"All Marines, prepare to fall back. You've all worked hard. Leave the rest to us..." The bomber wing commander's order rang in everyone's ears, and the Marines could not help curling their lips in disdain.
Every landing battle was the same: the pilots had it easiest. They only needed to bomb the area beforehand, then leave the Marines to risk their lives. Once an important target was found, it was often those guys who snatched the credit in the end!
Still, that was simply how things worked throughout Alien Dust. Though the Marines were displeased, none of them said anything. Squad after squad began retreating in an orderly fashion.
The bombers took off again. This time, relaxed smiles began spreading across everyone's faces. Once these hives were dealt with, this planet would truly be theirs...
"Boom... boom... boom..."
The bombs dropped by the bombers pulverized every hive above ground level. The shockwaves from over a thousand bombs directly whipped up a sandstorm across the planet's surface!
"Haha, beautiful! You damned bugs, this is what you get!"
"It's over, it's over! Haha, I'm getting promoted to Private First Class!"
"You damned bugs, go see your Broodmother!"
Cheers erupted among the ground Marines, while outside the atmosphere, several captains wore grave expressions.
An aura. A terrifying aura. An unfamiliar, powerful aura that made their hearts race, their scalps tingle, and their chests tighten was slowly rising from the distant horizon!
"Damn it, this feeling..." Zhelisi's face darkened. Alien Dust possessed powerful natural bodies, giving them sharper senses for higher lifeforms. Right then, it felt as if a sleeping lion stood before him, beginning to awaken!
"Commander, you... I think you should see this..." An operator's terrified shout made Zhelisi, who had been standing by the window staring into the distance, hurry over