Since the order and mission had come directly from their own leader, Annie, coordinating with the Necrons of the Bearer of Heaven and the officers at the mine base responsible for ground-combat operations on Canopy Star went smoothly. The task was promptly listed as the highest priority.
And so, that evening, while a certain troublesome little girl of a leader was still hatching some sort of revenge plan, the squad assigned to carry out the top-secret delivery mission—code-named "Greening"—and the pilot responsible for transporting them were all ready. They arrived without a hitch at a hidden airfield among the ruins of a city above the Necrontyr tomb base.
Well?
Night had only just fallen. The sky was as dark as if soaked in ink, and the stars glimmered faintly overhead as the squad members, fully armed, carried several long metal cases onto the airfield.
A black, stealth-capable Medivac sat quietly in the middle of the airfield. Its fuselage gleamed with a dark sheen. It looked like a special aircraft hurriedly assigned for important night flights like this, with even its visual camouflage taken into account.
Seeing this, the squad members said nothing. They simply carried the long metal cases they were escorting into the cargo bay, secured them on the racks, and only then breathed a sigh of relief and started chatting.
"Captain!"
"The commanders up top sure know how to keep us busy. We only finished the last mission a few days ago, and Lily's injuries have only just started to improve, but now they've already sent us on another one..."
"Couldn't they have picked someone else?"
"Enough!"
"Stop complaining for now!"
"Check your gear one last time. See if there's anything you need to replenish while we're here. Once we've missed our chance, that's it."
"I was just