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Part 13: No Power? 💀

The cloud of fighters moved as one, though large chunks of it occasionally broke off to strafe random eldritch targets, following targeting pings by CSF vessels and always targeting the colorless cracks with incredibly overwhelming force, combining both their missiles and their Time's End autocannons to widen and worsen these cracks. These combinations of attack also seemed to indeed be very potent against these creatures, screams and sounds of pain interrupting the tentacle guns and also filling the area.

The overwhelming volleys of fire and the intense pain caused by the untold numbers of drills and aircraft weaponry digging into eldritch cells killed most of them, while their cybernetic enhancements remained intact. One creature, heavily wounded and spouting nigh-infinite amounts of colorless blood-like liquid, raised all of its arm-like appendages, indicating surrender, a pained and sad expression coming over what could be called its face, colorless yet prevalent liquids seeming to bunch up at its eyes.

"Element John, string up and bag that creature, bring it home. Remaining elements, standby for orders." Vortex announced, noticing he was receiving a short transmission from his sister. Vortex turned and opened the message, with the voice message reading "Hey, Vorty. Plans are to recover that self-made eldritch tech for our own use so please, get on it. Also, one of Tempus' operatives wants that creature alive. Thanks!"

He entered a reply, reading "Will do." He turned back, giving the order. "All elements, bag all the tech n' shit left behind by the dead eldritch things, leave a teleporter beacon and RTB." Once this order was given, the CSF ships immediately began carrying it out. The Destroyer-class entity was basically skinned as drills got to work, now cutting flesh in a more organized fashion.

The thing's entire layer of skin was ripped off by the CSF vessels' collective effort, leaving only muscle tissue attached to the creature's bones. The skin started to float off, but was secured by CSF vessels via tractor beams. The tractor beams folded the skin and shipped it off through a portal, followed by the rest of the creature's muscle tissue, organs, and bones.

After all the CSF elements had ensured no threats remained along the path and left that Highway, equally large fleets of civilian contractors from both government-owned and private megacorporations swooped in, building path infrastructures and other buildings as well as prefabricated military bases to aid in landing New World Union army troops and vehicles onto the CROS' home planet. Construction was finished a few days later, the former "Yellow King's Highway" now basically becoming the "FREEDOM RAHHHHHH Highway".

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(note: this whole section is another payday 2 reference)

"Get The Light Erasure Drill!"

December 27, 35794 - 09:00:00 

"Ace of Spades"

Common Republic of Starin Financial Reserve 

CROS Capital, Common Republic of Starin

Outside of the CROS' form of a government bank, an armored hovercar turns the corner and drives at a steady speed towards the reserve. The reserve is a tall structure, reaching above the city's skyline and has a large lot outside. The armored hovercar stops at the side of the road, and a quiet yelp is heard as the driver falls out of the car, dead and killed by a New World Union stealth 16.51mm automatic rifle beam.

His body quickly disappears as a cloaking device takes hold, leaving no trace of the driver. Two people equipped with business suits, ballistic theatrical masks and card patches on their sleeves enter and take the driver's and front passenger's seat and drive the armored car as normal. "1-1 and 1-2 here, we have acquired target vehicle. 2-1 and 2-2, start casing the bank. Plan goes as it should." "Affirmative, 1-1 and 1-2."