Chapter 9 – The Tonocian Heights Offensive
Jerry adjusted his shield vest for what seemed like the millionth time. Auxilian engineers had custom-made it for him. It functioned like a normal shield vest, but it was modified to incorporate his medicine tube, vials, drip regulator, and all the rest of the mechanism that kept him alive and functioning. There was a compartment in the back where he could change out the empty vials for fresh ones and weak batteries for fully charged ones. It was a bulky thing, though, and it didn't fit as well as a conventional shield vest. It would take some getting used to.
“Need help, sir?” Sergeant Gage asked. Like Jerry and the others of Wolf Platoon, he wore just his usual battle rattle, not his gravpack. None of them would be walking the black during the
