Wrong Bride, Right Groom - The Emperor's New Clothes
"shut up..." he told the bartender, preemptively striking before her jabs of 'i told you so' struck him.
A Mage's Tale Chapter 2
"what bluevayne described to me sounds like a preemptive strike. there have been skirmishes between the guilds before now, even full-bodied feuds, but nothing as serious as this.
First Arc: The Fallen Kings -- Chapter 5 -- Part One -- {A Bad Omen}
A preemptive strike could be what shinzuku need to pacify the visus once and for all. "hm? that's vital information. the identity of the man controlling the operations is a crucial matter. please tell us now, kitsune-san."
Future Sanctuary - Chapter 9: Not All Enemies Are From Outside
"one of the security contingent proposed a preemptive strike against the rathac, both the republic and the empire. wipe them all out with our superior firepower." jim scoffs, "wouldn't work, even if we killed millions.
4.2 - Head Rush
They're launching a preemptive strike of their own. that's only to our benefit, i guess." "yes. and how convenient that it comes right after we weakened the wasps' main fleet for them," wren said, darkly.
Regret Chapter 6
"we can sneak out to our ships... or we can try a preemptive strike. there's an alarm switch on the bulkhead by their table. what's our move?" grey reached a paw down to pamper his injured leg.
1000 Years in the Making Part 3
After the preemptive strike, he managed to regain some of his composure, yanking at his captors and stumbling into the wall, crushing it beneath his weight, the pointed tops merely grazing him as he broke through a hut as well.
Friend, Foe, or Something Else?
Welly, the medical and science officer, was referring to the late admiral silver's plan for a preemptive strike against suspected human forces, thwarted by captain wren and the crew of the _fcn luminous_ (frl-17), another prey-commanded ship and the first
The time traveller Chapter 4 - Fearing
That was a preemptive strike carried out by the indian military against a great formation of pakistani troops in the other side of the border, despite the assurance that india would never use wmds for preemptive strikes, only if they were attacked with wmds
"First Contact"
It's like a preemptive strike against them! it's like an act of war! all of this crap is what could lead to exactly what the government is afraid of!
Shady Impressions: Lowered Standards and a Dash of Demons #1
preemptive strike! foe umbra is stunned and cannot attack next turn! what will russo do now? flee. russo successfully fled from battle!
Make Ready By Seven
Mark leaped from the bed, his sheets billowing off his skinny frame as he burst from his slumber, slapping his alarm clock in a preemptive strike towards its vapid buzzing.