Werewolf: A World at War Novel (World at War Online Book 4) by Mitchell T. Jacobs Page A
Authors: Mitchell T. Jacobs
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some time, but they had already won.
“Dead!” Ethan shouted over the din. He knelt by the body of one of his fallen troopers
Selene automatically moved up to the front to take her spot. Even though the enemy had been caught off guard, they were putting up ferocious resistance. All of them had submachine guns for the close quarters fight, and the confines of the ship only exacerbated the problem. Alpha 2 had already lost three troopers, and Selene was forced to act as a soldier rather than a commander.
That suited her just fine, however.
An enemy sailor started to peer around the corner, and Selene put a bullet in his head.
“The stairs are right around the corner,” she said over the radio link. “Once we get there it's a simple matter of storming the bridge.”
“That's suicide without grenades,” Ethan said. “They have an angle on us, and I don't think we can throw one up the stairs without getting shot.”
Selene thought for a second. This was one of the few cases where she would use a grenade inside the ship, but Ethan was right. And without some way to keep the enemy suppressed, they were going to be slaughtered as they tried to climb the stairs.
She switched her radio channel. “Raven 2, Raven 2, come in. This is Alpha Wolf.”
“Raven 2,” Blake responded.
Selene fired off a burst and forced an enemy back into cover. “We're trying to storm the bridge, but we need some way to suppress them. Can you hover and shoot through the bridge windows?”
“Oh, sure. That's an easy one.”
“Thanks.”
“Don't mention in. I'm going to grab Raven 5 for this as well. We'll give you a ten second burst, and them you can storm the place right after we cease fire.”
“Copy that,” Selene said. She alerted the rest of Alpha 2.
“Might be tough on a moving ship,” Ethan commented.
“That's why I asked the best pilot to do it,” Selene said.
Ethan laughed. “I wondered why you asked him and not Robbie.”
Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of bullets impacting above them. Hundreds, thousands of them. Selene gave a hand signal, and the remnants of Alpha 2 moved toward the stairs in the confusion.
“Hit them hard and fast as soon as the shooting stops,” she said, speaking over the radio to be heard over the din.
The noise suddenly stopped.
“GO!”
Alpha 2 stormed up the stairs with Selene in the middle of the pack. She heard a few shots ring out ahead of her, but then there was silence. She reach the top and scanned the area for targets.
Raven 2 and Raven 5 had destroyed the bridge. Instruments were smashed, the windows were shattered and bodies lay strewn about. Luckily, it was fixable given enough time, and it looked like the steering and engine controls had survived storm of lead. Even so, Hephaestus probably wasn't going to be very happy with their wanton destruction.
But they had the most important part of the ship.
“Here we are,” Zach said as he climbed aboard the now dormant ship.
Everyone had performed their roles admirably. Bravo Wolf had lured the enemy out perfectly, Alpha Wolf had stormed the ship, and Raven provided excellent fire support and skillful handling of their river craft.
“They sure did a number on it,” Lex commented as he climbed up.
“It looks like it, but the steering and engine are intact,” Danny said as he walked up. “That's all we need in order to get it into port, and we also have the schematic. We can fix the damage.”
“Casualties?” Zach asked him.
“Relatively light,” Danny said. “Twelve dead, and another eight wounded, but we have more than enough medics to treat them.”
“Great job, by the way,” Zach said.
“My pleasure,” Danny replied with a grin.
Evy joined them. “So what now?”
Zach looked toward the south. “Now we aim for the city.”
CHAPTER 8
Wildland
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
“That sure didn't take long,” Nora commented as she walked along the deck of the
“Dead!” Ethan shouted over the din. He knelt by the body of one of his fallen troopers
Selene automatically moved up to the front to take her spot. Even though the enemy had been caught off guard, they were putting up ferocious resistance. All of them had submachine guns for the close quarters fight, and the confines of the ship only exacerbated the problem. Alpha 2 had already lost three troopers, and Selene was forced to act as a soldier rather than a commander.
That suited her just fine, however.
An enemy sailor started to peer around the corner, and Selene put a bullet in his head.
“The stairs are right around the corner,” she said over the radio link. “Once we get there it's a simple matter of storming the bridge.”
“That's suicide without grenades,” Ethan said. “They have an angle on us, and I don't think we can throw one up the stairs without getting shot.”
Selene thought for a second. This was one of the few cases where she would use a grenade inside the ship, but Ethan was right. And without some way to keep the enemy suppressed, they were going to be slaughtered as they tried to climb the stairs.
She switched her radio channel. “Raven 2, Raven 2, come in. This is Alpha Wolf.”
“Raven 2,” Blake responded.
Selene fired off a burst and forced an enemy back into cover. “We're trying to storm the bridge, but we need some way to suppress them. Can you hover and shoot through the bridge windows?”
“Oh, sure. That's an easy one.”
“Thanks.”
“Don't mention in. I'm going to grab Raven 5 for this as well. We'll give you a ten second burst, and them you can storm the place right after we cease fire.”
“Copy that,” Selene said. She alerted the rest of Alpha 2.
“Might be tough on a moving ship,” Ethan commented.
“That's why I asked the best pilot to do it,” Selene said.
Ethan laughed. “I wondered why you asked him and not Robbie.”
Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of bullets impacting above them. Hundreds, thousands of them. Selene gave a hand signal, and the remnants of Alpha 2 moved toward the stairs in the confusion.
“Hit them hard and fast as soon as the shooting stops,” she said, speaking over the radio to be heard over the din.
The noise suddenly stopped.
“GO!”
Alpha 2 stormed up the stairs with Selene in the middle of the pack. She heard a few shots ring out ahead of her, but then there was silence. She reach the top and scanned the area for targets.
Raven 2 and Raven 5 had destroyed the bridge. Instruments were smashed, the windows were shattered and bodies lay strewn about. Luckily, it was fixable given enough time, and it looked like the steering and engine controls had survived storm of lead. Even so, Hephaestus probably wasn't going to be very happy with their wanton destruction.
But they had the most important part of the ship.
“Here we are,” Zach said as he climbed aboard the now dormant ship.
Everyone had performed their roles admirably. Bravo Wolf had lured the enemy out perfectly, Alpha Wolf had stormed the ship, and Raven provided excellent fire support and skillful handling of their river craft.
“They sure did a number on it,” Lex commented as he climbed up.
“It looks like it, but the steering and engine are intact,” Danny said as he walked up. “That's all we need in order to get it into port, and we also have the schematic. We can fix the damage.”
“Casualties?” Zach asked him.
“Relatively light,” Danny said. “Twelve dead, and another eight wounded, but we have more than enough medics to treat them.”
“Great job, by the way,” Zach said.
“My pleasure,” Danny replied with a grin.
Evy joined them. “So what now?”
Zach looked toward the south. “Now we aim for the city.”
CHAPTER 8
Wildland
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
“That sure didn't take long,” Nora commented as she walked along the deck of the
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