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The Morningstar peeled out of the formation a couple of kilometers above the surface, sweeping into a broad circle that kept most of the target city in its arc of fire, and easily within a few seconds' adjustment for the large artillery guns. "Already done, LC," he responded to the instructions about hitting the four building. Seconds later, a huge gout of earth, masonry, and fire erupted into the air at the base of one building.
"Keep at it, Ed," Ka4l instructed the AI, while he scanned the images in his targetting arrays, looking for the mentioned warehouses...
He thought he'd spotted a likely candidate when the call went out about the fighters. "Keep the minigun and cannon warmed up, Ed, and watch for anyone sniffing after us." The odds were low, or course...Beth's beacon-voodoo made him invisible to scanners, so they'd only pick him up visually...and with the angle and speed they were headed, that didn't seem likely.
But it was always when you acted like it couldn't possibly happen that an engine flamed out or a wing buckled, so he wasn't taking any chances.
The Morningstar circled, raining down explosive artillery shells at the base of the towers and heavy pulse rounds at the top, until the towers began to crumble and collapse into each other.
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