Kill the Dragon

Izzie's squad's mission is to eliminate the Grunts.

There have been reports of Grunts being found in the rural town of Usstou, in the Pyrenees mountains across the border between France and Spain. The Grunts have entered the Pyrenees, and it is difficult for the army to follow. Moreover, because of the border, Spain and France agreed to leave the matter to Arc in a barrel that forced each other to dispatch troops.

“They came from France in Spain, they told me to send troops from France, and they said they couldn't afford it in France. We have to figure it out eventually. ”

Lee Han said on the plane. Silence, who is listening, raises the electronic notebook.

- You came all the way down from Paris. It's not like that.

The grunts are savages. We need to destroy the visible tribes before we can take care of them.

“Maybe there's someone in charge. Maybe Ellu. ”

The transport is headed for Usou. This is where the Grunts were found.

“Then they're like a mixture of turtles and toads, right? ”

Kuro asked. The other boys are familiar with grunts, but Kuro has never actually seen them.

“That's right. It's kind of funny to see it in person. I'm grinding my teeth like an idiot. ”

Knut smiles and says. Kuro's stiffness clears up a bit. His fingers tremble.

‘You have to do well. ’

In Kuro, there is a strong feeling of pressure. Unlike the rest of the squad, there was not much room for dust.

Whoo-hoo!

The transport lands. A dust breeze rises from the parched ground. Lee Han and his squad members stepped down one by one. Lee had a few words with the aircraft pilot and finally got off.

‘Report every hour. If no contact for more than 3 hours, support will be provided. ’

This mission is Pursuit Extermination. Lee Han's eyes opened coldly. The village of Usou is not far away. Lee Han moved with a gesture of hands.

“Silence, me, Kuro, Knut. ”

The formation is in order. They move vigilantly. This area is not secure yet. Minions scattered across Western Europe as well as France. People tremble at the ambush of those minions who don't know when they'll show up. Western Europe is no longer a safe zone.

Izzie's squad has moved on for more than 20 minutes. You hear only the sound of calm winds. The team was relieved of the idyllic landscape.

“Knute. Go check the town first. ”

Lee raised his head and said. Knut runs out of line. Usstow is a small town.

- We've been ambushed.

More than 10 minutes have passed, and Knut sends a radio to Yihan.

“Survivors?”

- We're gonna have to recover the body. No survivors so far. It's been a while since I saw him dead.

Yihan shed a tear. Kuro breathes heavily from behind.

“People are dead, right? ”

Kuro asks. Lee nods.

“That's what I expected. ”

Lee took a squad member into town. From the entrance of the village, a body is often seen. Lee looked at Kuro closely.

"Kurodo needs to adapt to the body. You'll see more brutality than this. ’

One of the most horrifying things Lee Han has seen so far was the bodies of the Chinese laboratory. Compared to that, Grunt's slain corpses were fine.

“Hmm.”

Kuro frowns, covering his mouth. I felt nauseous, but I couldn't bear it. A boy trained and educated by Curodo Arc. It is more tolerant to scenes that are much more cruel than those of ordinary age.

At least a day or two has passed.

“The ship wasn't gassed up... in this climate, it couldn't have been more than three or four days. ”

Silence and Ihan examine the corpse. The body was relatively intact. The maggots crawled on a rare crawl.

“I need a minute. ”

Kuro, who was looking at the corpse, vomits in the corner. Kuro checked the combat rations he had on the transport. The halfway digested food was sobbing.

“Are you feeling better? ”

Ihan asks. Kuro nods and identifies the body.

‘These bodies were also human beings. ’

Kuro had never seen a body before. But it's the first time a corpse has been incorrupted. Physiological disgust rose.

“It might be hard, but get used to it. ”

Lee said, putting his hands on Kuro's shoulders. Kuro nods.

“This is completely smashed. There is no sacred building. I guess no one's come since they swept through. ”

Knut taps his shoulder with a gun. He was on his way to check out the town's main requirements. Knut, who wrote the goggles, looks away at the mountains. There was a high trend.

“The French are out of their minds. Maintaining the security of major cities can be overwhelming. ”

Minions scattered in guerrilla form do extensive damage. The military can't get to a rural village like this right away.

“Silence and Knut, take care of the body. I'll see if I can find any sign of them. Kuro, come with me. ”

Lee said. The bodies look like humans now, but after a few more days, they decompose in a horrible way. It was a minimum of respect for the dead. I don't have time to bury each other, but I have the capacity to gather and cremate.

Knut and Silence gather the villagers' bodies in one place. It is not difficult for them as a sicker. You can pull three or four corpses at a time. A corpse that doesn't bleed has no psychic resistance, so its psychokinesis works well.

