AutoTerra: Operating Systems

Chapter 66: Sadin

A few seconds before the incident, Sadin again ran towards Room C using Invisible Ability. Previously, he had been held back by the shock of seeing the appearance of a strange creature inside the bottom of the Core Ship.

All the young man thought about now was to focus on attaching the Crystal Core to the generator. That creature would not be able to scare her. Unfortunately, Sadin did not realize that the creature was now moving towards Room C.

On the right bridge, Astan and Tenma will also be a little more to Room C. Several monsters had blocked his way, the Barkata and the Poison Spider. Of course, both of them immediately shot without thinking. Whatever was blocking the road they would immediately finish, except for Leechesta because if shot it would be even more dangerous.

“Stay a little more we will arrive,” said Astan increasingly accelerate his run.

Across there, Sadin's body began to be clearly visible after the Invisible effect was gone. Astan was grateful to see Sadin okay. The young man was also a little more about to reach the stairs of Room C. Suddenly from the communication of his armor, Astan heard Edrick's panicked voice.

“Astan, Sadin, Tenma! Something is approaching towards Bilik—.”

The bridge of the path shook violently, shaking when it felt something from down there approaching. All of the monsters that felt this shock went silent, undoing the intention to re-attack the soldiers, starting to be wary with something frightening to them.

“What happened?” astan said while trying to hold his balance.

Sadin was also seen trying to hold his balance by holding on tightly to the staircase fence. Sadin could not continue his steps when he saw a large crack in front of the stairs.

“I-this is not—.”

These shocks get harder and harder, dropping small pieces of area at the top. Then all of a sudden, there came an object that they did not expect at all, messing things up, messing up the plans they had already laid out.

“GRRRAAAAH!!”

One giant tentacle emerged from the bottom of the Ship's Core, wrapped around the entire section of Room C, pulling it hard until it was destroyed, making the debris of Room C fall to the bottom of the Ship's Core.

“Sadin!”

Astan panicked to see Sadin across there. The broken ladder in front of him spread the crack down to the bottom of Sadin's feet. The young soldier was about to get away, but the stairs he climbed were destroyed first.

“Aaaaarrrgh..!”.

Too late. Sadin's body fell with the chamber debris to the base of the hot Ship Core.

“No, Sadin!”

“Astan!”

Astan almost fell after Sadin, but thankfully Tenma was able to pull Astan away, taking him away from the bridge fault.

Noticing the shocking incident, the entire monster screamed hysterically in a different voice. They went straight into the original pits, trying to avoid something they thought was very dangerous.

….

At once the atmosphere was silent, silent. There was no other noise other than the sound of the Core Ship engine still active. Astan sat at the end of the bridge fault, bowing his head lamenting what had just happened before him.

“Astan, you...”.

Tenma who had been concerned about the situation of Astan approached him. Astan's hand was raised towards him, giving a warning that he was fine. Astan was only slightly shocked after seeing so clearly that the creature destroyed the entire C-chamber and made Sadin fall. He did not expect that a problem of this magnitude could happen beyond their expectations.

Not only Astan, Tenma actually felt the same way. Although not so clear because he was behind Astan, Tenma could still see Sadin's figure falling to the bottom of the Core Ship with the debris of the building.

It was never published. In a plan, there must be someone who will mess it up in the middle of the road, like the tentacle creature earlier.

“Astan, Tenma. The bridge is clean. All the monsters had left after that. Go back to the control room. We're going to devise a new plan to continue the mission,” Edrick commands via helmet communications.

Near Astan, Tenma reached out her hand, about to help Astan stand up from a sitting position. For a moment Astan watched the gauntlet's palm, then noticed Tenma's face still covered by the helmet.

“We're back.”

Astan nodded slowly. His hand grabbed Tenma's hand, starting to stand up after being helped by the colleague.

The man who owned the orange mane had thought, two soldiers have fallen on the task this time, but it will not be able to prevent them from completing the entire mission. There are still many members who survive, always helping each other. It does not necessarily end in sadness and sorrow.

“Thank you, buddy,” said Astan friendly after standing next to Tenma.

“Thank you back for the ones in the previous room,” reply flat Tenma as usual.

