The room was dead silent. Every monitor linked to a drone's live footage was completely whited out. They had failed to monitor, follow and capture their target, King type cyborg 56. The beginnings of Operation Chess were off to a terrible start.
"What just happened!?" Special Officer Takanowa called out nervously over the communication channel.
Everyone listening seemed taken aback by the sudden turn of events. No one could reply. A massive boom shook everyone from their stupor and an angry shout followed immediately after.
"I should have known!" Special Officer Wellings barked angrily banging his fist on a table. "It was mentioned in his files that that robot of his was capable of drone retinal disabling. How could we let something so simple get by us and end up falling to such an obvious trap!"
"Are we sure every drone was affected?" Special Officer Foal asked on the coms. "Perhaps the Osprey drones weren't damaged?"