The Last Human

The Last Human :- Chapter 12 :- The Battle Begins

Any enemy encountered.

Clear the way forward,

By air and by sea.

Gather as much intel as possible,

But only communicate on hacker secured lines.

Do not underestimate the enemy, and if necessary,

You will die so the second wave may live.

If you survive, render yourself controllable for the naval pilots."

"Six,

Five. Four.

Three. Two. One."

Suddenly they surged forth!

From two kilometres depth,

The Dragon subcarriers recoiled violently;

The swarm of SeaSkimmers spewed forth,

And blasted through the dark currents.

Each jet vectoring into differing directions and depths,

So that the Americans could not approximate the positions,

Of the Dragon subcarriers from which they had been launched!

Relentless,

The SeaSkimmers!

Twisting and turning,

Coursing through the depths,

At speeds that sent shockwaves,

Downwards towards the dark sea floor.

Sensors picked up the tremorous currents there.

Silently they tracked the unmanned SeaSkimmers circuitous course,

And they alerted the Elite American Navy defending Indonesia,

To the imminent threat that had suddenly materialized before them.

Su-lin,

She listened,

Tuned her hearing,

To the Hive's orders,

Being relayed to her earpeice.

"Second Wave of Seaskimmers prepare!"

She carefully checked her instrumentation again,

And silently prayed to her distant family,

Especially her younger brother Xi back in China.

"Second SeaSkimmer wave, the launching sequence is initiated!"

"Listen!

Mighty pilots!

China's entire future,

Rests in your hands!"

The Hive mind spoke out!

And on their contact lenses,

There flickered an image of Dian,

Mighty Dian Zheng, great conqueror of Eurasia!

"Hear me now, brave pilots of The Empire!

You who will strike first at the enemy idealists,

Before you, two hundred unmanned Seaskimmers have been launched forth!"

"Swift,

And cunning,