The countryside around Søvssøby was a mismatch of farms, small industrial firms, logistics terminals, cottages, and secluded housings. 
In the time from the happening in Nov 2024 and until the big zone shift in AUG 2026 illicit research had been going on inside the Zone.
The must-know story to emerge, was the incident with Doctor Schwartz at the Esbjerg university parking lot, where two scientists linked to unlawful research in the zone, were killed by an unknown weapon.

-Link to the Story-  

When the ZONE shifted, large parts of SECTOR 2 were opened up, but at the cost of parts of SECTOR 4 now being engulfed in volatile radiation, including the AIRSTRIP held by Shield Wall.
Reports indicate that a migration of experienced Zone Runners and illicit researchers have moved away from SECTOR 2, venturing deeper into the zone, leaving their former research sites behind.

When the first readings from SECTOR 2 became public, a deal was struck between the Danish government and undisclosed firms, that let them to operate in these newly opened-up areas in order to better understand the happening.
With the voice of truth muted, the truth will only be told by those who dare speak up. And as of now no one speaks the truth!  

SHIELD WALL

Precursor: June 2027 
Operation classification: SECRET.

Overview. Operation codename -Lion Claw-

Task :
- Insertion of Task force via transport to drop off point.
- Set up a PTR-base In Order To (IOT) facilitate Recce and determine the state of sites located in the AO  
- Map facilities for later recovery missions.
- Report findings after 24 hours of operation.
- Support hand over / take over, of SECTOR 2/1 to Science TEAMs
- Uphold security until relieved.
- Report window 221000BAUG2027-221030BAUG2027

These are the orders that the Shield Wall Task-force Commander was given under his briefing for the recce mission planned into the newly opened SECTOR 2.
The SECTOR was divided into 4 SUB-SECTORS that needed to be cleared and taken under control, one bite at a time.
Experiences from the failed assault on Søvsøby had shown that cohesion and caution, were of essence when moving into the zone. Some of the more seasoned PMCs talked of not provoking the Zone.

210930BAUG2027 Location: 5km North East of SECTOR 2

When the commander moved towards the trucks, he greeted a young crew-cut man that was loading large boxes marked CBRN suits, onto a supply truck. 
The trucks were loaded and ready to go to the DROP-OFF POINT.
Gear was ready and every one was well briefed on their first assignment. This he knew because, he had taken the time to brief every last man under his command.
Smiling, he said;

"Now let's just hope we don't run into any rogue PMC's running their own show out there!" While blinking at his radio specialist Joan. 

Trade L Secure

Operation classification: SECRET.

Overview. Operation codename -Lightning rod-
 

210930BAUG2027 Location: 10km South of SECTOR 2

James was in the front of the truck as it drove toward the drop-off point. This has to go clean, he thought. If we slip up while doing the ground samples, it can have serious consequences for the COMBAT TEAMs that need to move through that area later.
Checking the canisters and scooping tool. All there.
GPS with shielding was tracking fine.

James was unsure what the main mission was, but he knew that they were looking for something. Two nights ago at the Bodega he overheard a guy, from one of the other acquisition TEAMs, brag about being the dude from ECHO TEAM in Søvsøby, who found the hard drive with files describing the object they were looking for.
Good for you, John thought. At least I didn't have to spend months inside a bunker while the storm raged overhead!

So they were looking for something more specific.
Maybe more information would come when they found a path through the contamination zone.
 

A Zone Runner's Story.

211035BAUG2027 Location: SECTOR 2

Peter was moving silently through the scrub, closely followed by Karl, his new tag-along. They were going to get good money if they could find a certain type of capacitor that was especially exposed to the event's radiation. But Peter was not into the science of things; he just wanted to get paid and not die while doing so. He was venturing into the newly opened ground of SECTOR 2, way before the storm shifted the Zone to the North.

Moving goods in and out for the resistance had made a nice little profit, but with the fall of the resistance main base of operations in Søvsøby back in the summer of 2026 the few survivors left to fend for themselves, had turned to running the Zone or other jobs.

Trucks, what!! Could he hear trucks!! Yelling, no, more like barking orders, could be heard. F–U-C-K he said out loud. PMC’s!!

Quick, before they spot us," he ordered Karl. Peter had heard rumors of ZONE RUNNERS being forced to guide PMCs into the zone at gunpoint, just to vanish afterward. Not on my watch!!

HEY STOP!! The PMC yelled. Karl was struggling to keep up, begging Peter to stop. But the PMC was just behind them. If they got caught, it would all be over for them and the HIDEOUT. Peter turned around and looked at Karl. Sorry!!! There was a sudden *THUMP* and a bright crackle...