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Chapter 129: Raptor - VI (Page 2/3)

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A few red contacts occupied roadside establishments and service areas. None gathered directly on the bypass, while the largest vehicle obstruction remained limited to the outer lanes.

Several sections of the center barrier had collapsed across the pavement. Enough space remained for armored vehicles to pass around them.

”Southern bypass entrance remains usable,” the pilot recorded. ”Outer lanes obstructed. Central route open.”

The road curved west, then gradually turned north around the edge of the city.

Forested land covered one side. Low hills and scattered buildings occupied the other, with Grefort’s western districts rising farther beyond them.

The number of Radar contacts remained low.

Several kilometers ahead, sunlight reflected from a collection of glass structures beside the bypass.

Some domes remained whole.

Others had collapsed beneath vegetation and old damage.

The largest stood near the center of the park, its cracked surface rising above the surrounding trees.

The pilot adjusted course toward it.

”Next stop. Conservatory Park.”

Raptor One approached from the south.

The Radar detected red markers before the aircraft reached the outer fence.

Most remained beneath the glass domes and surrounding tree cover. Several moved along the old walkways, while a larger group occupied the area around the Central Dome.

The pilot slowed.

”Still plenty of residents.”

Iron fences followed the roadside, bent or collapsed in several places. Vegetation had grown through the openings and spread across the pavement.

Artificial ponds sat between the domes.

Their surfaces had turned dark green. Plants covered most of the water, leaving only narrow patches that reflected the sky.

The smaller domes showed different levels of damage.

Several remained intact beneath layers of vines. Others had lost entire glass sections, exposing the plants and infected underneath.

Red markers wandered through them.

The Central Dome occupied the middle of the park.

A wide crack split its upper section. Broken glass and concrete remained around the opening, while lengths of exposed reinforcement bars reached outward from the damaged frame.

”That didn’t come from bad maintenance.”

Raptor One circled the park.

The Radar swept through the Central Dome again.

Several red markers remained inside. More occupied the surrounding walkways and smaller structures, but no single contact stood out from the rest.

He examined the interior through the broken section.

Dense vegetation covered the interior.

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Trees had grown beneath the broken roof. Vines crossed the remaining support frames, while large leaves blocked most of the ground below.

Nothing resembling the meteorite shard appeared through the gaps.

”Central Dome damaged. Cause unconfirmed.”

He continued the circuit.

The red markers reacted to the aircraft.

Several infected moved out from beneath the smaller domes and entered the open walkways. Others gathered near the broken fence, their heads tilted toward the sound above.

None posed a threat at Raptor One’s altitude.

”Conservatory Park remains occupied. Multiple infected contacts. No visible Hive growth.”

He paused.

”No visual confirmation of the suspected shard either.”

The pilot marked the Central Dome and turned back toward the bypass. The infected continued gathering below, but he did not attack.

”Enjoy the garden.”

Raptor One accelerated north.

The park disappeared behind the trees.

The bypass continued through hilly terrain. One side rose into wooded slopes, while the other descended toward scattered resorts and private properties hidden between the vegetation.

A few red markers appeared near the roadside.

Most remained inside abandoned buildings or beneath the tree cover. None gathered directly on the road.

The pilot checked the route ahead.

Several damaged vehicles occupied the outer lanes. One truck had been pushed off the asphalt, its container separated from the cabin and resting against the roadside barrier.

Part of the nearby slope had been disturbed.

The pilot shifted the camera toward it.

Old tire marks crossed the mud. Broken roots and compacted soil remained where the obstruction had once blocked most of the road.

”Another old operation site.”

The mission record identified the location.

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[ Raider Ambush Site ]

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The pilot looked at the bodies near the roadside.

Only bones and pieces of ruined clothing remained. Vegetation had started growing across the roadside around them.

No markers appeared nearby.

”Ambush site clear. Bypass remains passable.”