With Strike Team 7

DM56, Springfield, VLK Rogue, Striker 45, and one of Stasi Agent Doll Briggite or PPQ after taking out that creature who jumpscare from the building, stores or apartment.

... They even received a new perk cola: Mule kick Cola

Striker 45 shoots the zombies as met a surprised, VLK Rogue shotgun cock at the hellhounds while DM56, Springfield and Briggite shooting the monster called Mimic

The mimic grabbed DM56 as the Mimic's mouth open and bites sending him towards the store, broke the glass.

DM56: *grunt* Zat monster, shoot us with a blue orb! How kind of monster type is this?!

Jennifer: *COMMS* Not if I tell you you're wrong that Mimic can grabbed you by the tentacles and then bite you! I'll introduce myself later, once you eliminate a bounty contract.

Briggite: She's right, we have killed that Mimic that she calls it.

Springfield aimed at the mimic's entire body full of flesh, starting shooting it. VLK wield the Special weapons, Gravity Spikes right after taking down the Hellhound while Striker 45 holds off the zombies.

VLK Rogue: Stand back!

DM56 sees VLK Rogue using the Gravity Spike on both wrists, he grabbed Springfield as Briggite step back while shooting Mimic. 

VLK Rogue jump in the air and land unleashed his Gravity Spike, killing Mimic. 

Sora: *COMMS* Excellent work Strike Team, you got the contract award.

Burno: *COMMS* Talk about that monster, I should examined that flesh eating monster.

DM56 use the Syring into his arm, healing himself back after dealing with that Mimic.

DM56: Agh! Dammit! That monster, almost bite me!

Springfield: *patting his shoulder* It's okay, dear... you still have chances.

Striker 45: And... taking out overrun Zs all by myself.

They see Striker 45 cover in blood all over his body. It seems for them realise Strike 45 managed to survived the overrun zombies all by himself.

Striker 45: *curious* What? *looking at his body cover in blood* OOhh yeah, right...

VLK Rogue: Your such a killer, Richter.

Striker 45: *chuckles nervous* *notice something* Hey, what's that over there?

Strike Team 7 sees on the building apartment, Briggite tells, those are Konni Squad.

Briggite: *sigh* It's Andrei's team.

With Konni Team (Strike team 11)

SP-X80, ISO Hermlock were at the position to cover their teammates to breach in the stronghold.

ISO Hermlock: Dimitri secure that room! *point his assault rifle* Me and Sebastian will keep watch.

KV Broadside: Aha, good one my friend! 

KV Broadside, unlocked the door, he opens the door, and then...

KV Broadside: Haza!- What in the-!

*BANG*

KV Broadside surprise attack with his shotgun, but met with resistance of White Forest, shotgun blast, sending him towards another building, soon as ISO Hermlock and SP-X80 in surprised.

ISO Hermlock: *worried* Dimitri! Are you alright?!

KV Broadside came out from the glass after a shotgun blast, went pierce into the armor.

KV Broadside: Ow... I'm alright!

ISO Hermlock: Ugghhh!! *pinch his nose* You damn bastard, you survive, Tasha is gonna be pissed on you including your girlfriend and your friend 45!

KV Broadside: *chuckles* Come on guys, I survive many cheat of death. *blushed nervous* And... I'm not her lover, and she is my friend Comrado!

SPX-80: *curious* Wait a minute is that a firedragon blast?

KV Broadside nodded

SPX-80: Ugh sweet...

SPX-80 took out a note and cross the section label.

KV Broadside: My friend, you have no idea it doesn't secure entire stronghold!

ISO Hermlock: Then toss the grenade over there!

KV Broadside thinks...

*bink*

KV Broadside: AH! My Comrade, I have idea! Juggernaut, get in there! Hehehehe...

RAAL MG in his sinister looks, approach to the stronghold with his machine gun...

White Forest Soldier 1: *scared* Fall back!

ISO Hermlock, SPX-80 surprise seeing entire personnel of White Forest Soldiers running away and their faces got sweat and scared.

White Forest Soldier 5: *scared* Oh bloody hell, Withdrew already!