Tenma walked ahead of Astan towards the control room. Before catching up, Astan had turned to the bottom of the Core Ship, the basic color was almost the same as the color of his hair, misty, and hot. It was there that Daren and Sadin died, along with a mysterious creature residing in it.

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Each modern armour has the feature of storing nutrients in the form of fluids that are needed to be consumed when tired or hungry. So, they do not need to bother to remove the armor in a place that is not necessarily safe for the human body, such as in the area of this ship or even in space there.

As the members rest, Edrick, Wirma, and Tenma are seen moving away from their entourage, talking to each other about something that must be related to the next plan.

“So, we lost two more members?”

Astan stops sucking its nutritional liquid, reinserting the straw into the armour section automatically. The man decided to steal the conversation of his colleagues.

“This kind of thing is sure to happen.” Lavisto stood leaning against the wall. “We as soldiers must be prepared with all the risks that will occur. In the future, maybe there will be more victims, you or I are also included as the next victim.”

“Ish, Lavisto! Don't say it!” Irawan slaps Lavisto's arm. “Mongan kayak that can be a prayer. We can only hope for the best in this mission. If we can, the remaining of us will have to survive. Don't despair.”

“We have all seen many comrades in arms killed in previous missions. A person's life is like betting the game in every heavy mission that is run,” comments Farhan, it sounds like he agrees with Lavisto.

“Already, already.” Zered clapped his hands. “Whatever happens in the future, we must accept. The important thing now is that we remain optimistic about completing this mission, okay?”

Everyone immediately cheered in approval to Zered's words. Astan simply nodded in return. Indeed, whatever happens later, they must remain ready to deal with risks that may be much more severe.

While they were still talking, Edrick, Wirma, and Tenma rejoined their troupe. Edrick's mouth was about to speak to convey something about the mission, but was restrained when his armor got a connection signal outside their group.

“Shortly. Looks like, there's a connection from the.” headquarters

Edrick received the connection, his helmet lens now showing a video call from their battalion leader, Commander Mavin L. Vladiskov.

“My respect to Commander Mavin L. Vladiskov,” salute Edrick.

Mavin nodded. “Greetings, Chairman Edrick. Can you activate the holographic call so I can communicate with the other team?”

“Sure, Commander.”

Edrick activated the holographic call through the armor he was wearing. The object of Mavin's figure can now be seen by all team members even though the hologram sometimes glitches due to a weak signal.

“Our respect to the Commander!” they said standing up respectfully.

“Greetings, Warrior,” reply Mavin quiet. “So far, how is the mission you guys are on?”

As a representative, Edrick replied, “So far, we have just activated the Ship Core power generation engine. There were a lot of obstacles and obstacles against us, but everything went well. It's just..”.

Edrick had a hard time continuing his words. He wanted to say about how many victims had been killed during their mission, it was hard to tell. Fellow soldiers were also seen bowing their heads, still feeling the sorrow of losing some team mates.

Knowing their body language, Mavin sighed. “...There are how many members have fallen?”

With a heavy heart, Wirma replied, “From the 13 members sent, four of them have fallen.”

Mavin looked down for a moment. He also felt the sadness his soldiers felt. This was already in his conjecture. A mission like this would definitely cost lives. But thankfully, until now their team members are still alive. There is still hope and possibility that they can complete the mission well, return home safely.

“I am very sorry for the loss of the four soldiers. But whatever happens, the mission still has to be run.”

Some of them understand. Grief and sadness that enveloped them were forced to be removed first in order to focus more on carrying out the mission.

“So, what are your next plans?”

Edrick again explained, “We will go to some areas that we have targeted. There is the possibility of stored data and other evidence items that are needed in the trial later.”

“Good. I look forward to the good news and the next developments. The communication signal from the base is not strong enough because of the distance and the absence of supporting intermediaries that can help strengthen the communication signal. So, only this way can I contact you. Seeing you guys safe and in good health is enough to make me relieved.”

Although blocked by helmets, some smiled happily as the commander paid attention to his soldiers. That means, Mavin cares about their circumstances.

“I hope, you guys can finish the mission well and go home alive. We are all waiting for your return here. Hello, Warrior.”

“Our respect to Commander.”

Mavin's holographic figure vanished, the call from the base was cut off. Now, Edrick and Wirma can re-negotiate their next plans with their teammates.

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