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In the midst of the battle Cordell called out a handful of targets to Infrared and cut down what Grimm she could, but the group overall was far outpacing her with their kills. After the first few minutes she literally just had the luxury to stand back and watch for the most part, and she liked what she saw. Infrared was just as deadly with that rocket launcher as one would expect, plus cool and composed in the heat of things. The placement of her shots was precise, deliberate -- no wasted ammo from this one. Solar's general enthusiasm carried into battle just like it seemed to with everything else, and she wasn't too shabby with that huge battleaxe of hers either. Akeldama was making it clear that any Grimm dumb or unlucky enough to get close were already dead, her precision blade work rendering one Creep after another into dissolving legless stumps. And Alizarin... well, the way he fought was enough to put a twinge of fear into the hearts of even his allies. He was a massacre on legs. Cordell wasn't sure whether to be worried by that or to get the man a drink as tribute to his sheer
enthusiasm. Both, actually, seemed like a smart way to go. Definitely
both.
Needless to say, it didn't take long before the beach was clear of threats. Cordell let out a long whistle, followed by a wide grin.
"Well, blow me down if'n you lot aren't a force t' reckon with. Guess ol' Quizy's got an eye fer talent. Right, this way t' th' entrance cave."The young pirate led them on a brief trek through the brush, hacking clear a path as she went. It wasn't more than a few minutes before they came to a gaping maw in the rising mountainside. The cave entrance was almost forty feet wide and opened onto a small inland lagoon -- even without going in it was clear that the water was less than a foot deep in most areas, fed into and out of by narrow underwater tunnels too small for a person to pass through. The back of the cave was mostly shrouded in darkness, though the Faunus among the group would likely see clearly that there didn't
seem to be any other openings -- the back of the cave was solid stone, run smooth by water dripping down from the stalactites on the ceiling.
"Del, supply drop if'n ye please."The shadow of the Red Corsair -- now in its true form after abandoning the fake hull -- fell over the group. From below the nose of the ship a hatch opened and a large metal box descended on a steel line. Quisling, now wearing a dark gray hard hat and knee pads, stood atop the box and clutched the line as he descended, finally hopping off with a relieved sigh upon touchdown. Cordell cracked open the case, pulling a rugged-looking backpack from the contents.
"Right, grab a pack an' take what ye think ye can best use. If our research be true th' entrance t' th' pirate hideout be just on th' other side'a that cave." She cracked an industrial-grade glow stick and clipped the radiant rod like a pendant over her cravat, then pointed to a few of the other items in the crate.
"We've got a thermal drill an' mining charges in case we need t' get through rock, an' ten pneumatic support struts t' keep any low cave ceilings from collapsin' on us when we use 'em. Shouldn't come t' that, but it has been 200 years. Th' entrance is supposedly hidden in this here cave -- if so, I should be able t' find it. Let's gear up first, just t' be sure."
CONTENTS OF SUPPLY DROP▪ [6] Backpacks (
empty)
▪ [40] Industrial Glowsticks (
small, not heavy)
▪ [6] Handheld Flashlights (
small, not heavy)
▪ [1]
Thermal Drill (
heavy, cumbersome, dangerous)
▪ [1] Box of Mining Charges (with Handheld Remote Detonator) (
moderate weight, cumbersome, dangerous)
▪ [10] Collapsible Pneumatic Supports (
small, not heavy)
▪ [2] First Aid Kits (
small, not heavy)
▪ [2]
Zephyr Cutlasses (
weapon, not heavy, functional tow line)
▪ [6] Pirate eye patches (
for some reason...?)