White Forest Soldier 2: *scared* Hell no!

Suddenly, a muzzle flashes seen on the door, as RAAL MG killed entire Aegis in a single blow. After that, RAAL MG came back out of the door.

KV Broadside: *chuckles* Nice one my friend!

RAAL MG: You don't have to thank me...

SPX-80: Wow, that guy is pretty sinister looks.

RAAL MG: You guys can get in now or worse.

Soon Konni team get inside the Stronghold right after... some trouble issue with RAAL MG because he is a freaking sinister look.

Back with Strike team 7

The Dolls seem pale themselves on their faces after witness RAAL MG's sinister looks.

Striker 45: Dude, that guy is a freaking beast!

Briggite: *sweatdropped* Yeah...

Springfield looked down, noticed  a Cyphered Tablet laying on the ground. She picked up, use to scanned it to send it to the Kraut Deadzone HQ.

Chernikov: *COMMS* All Channels, be advise, Doctor Bryan has an update of the location of doctor Bernhard.

Jennifer: *COMMS* Hello, my name is Jennifer Bryan. *yeah, she used to be AU member but she will bed classified as American* I calculated the Cyphered, Burno and I decoded the location wareabout of Doctor Bernhard. Martin says White Forest is using.... no... is so desperate why she want to defect.

Burno: *COMMS* Maybe she wants to get someone help to get close to tension.

Sora: *COMMS* Well thanks you two, Strike team, let's get cracking on recovery plan. Sending coordinates, whoever gets first.

Strike team 7 members looked at each others, but some other Strike team willing to take the spot.

VLK Rogue: *gestured* You thinking of what I'm thinking?

Briggite: Oh no, you can't be joking, stealing their finishing who goes first to recovered, that's terrible idea.

DM56: Come on Briggite, the boss wanted to get us an award.

Briggite: Or what if other team gets there first?

VLK Rogue: *gestured* Oh really... I heard rumors, you had good relationship with Rodriguez, isn't it?

Briggite: *blushed and eyes wide open* What! H-how did you?

VLK Rogue: Simple, back in Las Almas.

Flashback one year ago

Las Almas

VLK Rogue finishing his push up, after his punishment by commander. Until suddenly, VLK Rogue noticed, talking, he sees Briggite talking to his CIA Doll agent, GS Magma (Rodriguez) in a nice chat to each other, VLK Rogue realized something he tells, that those two dolls between Stasi and CIA having relationship agents.

VLK Rogue: *Voiceover* I've been noticed you had a nice chat with Rodriguez while your in Germany, he is talking to you on the calls, talking about a date. *chuckles*

Flashback ended

Striker 45: *surprised* Wait! You telling me she has a date with Rodriguez?

VLK Rogue: Oh course, Richter, she might be a had a crush.

Briggite: *blushed in mad* S-Stop it!

Springfield: Oh my...

DM56: Would you looked at that, she might be having good quality time with Rodriguez.

Briggite: *blushing pretty mad* *cover her face* Okay you win.

VLK Rogue: Yes!, Victory is ours! To the exfil!

DM56: *deadpatted* Such a child.

Springfield: *nod*

Strike team 7 proceeded on foot towards the exfil, in case there are other Strike team members willing to take it.

With Strike team 39 (Aiden, Arya, Kraken Swift Squad and DEFY team)

Strike team 39 seen at Augsburg Cathedral, as they make their way inside. Lachmann-556 alongside WSP Swarm, AK-12 and AN-94 goes in front. Martin heard on the radio.

Martin: *COMMS* Hold up, I designated target hostile full of bunch of crystals. But looks of it pretty good.

Maxim: *COMMS* I thought that doctor is hiding something of all these crystals, take them out and work on the next step.

As they make their way inside the Cathedral, the group's eyes wide open, seeing background full of entire Crystals displaying all over the church.

WSP Swarm: Jeez, look all these damn crystals, there not exactly of Collapse.

AK-15: Yeah, those crystals, looks... different.

Yuri: *COMMS* Well... doctor Burno said about those crystal, they called it Aetherium crystal.

