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    Deadly Squad II - Ryvenbark's Saga 4
    Deadly Squad II - Ryvenbark's Saga 4
    Deadly Squad II - Ryvenbark's Saga 4
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    Deadly Squad II - Ryvenbark's Saga 4

    By Gray Lanter

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    The Logan Ryvenbark saga continues with adrenaline-fueled battles against an alien artificial intelligence that plans on destroying all of humanity. Ryvenbark and his team make a desperate last stand against an onslaught of golden robots with advanced weaponry and no remorse. But to win this war, Ryvenbark will have to do the unthinkable: travel behind enemy lines and make a desperate assault on the alien home world to cripple their fleet.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGray Lanter
    Release dateMar 10, 2017
    ISBN9788826036762
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      Chapter 1

      Astrid picked up the dagger and looked around the table. The lights overhead flashed on the blade and made it sparkle. As did Astrid’s blond hair. The lights created almost a blond aura around her head. She raised the dagger.

      As military men and women, we knew the dangers of battle and usually we try to avoid conflict, because we know firsthand about blood and casualties and about losing a beloved colleague and friend. But we have no choice here. We must strike our opponents before they launch their invasion and their planned genocide of the human race.

      She looked around the table again.

      I cast one vote for war!

      She slammed the dagger into the wood. It twanged as she let loose of it, the sound echoing through the room. Her action produced an immediate response from Captain Anson.

      I disagree! Totally, absolutely. I think such a course of action, while sincerely believed, would be disastrous. We would be damaging the Federation if we went off on such a hysterical crusade. Our first priority is to return as quickly as possible and alert our superiors to the danger. Then all the Federation knowledge and power can be used against the potential invaders. If the odds were 50-50, I might have a different opinion. But the odds, as Major Ryvenbark has noted, are stacked against us. We gain the Federation nothing if we die in a fruitless attack. We will be defeated and will have achieved nothing. We may have gained only a little information in our battle with the Destroyers, but we have gained some knowledge. It is imperative we turn the information over to Federation scientists and military leaders. Then we can design an intelligent and hopefully impregnable defense against our metallic, or whatever they, enemies. An attack by a single ship is not wise.

      He grabbed the dagger and turned it around, with the blade pointed toward the circle.

      One vote for an attack. One vote for a strategic retreat, I said. It seems to me both have made valid points.

      Rab didn’t look happy when he cleared his throat. It sounded like cement being pulverized. He lifted his dagger.

      I don’t like this. We have just survived an attack where we should have died. After a tough scrap you don’t want another one, and I’m not looking forward to another battle. Plus, it really doesn’t make sense for one ship to take on a planet. I’m assuming it’s a well-armed planet. If the Destroyers, whoever or whatever they might be, are planning on eliminating the human race, we better believe they have created the armaments to do just that. Which means one ship probably doesn’t have the firepower to take them out. However, the element of complete surprise does have its advantages. Our enemy can’t believe we would attack them because it would so foolhardy and dangerous. To put it bluntly, no one would be that stupid. But if we can wreck destruction on them and cripple their invasion fleet, it seems to be we have to take that choice. So I, reluctantly, vote to attack.

      He grabbed the dagger and stuck it into the desk. Then raised his finger.

      I want to say I don’t discount Captain Anson’s point that we need to provide all information to the Federation. But our communications can be sent back. Granted, our commanders and scientists might like to question us on this matter. They always like to have additional details, but verbally we can give them little but our opinions, not scientific facts. I assume the information we have about the Destroyers is being transmitted as we speak.

      It is, I said.

      There is a possibility that we could add a degree of knowledge to our transmissions by returning to headquarters. But that small degree of knowledge is overshadowed by the good we can do in an attack, Rab said.

      If we don’t get killed long before we reach our target, Anson said.

      Rab smiled. There’s always that possibility. They could hit us before we hit them. We also face the possibility of the unexpected, which tends to be very high in space. Very high indeed.

      Captain Martinek didn’t hesitate. He just turned his dagger around.

      Attack is a rash course of action. It cannot be justified by facts and evidence. You never attack an opponent unless you have some understanding of his size and power. Custer learned that at the Little Big Horn. He thought there were a lot fewer Indians than there actually were. As you all know, he got wiped out. Our enemy must have vast resources and, even if we surprise our opponents, our weapons would be akin to a pinprick against the armaments. I’m guessing it would take our opponents about a minute or less to get over their surprise and then every ship and every gun they have will be trained on us. An attack would be akin to a rowboat challenging a 1,000-ship Navy. An attack would be an exercise in arrogance, not in military intelligence.

      Even a minute might give us time to release our planet buster bomb, Astrid said.

      "May I point out that we are basing all our hopes on that bomb, but we do not know it will work? Ms. Morganthal’s scientists did not give it their seal of approval. It was being developed, but it has never been tested. After all, where could you test a planet buster bomb? It can’t be a planet with any inhabitants. And the Federation would take a dim view of a private corporation blowing up a planet. This weapon has not been tested and the scientists wanted more

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