First Light - Part 1

As I reached the top of the hill, I was welcomed by the first glimpse of tomorrow. We'll call it First Light. The top of the hill revealed a beautiful sunrise, with perfect temperatures and a wonderful landscape.



I can certainly understand why the American scientists wanted to remain on this island as long as possible to continue their research. I wonder, though, if they would want to remain here after experiencing what I've experienced in not even 6 hours on the island.



To recap, I was hit in mid-air by something that appeared to be a huge Sparkler firework, only to slam into the sea at an uber-high rate of speed. Next, I was welcomed by around three North Korean soldiers who weren't seeking an addition to their Christmas Card list. I tried to rescue one of my team members, but was too late. Something had already left him for dead - hanging upside-down from a tree. Finally, on the way here, I ended up dealing with two other soldiers who left me a bit of food and water to feast on during my climb up this hill.

I have to disable a signal scrambler that is located on the beach below. From what I can tell, there are approximately 5 - 7 soldiers guarding the area - including two on a Zodiac-like boat in the harbor.

The scrambler itself is in the middle of the make-shift fort on the beach. My thinking is that I will need to take out the guys in the Zodiac first, then try to eliminate the soldiers as they try to flank me. I am fortunate that I am at an elevated position, which should help me reach my goal.



I ended up using my cloak mode to go stealth and slid the down the hill in order to use the FY71 in order to take out both the gunner and driver of the Zodiac. I moved back into stealth mode again in order to take a position on top of the hill to conceal my location.

Once on top of the hill, I noticed that a gunner had setup shop on the back of a Hummer on the other side of the scrambler. I went prone in order to minimize my chances of missing and fired a few shots his way. Once he was out of the picture, I could focus on the troops on the ground.

Using stealth again and my shields, I moved into position until I had cleared out the beach. The scrambler was now off-line and my map controls once again returned. I drove down the path until I noticed it was about to open up to another sandy beach. Getting out of the hummer, I climbed up a hill in order to elevate my position to increase my chances of survival.



To get to my next way point, I had another 4 - 5 soldiers to evaluate, along with a couple of Hummers. Only one turned out to be a real threat, as he was hidden below me the entire time - waiting to surprise me as I believed the area was clear. I took some damage to my suit, but the Nanosuit healed itself eventually.

On my way, I noticed a large radio tower off in the distance. This must be the KPA Checkpoint the Control Center had warned me about.



My goal is to make it to that tower next, in order to see if I can disrupt the inter-communication between the North Korean soldiers.

Nomad ... signing out.

First Light - Part 2

Still on my way to that tower at the top of the hill, I reviewed my objectives. So far nothing new has popped-up, which might require re-prioritization of tasks.



On my way to the tower, I came across another small village occupied by North Korean soldiers. I found a resting spot up on side of the hill and marked everyone I could with my binoculars. From what I can tell, there are only a handful of troops here. They don't appear to be the A team, since they are leaving themselves widely exposed on the main path.



Since, I am trying to make time quickly and this village is really isolated from this corner of the island, I ran back to my Hummer and drove up to the village. Using the machine gun mounted on the Hummer, I was able to clear the village of the enemy, along with some vegetation as well.



The North Koreans had built a base at the bottom of the hill, below the communications tower. I found it hard to believe that they would want to protect this tower with so many troops - since these kind of towers are probably located all over the island by now. What else could they be hiding?

As I pulled up in the Hummer, my welcoming committee was the largest thus far. I would expect around 10 soldiers met me with firing arms in hand. Using the machine gun mounted on the hummer, I was able to take care of all but maybe two soldiers. Those two required stealth moves and a surprise attack.



My process of staying alive could have been a bit better here. I managed to render the Hummer at the top of the hill to be inoperable. So, I guess I need to keep my current truck in decent shape, if I want to keep using it on this part of the island.

Five more North Koreans met me on the top of the hill. I loaded up on ammo, since I am still using the FY71 for a majority of my work. Leaving the FY71 in single-shot mode, I put a couple of bullets in a nearby gas can and the tower exploded into flames.



Turns out there is more to investigate. I have to head over to the edge of the island, because there appears to be a camp setup near the water.

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I reached the edge of the island and found a few North Korean soldiers waiting on me. The Hummer provided value once again as I was able to use the attached machine gun to clear about four soldiers from the camp.



I continued to get hit by bullets sourced from a Zodiac in the sea. The gun in the Hummer was out of range, so I kept moving quickly to avoid getting hit. So far, the bullets are not hitting me. Instead, they are really just annoying.

I reached the heart of the camp and was surprised on my left by a soldier with a ground-mounted machine gun. Quickly, I was able to take him out before he did too much damage to my suit. There was a big red fuel tank next to him. Now there's some smart thinking on the part of the enemy! The Nanosuit healed just in time to fend off a surprise attack on my right.

I took a walk around the entire outer edge of the camp. The only enemy I could see was those two guys in the Zodiac - still causing me fits.

I dropped inside the main camper and was able to hack into the system to download some information and read up on the leader of the North Korean army. There was a map on the wall, I wonder what they are trying to protect ... or attack?



Surely, this isn't all about those American scientists, is it? I do recall some amazing discovery being reported just as the North Koreans seized them. Maybe that has something to do with this whole mess?

My objectives were updated, I now need to head toward the source of the distress single.



Those Zodiac guys hit me again and it is really starting to aggravate me. I found a machine gun near the balcony overlooking the sea. After waiting a few minutes, the Zodiac came into view. After about 100 bullets, the thing blew up. I missed catching the explosion, but you can see the remains of the boat at the bottom of the sea.



Looking back, I need to head toward the tower I blew up not too long ago. I think the distress single is coming from that same area. I knew that there were too many soldiers there earlier for it just to be a tower-protection team. I knew there was more.



I took a quick photo to reflect on where I've been so far ... which appears to be where I am about to go, again.

Heading toward the distress single now.

Nomad ... signing out.