger pulled out the palm size saucer shaped object from his front pack and pressed the top lever down. Then the saucer was placed in front of him with the designated arrow pointing out. The warning came out just as trained; saucer in the air. The saucer shot out like a projectile for ten metres at where the beast were approaching and its sides opened up to horizontal yo-yo on the air before its swung out in a circular movement with a radius of three metres slashing at anything in the radius with its random flying movement. Limbs began to get slashed and body cavities appeared before the blood spurts out as more beasts within the radius gets hit. Just as it started, the saucer fell down on the ground after a lapse of ten seconds and five dead beasts before the heavy phaser came into firing position. 

"Breach secured!" The reply came back from the Squad Leader, Kadir Basilus; a giant among the Rangers standing at near two and a half metres and having a arms length that reached over a metre and half. He was Squad Leader 5th ranked among the twenty squads which made them the infamous Julius Company of 1^st Ranger Division. There are four infantry company, with four more armored in one division. The Rangers are the elite forward force of the Federation Combined Forces under Emperor Nero.

Basilus released his finger on the trigger as he watches the Draconian retreated back to their lines. It was the seventh time they done this since the battle. These Draconian are relentless in attacking the Rangers lines in the setting light.

"They are gone for good?" Ranger Marc Ante; standing only up to Basilus' shoulder as he adjust the bandelier of ammo for his high powered rifle. The dark complexion slim looking sniper carries a spare short barreled automatic rifle which fires five hundred rounds in a minutes for those too close combat. Its a PH375 which carries an extended sixty rounds ammo clip. The sniper weighed the heavier long barrel PH750 with the multi use scope and checked the ammo clip of five projectiles still on the rifle. The sniper crossed sling the PH750 on his body and watched the Squad Leader walked away. Both of them knows the Draconian are not coming back for now.

Ranger Mira Torre picked up the saucer blade; retracted back after its ten second slash operation. She placed the saucer back into her front back; she got a second one there, she calls them her 'titties'. She adjust her PH375 so that she can reached for her vanity case. She likes to adjust the shades on her cheeks; being beautiful is still a lady's prerogative.

Ranger Pete Mundsen; a Nordic descent who could stand up to Basilus height checked the ammo supplies before he close the cases. Then he picked up the PH375 he left on the ground next to the ammo cases. As he picked up the rifle, he asked himself why didn't he sling it over like the others. He knows the answer as it might into his way when he handles those ammo clips. He relies more on the PL450 on his waist belt. The handgun handles nine shots and good at one hundred metres. Every Ranger carries one on their belt but only Pete here calls it his Dragon. It saved him a few times in close combats and never leaves his bedding without it.

Squad Five due for their rest while another squad takes over the breach and solidify the position. Even heroes needs time to rest.

Major Moshe breathed in with a sigh of relief. Another wave was broken and they have a break now from the battle. The sun was still scorching hot although it was almost late in the daylight.