Somewhere in the City

Liam and the team gather around the trucks, preparing for a rescue and continuation mission. Maps and blueprints are spread across a makeshift table.

Liam (Addressing the team) - Alright, listen up. We need a solid plan to get through this. Our objective is clear - rescue the researchers and soldiers. We got 52 soldiers here, We'll divide into three teams. team 1 will go save the researchers, the strong ones will be a part of this team and have most of the EXOZ equipped. Victor, I need you to lead this team. We need your skills on the field.

Victor (Interjecting) - I think you should be the one to lead this team. You were the strongest in the academy, you got the skills to pull this off.

Liam (accepting the suggestion) - OK, I’ll lead team 1. Now, team 2 will have the objective of saving the remaining soldiers, Victor, Lead this, take whatever weapon and vehicles we have here you need.

Victor - Okay.

Lana (Volunteering) - I'll join Team 2, Victor.

Liam (Nodding) - Good. Now, Team 3 will head back to HQ and update them on the situation. Maria, you're leading that team.

Maria (Accepting) - Understood, Liam.

Liam - Okay guys. We’ll move in 15 minutes, take whatever you need and be ready.

The team begins to prepare, loading weapons and securing their exosuits. The weight of the mission and the uncertainty ahead hangs in the air as they get ready to face the dangers outside the bunker truck.

Liam takes a moment to think about the crucial role of providing cover.

Liam (Looking at Mark) - Mark, I need you on Team 1. Your firepower will be crucial to cover our approach. I need you to be violent.

Mark (Nodding) - whatever you need. (Focusing on the word ‘violent’, he thinks) the most violent of us all was Darius.

Mark pulls out a machete from the arsenal. Maria finds a regular car having fuel in her surroundings and takes 2 soldiers with her and moves back to the HQ, Liam in 3 of the trucks with 40 soldiers moves to save the researchers, the remaining one truck and some other working vehicles in their surrounding moves to save the other soldiers.

Ardonia military base

The team arrives back at the airport base, their truck kicking up dust as it comes to a halt. The atmosphere is a mix of relief and weariness.

Sophia (Complaining) - Ugh, I'm covered in dirt. I need a shower.

Samuel (Teasing) - How are you planning to clean that dirty face of yours?

Sophia (annoyingly) - what makes you think you are handsome.

Samuel (Grinning) - Well, at least my face isn't a contender for "Headhunter's Favorite Mud Mask."

Sophia (Rolling eyes) - Can you Please forget about that scene, besides, your face could scare off a horde of headhunters.

The banter continues, drawing laughs from the other soldiers unloading their gear in the barracks.

Hugo, overhearing their banter, chuckles to himself. Arthur, sensing the mood, approaches Hugo and puts a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Arthur - Looks like we made it. 

Hugo - yeah

Captain June, gives the research and compounds to an assisting soldier Perez.

June - Perez, take this to the HQ.

Perez - Yes Captain.

June - And our work is done here.

 June looks at the helicopter taking off in which Perez heads for the Dome City research facility to transmit the research in order to unravel more about the headhunter's physiology.

Inside the barracks

Soldiers are unloading their gear. Samuel approaches Hugo with enthusiasm.

Samuel - My man, you saved all our asses. You deserve a drink.

Hugo smiles, appreciating the gesture. Anthony overhears the conversation and chimes in.

Anthony - I think we all deserve to celebrate the success of our first mission.

Lin, interjects, bringing a serious tone to the conversation

Lin - Not now, guys. Company 1 and the backup team haven't come back yet.

The mood in the barracks shifts from happiness to a mixture of desperation and sadness. Hugo, amidst the concern, can't help but wonder about Mark's well-being.

Hugo (thoughtful) - I hope Mark is okay…

On the outskirt

In the chaotic turmoil of the way to the police headquarters, the relentless headhunters relentlessly dismantle the soldiers' morale, leaving a trail of devastation by Killing them one by one. As the remaining soldiers see their comrade die, they desperately run for their lives, Carlie, overwhelmed with fear, runs. her tears streaming down her face, she cries out,

Carlie - I don’t wanna die!

Carlie collapses to the ground and headhunters begin their march toward her. A brave soldier, wielding a grenade, rushes to her aid. He pulls out the pin and says,

Soldier (Calmly) - It's gonna be alright.

Soldier explodes, sacrificing himself to create a momentary barrier that pushes the headhunters back. Coming to her way

Spotting the fallen Carlie, Emma, thrust herself and rushed to her side. Extending a helping hand, 

Emma (urges) - Get up, Carlie, we have to run.

Carlie, fueled by survival instincts, rises and starts running in a different direction than the police HQ. The relentless pursuit of the headhunters follows.

Emma, quick to strategize, spots a pickup truck 

Emma - Gimme your guns and start the engine of that pickup, I’ll cover you.

Carlie - Ok.

Carlie throws her gun to Emma, Emma empties the bullet on her gun to give cover fire to Carlie. As Carlie successfully manages to enter the truck, Emma picks up the gun and rushes to the truck herself. Carlie, in a surge of adrenaline, jump-starts the pickup truck, and Emma herself at the back of the pickup truck. Resting her foot on a shotgun, 

Emma (quips) -  It's my lucky day.

As the truck begins to move, Emma opens fire on the horde tailing them, challenging them.

Emma - Come on, you bastards, kill me if you can.

The increasing difficulty of driving through challenging terrain is evident as Emma's gunfire intensifies.

Carlie - AAAAAAAAA…….!!! Why did I sign up for this?

As the truck moves, The noise of bullets firing attracts more headhunters from the outskirts, and suddenly a new horde ambushes the truck from the left. The collision sends the truck tumbling, and Emma, perched at the back, is thrown to the ground. Her exoz is now rendered useless.

Emma tries to look at the truck, sees Carlie, still holding the wheel, sustains a head injury as blood tips from her head. Emma sees that the fuel is leaking from the truck. 

Ignoring Emma, the headhunters swarm the fallen vehicle, relentlessly striking it. In consequence the shotgun discharges, triggering a fiery explosion, killing the headhunters on her tail. In a desperate attempt to evade the blast, Emma presses her head to the ground, narrowly escaping the truck's explosive demise. Emma, struggling, stands up and in a limbing state runs to survive.