Kill the Dragon

Izzie's squad leaves after a break. It's getting dark. Lee moved forward slowly and cautiously.

“Kuro, you come forward. ”

Lee changed the position of Kuro and Silence. Kuro moves forward.

‘In a narrow view, it is better to trust Kuro's ability to predict than Silence' eyes. ’

Kuro's short-term prediction reacts more quickly to the 'danger close to him’. Lee chose a quick response by putting Kuro in front of him.

‘Of course, Kuro is in a more dangerous situation.... Kuro is an equal squad member, not an escort to protect. You need to use it efficiently in accordance with your abilities. ’

Lee likes Kuro. Everyone said he was weak, but Lee didn't dislike Kuro's personality. Maybe he's the only crazy third grader with a normal mindset.

Kuro's closest relative to what Oracle meant by "summit." ‘

However, the entire squad cannot be operated inefficiently just for Kuro's convenience. Kurodo should do his part in the squad. Lee Han killed his personal feelings and treated everyone equally.

I moved for another 30 minutes. The night went deep.

Ugh.

Kuro raises his hand, covering his eyes. Closing your eyes is the act of hiding the psychic eyelight. Psychic glare at night can be observed from afar.

“Stand by.”

Yihan commands. The squad member lowers his stance and breathes. Kuro whispers to Lee as if to whisper.

“Soon there will be a grunt. My gait is unstable.”

Kuro said, observing the future. At the same time, I heard the sound of the branch breaking. A grunt walks out of the front with a screech. I felt like I was going to collapse right now.

“He's fallen out of the pack. Deal with it.”

Zach says. Lee nods and gestures.

Srrrrrrr.

Silence draws his sword. Weeing- I went behind Grunt in the blink of an eye while using the blink of an eye.

Gaaaah!

Grunt can't even scream, and his throat snaps. Grunt's green-haired hair, like a mixture of turtles and toads, rolled around on the floor.

“Blink.”

Zach looks at Silence's ability and says,

‘A skillful Blink. I can't stop moving. ’

Zach looks carefully at Silence. A full-face helmet covering its entire face. Communication made up of letters. Unusual physical and swordsmanship. Above all, he seemed to know about the ‘incident’ in the past, even though he was a second generation younger.

‘I might know that face if I see it... but I'll never show it to you. ’

Silence felt Zach's gaze. He wipes the blood off the blade.

"Trouble. I never thought hahn would recruit jack. What are the odds of that? ’

I met a retired first-generation biker in a foreign operations area. He is also a man who knows the teeth of the old arc.

"It reminds me of fate. ’

Silence wanted to wrap this up quickly. Lee is very perceptive. If you and Zach go on long enough, you'll find out something.

‘There's nothing good about him. ’

Lee stands beside Silence and examines Grunt's corpse. Grunt had a broken ankle.

“The grunts abandon their wounded or fallen comrades. If you become weak, you will only be eliminated from the herd. Without food, the weakest will be the prey. It's easier than hunting. ”

Jacques said.

“You're no better than an animal. ”

Lee said honestly.

“I intend to capture them all and pray for the order of the dead. Even the dead want revenge. That's all I can do. ”

In Zach's speech, a gentle outburst of anger is emitted. Like a veteran, emotions are refined without being rough.

“I think I'd better close my eyes here. When it's sunny, we keep going. ”

We all agree. Izzie's squad is quite the enforcer. Zach followed the mountain path for two days, half a day. It was heavily burdened. Especially Kuro was more tired from the tension.

“Ha. I thought you were going to die. ”

Kuro takes off his helmet and says, White hair was sweaty. The white-haired phenomenon rarely occurs during strengthening. It can also change the color of your eyes or hair.

“Kuro is the first to order. The rest..."

Lee Han ordered the fire-numbers. The other squads filter out the gravel on the floor and collect the grass leaves to make dragonflies.

Izzie's squad does not light a fire. The sleeping bag is warm without the need to light a fire. Less than a kilo of sleeping bag, but it forms a layer of air between the fabrics and is as warm as a thick duvet.

“Will that do? ”

Lee told Zach. Zach pulls a cloak-like cloth out of his waist dancing bag and wraps it around his body.

“That's enough. I've been trained to survive. I'm not taking their gear. ”

Zach also lived in the mountains for two days. If I wasn't confident, I wouldn't have made a move.

‘You can use the sleeping bag for a change, but I don't think Jacques will take it. ’

I did not recommend it anymore. Soldiers have great pride. We do not take back what we said once because we are confused.

Cheers.

Lee opened his sleeping bag. After a few shakes, the air becomes thicker as it enters the gap. Lee went into it and closed his eyes. Arc Training Hall will sleep talking, but the team's fatigue has reached its limit now. Everyone fell asleep terribly close their eyes. You stare at the darkness, killing your breath.

‘Tomorrow we'll catch up with them. ’

Lee fell asleep thinking about a few things. His consciousness sank.

Bloop.

Lee's eyes flashed. I can see Knut's face. Lee even heard the illusion that his eyes were open as soon as he closed them. I slept that much.

“Well, did you have a good dream? It's a shift.”

