The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# of Nations (6)

The car did not travel long.

“Look out!"

Anne gives a sharp warning. Crossed streaks at intersections. The deflecting steel and aluminum ripple before your eyes. The front wheel of the leaning bus grabs the car window of the driver's seat. The operator snaps the handle. His swearing was chewed up in the middle. Rapid simultaneous braking. The twisted inertia disappeared after invading India. A pedestrian who almost got hit sat down, pressing his chest.

Kwung, Kwang. Vehicles that are increasing in real time, even at this moment. At the first crash site, a cluster of cloud-like smoke rises with fire. The discord between the horns is heard from everywhere.

Winter detected an anomaly.

"Everywhere"?

The hearing that calibration works provides enhanced information. Accurate orientation and approximate distance. It means that the accident was not only here. The agent behind the vehicle has identified the cause.

“What the fuck... Look, Gibson. Traffic signals are a mess!”

The signal light that lost the rules blocked the back completely too. The car stops and the square is closed like a prison. We'll have to use full armored vehicles to get through.

The DMV must have been hacked.

“It's a planned attack. ”

Anne, who broke her lip, opened the back seat backrest and pulled out additional equipment. She looks as if she is transforming, strengthening her arms with her companion.

Winter also knitted a jacket with a medal strap and wore protective clothing. In the trunk, your usual rifle and pistol are immediately available. I was prepared for this. Unfortunately, I don't have any new battle clothes.

After a short thought, the Longsword is released. It was noticeable from afar.

It took about a minute to put grenades, smoke and flares on it and turn it into a combat boot. Winter was the last time he wore a bone conduction receiver and a helmet.

“Serrano, any sign of an ambush? ”

Anne's question, which she reported on the radio, is answered by the attendant who was looking out the window earlier.

“I don't think so. ”

“You can't be relieved to hear it's a government office. ”

Vehicles across India were occupied by the Federal Bureau of Print. Anne is worried about shooting. There might be a catastrophe somewhere in ten weeks.

“You can't be stuck here. ”

Nervous muttering of the driver's seat. His name was Callahan. He was armed with a machine gun. Unlike a rifle, this weapon is rarely used against mutants.

Boom!

A noise and a gust hit the side of the car, about 140 meters away, and then an explosion at the intersection. The cause is probably an oil tank, or a gas vehicle.

This is going to happen all over D.C. simultaneously.

The radio was the crucible of chaos. Ando wasn't getting a response to the report.

Once there is nothing around here that stimulates the sense of survival anymore. The last explosion was just now. Winter offered Anne.

“Let's go first. Make a plan in a safer place. ”

“But……. ”

“Don't worry about snipers. I can handle it. ”

The concealment of skilled snipers can disturb the winter senses. Even now that all senses had reached the realm of genius, you could still spot it right before the attack.

But it was enough for winter.

‘The back is empty. ’

On the west side of the road, there were no obstacles to this, rather than buildings.

“Is there somewhere we can go? ”

Anne nodded and handed him black glasses like sunglasses.

“Winter, then this. ”

Winter stopped and accepted. I think there are more disadvantages than advantages when I show my face. With the FBI's initials on the vest, I didn't think I'd be mistaken for a suspicious militant among the citizens. I know you're scared, but...

Sweet.

Open the door and take your first step into even clearer auditory confusion. Winter was ahead of the escort, but neither Andor nor the other two agents withdrew. You are a winter commander, ready for battle.

You hear screams and cries. However, we were unable to help the victims of the car accident. This needs to be addressed on a macro level. I don't know if I can contribute, but this was the limit of winter. We need to figure out what's going on.

Winter smells the water in the wind. There is a dock nearby.

‘Is it extraordinary to climb up the river? ’

If the people who planned this attack had considered the national summits attending the equestrian rally, they wouldn't have just left the waterway empty. The river is a great place for snipers.

At this time, I had to give up my association with the old Independence Squad. Fortunately, the members of the platoon were acting as a group because they had warned Jin in advance. The platoon members who wanted to enjoy the U.S. capital freely complained, but the truth silenced all protests with a distinctive angry expression.

Anne with a designated sniper rifle pointed in the direction, picking up the breathing that causes tension. You raise your voice because of the noise around you.

“Hey! There's a safe house in Mandarin Oriental! ”

The hotel she mentioned was only 200 meters away.

“How about going to the White House at all! ”

Agent Serrano's offer. Just a little more than a kilometer north. Even here, the Washington Monument looks huge. But Anne shakes her head.

“As an incognito service! Anyone who approaches now will look suspicious! We'll be mistaken too! It's gonna be hard to do anything! Better to keep your distance! You don't have to reveal yourself to me! They don't know where they're looking! ”

The policy is set. Winter leads the group. At this moment, I heard Husky's voice.

I don't know where you're going, but can you take us with you?

It was Kowalski.

"Don't shoot, it's 2 o'clock.

Winter, where you get to cover and punch.

“Wait! Intelligence is joining us!" ”

To curious Anne, winter tapped her ears. And then she realizes, ah, Anne had also forgotten the existence of a tiny receiver.

Soon, four men joined us. Talbot, Kowalski, Tucker, Kelly.

“You didn't do this, did you? ”

Talbot smiles at Anne's vision.

“That's no excuse for a criminal record! ”

At this time, my feet were shaking. If traffic signal disruption was not confined to the ground, there was a high likelihood that a major accident would have occurred on the ground as well. Anne nods her head, her gaze stiffened.

