Asteroid Blues

As they came closer to the sector where the Combined Army forces should be, they spread out. The Hsien warrior with HMG moved to the left, backed by a Zanshi. On the right side the Zuyong invincible got into position with a Zanshi as backup as well and with a camouflaged Daofei on a rooftop ahead of him. Chiang herself was monitoring the mission from the center, with a Zanshi as Backup and a Guilang sniper on the top of the building right in front of her. A ninja was operating here as well and a Tiger Soldier was en route via a shuttle.
On the enemy´s side was a Unidrone and a Morat Daturazi on the left side, a Morat with HMG and a Morat Line Trooper on the right side. The rest was massed in the center with a Zerat sniper on a Rooftop.

Nearly unopposed a Noctifier, hidden by his camouflage, moved over the right flank and revealed himself to attack the Zuyong with his spitfire but the Terracotta Soldier managed to hit the Noctifier with a lucky shot instead, sending him bleeding to the ground.
The Guilang sniper dropped out of camo himself, killing the opposed Zerat sniper. Meanwhile the Hsien advanced and first eliminated the Unidrone on the left side, then destroying another in the Center.

The EI´s troops send a Med-Tech Obsidion Mechanoid to the front, backed by the Morat with the HMG. The Obsidion shot the Zuyong on his way and reached the fallen Noctifier unharmed. He used his skills on the unconscious Shasvastii, bringing him back to his feet. The noctifier jumped up and began a killing spree, shooting both Zanshi, stationed at he right flank and center, then shooting at the Hsien warrior but only wounding him.
The Hsien returned fire, shooting the Noctifier a second time. The Guilang sniper on the rooftop shot the Morat with the HMG backing the Obsidion Mechanoid, followed by a very lucky shot a the Obsidion. The Tiger soldier appeared at the right flank behind the Morat Line trooper, shooting him in the back with his boarding shotgun.

At the left flank the Morat Daturazi broke out of his hiding charging to attack the Hsien warrior. The Morat fired his Chain Rifle the same moment the Hsien's HMG roared and as the smoke cleared both soldiers lay unconscious on the ground. A Morat who was left at the right side to cover the rest came round the corner and had a clear line of sight to the Tiger soldier who had no chance of dodging the enemy fire. The Morat then tried to shoot the sniper at his high position but was killed by the returning volley of antimatter projectiles. The rest of the Alien forces advanced to gain ground and take defensive positions.
Lt. Chang sneaked to the corner of the building and tried to destoy the R-Drone but the remote was lucky when the flash pulse blinded the Yu Jing Lieutnant, her shotgun shells not even coming near the drone. The sniper again showed his value, when he eliminated the Morat Forward observer, who was covering the Morat Hacler in the center, working as Data Tracker. Now uncovered the Hacker was easy prey for the Ninja, which killed him in close combat.

Lieutnant Chiang was eventually able to see again, but the enemy was already retreating, leaving the day to the StateEmpires soldiers, who finally returned to their hideout after the sector was secured, having a well deserved night of sleep.