The Little Prince in the Ossuary

End of April # 7

There was no pack of alpacas along the way. Winter lifted its fist.

“Stop.”

Animals that had been raised in humans and had become more fertile were wandering around the ruined ranch. Therefore, I looked at it from the beginning as a kind of sign. If the herd is gone, there must be a reason. Is it a predator of the wild? Rarely are deadly beasts in the empty space of a civilization.

Winter, when the snow followed the trail, rushed through the forest. I had enough ammunition to leave the iron rod behind, but the silenced object sniper rifle was one metre and 55 centimeters long, so I didn't have to get off the saddle.

There is also traces of a bipedal plague between the two pronounced heels.

“There are footprints mixed up, but aren't there any survivors being hunted?" ”

Alejandro's ‘Eil' question, distinguished by an accent. Winter shakes her head.

“Look here. It's too dull for the patterns on the boot sole. It takes a long time to get a picture like this, but the front of the central plains has recently collapsed. Maybe some of them were wearing shoes before the infection. Ordinary variants don't know how to untie their shoes, and they don't have a reason to untie them. ”

Therefore, it is time to prepare for battle. The trail was small. We need to find out if this is all of it, or if it's just one of the first bottles ahead of a large group.

At this time, the tactical PDA was updated with new information. It was said that some of the highlighted targets were presumed to be hunting survivors. Winter's eyes narrowed.

If survivors had made direct contact, they would not have written "assumptions." There are no other units in the vicinity of the highlighted target removing the scalp.

Did they start decrypting their signals? ’

Trickster interference covers multiple frequencies at the same time. That is, when sending any signal, it means using multiple channels at once. It is to spread one message according to the rules of the schedule. It is close to the concept of frequency jumping that humans use and becomes difficult to decipher.

But there was a long time to observe. It is rare that time and budgets should not be spent. The power of a normally maintained government has sometimes exceeded the expectations of winter.

However, none of the updated information was immediately accessible. Because the scope of the operation is so wide that the distance is too far from each other. I think I can move like this from here.

“Any sign of Trickster? ”

“No, but we're probably moving together as far as the radio waves go. ”

It is better to take care of it even if it is not there. Because the Node of the Squad is close. You won't be able to surpass the troops with enough ammunition, but you will inevitably get noisy if you get attacked first. Means the raid can continue like a domino. If we are unlucky, many groups will come together.

Winter led the maneuvers to Pursuit.

At some point, the blood trail grew longer. The footsteps diminish, leaving only traces of things walking on two feet. A nice breeze brings out the stench. It was still clear only for winter. You don't have to chase a trail anymore. The Battle Sense captured the approximate distance with the density of wind speed and odor.

“I'm rotten. ”

Morales frowns. It was the quickest of the crew and was sensitive to rank values.

“There he is. ”

Mutants gathered in the shade beneath the aqueduct in the direction winter pointed with their fingers. The crew knew the direction and could not identify it immediately. Distance is about 250 meters. As the forest thickened, I was close to finding the hidden painting. Morales sighs nervously.

“Hehe, do you see that? Why would they drag food all the way out there? ”

“It's daytime. They're preparing for an air raid. ”

“What the……. ”

Deeper sigh. I wish I didn't know the genius of plague.

In either end, the sky was humanity's domain until the end of the world. It is one of the reasons why living plagues prefer abandoned cities and shade.

Winter instructed the crew to lower their stance. The sight of common variants is nothing better than that of humans. Even ghouls won't be able to find this side easily.

The trick of lying down or lying down on horseback with the maneuvers is not yet familiar. In fact, it will be difficult in the future. However, it was possible to make her lie down. Horses do not lie down in dangerous places, but if they trust the rider, they obey the instructions. The appearance of lying on the side, anxious about the smell of breathing death, was the result of constant training.

“Do we attack like this? ”

The tightened soldiers are ready to engage. But winter was harsh.

“Wait. I don't see it here, but I think there's another herd. ”

“Yes?”

“Look, you don't touch the prey. ”

When calibrated, the alpacas are visible to the naked eye, but not to the crew. Winter when you give suspicious Schulz a scope separated from your sniper rifle. Schulz tilts his enemies at a factor of ten.

“You're right. Maybe you're waiting for something. ”

In the meantime, winter broadened its field of view. Even if there is a correction, you will miss something if you don't pay attention for a long time. It was a group of individuals mixed with at least ghouls, or comparable individuals, delayed by being patient with diet. We need to find him in advance.

‘Found... everything. It's hard to keep things quiet from the outside. ’

The reinforced mutant stepped on a branch just below the water tube. Unlike those who chased the slave journalists, the gray-washed creature is shy enough to climb a tree.

