death of hope

Chapter 148 "Corporate Warrior" (64) Outside the law

The vacation is over, and the corporate fighters on vacation have all returned to the base to start training, and everything is back on track.

A week later,

The trump card in the base --

The Alpha Tactical Squad was assigned an escort mission with an astounding S+ difficulty rating,

For the general enterprise fighter team, this is definitely a suicide mission, but for Marcus Lynch and his elite team, it can only be regarded as an ordinary difficulty.

According to the mission briefing, they are about to board a small frigate and together with the scientific research and survey ship "Endeavour" of McMillan Company, they will land on the planet Kurmat in Area 21 of Capricornus.

The content of the task is to escort the company's team of scientists to carry out scientific research and survey operations, and protect them from the harassment of local militants.

In addition, there is also a task entrusted by the Federal Government of Terra along the way—

Escort three Red Cross transport ships and protect their relief supplies from interstellar pirates.

Within five hours of the release of the mission, all members of the Alpha Tactical Squad were assembled and ready to go, and boarded the ship in the evening.

In the living quarters of the frigate, Captain Marcus Lynch sat by the bed and flipped through mission materials to learn more;
The Kurmat star they are about to go to is a wild land that is still in a state of reclamation.

The federal government of Terra does not pay much attention to the development of this place.
The planet lacks economically valuable mineral deposits and other specialties, and major companies have no interest in investing.

Because of this, the number of pioneers immigrating here is not large. After more than a hundred years of operation and reproduction, the colony has only a permanent population of 30.

Due to the lack of garrisons from the federal government and enterprises, the law and order here has become a chronic disease that cannot be cured.
The probability of murder on Kurmat Star has long been at the top of the list of star regions. Natural disasters are serious, food production and industrial products are difficult to be self-sufficient, and it has long relied on humanitarian aid from the Red Cross.

This situation has been going on for many years, and the continuous decline in the number of immigrants is inevitable. There is no decent agriculture and industry here, and the financial service industry is extremely backward, so the tax collection work is naturally not smooth.

Judging from the economic analysis chart, the Kurmat star has always been the tail end of the star sector, not only making no contribution, but also always clamoring for assistance.

After decades of fruitless long-term governance, the Federal Parliament gradually lost patience and finally made up its mind to abandon this mess.

Ten years ago, a large number of transport ships withdrew the planetary governor, garrison, civil servants and most powerful departments, and even their relatives were taken away.

In order to maintain the basic social order, the Federation only gave a small amount of funding and hired some locals to become sheriffs symbolically, and let the planet continue to rot.

If things go on like this, Kurmat Star has become a paradise for gangsters and warlords,
Countless interstellar pirates, human traffickers, smugglers, and criminal gangs that manufacture and sell hallucinogens flock to this place.

After reading the mission briefing,
Captain Marcus Lynch finally understood why the difficulty rating of this mission was S+.

They went to a lawless wasteland, a criminal's paradise.

There is no need for him to talk nonsense, the members of the Alpha team have also read the mission briefing, and they are consciously concentrating on preparing for the battle.

Fortunately, when passing through the asteroid belt, there was no harassment from interstellar pirates. The frigate led the scientific survey ship and three transport ships successfully arrived at the destination.

After entering the atmosphere, the sky is still clean and blue,

But looking down, the eyes are full of desert dust, barren and barren.

Worse than expected, the Kurmat [-] Starport sucks,

It doesn't look like a modern interstellar port at all, like a large garbage dump surrounded by broken tires.

There were no limousines or well-dressed military and political officials who came to greet them.
There were only two old, dusty pickups parked there, and three local employees of McMillan leaned against the cargo bay of the pickup—

These rough men were all wrapped in linen plaid turbans and worn out slippers. Their skin was tanned and rough, and their robes were stained with sweat. They looked like Ali Baba in "Arabian Nights".

The five local sheriffs looked similar, the only difference being that they wore a cowboy hat over their headscarves, bullet belts slung across their shoulders, and a long-barreled, rusty antique revolver pinned to their belts.

A group of noisy children picked up stones and threw them at the frigate's titanium alloy shell, making a "boom!" noise.

The security guards rudely shooed the children away:
"Get out! Little bastard! Go play!"

The children stuck out their tongues, spat at him, and skipped away.

The research and survey ship "Endeavour" has stopped and started unloading, and the scientists who got off the ship couldn't believe the dilapidated scene in front of them:
"Oh my god! Could it be that my eyes are blurred? This is considered a star port? Just let children run around in it?"

"It's okay, the brat has been driven away." said the sheriff with a cigarette in his mouth,
This person had boogers hanging from his nose hairs, his face was shiny, and he looked foolish.

"Damn it! When I landed just now... I was really scared to death!" The chief mate of the scientific research ship scolded: "Where the fuck are all the Starport staff dead?
Look!There are pits and boulders on the runway!In case if it is suppressed, there will be no big deal! "

"Don't be picky, outlanders, you're lucky!" another security officer said with a smile:

"Last time, a ship transporting soybeans hit a landmine when it landed, and then BOOM! All 12 crew members went to the west sky."

"What?" The scientist's eyes widened in shock: "Landmines? I heard it right!"

"You heard me right, buddy." A local employee wearing glasses said, "This hellish place is full of warlords and gangsters. They fight all day long. Mining mines at the airport is a routine operation."

"Just be content! Look over there!" Another local employee said, pointing to the bullet holes on the terminal wall:
"I didn't encounter a warlord melee, nor did I encounter a power failure. Kurmat Star is like this ghost. After staying for a long time, I'm so used to it!"

Several scientists looked at each other in blank dismay: "Damn, I should buy a few more insurances before coming back..."

"There's nothing to worry about. The company has sent the strongest corporate warrior team to escort us."

"Oh! I almost forgot if you didn't tell me! Captain Marcus Lynch's Alpha Tactical Squad! I have to go and take a photo!"

"Wol C! The armor of these guys is really... so cool! It looks like a superhero in a movie!"

"It looks good, but it's really miserable. It is said that few corporate fighters can retire alive."

"Of course, these grandchildren earn money for playing with their lives."

"Hush! Keep your voice down! If you hear me, I'll beat you to death!"

"Oh my God... it's indeed the 'Beast Lynch'! A muscular beast over two meters tall, and the buddy beside him is not short either."

"That's not 'buddy', it's the female goalkeeper of the Alpha team, a college student who just graduated not long ago, and is said to be a beautiful and sexy big girl."

"That's right, the boat is full of old men, it suffocates me. One day, I'll install a small camera in the bathroom to secretly take pictures, and I'll give you guys an eye-catching experience."

"Haha, forget it! You little white-faced scientist, just die! Those corporate fighters are a group of vicious beasts! If you are caught, you will be eunuched!"

(End of this chapter)