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into the mush of gurgling liquid and blood. Body parts simply melting away as the acidic aroma steam drifted towards them.
    The Trevakian officer pushed her forward forcefully, past the gruesome sights, ‘Many more will die today…you will eventually get used to it…’ Laser cannon swept above them, the whoosh of the intensely bright lights startling the figures…then the high pitched screech of remote rockets, their smoke trails soaring upwards before dropping vertically, falling beyond the ridge, a wall of flame rising in the distance as the numerous projectiles detonated.
     
    The narrow walkway turned west, progressing down a gradual incline as they moved away from the front line, equipment boxes and ammunition cases lining the trench walls as they slipped through. Several Trevakian marines moved in the opposite direction, their uniformed bodies moving sideways to pass, black visors staring blankly at the passing men and Jozefina.
    Two sentries stood at the entrance to the heavy polymer bunker, the emplacement mechanically buried deep into the scorched earth. Lieutenant Kim saluted, the two soldiers smacking their fists to right breastplates as the group progressed past into the gloom beyond. Further shell blasts erupted behind, peppering the roof of the bunker with shrapnel as they walked down a narrow light grey corridor, the gentle hum of machinery filtering through the emplacement.
    Captain Mason glanced at the two closed doors on either side, both marked with black lettering he could not read, the symbols seeming to be almost skeletal characters. Following Kim round to the right, the corridor bending as the neon lights flickered above, he realised the section to their left was circular, the mechanical hum coming from the other side of the smooth walls in the centre.
    Jozefina and the Trevakian officer followed, her eyes darting to the left circular passageway as three marines emerged from a side room, each soldier carrying a large black assault rifle, the weapons sturdier and longer than their own. She hesitated, seeing the blue piping around their body armour, their chest plates bubbled with additional heavy polymer style armour on their arms and legs, sturdy metalled boots with shining front plates clanking against the floor. Indicating to them, she glanced inquisitively at the Trevakian next her as they moved to the side, her visor lightening slowly, ‘Who are they?’
    The officer nodded, his eyes widening in excitement, raising his fist formally to his chest plate in recognition as the soldiers moved past, one returning the gesture, his voice lowered but excited, ‘They are special combat troops of the Blue Leopard battalion…if they are here, then we will really see some action…that unit is used for heavy combat operations…something is planned!’ He touched her shoulder comfortingly, the two moving after the American and South Korean, his voice a whisper, ‘My name is Nao by the way…’
    The eastern European airport supervisor turned briefly, nodding a weak smile, ‘Jozefina…Heathrow Battalion.’
    Two more sentries stood ahead before closed silver doors, their uniforms the same as theirs, the inscription on their shoulder armour showing ‘2 nd Infantry’ in bright white lettering. The soldiers nodded as Mason and Kim approached, their hands rising slowly to indicate for the men to stop, ‘Purpose?’
    The Trevakian officer stepped forward, his visor now clearing, showing dark grey eyes, his face deeply scarred across the upper right side, ‘We have come for a situation report…I have urgent information for the commander…’
    The sentry stood aside, nodding his approval for them to proceed, the doors sweeping aside as they sensed the soldier moving to the side. The visors tinted darker, the bright neon lights from the large room ahead causing pupils to contract as they stepped forward.
    The sparse room was circular, the armoured protective walls thick and virtually shell proof. Four