The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Sunrise, or dusk (7)

There were not many variants that remained active at night under the intense cold of the blade wind. Only those in charge of the eyes and ears of the sleeping horde will patrol the streets.

Therefore, the systematic killing by the military was done quietly.

The silenced gunfire is less than thirty meters away and submerged in the wind.

Meanwhile, the range of engagement averaged 100 meters. An infrared laser aiming at the target in the night vision provided by the night-vision was dizzily shaken. The rays become clear whenever snow is scattered like fog. Mutants didn't even know they were dead.

As a temporary defense line forms, the comms move swiftly. Building a wired network was essential to communicate without the concern of exposure. They also installed antennas for giving and receiving directional transmissions. This was also mounted on a commander's armored car, but the advantage of not worrying about the transmission is that the transmission interference with the communication even if the angle of transmission or reception is slightly off.

"It's worth the risk. ’

I looked back at the tingling sensation of the winter I thought. There were three variants sniffing at the strange footprints from a hundred and seventy meters away.

There was a squadron of Alpha Squadrons nearby, but it would be quicker to kill them directly than to make anyone else. Winter aims at the rifle. Winter when the chiefs flinch and pull the trigger three times.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. The shells protrude into the snow.

I didn't smell the beginning. It's because of the mask. The reaction feels a little dull, too. I tried to lighten it, but I couldn't help but feel thick as the biosafety suits made me resistant to the cold.

“Sir."

Communications officer Evans called for winter.

“Bravo 3 Alpha reporting. I killed a strange mutant, but I think you should check it out for yourself. ”

“Strange variants? ”

Winter leans in. He glanced at the direction of 3rd platoon Bravo.

“Is this a specialized variant that has never been observed before? ”

“If I ask you to check, there's a good chance. ”

“What losses occurred during the engagement process? ”

“Nothing. At least it means it wasn't born for combat." ”

Hearing this, winter narrows its eyes. Suddenly here, it's an unknown variant. Quiet battles would have been over if Kaecik or Kagan had shown up, but as a commander, it was better than the unknown variables.

“Let me go... Evans, follow me. Major, stay here and coordinate the whole situation. ”

Major Singh nods. The insight into variants is hard to find a better person than winter.

Arrival was shortly.

Winter off the armored car made contact with 3rd platoon Bravo. Leering, the platoon commander, is in a tense mood for the winter.

“Where's the guy I need to check out? ”

When winter asks, she gestures to one side.

“Here you go.”

The scene that I soon saw was very strange. There are traces of mutants deliberately removing the surrounding eye. And at the center there are five dangerously mutated remains. Four of them were common variants, but the other one gained weight like blown flour dough. The fat mutant was buried on the ground, looking up at the sky, leaving only half his torso and face out. The skin was greasy with sticky, thick mucus, and there were traces of debris in the mouth. The scar is on his chest.

Other than that, there were scattered asbestos plates and wooden planks where they were collected.

‘They were used as shells? ……. Think of it as an antifreeze secreted to withstand the cold, but what about the debris? It's rare to vomit after death. ’

It was also the first Rieling that solved the question. She testified in disgust.

“These monsters, other mutants, are feeding on vomiting. ”

“Is that so?"

“Yes. When I saw how hard it was to feed the ones who didn't seem to be able to move, I decided that they were playing an important role in the mutants. ”

“I can't even move myself.... ”

I thought winter was a little different. If you've buried a large body in the last few days, you need to scatter all the pieces of broken ground. However, the body buried around it was uniform and firm. It looks like it's frozen solid on the feet of the mutants who came to feed the vomit.

In other words, this monster hasn't moved in a while.

What if it means you don't have to move at all?

“First of all, dig outside. ”

I'm sure it's all recorded on the helmet cam, so there's no need for field preservation. Rieling has designated a team of riflemen on Winter's orders. The other half of the squad was in charge of the perimeter.

However, it couldn't have been easy shoveling on the earth. First, you must smash the field shovel with a pickaxe. I had to pay attention to the noise of the pickaxe. Winter, which was supposed to take a long time, handed over a shovel from a soldier. Peels the frozen ground with pure power. Many times I have to remove the splitting lumps of dirt. Winter exposed most of the special varieties in just a few breaths.

Most of it, but not all, was because of the creature's limbs, which gradually split and dug into the ground.

What the hell is this? ’

Winter frowned. I had to have my hands and feet on a string of twisted threads. One of them is cut with a shovel and finely slime and blood is spilled. Tough muscle fibers centered.

The frightening winter dug out the surrounding land with a terrifying aura. The root of the plague spread out horizontally at a certain depth. No matter how hard I dug, I couldn't find the end. The faces of the soldiers I was watching were hard. The faces were easy to see.

