The explosion was only a quarter mile away. they were on the move. Fast.

“Can you repeat your commands, Petty Officer? The COM link was disrupted” Prowler Watchcrow’s shipmaster, Lav said.

“Sir, we have to rush this implantation, we have enemy forces coming in hot and we have to get to the point of extraction.” I said through the COM .

Shipmaster Lav confirmed my commands right when I heard the roar of an enemy dropship nearby.

As hundreds of Complex militia poured out of the ship, I yelled a link-wide broadcast into the COM : “Attention Team Conduit, Team Duct, Xi Company, and Shipmaster Lav! We need to get out of here now! The implantation can wait! We are already outnumbered by The Complex’s forces. Get the prowler over here and initiate extraction!”

Complete silence over the COM .

I looked at the bio conditions of my team on my visor.

Flatlines.

Shit!

I tried to enter an emergency signal, but my COM was shut down.

Not good…..Not good at all…