The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Signs (4), Ataskadero

As I discovered new variants, I needed to make an interim report. The mine exploded, so I needed some noise support. The comms grabbed the radio and tried. Interference is usually resolved by changing the frequency, but not now. The comms are swarming. Monster themes have good performance.

The troops split in two for a moment. Geoffrey leads the comms and a squad to the vehicle, looking for a point of transmission.

In the meantime, I've decided to find the key to the quarantine unit with the remaining soldiers. I had the door brightening equipment, but I couldn't break through a bunch of doors and bars. Noise and time.

(Door Bridging Door Breaching: forcibly breaking or exploding the door.)

But I still packed the equipment. What winter chose was the Haligan bar. It looks like a pickaxe with horns on its side and a crowbar underneath it. It's real steel. It's good for a weapon.

“Found it.”

The soldier who was searching the police station saw a bunch of keys. Winter when you catch a swoop.

“Keep looking. The more the merrier.”

The soldiers find an extra set of keys. Immediately after, the window shook. It was the support of a noise maker. Winter checked the time. Jeffrey is assessing how far he must have traveled on the Humvee. It should be able to reverse the output of the monster based on the distance. I couldn't do it right now.

Geoffrey's return is later than expected. Winter secures an Eastern Watchtower and deploys sentries. It was a precaution to prevent special variants from escaping. Almost half an hour later, three Humvees line up. Jeffrey's return explains why he was delayed.

“Health care showed interest. ”

The Public Health Service Unit is a paramilitary organization under the Ministry of Health and Human Services, currently overseeing blockade line defenses under the cooperation of the CDC and FEMA. He is also responsible for gathering information on infectious varieties.

“Desk bites have no sense of reality. One of the doctors asked for a skewer. I don't know what's urgent, but I need to file a report first. Shit.”

It will not be the only thing. Winter asked.

“So, what's the conclusion? ”

“Capture them if you can. Kill him or save him, they say they'll send a helicopter when they get ahold of him. ”

“That's easy for you to say. Does he have any other support? ”

“I need you here," he asked. I said no. It's too late, but it would take me a long time to wait for backup. Monsters won't wait quietly, and that doesn't mean we have enough to surround the building. I think so. ”

I did not like it when my reputation increased. The more I paid for the name, the bigger it would be. Jeffrey knew what winter was thinking.

“That's because you don't know Mogadishu's lesson. This is why I'm not supposed to be stupid. Since you're an expert and you smell like book mold, it's full of them. ”

The United States, which intervened in the civil war in Somalia, suffered a devastating defeat in the Mogadishu battle. Because I trusted the Special Forces too much. I assumed the impossible task would succeed.

Heavy voices were heard.

“What if they just come? He'll give you an insult. ”

The sergeant was the only one in the platoon. Jeffrey insisted.

“Hey, he was still a colonel. If I am immortal, who will lead me? ”

“That's all right. The center of the army is the deputy commander. And there's one more lieutenant here. Have a safe trip.”

There was no change in the pitch of the tone. His expression is thick, so his nickname is Bore. Marvin “Bohr” Riverman. Jeffrey looks ridiculous.

“Sergeant, you don't look like you're joking because you don't look like you're joking. ”

“Of course. I'm serious. ”

“What?”

The soldiers giggle. Winter is upon us.

“I know you don't want to, but that's enough. It's a short day. ”

It sounded like a half joke. As always, a joke in times of fear is evidence of a veteran. There's a side to managing the tension of the men. Sergeant Liverman nods.

“You're better than our lieutenant, I see. ”

“What?! ”

This was the meeting: two officers, one sergeant, and a deputy sergeant and a corporal arrange a map of the facility and form a pact. The site was so large that we could move together in one lump and we would be running out of time.

“Let's not get ahead of ourselves. A thief would want a big castle after sending this troop. ”

Jeffrey nailed it from the start.

Winter agreed.

“I think I have a good head. You were ahead of the infected babies, testing our firepower. There's nothing wrong with being careful. ”

“Divide into squads, but let's move side-by-side, since there are three corridors. to be able to connect with support when you need it. We'll relay the transmission and it should be straightforward. He can sense our radio, so it's kind of like a mole hunt. ”

The sergeant proposed as he drew the path. It means you don't have to avoid the radio. Geoffrey nodded in agreement and wrote down the time for each point. The sergeant and corporal write down the time and node that applies to them. Where to gather, when to go, where to find allies, etc.

Winter sweeps through the map like an eye. It was about relying on the memory of technology information.

Immediately investing in the Reading Act is less effective. If you don't put Memory together, it takes less time to update the mini-map.

“You're the center of it, so to speak. No objections?”

“Yes, you should. ”

Soldiers reacting playfully, taking it for granted. Jeffrey robs the place.

“All right, let's check out Cam, let's move! ”

The search has finally begun. The key is shared by Winter, Geoffrey and Liverman, and the reserve takes the remaining batch. Each squad had two to deploy in the watchtowers and lobby, so the search party had nine or so, including the commanders.

“Is he still in the ward? Maybe he slipped out in the meantime. ”

Corporal Elliot was in the squad led by Winter. It was a result of Geoffrey's consideration.

