The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Survivors (1)

The helicopter formation that escaped Port Baker was north along State Route 1 (Shoreline Hwy). It was the safest route out of San Francisco from Golden Gate.

The safest thing to do here was to prepare for an unfortunate landing. Due to the constant mountain range in the northwest San Francisco metropolitan area. In particular, he had to be wary of broad ranges around Tamalfires, the highest peak in the Marin Hills, because this area was the birthplace of the giant Sequoia trees. The chances of survival were slim when the helicopter crashed into Forest.

But one time, another opinion was raised. The road began to drift away from the coast when it passed by a vast swamp (Bolinas Lagoon) south of the white sands.

[I like to move with the shoreline by my side.]

An offer from a lieutenant in the Coast Guard.

[Nearby, Marine County's population density decreases as it gets closer to the coast. So you're less likely to run into a mutant group. In addition, there are very few rocky beaches, making it easy to attempt an emergency landing. because if you start off on shallow water, the impact will be minimal.]

And there was a maximum advantage.

[Above all, it is easy to call for rescue from Navy or Coast Guard patrol ships. There's going to be a full-scale war going on right now, but it's going to be a long day. We could use the help of Carl Vinson flyers.]

It was an easy idea to reach as a Coast Guard. Fair enough.

But it is impossible. Without any rebuttal of winter, the disagreement immediately came from the followers.

[That's a short thought, Lieutenant. Are you telling me to go to the coast when you find a new creature roaming beneath the water?]

At this point, captain of the Army, who was the top rank officer, was reasonable. Because there were other reasons why Melville's threat would be reduced in shallow water.

[The Navy must be in a lot of confusion right now. Of course, the antihelmet may not collapse, but it's too optimistic to expect the situation to be fixed in one day. How successful would the Golden Gate blockade have been? There were so many ships pouring out.]

The Navy's most important mission was to seal off the coast. If you add monsters under water to this, it's going to take some time to establish a countermeasure. This included administrative procedures, which meant that naval operational aspects had to be dramatically altered until the final decision of command was made.

[And how much further can we go into the air? We're going to run out of fuel soon, so we'll be landing soon. The problem is we don't have enough fuel, we don't have enough ammo, we don't have enough food. Food is of particular importance. If memory serves me correctly, there's absolutely nothing on this coast.]

The Coast Guard lieutenant confirmed this.

[Definitely……. Most of them are reserved.]

[Right? I don't want to wait for rescue without a plan. We're not the only ones who escaped. Rather than waiting for an indefinite structure, I think the path to magneto-salvage is better. You'll need to follow the road for easy location.You 'll need supplies and transportation. If you're curious, you can use the hunt to get some food.]

The captain asked for the opinion of the winter.

[Is there a lieutenant in the middle of winter? Shit, now he's talking. What do you think? I'd love to hear from you.]

The captain did not give the order unilaterally because of different affiliations.

It's not just the Army and the Coast Guard. Even if winter and the captain were in the same army, the command line was different because of their different units. Given that there are only a handful of CIA agents here, but only one, and even an FBI investigator, it would be ambiguous to rank them as lieutenants.

Even so, it was a mild attitude. Unlike indecision, it's about giving opinions and seeking consent. Moreover, we maintain good judgement in situations where we have to be mild in many ways. This was also the story of the Coast Guard lieutenant who mentioned earlier.

‘You know, there's a good chance they're okay. ’

That's fortunate. I've given you a hard time, but it's still a dangerous yard. Relieved to be an officer, Winter responded to a call from Joanna's side of the empty cockpit.

“I agree. Sending a distress call to the Navy would be dangerous, wouldn't it?" Right now, we are also communicating in the courtyard.... Trickster might be here first. Of course I won't come alone. One side of the ocean makes it easy to get surrounded. ”

There was a light groan on the radio. It belonged to a Coast Guard lieutenant. Improved radio silence after Trickster appeared, but it should be used as the maximum output to send radio to the Navy. Trickster within the receiving radius will be dangerous.

[I hadn't thought of that yet.]

“It could be. One more thing. Ships off Golden Gate must be moving along the coast... It won't be easy to land with the miners, but they'll try to land anyway. ”

[Why is that?]

“Wouldn't it be rare to have enough fuel? ”

[Ahh……]

“There's only one thing that drifts and dies, but gets caught in an explosion and dies. There will be attempts to land across the coast. And of course, there's a lot of friction and communication. If the mutants are attracted to this, it turns out there are more threads out to sea than profits. ”

By the time the conversation got here, the helicopter formation had already gone inland enough to feel that it was too late to turn the riders. The noise trapped in the mountains and forests would not spread far, as the roads lead along the canyons.

Leading pilot sends a radio.

[I don't see any mutants following me. There won't be any villages or cities for a while, so it's okay to lower altitudes. We'll go down to 20 meters.]

This is to ensure safety. Due to the nature of the rotary, engine stops at low altitudes and does not lead to major accidents. If the landscape is rough and there are many obstacles, the story will be different.

No objection. Grumbling would be a big deal, but it is unlikely to encounter any specialized varieties in rare areas of residence.

‘There may be a scouting group like Salinas...' ’

Winter reminds me of the day I headed to the lake to stop the dam from collapsing. Despite the nearest town, Santa Margarita, 10 kilometers outside, a group containing Trickster existed.

But now I was worried that it would be okay to take it off.

Obviously, the liberation mission has failed.

