Orbi-Sec troops fell dead or wounded around him as he ran. Derek had
the slightest temptation to take off his EVA suit and run for his life. To
his immediate right he saw the circular landing pad they were supposed
to touch down on and straight ahead was the bridge walkway that led
to it. The Orbi-Sec troops on it were jumped at by the mass amount of
USOC soldiers. One way or another, the defenders on the bridge were
overrun and either killed or pushed off. Derek was getting closer. The
distant light of the sun glistened on his helmet, distracting him for that
one second. This was when he was attacked.
The USOC soldier vaulted off the bridge, landing perfectly in front of
Derek and reached for his sidearm. The twos’ actions were equally
quick. The soldier’s handgun aimed towards Derek at the same speed
Derek’s combat rifle ascended to the soldier’s body. The two shot. Both
triggers being squeezed as hard as possible. Accuracy wasn’t too big a
factor in this deathmatch. This allowed the 600 RPM of the combat
rifle to take advantage, shredding through the soldier’s light armour
plating and through his flesh and vital organs. The exit wound was
worse. Several holes opened up as the blood floated out and upward.
Traditional ammunition probably would have even worked at that
range but thanks to the hyper-velocity ammunition, the bullet went
through the soldier like a 12.7mm round through a leaf. Blood ran from
the soldier’s open mouth and started to fill the helmet. Both were
shocked but only one was going to die for sure. Blood droplets floated
in front of Derek’s face. It took him a second glance to realise that it
was not coming from the now dead soldier. Looking at his arm, a small
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