“I'll be inside. It's still too noisy. ”

Winter answered that and opened the door of the first district. To prevent them from being ambushed from behind, we'll lock them back up once they're inside. When in a hurry, you just shoot the lock.

A compartment splitting spear appeared often. Throughout the passage, the soldiers lean toward the locked door on either side.

“Lieutenant, look at this. The prisoners are undisturbed. ”

A soldier calls for winter. The boy officer sticks to the door, looking the other way. Peek inside the room, beyond the wired glass. The variant looked like a static screen. Standing at the window, he does not move.

“Is he dead? ”

“I don't know.”

Winter instructs the soldiers to fall. Elliot doesn't look like much.

“At least it doesn't look like it starved to death. Are you conserving energy? ”

The answer is correct, and the winter answer is vague.

I didn't have to prove it.

Thunder rumbles. As the rain clouds blaze white, the stiff variant awakens like a seizure. It clings to the windowsill. It's why the windows were so stiff in the first place.

With the terrifying soldiers breathing down their throats, the mutant only looks out the window. Then again, slowly, the movement fades away.

“Wow, fuck, I'm surprised. ”

Elliot whispering.

After that, everyone tries to be quieter. The soldiers were careful every step of the way.

The corridors were similar wherever they went. Dark and desolate. The room was full to the left and to the right, so there were no corners to enter, even in dim sunlight. The same is true of the sound outside. With the exception of the variants that seize with every thunder strike, all that remains are the breathing soldiers.

The landscape suddenly changed.

Upon reaching the third compartment, the blockade was opened. Furthermore, all visible doors are open. Winter pulls down the night vision of the helmet. The field of view is full of green shades. Importantly, it was faint pink stains that remained on the floor.

“That's a lot of footprints. ”

“Holy shit!”

Winter warns.

“Huey, keep your voice down. ”

“…… Sorry. ”

The soldiers keep noticing winter. It is because their equipment cannot see heat (infrared).

Infectious variants have higher body temperature than humans. And walk barefoot. Even so, it is strange that there are still footprints. It meant that time had elapsed and that he had moved systematically as soon as he came out.

‘Where did these go? ’

Winter listened to the radio to inform us of the situation. It's noisy.

“Lieutenant Jeffrey. Sergeant Livermann, can you hear me? ”

Thump thump. The heavy footsteps pass over your head. Forward, backward. At the same time, the radio noise amplified instantaneously, then returned to the previous level. Everyone looked up. Winter sighs, confirming that no communication is possible.

“Looks like it's our prey that just passed over. ”

Elliot asks nervously.

“How do I do that? ”

“Follow me.”

Winter ran towards an empty corridor. Soldiers panic and follow.

“He's gone backwards! ”

“Looks like a trap. ”

He's a smart one. The noise must have been deliberate. As soon as we try to make contact, we'll know where this is.

At this moment when everything was uncertain, speed was the issue.

You have to go beyond prediction.

I reached the end of the hall with a sprint. Again, the next section was open.

There were many visible traces here. Blood stains on his hands, footprints all over the walls and floor. They were all headed for the south corridor. The north passageway, on the other hand, was very clean. The soldiers are already worried about Sergeant Liverman.

Liberman to the south and Geoffrey to the north.

The noise subsides, and the radio cries.

"Oh, that's enough. Lieutenant Han, do you copy? There's something strange going on here. All the doors are open. We may need some help.

It was Sergeant Livermann's voice. Winter did not respond. They also demanded radio silence.

“Don't reply. He doesn't need to know where we are. ”

“But……! ”

“That's an order.”

You press down on the soldiers, and once more winter pulls down the night vision. Looking carefully at the north-south corridor, I decided:

“We're going north. ”

There was a rebuttal immediately. I don't think I would follow without an explanation. Winter knocked on the scopes.

“There are more invisible footprints to the north. ”

“Huh……. ”

Those who realized the meaning were half afraid and half embarrassed.

“Oh, my God, it's a trap! ”

They are desperately catching up to the winter that has already begun to run. After running around the corner twice for about 80 meters, winter slows down.

Geoffrey hasn't made it to where winter is yet. In addition, the blockade here was still locked. Individual rooms remain closed.

Winter breaks down the blockade and pushes it to look like it's locked.

Based on the experience so far, Winter considers its opponent as a cunning human being.

‘If you're planning an ambush, you won't make your opponent nervous. ’

Why is the door still locked here?

I stumbled upon the memory of looking at the map. At the intersection of the centre of the north corridor, there was an outwardly projecting auditorium. A good structure for hiding large variants.

If there was an ambush, it was right in front of us.

You can wait and then ambush me in reverse.

If I show up here for no reason, there's a good chance he'll fall to the other side.

Winter stretched her fingers and put them on her lips. The soldiers have yet to grasp the overall situation. I'm here to help, so why don't you join me right away? However, they follow the instructions gently. It was because I felt confident in winter.

Winter has reduced radio volume. Geoffrey's voice in the middle of all the noise.

A lieutenant? Sergeant Livermann? Oh, shit. I'm so frustrated.

The boy sends a call to the soldiers. Prepare for battle.

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