Werewolf: A World at War Novel (World at War Online Book 4) Read Free Page B

kind of problem? And is it raining outside?”
    “Huh? Oh, no. I have you on speakerphone, and I'm cooking bacon,” Zach informed her.
    “Mmm, bacon,” Nora commented. “Probably better than what I had.”
    “What did you have?”
    “I was horrible and ate an entire frozen pizza myself.”
    “Jeeze. Sometimes I don't know how we both don't weigh three hundred pounds,” Zach replied.
    “I have a good metabolism,” Nora said. “Of course, it's probably going to fail me in a few years, but hey, I'll enjoy it while I can.”
    “Sounds like a plan.”
    “So, the problem?”
    “Oh, right.” Zach flipped over the bacon before he continued. “Rogue Battalion took a beating during the battle. Over half their armored vehicles were destroyed or badly damaged.”
    “That would be a problem,” Nora agreed. “Though it makes me wonder why Ragnarok didn't press their attack when they got the chance.”
    “We're probably the reason, if I had to guess,” Zach said. “You guys, especially. We took the Valkyries completely by surprise and routed them. I'd guess that the commander was nervous that we'd collapse the flank. And the artillery was causing problems for them as well.”
    “Bryce must be pleased with the new toys,” Nora said.
    “I didn't talk to him, but Miko and Selene said the 155s were tossing around tanks like they were made of styrofoam.”
    “That definitely sounds like Bryce will be pleased,” she said. “I'm guessing that Rogue is getting transferred away from the north?”
    “Until they rebuild, yes,” Zach confirmed. He cracked open three eggs. “We all know that they can fight on foot just fine, but they're going to be limited out in the open battlefield. Hydra Command decided to put them in the south helping Dragon Battalion.”
    “I see. So, where does that leave us?” Nora asked him. “I can't imagine that they're going to leave the north guarded by a single battalion, especially after the last few fights. That means we're going north, right?”
    “That would be correct,” Zach confirmed. He flipped the eggs and then served them up on a plate a few seconds later along with the bacon. With a bit of deft maneuvering, he turned off the stove, grabbed the plate and his phone and took a seat at the kitchen table.
    “Pretty tough position,” Nora said. “We have Raven, but we don't have any armor. Did Sacred Sword lose any of their assault guns in the battle?”
    “No, but they only have four of them,” Zach said. “That's not going to be enough to stem the tide, especially if they decide they want to rush us.”
    “So we're going to have to rely on our anti-tank gunners,” Nora mused. “At least Ethan will be happy.”
    “He'll probably be less happy when he has to kill fifty tanks by himself,” Zach said. He took a bite of egg.
    “Do we have a plan?”
    “David wants to get our commands together tomorrow night. We'll meet at Lerna Bastion and go over a plan to deal with Ragnarok,” Zach said.
    “Tomorrow,” Nora said.
    “I know,” Zach said. “I told him I wasn't sure if we could make it or not.”
    “It won't kill us if we have to miss one date night,” Nora said, though Zach thought he could hear a bit of disappointment in her voice.
    “You sure?”
    “I mean, it's work as well. We're being paid pretty handsomely to study this, so we should immerse ourselves as much as possible. This is just a part of that.”
    “You're sure,” Zach repeated. “I have no problem telling him that we have plans and can't make it.”
    “I'm sure,” Nora confirmed. “But we're not going to make many exceptions for it.”
    “That I can agree with.”
    “So, plans. Any clue what they're going to be? More raiding for us?”
    “That might be off the table,” Zach said. “I think that they're going to be prepared for us this time, and that could mean walking straight into a disaster.”
    “That's not going to leave us many other options,” Nora said. “Our battalion in a stand