Chapter 61 The Floran Colony 16 (1/2)

”Fuck this shit...” The captain of the Outpost cursed as he ran.

He was currently very far away from the Syndicate's outpost.

When he saw things going south, he completely abandoned the place and ran away, leaving A1 to deal with the mess back there.

He leaned in one of the tree and rested for while.

[What to do...?] He couldn't go back to the outpost or he might die and even if he return there when the Invaders left, it would be useless because their cargo, the Florans, would had already fallen in their hands.

The Miniknog was already on their way and this operation was very, very lucrative for the Syndicate's Boss.

So, if he return his end would be death by the hands of the Boss, or perhaps worst, he might even be sold to the Miniknog and live forever as a experiment subject.

[Fuck, fuck, FUCK!] He screamed inwardly in frustration. [I have to find a spaceship... The Syndicate's ships are all tracked, if I try to run away with one of them, I will be found out in no time.]

That's why he decided to not beam up to his ship, he wanted to take the risk and wait in the planet until the Syndicate, the invaders and the Miniknog leave, then he might try to use his PIPS' S.O.S emergency message and catch a ride with any ship that would be passing by.

[I have to wait for about 4 to 6 days... I think I can make it.] He thought. Even though he wasn't the best of soldiers, he was at least trained for survival in all types of common environments.

”Huh?” He started to hear some noise coming from above.

He listened closely and realized it was the sound of turbines.

He looked up and saw a metallic bird, or something else coming toward him from the sky.

Squinting his eyes he saw that it was in fact a space shuttle.

[More invaders!?] He ducked his head and hid behind the tree.

It was of no use, the shuttle started to land near the place the captain was hiding.

The captain reached for his Spit Fire Assault Rifle in his PIPS and stayed hidden.

He glanced at the shuttle when it got closer and saw the symbol that was painted at the side.

[Nova Rebellion!?] He exclaimed when he saw the symbol of the newcomers. [Are they the ones behind this attack?] He wondered.

The shuttle kept hovering above the captain for while until the side door opened at some ropes fell from there.

As soon as the ropes hit the ground people wearing Armor that was a mixture of blue and green, started to climb down from the shuttle using the ropes.

They landed on the ground and aimed at the spot where the captain was hiding. There was only two of them, but they still looked intimidating.

He looked at those people and his expression became grim.

Their armor wasn't as bulky as the Syndicate's armor, it was way lighter, and so their defenses were worse than the Syndicate's armors.

The Nova Rebellion was know for their tactics of hit and run that's why they often use Armors that provide them a decent amount of protection while maintaining flexibility and speed.

That's why even though both the Syndicate's and the Rebellion's standard Armor are Tier 3, made of Titanium, their defensive capabilities are very different.