Airdrop

The damage from the explosions could not hurt Sarah and her companion, but the shockwaves still sent them flying more than ten meters.

There was none of the movie-like scene of being blasted to the ground and struggling to rise. The two had already adjusted their posture in midair. Though they landed heavily, they immediately rolled over and sprang back up.

But at that moment, the two grenades of the second volley arrived. As though testing their defenses, the second volley landed a meter closer than the first.

Though grenades were a relatively primitive weapon, with Epoch Clan technology behind them, their landing points were extraordinarily precise. Sarah and her companion had barely risen when the blast waves sent them flying again.

When they landed, the third volley had already arrived, its impact points another meter closer. At the same time, the Epoch Clan Special Operations Team was rapidly closing in.

The Epoch Clan soldiers' combat suits were equipped with compact propulsion systems that allowed Team Members to fly at various altitudes, even reaching the upper atmosphere.

The standard Dark Energy batteries in their combat suits could sustain uninterrupted flight for over a million hours. Though they also had to power the suits' other systems, each battery could still support a team member through decades of high-intensity combat. This meant Epoch Clan team members never had to worry about energy consumption in battle.

Sarah and her companion were held back by the grenades, while the Epoch Clan Team Members flew low and closed the distance rapidly. At this rate, the two sides would come into close contact within a dozen seconds. The situation was extremely unfavorable for Sarah and her companion.

However, this planet was, after all, Zerg territory. While the Epoch Clan had gained a degree of initiative, Zerg