The warp generators of the ship began their activation protocol. A few seconds later, Yuan was jolted wide awake as the ship warped through space time. A few hours later, it emerged, unscathed. A large green planet became visible through the side windows of the ship. It was Shinwa-Wakusei, a large oceanic planet dotted with jungle islands. Yuan had struggled to keep awake, and his lower comrades had fallen into a peaceful sleep. The sight of the planet however, immediately gave Yuan the motivation to stay awake.
The pilot's voice came on the intercom.
"We are preparing to land on Shinwa-Wakusei. Prepare yourself. There will be no time for preparations once we land."
The ship rumbled and behind, Yuan caught a glimpse of two other ships. It was Rippa District and the MIRU Defense team. The plan was simple. The first wave had provided the first ground support and had wiped out the dynasty explorers. While they were recovering from the battle and investigating the dynasty vessels, the second wave was to bring in reinforcements and take back whatever was left of the dynasties exploration group.
Slowly, the ship descended into the dense jungle landscape, only the fire from the engine allowed for a flat but slightly burned surface to land on. Yuan unbuckled his safety harness and held onto the poles towards the back of the ship. His comrades were now fully awake, preparing to run.
"On my mark, we run. We keep to the plan. Head to the SGB and then we'll split. Medics to the wounded, Investigators to the wreckage, and Hunters, you know what to do."
The ship opened, and a thick fog rolled into the ship. Yuan activated his thermal vision and gripped his amulet tightly. "Feeling" his surroundings, he relayed a radio message to his crew. "There's going to be a lot of roots here and there. Don't stay in one spot for too long. Don't disturb the native wildlife"
Yuan jumped off with everyone else, and they began their run to the SGB which was slightly visible from a distance. It was a dense colony of large huts but housed important equipment for the persecuted races alliance. The smell of smoke suddenly entered Yuan's nose, causing him to cough slightly. As they approached, shouting and gunfire could be heard. Yuan and his team burst through a broken gateway. The members of the previous teams were holed in the base. Many had been injured, and even killed. The casualties were abnormally high for the supposed "exploration group" that the dynasty sent out yet it was understandable that they would be well equipped for the worst case scenario. Yuan's team split and he ran with the hunters. They ran to the outermost wall, passing by dozens of injured fighters lying on the ground. A small resistance camp had been made. Yuan could see a large group gathered around a foldable defense barrier. A blind yet echo sensitive Chyropistoma plasma gunner was shouting and firing indiscriminately into the jungle yet lay ahead. Yuan ran over, putting his hand on its shoulder.
"Hey! Hey. Relax. We've got this now. Rest a bit. Get the injured men back there into the ships. We're taking them back."
The gunner nodded and those by his side ran back. Yuan and the two other hunters ran on, into the darkness of the forest beyond.