Chapter 855 Snow And Ash (1/2)
Chapter 855 Snow And Ash
There were a lot of things to do before the division resumed its march Souls shards had to be extracted frohtmare Creatures, the carcasses themselves had to be piled into mounds to clear the way for the vehicles Usually, each would have been dressed to harvest useful materials — the hides and bones of the abominations were a precious resource, especially that of the Fallen ones
However, no one had time to properly process the remains of the fearsome horde, so the corpses were simply discarded by the side of the road, doused in incendiary liquid, and burned
The transports and artillery vehicles, daed war platforms, and powered suits of mechanized infantry had to be checked and repaired Spent ammunition had to be replaced, wounded had to be healed Soldiers, both mundane and Awakened, needed time to rest and recover
Aboard the Rhino, members of the cohort slept in shi+fts Three entered the Dreauard As soon as the first shi+ft returned, the second shi+ft took their place inside the sleeping pod Sunny re silently at the back of the vehicle
…In the , the division had to perform one final task
In a solemn silence, the bodies of the fallen soldiers — about a hundred or so — were covered by pristine white flags The general in coave a short speech, and then lowered his head After that, several war platfor above him activated powerful fla long streams of furious fire to consume the bodies
In the harsh conditions of the Antarctic caive its fallen a better burial Even if the division could spare tihth And with sofor their turn to board the evacuation shi+ps, sacrificing precious space to send the bodies back ho at the funeral pyre in silence, Sunny couldn't help but fall into a sonified, in truth, the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives were treated not htmare Creatures that had killed them In the end, both were consue of countless candles burning in front of the Acadeh, Sunny turned away and spoke to his subordinates:
"Let's go"
At least the losses weren't too terrible If Saint had not struck down the Guardian of the northerns could have been much worse
Soon, the division moved forward All that was left behind was a landscape deci as they swirled in the air
Sunny remained at the back of the Rhino with a contemplative expression on his face Soon, however, he was distracted fro communication
Master Jet's alabaster face appeared on the screen
"Sunny I have a new mission for you…"
The field arhtforward objective — turn a sholds, relocate all huholds, and then entrench the to take to evacuate everyone
At some point, reinforcements were supposed to arrive and htmare Creatures easier <novelsnext></novelsnext>