AN-94: *confused* Aetherium.

Arya: What kind of name is that?

Yuri: *COMMS* Those crystal doesn't have any radiation like Collapse Fluid, Aetherium were designed to upgrade your weapons such as Pack of Punch.

Aiden/TAQ Evolvere: *confused* Pack-A-Punch?

Yuri: *COMMS* Pack-A-Punch Machine were built by unknown, nobody knows who built the machine but only the files about the machine build by so called "The Forge".

(A/N: Apparently, the characters were confused on Pack-A-Punch Machine who built that machine, but only the machine was one of many objects in the multiverse to be banished alongside Mystery Box until discovered by entities within the Dark Aether. The Pack-A-Punch were originally built by Jedbediah Brown live in 1885, in Aether Story)

However, the Pack-A-Punch can upgrade your guns into more powerful enough to kill more zombies and monsters.

Lachmann-556: *shocked* Monster!

Romy: *COMMS* *Shocked* Monster! 

Millenium: *COMMS* Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Strike Team. Just forget what you know, Monsters are real.

K: *COMMS* *Shocked* What!

Sakin MG38: *COMMS* *shocked* What!

DM56: *COMMS* *shocked* Scheiße! I knew ze monsters are real! We encounter that monster before!

Romy: *COMMS* That's absurd. Monster do not exist.

Chernikov: *COMMS* Really? Romy, you never heard monsters are real? *sarcastic* How come people, knew monster are real.

Q: *COMMS* You can't be joking, monster don't exist, it only to be fictional stuff.

Millenium: *COMMS* You're lying Q, monsters who were came from the other side.

Romy: *COMMS* *confused* Other side?

Aiden: Huh, Millenium, what do you mean Other side?

Millenium: *COMMS* Since during the Cold War, my father work with director of the Requiem. The strike Team witness the other side, all I knew is that everything is the same, but only found was a jellyfish-like floating in the sky, crystals are everywhere.

AK-12: *curious* So on the other side as everything is the same, but all of this were upside down.

Millenium: *COMMS* And the contact of those entities who lived in the other side.

Chernikov: *COMMS* Let's just not waste our time people, Strike Team continue the objective, once you complete, head to the exfil site, this will be preparation on rescue doctor Bernhard.

AN-94: We should focus on the task, but those undead people are going stronger.

XRK Stalker: *shout* Hey guys!

The group turned to XRK Stalkers, who is waving at them.

XRK Stalker: I found something!

The team followed XRK Stalker, and finds a machine stood beside the crucifix.

https://youtu.be/MtnEYpbhW1o

Arya: So that is a machine?

TAQ Evolvere: Mmmphhh, wonder what my gun do?

Bryson 800: *curious* Umm, Boss, you can't be serious, what if your gun was about to shred?

TAQ Evolvere: Step aside, Bowman, let me do it.

TAQ Evolvere place his machine gun into the Pack-A-Punch Machine as his gun turn into effect elements much like his team shocked.

Aiden: *surprise* What the?

AK-15: *suprise* How did you...

TAQ Evolvere: Can't believe what I'm seeing, this gun gave some elements effect on my gun.

Lachmann-556 and AK-12 looked at each other in eye in eye.

Lachmann-556: Let me try it out!

AK-12: No, let me had a turn!

Lachmann-556: No way wolf, its mine now!

AK-12: Back off! Now listen here minster, ladies goes first.

Lachmann-556: Like hell, you have spent time with black wolf of mating?

AK-12: *blush* Shut up!

But turns out Lachmann-556 and AK-12 had a struggle to try out the Pack-A-Punch machine, while AN-94 pinch her nose. Arya and Aiden noticed those two were fighting like a child.

Suddenly, WSP Swarm activate, the device, that Burno's team failed to activate causing the zombies and hellhounds can appeared in front of the church door entrance as they come in. TAQ Evolvere quickly shoot the zombies who were close to WSP Swarm attempt to reload his SMG, but he brought down many zombies as the muzzleflashes has change into different effect colors.

WSP Swarm: *nervous* Oh god, I'm so close to die.