“Hurry!”

Winter chose a path south of the Federal Reserve. Citizens were in a hurry to keep their distance when they saw eight people carrying firearms. In the meantime, there was another group that threatened the citizens. They surround the limousine, which prevents them from coming or going on the road. The flag on the vehicle was strange. It would be the summit of any mortal nation. Winter ignored them.

Anne was ahead of me in the hotel lobby. Simply say something to the desk and head straight underground. Through the armed hotel guards, she opens a seemingly ordinary door.

“Here you go.”

Once you get inside, you start seeing complex communications equipment. There were other shelves full of computers and weapons. There are two large maps on the wall. One side was a map of Washington D.C. with winter in mind in preparation for such a day. The other one was American evangelical. Other white screens and projectors were also noticeable.

“Isn't this a normal safe house? ”

When winter asks, Anne says yes.

“The place was built to serve as a command post. ”

She powered the system.

“What the hell are they? ”

Talbot frowned at Tucker's monologue.

“A lone force, if you're lucky. ”

If you're lucky, that's a lot of words. In other words, there may not have been a direct relationship between those who hacked the traffic system and those who brought in the mutants.

Agent Callahan, FBI, has agreed to remain vigilant and shaky.

"This is the moment," they said, "and they're playing with fire. ”

The wind blows over the fires. With this level of chaos, the conspiracies that should have ended with the conspiracy would have begun to seize opportunity. The biggest weakness for the security authorities at this point is limited personnel and ability to respond.

Kowalski shows Anne his tablet.

“Do you mind if I take a seat? ”

Anne takes off her sunglasses and squinting.

“As a condition of sharing all information. ”

“Of course.”

“If you do anything stupid, I'll shoot you. ”

“I'm a debt repayment kind of guy. Especially if that's the price of life. ”

“…… help me figure out the situation first. ”

Other intelligence agencies have sought their understanding and taken their place. The role share was impressive, even though it was from different institutions.

Kowalski, who is connected to the CIA network, mutters as he strokes his chin.

“Hm. Not everyone can do this. ”

Winter looked at Talbot.

“Don't you think you're a bit sophisticated? ”

“What do you mean? ”

“I remember hearing something like this recently. Agent Kowalski, this isn't something anyone can do, is it? ”

It was about malware that the intelligence agency had developed. Talbot's the one who told me. Wrinkles appear on his forehead.

“I'm afraid I can't deny the possibility. Yes. I don't know if there are any remnants of the sick people involved in this. Oh, Kowalski. Don't get me wrong, I don't have feelings for you. ”

I guess that's not comforting. A tragic sympathy, Kowalski once collaborated with true patriots. She sighs and washes herself dry.

“It's okay. He knows my mistake. ”

“I mean, life expectancy doesn't seem strange, even if they've sold their abilities everywhere. Some say poles and poles work together. ”

“I know, I know. ”

She raised her hand to say, "Don't mind."

Anne pins her arms together with a map of the FBI's situation on the projector.

“Fortunately, there's no sign of a struggle or anything. We need to get this resolved before the other troublemakers do. ”

“How are we tracking the imported variant? ”

When asked in winter, Anne slides south by reducing the scale of the map.

“We're still looking for a suspect vehicle. ”

“Can you find it? ”

“Yes. All vehicles in the Civil Transportation Squad are recorded in real-time. The route itself is set. It's about time. We don't have enough time to find the first entry route and get step-by-step, but we're looking for it, and the search is too wide. ”

Looking at the map, winter felt unfinished.

“Anne, do you think that the number of variants is a serious threat? Almost every city has a contingency plan for the spread of infection. ”

Las Vegas alone was surrounded by walls on the outskirts, and the eastern cities were also in Dongdong. The streets also had shelters and blockades for each compartment. The citizens are armed, of course. Winter remembered the old couple carrying automatic rifles and shotguns in the stroller. Even a typical home was in an era with minimal safety measures.

“If you reproduce……. ”

Winter shakes its head at Anne, who blurs her words.

“The more numbers there are, the more noticeable they'll be. ”

Airborne and satellite surveillance. Even a military dog would be inevitable. If the stench of a threatening mutant group exists, it can be detected from miles away.

Above all, there was not enough time to reproduce.

“So now you think it's okay to ignore you? The threat of exaggeration? ”

Winter denied her question.

“No, I just have other plans to use them. Something other than eye-catching. ”

“What other plan? ”

“I don't know. It's just a hunch. ”

Yes, a hunch. However, it was difficult to ignore Insight. It is not always correct, but it is rarely missed correction.

“If you don't mind, I'll take a look at the map. I have to think about it.”

Anne gave her seat to the demands of winter. Attitude to respect the feeling of a war hero. She already had experience. And in nominal terms, her mission was not to resolve this.

Time passed. D.C. 's traffic signal was restored 10 minutes ago, but the roads remained paralyzed. The radio was still full of chaos. Several large wildfires have been reported in Louisiana and South Carolina. It was an event that spread the federal government's ability to respond.

After another 10 minutes.

“Anne.

Winter called Anne, who exchanged opinions with CIA agents.

“Are there any extremist groups who may have been involved in this, directly or indirectly, running a hospital? ”

“Maybe. Not all of them, but some people refuse blood transfusions for religious reasons. Why is that?”

“Well, if any of those hospitals have radioactive equipment, I'd like to do a search right now. ”

It must be implied. Anne groaned low.

“…… Necrotoxin? ”