Axis and the rest didn't expect it, but it also raised their excitement, especially Troy’s.
As for the latter half of what Cohren said, They didn't believe he wouldn't intervene; because otherwise, he wouldn't have come with them.
"So what's the plan?" Raze asked as he relaxed, knowing Cohren wouldn't lead them.
"Standard practice: scout the enemy, their locations, the environment, and their advantages and disadvantages."
Troy said, and both he and Raze nodded.
"When we get there, Raze and I will check the perimeter, Troy will try and hack thier surveillance if they have any, and we will send the scouting bot ahead to explore the inside of the building."
"Leave it to me," Troy answered.
"Since they outnumber us, we would pick them off one by one once we got enough information about the enemy's number. Raze tried to lure them outside the building."
"Hehe, no problem!" Raze answered excitedly.
"In the meantime, I'll try and hit them in the back silently."
"What if the enemy notices the scouting bot?" Troy turned his head toward him.
Axis responded, "They will notice it, but we just need to get enough information to proceed."
"The enemy probably has a netrunner as well; he'll notice you the second the scouting bot gets close to him."
"There are suspected 10 people there as per the last intelligence, but we should expect more."
"Wait... isn't the mission supposed to be about reclaiming something?"
Raze asked, suddenly feeling like the mission was about exterminating an entire group.
Troy rolled his eyes hearing that question: "Yeah, why don't you just go up to them and say you just want something they stole back? Saves us all the trouble."
"The thing we're looking for is supposedly a case with a Lion logo on it; if Ravenklaws didn't take what's inside, that's what we're looking for."
"Keep comm at all times. Raze when you can’t take it anymore. Say it and I'll make the enemy aware someone's attacking their rear... The rest of the plan, we should adjust according to when we see the site."
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"Got it"
"Of course,"
After that, the vehicle went quiet. Even Troy held back his excitement as they prepared themselves for their first major mission.
Meanwhile, Axis saw the exp he had...
Exp: 503
Despite a couple bounty missions, he only managed to get 230. There was still a long way to a thousand.
Hopefully, after this job is done, he can increase his accuracy by 20%!
On hindsight, he probably should have gotten it instead of the regeneration ability since he was full of armor anyway.
But he consoled himself, knowing that lifesaving abilities were just that much more precious.
As for the amount of money he earned, his face couldn't help but darken. After this, he could finally sell a duplicate item for himself.
It took more than half an hour to reach the destination.
The eastern outskirts of the city.
"Our target is an abandoned museum."
There were only a few buildings in these parts of the city. The road was vanishing as well as they were met with dirt.
"Stop. We should be close... You two walk it out while I try to see inside."
Troy plugged some wire into his smartlink from the device he was holding.
Both he and Raze got out of the vehicle. They walked further ahead, and up to some distance, there was a lone building. Their target.
There was no longer any building surrounding it except the desolate ground and some rocks. He could also see the silhouette of the city wall far into the distance.
They were a couple of hundred meters away from it.
"Scouting will be tough," Raze said.
"Well, use the rocks to hide. Open comms at all times."
Soon they circumference the building while looking for traps. It took nearly an hour to do it.
"There's no surveillance in the museum; at least I've found nothing," Troy said, and he threw the scouting bot at Axis and caught it.
"Then will follow the plan. Raze will lure some of them out, and I will secretly infiltrate the back and release the scouting bot. Raze, remember what I said? If you can't take it anymore, call it in."
"Got it"
"Once you get enough information inside, try to hijack their vehicles in case they try escape."
Axis turned to Troy, and he nodded.
"Alright..." He looked at both of them; this time their smiled have faded as they prepared themselves.
"Let's go"
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Tudtudtud!
"Check it out! Stay alert!"
A large man with two bionic arms, ripped jacked with a Ravenlogo ordered when he heard the shots.
"It's looks like we can't stay here any longer" he said to the thin man that was plugged unto some sort of case.
"Hmm.... Still lost..."
Seeing these, the large man’s expression couldn't help but darken. They have been copped in this place because of him.
"What's the situation outside?"
He asked in the comes.
"A shooter, one or two, but they're might be more hiding"
The large man nodded and said..."Have everyone on war alert. The second things get bad, we bolt out of here. We stayed long enough."
"Got it, boss"
Meanwhile.... Axis used the rocks to hide himself as he slowly crouched at the rear of the building.
The old museum has a large broken dome on the roof and destroy and depilated rear walls.
Axis peeked his head out of the rock he was hiding and saw three guys observing the area, holding weapons.
One was stationed in some abandoned construction materials hanging in the air.
The other two were patrolling the ground.