AK-12: Now we have to clear them out.

AK-15: I'll set up the defenses *kick the church seat*

Aiden, and Arya already got their Pack-A-Punch upgrade their guns while the rest already got one. Soon they engage in firefight against team against all zombies and monsters.

Bryson 800 shot the running zombies with an armor, he block the zombies, before he kicks the Zs and shoot on the head.

Bryson 800: This should suppose to be nice neighbhorhood!

Lachmann-556: *saracstic acting like Ellis* Dude, you sound like Coach.

Bryson 800: *chuckles*  *sarcastic acting like Coach* Oh you damn hell. 

*BANG*

*CLICK*

Lachmann-556 threw a frag grenade at the zombies and kill five more while the machine is fully charging but the zombies are still coming fast.

Aiden: Damn, these guys run like cockroaches.

AN-94: Like hell!

Arya: How long will that device go beam up!?

TAQ Evolvere: only have... *check his data pair gloves* 98%!

Aiden: Kingsley, use your special weapon!

TAQ Evolvere: On it, Jackson! 

TAQ pulls out a special weapon: a crossbow so called Sparrow.

TAQ Evolvere aimed carefully with an arrow, he fires an arrow, unleash an explosion device inside the arrows, destroy more zombies as more still coming. 

WSP Swarm use his Data pair gloves equipped with XM31 Grenade, fires it at the zombies. Then the device suddenly, creates a massive wave causing the crystal to destroy, faded away, however heard a voice in their head.

RANDOM PERK!

Aiden: *confused* What?

TAQ Evolvere: What the bloody hell, is it just me or just in our heads? *notice a perk cola* How did it get there in my hand?

AK-15: Same as mine.

Arya: That voice sound deeper like a demonic voice.

WSP Swarm tries out a Quick revive cola, while AN-94 tries out PhD Flopper Cola.

AN-94: Hmm it taste like... a sugar but addition milk, wonder what kind of drink is this?

The rest drank their perks, and they felt the taste. They never had experience on that mystery drinks that they felt before and also, they felt a voice heard in their head hearing like a demonic voice not like Satan voice or even horror demon voice from the movies.

Maxim: *COMMS* The area has been secure. Doctor Bernhard seems resourceful... with luck. She will have left us a clue to her destination.

Chernikov: *COMMS* We come too far to leave empty-handed find something useful to you. You be walking back to base.

Millenium: *COMMS* What isn't about scientist and their tablet. Martin, I need you to pull whatever data you can get off that thing.

Aiden: So... we should head back to base or...

AN-94: I rather go back to base, those zombies getting so tired. Plus we got stuff we have here.

Arya: Really, mine I got some ingreident sof the Perks, and whatever they have in my bag.

TAQ Evolvere: Sounds good to me, I got some Raw Aetherium crystal that Noah found it inside the stronghold.

Lachmann-556: Well, let's head back to base. *gestured AK-12 and tease* And I heard you and Black wolf spend time on the bed~ Bow chika-

AN-94 suddenly, kick him right through the bell, causing Lachmann-556 screech, holding his bell.

Lachmann-556: Ow... my balls.

AN-94: Fuck you! *give a middle finger at him*

The rest chuckles before Lachmann-556 recover himself, proceeded to the exfil as some prepare for exfil in different locations.

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Back with Strike Team 7

location: Jakoberwallstr Street

Augsburg, GDR

Strike team 7 have seen arrived at the exfil point were they clear out entire zombies as they seen lying on the ground were multiple shots.

VLK Rogue: Whooweee! *sweat his head*

Striker 45: Zs is getting so tired of this.

Martin heard on the Frequency channel.

Martin: *COMMS* Hey there... Bernhard left instructions for splashing into a secure White Forest Commslink... we'll need to physically access a Hardline at one of their bases.

Chernikov: *COMMS* Strike team 7, Xyu prepare for the exfil, your going to secure doctor Bernhard in White Forest stronghold, get it there, and get this done.

DM56: Understood, we'll guys our pilot, should be there... *looking at his watch* Any second now.

