***ANAD is reports ready in all respects…charging disrupters, carbene grabbers and pyridine probes at initial position…what is the nature of the threat, Base?***
Winger watched as a translucent dome of mist formed up over their heads, popping and flashing like a miniature thunderstorm.
“Unknown, ANAD, but we should—“
“Skipper! Watch out…that tree behind you--!”
Winger whirled at Singh’s warning, just in time to see a screw pine tree trunk that seemed as solid as rock before began to dissolve and break down. In seconds, the stump was surmounted by a cloud of bots, billowing up and out, moving toward him.
The ANAD swarm had barely begun to replicate when the first collision came. Like a lighted snake writhing in mid-air, the line of engagement twisted and corkscrewed over their heads.
“ANAD, configure Defense One now!”