Unexpected Turn of Events for Graves

August 28th, 2023. World's Resort Manila, seven o'clock in the evening.

Graves was alone in his suite, fitting his earpiece in his ear, and spoke.

"This is Specter-1. My associate and I were able to convince three hundred civilians. Requesting an update on your end, over."

"Eagle Actual to Specter-1, we hear you loud and clear, we have news for you to which you'll be excited," Richard responded. 

"Hoh? What is it, Eagle Actual?" Graves mused.

"The runway was completed six days ahead of its completion date. Therefore, we'll have the AC-130, the Predator and Reaper drone tomorrow." 

"That is indeed good news, sir," Graves mused. 

"True, that's why I need you to hold out tomorrow. Two hundred civilians is not enough, we need to extract as many as we can because you know how my system works." 

"For every survivor rescued, you'll gain gold coins, am I right, sir?"