Upon their exfil arrival, an aircraft VTOL, which is currently American's VTOL and former Winslow Accord's aircraft, rather than URNC's vtol aircraft

the VTOL makes its descend as it hovers near the river. Kraut Deadzone's pilot Captain Li Xyu callsign Fire, a former PLA army pilot and current pilot of OperatioN Kraut Deadzone.

Xyu: *COMMS* This is fire, Extract point is coming down.

The VTOL opened the hanger door on the back, Strike team 7 aboard the VTOL, before taking off. Xyu acting a pilot attendance

Xyu: *COMMS* Thank you Deadzone actual, Strike team is secure, were RTB.

Briggite: *sigh in relief* Finally...

Chernikov can be seen in a frequency video as he prepares for brief.

Chernikov: I'm sure you guys sure as hell, leading us on a wild goose chase. She is worth the risk, we're taking.

Yuri: *COMMS* Strike team, it's me Yuri, I'll be there shortly on the dock located at North, Yellow zone in Germany, this place must be White Forest hideouts. But Martin reports of zombies came out of nowhere attack him. So I suggest, shoot those zombies and White Forest. I got ride to do.

The VTOL flies over the city of Augsburg leading to Bernhard's coordinates.

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Back at Operation Kraut Deadzone HQ

Romy seen in the classified files, she read every report from American government dealt about the Outbreak and the reports of Vladimir Zakhaev.

"Central Intelligence Agency"

Washington, D.C.

To: Straut

From: McKnight

I have received your Field Expert replacement requested regarding to Maxim Kharkivov, who left the URNC Army. Unfortunately, we cannot accomodate you. Given the unique nature of Deadzone's mission, there is no one else who can fill his position. Kharkivov have experience nightmare of undead people, entities, and monsters. I assure you in time you will come to understand and appreciate his role on your team. Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

M McKnight

Romy: Why the lone former URNC Soldier left that army to join this organization?

Romy check the files about Gregory Marcell

Gregory Rod Marcell

DOB: 10/19/2004

Military Service: British Army, White Forest

2021-2051: British Army (discharged post-mission in Black Sea in West pacific coast).

2057: Sets up Private Military Company, White Forest.

Romy: So you discharge in post mission in Black Sea in Pacific Coast. *mumble* How did participate in this Black Sea?

Romy type on her laptop, label an audio from Marcell dated back in 2051 post-war.

Marcell: *chuckles* you heard the news? I'm getting off this Dead sea full of ELID infections waters.

Crew: News That so?

Marcell: Yep, lads, transfer been approved. Took its sweet time. I put in my request ages ago after the Third war, but that's just how it is.

Crew: Clearly?

Marcell: This place was holding me back, I got big plans, you know? Way bigger than this stupid Pacific Southwest full of ELID contamination zone.

Crew: Ah ha of course you do.

Marcell: Damn straight, while you and rest stuck on Dead Sea base slop, I'll be off seeking my fortune.

Crew: *smirk* Well maybe I'll request a transfer too everybody's gotta eat, right? It has enough resource after American's stopped Export in Europe after the war.

Marcell: Tch, not with the way you cook.

Crew: *sigh* Right, Now I'm officially bored of your little charade stuff. But I already heard everything about your transfer so don't act like it was your idea cuz I know it wasn't. Last time I know, Ron and Jefferson, they've been telling me for months about what a bloody shithead you are. You steal stuff from their lockers, cheat at cards, pranks on the crew, made a loud music and when it's time for janitorial duty you vanish. Houston said if she didn't get you out of here, it was just matter of time until one of them murder your punk sheep ass.

*audio end*

Romy: huh, can't tell Marcell just steal their crew's locker, cheat the card, prank everyone, damn... that's why he was discharge.

Romy click another audio.

