death of hope

Chapter 86 "Corporate Warrior" (3) Space Station
The Alpha Tactical Squad entered the space station in a single file,

The first cabin is the astronaut's decompression cabin, which is brightly lit, has sufficient oxygen supply, normal sound transmission, and a gravity similar to that of Terra's parent star, which makes people feel quite comfortable.

Nothing looked suspicious,
According to what they learned in the training, the team members turned off the safety, lowered the muzzle of their guns, and tried their best to keep their steps light and steady in order to hide their actions.

Captain Lynch in heavy power armor is at the front,
Holding a 14.57MM large-caliber fully automatic assault rifle tailor-made for him in his hand, only his steel-framed arms can control such wild recoil,
There is a fierce and brutal diesel-powered chainsaw bayonet and a 30MM grenade launcher placed under the muzzle.
The weight of the whole gun reaches a frenzied 25KG. In order to pursue sensitivity, the hands of the power armor are not assisted, and the weapon is controlled entirely by its own muscles.

This tall, muscular man held it flat with ease, as if holding a broom.

Third Class Norris in scout light armor followed closely behind.

Norris's expression was quite ugly, because according to common sense, the scout should be the one who opened the way, but now he was squeezed to the back and huddled.

Lynch is worried about these recruits,

Afraid that they would screw up the mission or die from being too aggressive, they wished that everything could be done by themselves.

This attitude of completely distrusting his subordinates has earned him a lot of vicious nicknames, such as "ugly man", "dumb", "big silly X", etc., there are countless.

Dixon, who is equipped with a rocket launcher and a minigun, and is covered with various types of grenades, is in the center of the team, ready to provide heavy fire support for his teammates at any time.

The sniper Tanning holding a long-barreled electromagnetic sniper rifle is responsible for providing long-range precise firepower bursts,
Because the space station is relatively small, in order to adapt to the combat environment,

The original high-magnification optical sight of the sniper rifle is replaced by an ACOG red dot sight without multiples.
The bullets were also changed from high-penetrating depleted uranium bullets to high-explosive bullets.

Private Mary is at the end of the queue. She is a communications soldier in name, but in fact she is a mixed support and auxiliary personnel serving as a technical soldier and a medical soldier.

It can be said that Mary is the No. [-] character in Alpha Squad besides Captain Lynch,

With a double master's degree she is able to accomplish a variety of tasks such as;

Open password door locks, crack electronic equipment, eliminate booby traps and electronic interference, and even perform simple battlefield medical operations.

These four recruits all looked shrewd and capable, with professional and quick tactical actions.
In fact, their performance in the training camp assessment was not satisfactory,

The comprehensive assessment grades given by the instructor to these four people are tentatively set at C+, which will be considered a passing level.

These fledgling young men are obsessed with earning a lot of money, wanting to make their way through the glamorous career of corporate warriors, unaware of the dangers they are about to face.

Before leaving the mission, the logistics quartermaster looked at their expressions as if they were looking at a group of dead people. He kept shaking his head and said to Captain Lynch;

"Hey, Lynch, are you sure you want to carry out high-risk missions with such a bunch of crane tails?"

"For me, it doesn't matter who I take."

"As expected of the legendary captain of the Alpha Squad, teammates died one after another, only you, no matter how badly injured, can always come back panting."

Lynch responded with a gloomy face: "Don't say that, man, talk like I am the lone star of the gods. I try my best to help my teammates every mission, but the final result is not as expected."

The logistics quartermaster made an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, buddy,

I didn't mean to pick on you to make you mad, it's just that everybody talks about it and they have nicknames for you, you know. "

"Yeah, they call me 'Captain Zombie.'"

Among the hundreds of vicious and ugly nicknames, this is the one Lynch hates the most. Unfortunately, it is difficult for everyone to agree, so he has no choice but to accept it silently.

As another space station hatch was unlocked, Lynch's thoughts returned to his eyes. He felt sorry for his distraction, bit his lip with his teeth, and forced himself to concentrate with pain.

The operation has just begun, and the situation is not bad,

The lighting in the first three cabins is normal and the oxygen supply is sufficient.

When Mary opened the door of the next cabin, the layout changed suddenly, and a narrow and lengthy passage appeared ahead, with no end in sight.

The voice of the engineer came from the communicator:

"Go straight along this passage, and you will reach the gate of the main control room. We will keep monitoring various data."

"Thank you, brothers on board, Alpha Squad, follow me, pay attention to tactical actions."

The lights and emergency lights above and on the side of the passage were all extinguished, without any oxygen supply, and the individual life support system was automatically activated to supply oxygen to the inside of the helmet.

Lynch turned on the laser tactical light on the side of the rifle, carefully observed the iron fence at the top of the passage, and found traces of metal scratches, which was obviously a dangerous signal.

Immediately use the throat communicator to instruct your team:

"I found abnormal traces. From now on, I must concentrate on every step forward. If you encounter threats, you can fire directly without asking for instructions."

"receive."

"Follow me closely, watch the left and right walls, and be careful in ambush."

"This passage is really an old lady's foot wrap...it smells so long...it's dark...it seems to lead to hell..."

"What's the matter, Norris, your heart is beating fast and you're claustrophobic?"

"I'm fine... listening to my heartbeat and breathing... I just feel a little... nervous."

"Norris, take a deep breath and relax, your heart is beating too fast."

"Ha, what a shame, I'm not afraid of a woman."

"Stupid woman, get out of here!"

"Hey, no! You should think about who caused it first."

Lynch's rough voice exploded in the team channel:

"Shut up both of you!

Don't spam the channel with non-quest related spam! "

"Sorry, Captain, let's go back and argue."

Mary and Norris compared their middle fingers to each other, and they smiled at each other without speaking.

"Everyone stop... I'll go take a look..."

"What's wrong...captain?"

"I found a dead body curled up in the middle of the passage, Mary, come and have a look, and the others stay alert."

"What did you find?" asked the shuttle pilot.

"Found a dead body, the team temporarily stopped to check, Mary, share your video feed to the spacecraft console."

"Received, the life detector is scanning... uploading data..."

"My boy, it's so miserable! There's blood all over the place!

The deceased was wearing a white coat, male, bald, and not too young. He should be a researcher on the space station. The cause of death was hemorrhage caused by a sharp instrument piercing the liver. "

"Based on my years of reading detective novels, this is a murder."

"Are you stupid, Norris, this is suicide!"

"I warned you, don't say anything that has nothing to do with the mission!"

There were two sounds of metal clashing on the public channel, obviously Captain Lynch had taught his men a lesson.

"I'm sorry, crew, these little bastards under me are ignorant, I have taught them a lesson."

"Just kidding, it's okay. Captain, if you can provide the employee identification code of the deceased, we can compare the big data and identify the identity of the corpse."

"Wait, there is an information tag on the ground, with a photo and number on it, and the data has been shared."

"Comparing the data... The results came out. The deceased was Dr. Condell Amadeus, the highest officer of this space station, and also the technical director of the secret research project here."

Lynch took a breath:
"It's good now, things are getting worse."

(End of this chapter)