Contamination

[Zayne Carrick]

Siegfried watched Markwards's message without blinking. When it finally ended, a low roar shook the command bridge of Yggdrasil, then, in a flash, Siegfried's fist crushed communication screen. Just a few drops of blood fell from the place of impact.

"What are you waiting for? I need a technician" - Siegfried's voice was colder than vacuum outside of carrier. He looked on his hand - "And a medic."

Is the situation really that bad? Vultures, rats, who usually wouldn't dare to look into my eye are now demanding the results. Perhaps a reminder is in order. But does it really matter? No, the Tangier is what really matters. And recent Viking's report wasn't that reassuring. Especially those five words: lower decks are completely overrun. Yeah, the situation is really bad.

Fortunately, reading all of Engel's works in 10 hours paid off. While Nomad possession grants its host some unnatural abilities, they're still vulnerable as humans. Only tougher.
What's even better - Yggdrasil was designed to act self-sufficiently in unknown space, so it's arsenal bolstered a greater array of weapons than any Jormungand-class battleship, including outdated chemical weaponry.

"I want Supernova warheads replaced with chemical gas ones on our best wing of bombers and fast"
"This could be done in an hour"
"Good. And get me Viking."

"Viking, you have 70 minutes to get a gas mask for every living human under your command. Destroy any excesses"


"Director, this is Leutnant Ludewig, our mission was a complete success, Corsair forces have destroyed the target!"
Finally some good news. And medic finally arrived... quite pretty one, maybe after the Tangier Crisis would be finally solved, he'll get a headache right in his personal quarters.