“Is this a church? ”

Ihan and Kuro looked at the collapsed building. The cross is stuck to the ground. It was originally a church. There were many poisonous corpses here.

“Kuro, move it aside. ”

Kuro's mind shifts a large amount of bodies outside. Kuro has put up with the rumbling inside.

‘It's horrible.'

Lee went inside the church. The blood trail was still clear. I know what happened, just by looking at the place where the bodies were lying and the blood trail.

‘The villagers who were being chased gathered at the church. We sealed and held, but the grunts broke through the windows and walls. They all died on the way to one place. ’

People flocked to the church before the crisis of death. Religion still has a huge impact on the world. The villagers come to the church hoping for a miracle of salvation, but the church is just a building. Nothing kept them safe.

“Kuro, this is our enemy. If we don't stop them, everyone's gonna look like this. You, me. And people.”

“I know. ”

Kuro smiles bitterly. I know enough with my head.

‘I'm strong. We can save more people than anyone. ’

The problem is to train the mind. Being able to overcome the weight and fight. The spirit of soldiers and warriors. That's not good enough for Kuro.

“The Grunts broke the church and went out the back. There must still be footprints and tracks. ”

Lee went out to the back of the church. The garden is a mess. The trail continues. Lee looked around carefully, following the trail with his eyes. I learned traceability from Laocha briefly. An important point in traceability is sledding. Don't miss even the slightest trace.

‘That's my specialty. ’

Lee uses a wider field of view than others. It catches things that ordinary people can't see.

“My footprints were cut off here. ”

“I didn't hang up. I erased it.”

“Grunt has that kind of intelligence? ”

Lee ran through the floor. The grunts erased their footprints with dirt and leaves.

Cheapskate.

“From here, I moved along the creek. ”

Lee raised his gaze high. The grunts went into the mountains. The grunts seem to be trying to get over the mountains and down to the Iberian Peninsula.

‘I like my head too much. ’

Lee was convinced that there was someone leading the group. It was most likely Eloise. I thought the surviving Elu was leading a group of grunts.

“Knute, are you done? ”

Lee thought we should start now. I called Knut and Silence. Izzie's squad leaves behind the burning smoke and goes into the mountains.

‘Even if they are hiding traces, they are large and numerous, leaving traces. ’

Lee was constantly following the trail of grunts. The deeper the mountain, the fewer stories there are between the squads. There was moist fatigue and tension.

“A 20-minute break. Alert me and Silence first. ”

Lee said, raising his hand. They climb up the mountain from the village without rest for half a day. A rough mountain without even a proper path. The vigilante in the mountains was physically burdened by the arc boys.

Ethan and Silence walked further forward. I was in the right position and listened.

- You said you were close with Oracle.

Silence speaks first. Lee scratched his chin and thought for a moment.

“I'm not close. I've just been in touch a lot. ”

- Don't you think it's intimate?

Lee examined Silence's words. Oracle's intimacy with him was not measured. Oracle was a woman who was uncomfortable with him.

“Not really. Why are you asking me that? ”

- I don't like Oracle.

“Why?”

- In every way I can't explain it.

“Well, you might not like it. ”

- You like that girl?

Silence said as if to be a hypocrite.

“I'm not saying it's good. ”

- You don't like it?

“Do I have to choose between the two? ”

Lee Hwan muttered and glowed his eyes. He hurriedly sends a distress call to Silence. You can see the movement between the bushes far away.

Huff.

Silence quickly pointed the gun forward. Ihan and Silence stared at each other as they breathed. You hear the noise of the bush moving. Something was coming.

“… Grunt. ”

Lee Han spit it out. Grunt snorts.

Shhh.

Silence draws his knife to deal with it himself. Ihan grabbed Silence's wrist.

“Wait, wait. ”

Lee noticed that Grunt was acting strangely. His gaze settles on Grunt's abdomen.

‘He's wounded. ’

Grunt's pupils are trembling. He constantly looks back.

‘It's as if I'm afraid of something. ’

Phu-wook!

An amazing thing happened. A metal rod protrudes from Grunt's throat. Ethan and Silence didn't do anything.

“Kua 'qu, you bastard. ”

Grunt growled with a distinctive noise. The iron rod was not a proper weapon. It was just a pitchfork. Blood spilled from the pitchfork.

Sarr.

After Grunt, someone appeared. He was always there. It was just 'invisible’ until now.

- Transparency, Syker.

Silence sends a quick message.

I also looked at it with my own eyes. A farmer in a straw hat and a pair of tights used his psychic abilities. In his eyes, the psychic glare shook. He's about three, 40, bearded.

Pow.

The farmer pulls a pitchfork from Grunt's corpse.

“I got one. ”

The farmer's tone was thick with murder.