Shadows of JiangXi

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Every alert siren on the Social Credit went off at once AGAIN.

This time it was the collision impact alarms.

Enrico didn't have time to react, something slammed into the Social Credit from above, driving it down towards the base of the ravine in a spin. Every alert screamed, as the gunboat struggled under the impact, and Alvarez had to hit the lower boosters to gain altitude, pulling on the collective and applying throttle.

The jeep on the back of the Social Credit bounced along the spine of the craft, slamming off of the tail just as the gunboat broke out of the the ravine, sailing the last few meters across to the far side, crashing through the trees and brush, before roaring off again into the night.

The Social Credit pinwheeled again, it's tail crashing into the cliff face, gouging out trees, roots and rocks and sending them hurtling downwards. The ship was in trouble, shifting left and right as it climbed into the dark sky.

Enrico fought the controls, knowing that the damage wrought to the tail was the cause of their problems. Ten minutes with a ball pin hammer and they'd be right as rain... problem was they were going to have to set down somewhere to do that.

He guided the ship towards the edge of the Warner Estate, picking an area of the south lawn to land awkwardly... and by land, of course, he meant a controlled crash.

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