The ghoul swoops its head. Looks like they're watching everywhere. It was fortunate that no maneuvers were found. Or the host's eyes weren't so good in the first place. No matter how powerful the variant is, it can't be helped if the foundation is bad. The evidence is that there are differences in intelligence among the same kinds.

“Harper, Schultz. Watch your back.”

Approach from the direction the wind is heading may be too late to spot winter.

Two hours passed from that. A rare breeze shakes the camouflaged grass in your helmet. When uncomfortable soldiers turn around and their necks burn in the afternoon's sunlight.

“Coming.”

Bingo. Dried joy, fierce smiles. Morales mutters.

“It's worth an ambush. I thought it would take longer, but it's so easy to find. ”

Trickster has finally appeared under the deep blue tube. In fact, winter was confident of the emergence of special variants just by waiting longer. Ghouls and groups led by Grumbles are limited in their spacing. Only the Trickster can control a different group at radio reception intervals of more than an hour.

‘But it's pretty slow. Are you saving your calories? ’

Seeing as the priority of human hunting is more or less nutritious.

Changes in monsters over time are not limited to silk combat power. Just suppressing metabolism. Generally, either fully rigid, mobile, or potentiated, but more freely regulates caloric consumption. In some cases, the consciousness remained steady.

Meanwhile, the radio was silent. Even if it wasn't intended to interfere, there must have been one call for communication. Maybe he's even mastered telefocusing. If it is true, it is likely to be a gamma rating. Already chewed, raising rank doesn't always mean increasing combat strength.

It was worth a hunt.

“Lieutenant... No, Major. Should I request an air raid? It will be a bit tricky to handle on your own. ”

Morales points to communication equipment.

Tricky was due to individuals who were apparently infected recently. Even those wearing body armor don't know how the two mediators wearing centurion gloves got infected. There must be a gap somewhere. It doesn't look like it's gonna be easy to kill with a rifle.

“No, it's close. It bothers me when I'm exposed while I'm on the move. I'd like to make sure the air support is working properly……. Now is not the time. I'll get rid of the hard target. ”

You have to stay away if you don't want to get caught. If they hadn't been spotted, there was a chance that they would have turned on each other. If the location is changed, it will be airborne and useless.

The distance to the Node is also close. It would be wise to ask for an air raid from a distance, since shooting may attract a group with a different level of violence very far away.

The distance is 250 meters anyway, so there is plenty of regular engagement. Winter prepares for sniper fire.

“That rock there is about 120 meters. Shoot only those who cross that line. ”

That's how many experienced soldiers can make a hit. Morales, who identified the baseline, replied:

“Hua. Get started anytime. ”

Winter when you put your rifle by your side and catch your breath. A key for replacing weapons after firing as many shots as needed. The lower the supply of special ammunition, the better.

I can see Trickster's head at the end of the stable targeting line. It was a clear shot without a telescope lens. The grass underneath the long target line waved sharply in the spring light. Read the wind from it.

Taang!

Sharp, sharp echoes through a silencer. A pale head explodes in a split second. Phew! I can feel the sound just by looking at it. Enhancement ratings were colorless deaths.

Shoot them in a row before they even respond. Taang, Taang! Every time the corners of my nose were slim, every time a heavy rebound hit my shoulder, my whole body was slightly pushed away, my new head was crushed. The mutants who were heavily medicated had their faces blown off in bulletproof glass. Thick security glasses are sprayed into hundreds of pieces, torn, but the inside of the shield runs thick in blood. Two sets of gloves became a heavy garment of camouflage.

Aaaaaaah!

A ghoul jumping out of a tree. The trajectory that predicted the leap went through the moment of landing. Puha! Blood and flesh vomiting monsters. There is already no heart in the gripping chest. The torn torso is bent at an impossible angle back and forth. A shotgun burst from my spine, cracking a rib, and a bloody eye popped out.

Phew! Phew! Late night rest for the infected Americans. A dirty helmet rises into the air. The pressure of an armored bomb blew up the shield along with the skull. The next target hit the abdomen. Bulletproof vests are meaningless in front of a powerful force. Liquefied intestines spill out into open holes. The soldier still holding the gun breaks with his weapon.

A series of shots closer to destruction than killing.

A tremendous firefighter gives birth to more rest than spent ammunition.

“¡Señor……. ”

Alejandro finds God in gloomy Spanish. Even if you're a monster, you're still dressed as an American soldier.

