Chapter Forty
Erik took slow, deep breaths as he checked his tactical pressure suit and mag boots.
He didn’t want to test their functionality under heavy fire. Most of the soldiers near him were probably thinking the same thing as they finished inspecting their suits and gathering their weapons and helmets.
Everyone stood in the cargo bay of the Argo. The ship was near its final approach to the suspect ship, with Emma ready to fire the turrets if the enemy was feigning inactivity.
Then it’d be up to the assault infantry, Erik, and Jia to board and clear the vessel.
This wasn’t a tubular assault against a handful of ragtag terrorists. Erik and Jia might have dealt numerous blows to the conspiracy, but he’d seen firsthand how well they could fight, and if they were determined to make th
