The Riflemen in the trucks double-checked each other's bio-hoods and made sure they were properly and securely attached. Jerry checked Gage's hood while he drove. When he finished, he checked his own hood. A moment later, he was satisfied. Both were good to go and ready to be deployed at a moment's notice. Hopefully they wouldn't be needed. He tried to put the thought of germ warfare out of his mind.
The army avoided the main road and headed cross-country for Elemental Symmetry. Corvettes, destroyers, and frigates occasionally passed overhead, providing air support right up to the edge of the AG jammer's range.
Jerry stared out the window, watching the landscape pass by. It was a flat land of pastures and farms. There were occasional stands of burning and blackened trees, victims of the