Heave-ho! Empty magazine. The weak room remains open. It only took 4.5 seconds to half-auto sharpen ten feet. In the meantime, the leader of the mutant group is close to 50 meters. They started running as soon as they heard the gunshot. The choir of plague is coming. Winter, when the weapon was replaced immediately, struck down from the raging tenor. His whole body was a muscle, probably about to fry.

The stronger the beast, the faster it approaches. Therefore, shooting in the first order was enough. Morales cried out at the hour of the twenty deaths of a sudden flutter of shells.

“Fire!”

Two-two-two-two-two! Small, blunt gunfire resembles the sound of hail pouring down the car window. The accuracy is high. Varieties caught in the net are shredded in real time. The man who stumbles on a dead body on his feet is a cripple. Still, he reached out blindly and ran, but nothing changed because no one thought of him.

The waves of death had completely collapsed 30 meters ahead of the ambush point.

“Thank you all. Let's be clear and get out of here. ”

Winter's body rises up, ordering a clean shot.

“Morales, report to command. I got one.”

“I understand.”

Satellite handsets have opened. PDA information has been updated during transmission.

Winter, when I was trying to retrieve the tags from the bodies of the infected soldiers, I noticed that the ships of the already dead were twitching. The soldiers who pulled the trigger intermittently gather one by one to gaze down at her while riding a horse.

“Oh, this can't be... Is that what I think it is? ”

I'm sick of Schulzgie.

“Of course. Don't shoot yet. ”

Soldiers make a gruesome look towards winter when the camera is tapped. However, this scene itself would never have been caught up close. If I had, I would've come across it in some way.

The rumbling underneath the stalk, which flows through the stalk, finally tears the flesh open. A deformed new life. Keheh! Keheh! The young man who spits out his amniotic fluid with a wet cough bursts into sharp tears. The umbilical cord associated with the dead mother is dragged to the ground.

Without instructing the winter to fall, the soldiers retreat themselves.

Schultz groans.

“Major, is this really worth it? It's already known that these things have reproductive capabilities. ”

“Don't you have to know how long it's been since you were born? We haven't found any evidence, but we believe Fort Roberts almost took him down before was the cause of the fetal variant. If you look at this, you'll be prevented from being careless that the situation is over. ”

“Ugh…. ”

Meanwhile, the one who hasn't even opened his eyes yet twists and bites the cord. I'm surprised you already have teeth. It seemed to be developing in the fetal stage as needed for the spread of infection. He chews sturdy, hard flesh all the time and flies his black tongue. The protuberance was raised.

Then I opened my eyes. He makes a few bucks and catches the Watchers. A hunger to greet people. Winter checked the clock. It was less than a minute after I came out.

“Stay away from each other. ”

When I think of Ataskadero, I can never be careless. I don't know how many months they've been alive, but they've jumped how high up my stash.

The rate at which a freshly born monster kicks quickly. Excel shakes his head anxiously. The moment the little monster finally rises, winter pierces its head with a single shot. The sound of soft bones breaking. A brief fling. And static.

American corpses are scattered around the alpaca with tooth marks. Winter, when the dog tags were recovered, determined the next target. The sun is still long.

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# Nightmares

I had a nightmare last night, and I don't remember any of it except for the sine cosine tangent.

I wonder what she was dreaming about...

# Q&A

Q. Carpies: Who is stronger in combat than @ John Basilone in winter? I have a sniper rifle, so I'm gonna ask you a question.

A. Winter is stronger now.

Q. OneChance: I don't think @ Trickster always emits radio waves, but how does approximate positioning work?

A. Since I'm not sure whether to mention it later in the week... this is how I compare and return results I've detected at multiple points. It's similar to triangulation. They're instincts, not calculations.

Q. Scan_Born: You took a @... Should I pour Owl Tang Su Meat? It reminds me of an owl cartoon...

A. I've decided not to like owls in the future.

Q. Pick up the soap: @ (strategy) Actually, the best breeding method for aliens is the type of airborne prototype. I thought it would be understandable to think that going to a parasite was the creation of a child, a creature that could become a middle bridge, between David and Elizabeth. (approximate) It turns out that evolution itself does not evolve in an efficient direction. I think character behavior is the most important thing to do, even for reasons we can't call it Class B Slusher water.

A. We drastically reduced the content of your comments. After reading the Bible, I can see the acceptance. Haha. Alien as a child. You're really compassionate.

Q. Sincerely: @ 5 people should stand in the grass every day without any breaks. You know how terrible it is to be in the army.

A. In my case, there was a Walbook incident during the service interval, and half the FEBA troops were down to drive recruits to the GOP.

So the night shift was extended to an hour and a half, and then the year's snowfall added a certain period of night snow. I was on two shifts in one night, and I thought I was going to die.