As the operation progressed, the mutants showed a movement to conserve power. Currently blocking a vast area of supply due to a nuclear attack, they should be preparing for a massive assault. Or has already begun. Winter was expected to be the latter.

The plague has not crossed the blockade line in more than a year. Now that the opportunity has come, perhaps the most cunning of them all would concentrate as much of the herd as possible.

The farther away from the front, the lower the density of the plague. Survivors here are safe from the peril of colostrum, the main force of the war.

Shortly after lowering the altitude, one of the gases causes trouble. Huh? Even before an immature pilot alerts you to the anomaly, three shifts away from the formation are slower, losing altitude. I was securing a safe distance at a slow pace, but the whole follow-up game started. Except for the gas Joanna's controlling.

Number 3 was unable to recover the output. A fuselage that slides roughly on a gentle slope.

Kuang

It wasn't a sudden crash, but the crash was about to break through the propeller noise.

[Three, respond!]

The call was repeated from the leader. But there is no reply. From the looks of the people who escaped safely, it was simply a blur of silence. Or there's something wrong with the radio on board.

“We're landing! Brace for impact!" ”

A sharp warning from Joanna with sweaty brow. He seemed nervous and thought he might make a mistake. We have to land on the sloped ground without guidance in the dark. There was no other way to help, but winter held her by the shoulders.

But the landing was incredibly smooth.

“Phew……. ”

As Joanna leans back on her backrest, listening to her exhausted exhaustion. After that, the hand that just placed the controls trembles severely. I was so worried about dehydration that I sweated so much.

“I'll go first. Get some rest and come out. They're probably not going to go right away. ”

If you feel like it, I want you to close your eyes for a while. Winter when I leave her nodding powerlessly. A cold breeze blows from the Black Forest below the blue dawn sky, in the direction of the ridge. Meanwhile, the stench of the corrupt plague did not mix.

The other gases have landed. Landing was much harder than takeoff, but everyone managed to make it. Although the troops were grumbling, it was actually an expression of joy. As the soldiers draw circles and secure the perimeter, the commanders start with the crash gas to check for injuries.

Shhhhh!

That sounded awkward. Suddenly, the tension boils.

But it was no threat. Winter, with a silencer in its rifle, aims north without sight. There are only three varieties running across the meadow. Senses also did not warn more than that. It's a low-population area.

Dook dook!

Three gunshots, like a speaker, gave rest to plague hosts, probably family members. Fathers, wives and daughters. Her white dress was also a clear target for this night.

“Is there a bullet in this street without a laser sight? Can you see it with your bare eyes? ”

The Coast Guard lieutenant was amazed at the precise direction and distance only after the winter shot. It was the voice that urged me to go to the coast.

“He's a midwinter lieutenant. Unlike ordinary people like us. ”

It was Lieutenant Barker who intervened. Since the affiliation is deep, the lieutenant who mentioned it first shook his lips.

“I hope you don't treat me like one. ”

Winter checked the name tag of a strange lieutenant.

“His name...... is Ensign Escamilla? ”

Then she bowed her head in reverence.

“You're late for greetings. Coast Guard District 11, San Francisco Harbor Security Corps (PSU) and Violeta Escamilla. He's in the military academy with him. It's an honor to be with you. ”

I have never met a female officer with a combat soldier in this worldview. It wasn't surprising that a quarter of the Coast Guard's novice officers were women.

The gender is likely to be Hispanic, but it did not stand out significantly in appearance. It seemed like there was a lot of blood mixed between the parents and their generation.

At this time, the instructions were transmitted by breeding. No matter how low the output was, I decided it was better to be noisy than to use radio waves.

“Captain Langford wants you. Come with me.”

In the direction Lieutenant Escamyla was pointing, the Army Captain was gathering officers.

Moving there, the captain looks carefully from winter.

“If it wasn't for the voice, you'd believe someone else. Can't you just erase that disguise right now? There are a lot of soldiers who panic every time I see them. It's been a little awkward since I got here. ”

“It's hard. I have an engineer, but I can barely get out. I guess I'll just have to wait for it to erase naturally over time. ”

Then the captain formally introduced himself again.

“Damien Langford. 11th Ranger, 2nd Alpha. ”

“Cannonball... are you? ”

Winter seemed to know a little more why he was being cautious in front of his subordinates.

“Yes. Fort Baker was a beacon ready for the landing. I was providing firewall cover to the base, and I came first to the vanguard of the regiment and the 116th regiment. It doesn't make any sense now. ”

He sighed for a long time, whether it was a trial for last night.

“This is not the time to talk about this. First, say hello to our officers. Then we'll decide what to do, and we'll take the necessary action. ”

Attention has been gathering for a long time. Whether it was because they belonged at the same camp, they needed a full name not only in winter, but also between the army and the Coast Guard officers. Winter was about to call in CIA agents and FBI investigators here, but I didn't think it would matter.

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# Q&A

Q. rumen: What does it mean to @ Trickster to know the face of winter? Trickster recognizes and values the importance of every single human being?

A. Those with high intelligence can do it. identifying high-risk individuals among human species and sharing information with them.

Q. LunarKarma: I suddenly recall @ a raccoon variety that I don't even remember existed anymore... Is it pheromones that evaporate extremely far ahead of host growth, threat elimination, etc.? What you're doing is not a consolidated database, or a relay of collaborators, or a proxy object, right? If that's the case, I'm guessing there's something broadcasting about remembering the face of winter and spreading it across the ocean.

A. The identity of the Humpback will soon be revealed... within 10 to 20 coins. Stay tuned.