by Max Barry

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Region: The Roleplay Paradise

SHOWDOWN AT THE GILBAN COMMUNE

27 caches explode in a 35 second sequence, alerting the Heleno proudguard throughout the islands. The next step is neutralization of key individuals, as our operatives gun down isolated figures and wait for the arrival of PPL helicopters and boats for the elimination of more well armed and protected heads

Gilban is the exception.

Our DIIO operatives have identified an underground bunker at Gilban, which Yohan Ulrich never leaves, making his elimination a more difficult one. For this, the DIIO have prepared something special.

Dioxygen difluoride is a compound of fluorine and oxygen with the molecular formula O2F2. It can exist as an orange-colored solid which melts into a red liquid at −163 °C (110 K). It is an extremely strong oxidant and decomposes into oxygen and fluorine even at −160 °C (113 K) at a rate of 4% per day: its lifetime at room temperature is thus extremely short. Dioxygen difluoride reacts vigorously with nearly every chemical it encounters – even ordinary ice – leading to its onomatopoeic nickname "FOOF" (a play on its chemical structure and its explosive tendencies).

FOOF has been weaponized and stabilized through carbonization by the DIIO under Project Boitata, but has never been tested against live individuals. It will now be delivered to Gilban by a phantom drone, similar to the one used in the assassination in Hansdelta. For their safety, all DIIO individuals covertly left the night before.

The FOOF ravages the island in mere seconds, instantly roasting trees, rocks, buildings, and setting fire to the air around it. The small island disappears in a flash of red mist in a single minute, and remains obscured by a vitriolic fire, consuming anything and everything in a 2km radius. The inferno burns for 7 hours straight, and once the mist dissipates, the scene is unreal. Any life in the island has been unquestionably wiped out like a fragile light. An orange ash rests above every single remaining structure, seeping and cracking anything it touches. Everything is unrecognizable, as even the sea that surrounds the island burns fervently, sending a cloud of toxic smoke miles above.

The bunker is identified by aerial reconnaissaince, having been turned to a bright chalk, along with everything around it. Ulrich is dead, and the mission is a resounding success. On the other islands, 98 people have been arrested, with 7 PPL soldiers receiving heavy injuries, and 2 succumbing.

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