Government Assets

Cobra met with the operatives from the Army Intelligence near the an isolated town in the Kabiyasnan Region. The Verlusians have been fighting a long insurgency against the Reds. These insurgents are active in these regions. Their reasons for fighting is clear, they wanted to establish their own government and replace the recent corrupt one they hate.

Government assets of the Army Intelligence are meeting about what to do with captured spies of the Reds from their counter intelligence ops. There are at least two of them captured, one a bulky looking man and a skinny woman beside of him. They had a lot of bruises in their body. Most likely the two have been tortured.

"Boss it seems like the two wouldn't talk. Can we use the "venom" just in case? We are running out of time." Cobra talks to Enrique on phone asking permission to use a certain concoction to make the two talk.

Two of Cobra's colleagues looked hesitant. They do not seem to like the method of using the Stinger Drug. Despite of its effectiveness, it causes mild side effects that lasts long on the one being administered with the drug.

"We have no choice, we need the information now!" Enrique ordered Cobra to use the drug on their captives.

"We have got confirmation from our boss." Cobra said and opened the pack where the Stinger drug was placed.

The woman captive began to squirm when she saw the vial of the drug. It is of reddish amber which is mixed with a greenish liquid. The mixed drugs were then put inside a syringe by Cobra.

The two captives began to struggle on their seats as they try to free themselves from being bound. To no avail the two could not as they were being held by the assistants of the government agents.

Cobra approaches the woman captive who is being held by two strong men to keep her still. He takes off the cloth that is being tied to her mouth. At first she is shouting in her native tongue then when she sees Cobra she then speaks in Anglic.

"You will not have it your way, government pigs! You may get the information but sad to say, you are way late!" the woman said in her chair as she struggles from her captors.

"Hush my dear, I know, I mean we know." Cobra said as he used the syringe on her shoulder and administered the drug.

The woman, who realized of what information Cobra wanted was shocked then violently struggled. It is of no use as the drug started to take effect as she struggled in her chair.

"You cannot, and I will not betray!..." she tried to bite her lip but the drug is already taking effect on her.

"You may now speak, my damsel!" Cobra wipes the woman's sweat in her cheeks then stood up. "She is ready to answer. You may do as you wish afterwards!"

He left the room where the two captives are held. The other operatives from Army Intelligence started their torture and gathering information from the two. Cobra grabs a packet of cigarette, lights it up and smokes outside looking at the operatives who are doing their work.

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Meanwhile, in the jungles of the province of Samal in Kabiyasnan region. A Verlusian Task Force group has arrived, the 23rd Mecha Battalion to support an anti-insurgency operation in the area of Sitio Kabunaw , Samal. It is a small village in the mountainous parts of the province. This is the perfect spot where the insurgents hide and use the terrain to their advantage.

Their mission is to meet up with government assets of the Army Intelligence. They are doing both a counter-intelligence and infiltration mission against the Reds in the area. They are to meet a certain agent named "Cobra".

If their meeting with Cobra would succeed, it would make their jobs easier. If not, they would need an additional reconnaissance mission in the area. They should meet them in three days. Thanks to the delays of their transportation they are a day late and they will have to cover a lot of area in order to get there in time.

The humidity and heat is making Carlo and his men uncomfortable in their suits inside these Augmented Combat Support System. These are not pure mecha suits but these are smaller versions of power armor. These things have considerable protection against small arms fire but not on heavier caliber weapons.

Carlo using a Mark V power armor with reduced plating for defense. He does not like the additional weight when operating in the jungles. Also he wouldn't like to sink alive in quicksand and mud which is terrible in these kind of terrain. They the power armor operators have no option but to expose themselves and traverse through solid terrain if possible.

The operators from the 1st Scout Regiment are ahead for about three hundred meters. They advance slowly as they scout for enemy patrols and booby traps around the area. The special mechanized troops will provide them with heavier firepower for support.

So far, the mission is doing well and we are advancing as planned. In two days time they will arrive at their destination. If they are lucky, Cobra will still be patient waiting for them.

The chirping birds and the lush vegetation, this is the scenery of the area as Carlo and his men moved forward. The difficult terrain is giving them a hard time in scouting. There are a lot of places where the enemy could hide and ambush them.

All of a sudden a radio contact from the scouting team alerted, "Unknown contact, dead ahead!"

"Distance?" A soldier in the radio asked.

"One hundred meters in front of us!" The scout lead replied lowering his voice.

"Noted!" The soldier who replied earlier said and ordered everyone in the group to spread out and find cover.

There are thirty of us in this mission and are divided into two groups. The first ones are the scout team, consisted of five soldiers. Behind them are maneuver force and lastly the support.

The lead of the maneuver force is observing the situation as the scout lead retreated to meet him. The two are discussing the next course of action they should take.

After their small discussion behind the big rock, the maneuver lead looks towards me at least two hundred meters away and contacted me through radio.

"Support lead, move to this point. It is confirmed to be hostiles!" He said and ordered Carl to move his men to a more exposed position.

"We will be spotted there!" Carlo replied to him.

"We will assault them ASAP, they are at least twenty of them." The lead of the maneuver forces said.

"How do you know this is not a trap?" Carlo asked once again and looked at his surroundings.

Carlo saw a shadow from a distance and a figure resembling that of a human in a distance of fifty meters away. He ordered some of his team, three soldiers equipped with power armor to move ahead of them.

All of a sudden, the figure shows up and is waving a white flag attached to the barrel of his rifle. The scout lead looks at the person east of his location.

"Are those our guys from the Army Intelligence?" Carlo asked the scout lead who is looking at him.

In order to confirm Carlo's suspicion. The scout lead stood up and signals that we are allies. The unknown person who is waving a white flag stopped and signals the same.

"It is positive, it is our allies!" the scout lead said.

Five men appeared behind of the man that is carrying a rifle with a white flag. One of them looks foreign and had dreadlocks. He looks from Arabia and is the tallest among them all.

The scout lead with some soldiers from the maneuver team met him and had a talk. Five government soldiers and what appears to be Army Intelligence officers were in front of me. One of them, the man with dreadlocks looks at him in his power armor. He uses the scout lead's radio to talk to me and said.

"I am code named Cobra, intelligence asset of the Army Intelligence!"