“Evans.”

Winter, when I placed the shovel, directed me with a stiff face.

“Let's get this to the squadron. Randomly position them and check their footprints. Alert Command that they have found a new variant and ask them to send a sample transport drone to these coordinates. I'll leave the drone guidance to you. ”

“I understand.”

Evans sprints. Reasons to use Oriented Antennas to communicate with Command.

However, if winter's forecast is correct, preventing further radio exposure would be meaningless.

‘It's probably some kind of neural network. ’

Eurasia is wider than the Americas. In this vast continent, mutations were not even easy to maintain. Therefore, I expected. There will always be special variants with Trickster abilities.

But this way...

“Haha.”

Winter laughed just because it was ridiculous.

A large aircraft stopping above the operational area, Patrick Henry Class II, Winter One, was not observed visually, despite its overwhelming size. It was due to black paint on the airbag and hull.

Inside this aircraft was a small experimental area. When Bondi soldiers were exposed to strange chemicals, it was a simple facility prepared to identify the ingredients, but it was possible to examine the composition of the Roots. He had a microscope and a sample, and he was a PhD researcher from the CDC. If there were no conclusions here, you could have sent data to your home country.

Winter attended a teleconference in a commanding armored car.

“In conclusion, this is most likely their contact. ”

As the commanders on the screen come forward, they turn their backs and sigh for a long or short time.

Yes.

Lt. Gen. Rogers agreed with a mechanical attitude.

A moment ago, there was also a large movement of variants in the Tibetan plateau and southwestern part of China. All groups are heading this way precisely.

At least within that range, there would be a neural network that resembles its polite roots. The method was slow, so it seemed to spread.

If the patrolmen were regularly alerting us that there was nothing wrong, the cunning could not have noticed something at the time of the simultaneous disconnection. So, even though I had a rough idea of the size of this side and started to move largely, it was not strange.

Or the root itself can sense changes in pressure or vibrations.

While most may not be a direct threat in time, it is estimated that the number to reach here by sunrise will exceed 100,000. They must have pushed quite a lot of fires through here. We should be able to visually observe the lead group in about two hours.

A sheep is a vagina. It was a difficult size to ignore, apart from the special variants that would be involved.

Colonel Brusilov of the 217th Airborne grumbles.

"Damn. It was like throwing a Trickster at the wired people. What the fuck is all this?

General Zverev insisted.

I don't know if that dirty bundle of nerves can penetrate the Eastern soil of Siberia, but if it were possible, it would be dangerous to the mainland of Russia one day without Trickster. If they don't get out of the way soon, our defensive lines will be dead by then. You're going to see them coming in a billion units.

As a result, it was a wise decision for Russia to deal with the United States.

Necrotoxin is a problem. ’

Ricoradka and Chernovog. Radiation contaminated mutants that appear in the Russian region. The concentration of Necrotoxin in Russian defensive lines is only rising by the day. The frequency of replacing the troops in the line was also gradually shortened. Then the day will come when we have to shrink the wire.

Don't worry too much.

Commander Rogers said:

In the worst case, I will use the nucleus as planned. This is not our land anyway.

The commander was authorized to use a limited number of nuclear shells at his discretion. It was a low-powered tactical nucleus, only five rounds, but it was a nucleus anyway.

As the fall of China proves, nuclear outbursts against densely populated variants produce massive amounts of toxins. The amount of richoradka or Chernovog spilled is nothing compared to this.

As an American government concerned about the adverse effects of toxins accumulating in the ecosystem, this was a long and deliberate decision. Considering this place is inland far from the coastline.

Winter didn't want us to get too close to seeing the mushroom cloud.

How long has the ammo base been searched?

It was a question of General Zberev. Lt. Gen. Rogers answered dry.

We are still penetrating the blast door at the entrance. We'll need a little more time to get into the facility.

Chairman Zverev has finished his tastes. It was not a particularly disappointing look. Only 20 minutes after the search party entered, the bomb blast doors that would have been built for infiltration and destruction could not have been so easily breached.

Winter smiled bitterly.

‘I thought you'd be open if you were lucky. ’

The initial outbreak spread means that there was an outflow in some way from where it was stored. Therefore, it was good to expect that the door was left open.

"Hmm…….

Lt. Col. Rogers suddenly wrinkled his brow. I postponed hearing a voice that was unclear about what he was saying, and it seemed to have come to him on the onboard communication.

Our lady has a new message for you.

The lady was the call sign given to the herald Esther.

She herself?

Col. Davidoff asked, but Lt. Gen. Rogers nodded.