Knut whispers small. When he came to his senses, he nodded. You take the equipment out of the sleeping bag by taking it to Juju Island. A cool breeze permeated my body.

Stab.

You hear the worm roar. Lee leaned against the wooden column and looked around. Only the darkness is visible. It is unlikely that Grunt will return and attack Izzie's squad. The grunts don't even know Izzie's squad is after them.

‘If there were more hazards, they would have set traps around it, even if it took time. ’

Lee scratched his head, yawning. The helmet makes my head depressed and frustrated for a long time.

What happened to the Silence Helmet structure? ’

You cannot wear a regular battle helmet for 24 hours. Obviously, it's a helmet with other technologies.

“Helmets even when you sleep. ”

Lee kicked his tongue. My head cleared as I drank the cold air. How long has it been... Lee checked the time with the handset.

Fluffy.

Lee looked back at the sound of someone standing up.

“You're hurting me. Now I can hear it in my joints every time I move. ”

Zach stands up in his sleep and says, He walks to the side of the tree and pees. I looked at Jacques, who plucked his palms off, with a cool look on his face.

“Do you trust Arc? ”

Zach says as he approaches.

“Arc and I had an understanding. Arc needed a sicker, and I needed safety and support. If you want to say something obvious instead of arc being just, let's stop sleeping. ”

Zach twists his eyebrows.

“Just remember one thing. The arc has already killed boys like you. ”

Lee replied with a dummy reply.

“If Arc had done it, there must have been a reason. Were you expecting a shocked look? ”

Zach scratches his head. I did not expect and talk to this response.

“You're not funny. ”

Lee sees Zach go back to his seat and lie down. There was a late flutter in his face.

‘No, that's what I expected. It's enough to know what people are saying. Sergeant Red hinted at me a few times. It's past failure.'

Lee took a deep breath, covering his mouth. The turbulence slowly subsided.

‘Early arc projects existed prior to the current grade. For some reason, the project went back to failure. Whereas the failure started a new project as a teacher. This is the arc project that includes me.... ’

The people of Eehan have often indirectly brought out past failures. Even without direct reference, it was enough for Lee. And I was convinced of this meeting with Jacques.

‘Something happened six years ago. ’

Lee's head rushed back. Currently, the third graders have 3 years and 4 years of experience no matter how long it takes. It is possible that there was a second generation sicker before the third grade.

‘Where are all the second-generation bikers from the past? Are they all dead...? ’

A trained second-generation Cyclist is a valuable resource. There was a serious reason for dismissal from the arc.

“Phew.”

Lee sighed for a short time.

‘You don't have to think about it. It's in the past. If anything happens, Arc won't be able to touch third graders now. There is no time for new training. For better or worse, we and Arc share a common destiny. ’

Izzie's squad continues its pursuit in frightening daylight. Silence finds something in front of you and bends your knees. He raises his hand and summons the squad.

- It's Grunt's shit.

There was a bunch of grunts' excrement in the bushes. The moisture hasn't completely dried up.

“There are the bones. ”

Kuro points to one corner. A pile of bones of cattle and pigs have been removed.

“Not far. ”

The trail of grunts was short-lived. The squads spread out and looked around.

“Ahhhh!”

Kuro, looking into the cave, screams. The squad members are reflexively firing their guns. I quickly ran toward Kuro.

“What's going on? ”

“Well, Grunt! ”

Kuro stammers and points inside the cave.

Glug, glug.

I heard a strange breath in the cave. Lee opened his eyes narrowly. He gestures at Knut.

“One grunt lightly... Uh, hmm. ”

Knut, who had gone into the room at ease, also shed a tear. Inside the cave is a grunt. It was not a free body. His hands and feet are tied tightly to the ceiling.

“Looks like a sandbag. I got bruises all over me. ”

As soon as I checked the safety, I went inside. Grunt breathes with his mouth instead of his broken nose. The flesh is crushed and the bones are broken, making it hard to live for a long time.

“Maybe Lynch got it. I can't find any comrades. ”

Knut frowned as well. In Grunt society, abbreviations are rubbish. Grunts loyal to the need for destruction were cruel to their own kind.

- Let's kill him.

Silence draws his sword. Lee Han stopped it.

“He can't do anything anyway. Wait."

Lee looked at Grunt quietly.

Glug, glug.

Grunt stared at Ihan and Izzie's squads with puffy eyes.

“Kuro, you found it. Finish it yourself and come out. ”

Kuro opens his eyes wide. Lee Han leads the rest of the squad out of the cave. They take a break outside the cave for a while.

- Is he gonna be okay?

Silence looks at the cave with his sword in his hand. Still no shots fired.

“You need to get used to killing minions. Kuro has a bad habit of postponing his choices and decisions until the end. You have to learn how to kill when you can. Or Kuro will die. ”

Zach looks at this, sitting on the right rock. Through observation, Zach learned of Izzie's group's relationship.

‘Squad Leader Lee Han plays the adult role of spiritual guardian. Silence is a veteran. Knut is a typical smart-headed boy soldier. Kuro is different from the others. Why is that guy on a mission? ’

Zach didn't understand why Kuro existed. He is still a boy who needs to be refined for power. This is not a level for a real mission.