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The hovercycles emerged from the forest, immediately picking up speed and racing toward the outermost buildings of Alsen’s Hill. Hiding in the shadows, Novol watched them through the scope of his rifle. He had downloaded aerial photos of the town while he was waiting to board the dropship. Always know the terrain.
Those boxy structures in the distance were industrial fabrication plants, places that manufactured duroplastic and other building materials. He could see a few Ragnosians in gray lying prone on the roofs.
Novol had been worried about the possibility of snipers setting up shop inside those factories – picking off Alosians from second or third-floor windows – but Captain Bren assured him that there was no way the enemy could get past the security systems in the short time they