Marcell: This Marcell here.  We got a contract coming down the line that's gonna change everything. It's a huge operation. All hands-on deck. This dag is paying through the nose. Well, he's after some crazy elements from elsewhere. I'll tell ya, it's not ELID, nor Relic nor Collapse Technology. I've seen what it's capable of. Volatile - it's powerful stuff. No, there's heaps of this shit. Supply won't be a problem. Well, I don't know. I'm no scientist, but I know a gift when I smell it. I'm not above an early retirement. Look, look, look - I know you've got people you can talk to about this sorta thing. I'm sending you a package with some samples. Take a look. Tell me if you think there's a market for it, and what we might stand to make. Your cut? Greedy bastard. 15%, same as ever.

Romy: *thought* Elsewhere, crazy elements. What kind of elements is not like Relics or Collapse.

Meanwhile at the lab

Aiden, Arya, Kraken Swift and DEFY Arrived at the lab, brought some ingredients and Raw crystal until DEFY team arrived as HK416 saw Lachmann-556 holding an ice cube on his bell after AN-94 kick him harder.

HK416: Are you okay, Ernst?

Lachmann-556: *feeling pain* *nod* Yeah, I got kick by 94, she so pissed that I teased white wolf.

HK416: *giggles* You sound same as 13C did.

Lachmann-556: Yeah, but unfortunately, some guys try to stop him all except BR Ranger Squad and AR Team, they haven't show up.

HK416: Haven't you heard, BR and AR refused to join them, because they had severely fight happened in Zulrich. So, we are on our own without them.

Lachmann-556: *sigh* Only I could tell, Taylor used to be my friend back in career taking out Soviet rocket launch.

HK416 gestured closer to Lachmann-556 put her hands on his shoulder.

HK416: *concerned* It doesn't matter Ernst, we got our friends here, no need without them.

Lachmann-556: *smiles* Thanks, and you owe me back in Las Almas after getting away from Shadow Company under order from General Donald Shepherd one year ago.

Meanwhile, a female scientist arrived shortly, wearing her white coat, her hair had two ponytail one on the back and the other on the side. That woman is a former TASA member, Jennifer Bryan as current member of Unnatural Sciences as a head while Bruno is co-ed.

Jennifer: Sorry, I'm bit a new to all this. Hopefully you don't mind the less-than-formal approach. 

Aiden: Uh, huh, who are you?

Arya: *curious* You look new?

Jennifer: Oh right, introduce. My name is Jennifer Bryan, I work from... CIA. *A/N: So Jennifer decided to keep it secret that she was an Antarctic Union, MID, so she use the fake one as CIA* the head of Special operations Research and Science.

Aiden: Oh, it's nice to meet you Jennifer, we looked forward too, but how did you join this organization?

Jennifer: Well about after the Outbreak.

Flashback

Jennifer seen in Straut's office.

Jennifer: Name's Jennifer Bryan. I'll glady help you out, Straut.

Millenium: And the pressure to meet an AU from isolated country. So I heard from director, that you been selected.

Jennifer: *nod* I heard about research of unknown elements, its not like Relics?

Millenium: No, it's not Relics, but a strange elements came from nowhere, back in Cold War, a secret war between Requiem and Omega dated back long time ago, so I heard your interest on research on relics and elements stuff. During the second war, the Nazis working on Projekt Endstation had activated the portal between our world and other side. The Nazis called those strange elements as EXO-1 Elements and others as Vogelium.

Jennifer: Strange elements?

Millenium: Yep, the Vogelium use some kind of power source such as machines, everything else. However, we witness some strange entities came from other side. Jennifer, I want to know about those strange elements.

Flashback ended

Jennifer: And that's how I was a head of research and science along with Burno aswell. *notice a raw Aetherium crystal* *surprise* How interesting.

Jennifer looked closer at the raw Aetherium crystal.

Jennifer: *surprised* I have never seen those elements. There nothing the same as Relics. So I suggest you guys take a rest, Burno and I and rest of scientist gotta work on research stuff to do.

Aiden: You bet.

So they left the lab, as Burno examined the ingredients.

Burno: How confidents, those are the ingredients of "perks", maybe I could follow these instructions, that allows me to work on. Jennifer, about the ray Crystals?

Jennifer: I need to figure out, how does it work, Burno, we have much research to do.

Thus, the team of search began studying the raw crystals and the ingredients of the perks.

to be continued