The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Survivors (2)

Except for the captain, there were three army officers. Lieutenant Ruben Pennington, Lieutenant Malcolm Kruger, Lieutenant Ralph Novak. Among them, I was divided again. Unlike Lieutenant Pennington, Captain Langford's subordinate, Lieutenant Kruger was a transport helicopter pilot, and Lieutenant Novak was a member of the Army Intelligence Support Group.

“So called Ralph Novak. I'm an administrative officer with the 9th Psych Troop Echo Corps. The mission was to psychologically support the survivors in the metropolitan area. ”

Introducing himself, he was unusually nervous. He will, too, because his position was far from direct engagement beyond the artillery. Likewise about Lieutenant Kruger.

Somehow I felt a sense of camaraderie from some of the soldiers. They would also be regularly trained, but would not expect standard infantry-level combat skills. The Coast Guard might be able to provide a more stable response if mutants appear right in front of you.

In other words, the infantry commander was the only winter commander here. The captain emphasized that.

“I'm ashamed, but I'm sure everyone will be counting on you. Me, too. Take care of him for a while. ”

“I'll do my best. ”

The next issue was a nuclear attack.

“Are you sure we're completely out of nuclear influence? ”

Lieutenant Langford nods in response to Lieutenant Escamyla's question.

“You can rest assured of that. It's about 30 kilometers from the bay, and the wind is blowing from the west. There will be a lot of fallout due to the underwater explosion, but at this rate of wind, it will spread within a range of 20 degrees along the wind. Most pollution ends up in the mountains east of the metropolitan area. They wouldn't have used the Tactical Core unless the Command was crazy. ”

The power of a nuclear weapon is expressed as the weight of gunpowder required to cause an explosion of the same power.

Strategic warheads, as the Captain said, were more than Megatonic warheads. When this explodes, the fallout spreads to hundreds of kilometers. Despite the diminishing effects of the mountainous terrain, pollution in the southern part of Sacramento and the central plains of California was inevitable.

Winter affirmed the captain's judgment.

“At least for the fallen troops of the Central Plains. ”

The size of troops that have been cut off due to Yang Yong-bin's nuclear attacks remains unknown. I'm just guessing up to a million units.

‘Maybe the nuclear attack was canceled. ’

It was the idea of doing it alone in winter. The ultimate goal of the final solution is to eliminate additional nuclear terror threats. But the commotion didn't seem strange, even with the nuclear submarine out of the way. For the United States government, it would be another disaster. I wonder what the president's feeling right now.

“So we're walking from here? ”

It was Lieutenant Barker's question. Captain Langford, who was concerned, asked the pilot for his opinion.

“If you continue to take the helicopter, how much further can you go? ”

Lieutenant Kruger was negative.

“We didn't have enough fuel from the start. because in a rush of time, we put as much gas into as many gases as we could with just one fuel vehicle. Even if we pull the fuel out of the broken gas at a safe speed, it's only going to be 20 kilometers. ”

“Hmm, vague. ”

The captain is once again distraught.

“It's hard to say it's a short day's walk without any work, but there's no guarantee that everyone will be okay on the next landing.... What does everybody think? Would it be better to move quickly at the risk of an additional accident? I think walking is better. ”

Winter agreed.

“We agree. Walking would be inevitable, but fortunately, there aren't many variants in this area. As long as the road is in good condition, we should be able to secure the vehicle. ”

As winter said, the capital to the north and south was strangely clear. It was even weirder as it was one of the main routes out of the San Francisco metropolitan area. The analogy here is one. It was the fact that the spread of infection on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge would have been so dramatic.

Lieutenant Kruger helped.

“It's a miracle the rookies got here with helicopters on the verge of failure. ”

The remaining lieutenants looked at each other, but there were no objections. However, their expressions were not bright. Winter read their anxiety.

‘You're worried you're gonna run out of ammo. How long are we really going to stay? ’

In the process of escaping Fort Baker, everyone would have consumed large quantities of ammunition. Recalling the touches before takeoff, the effects of intellectual correction provided a more vivid memory.

Looking at the bulletproof vests of the soldiers reflected in between the scenes, it seemed that no matter how much ammo there was left for each of them, there was only one or two magazines.

A loaded magazine is 30 feet, so it's hard to say it's just a few, but a normal soldier would use it at once. Sometimes they fire dozens of rounds to catch a single variant. Winter, where more than one person must be shot at a time, is an inappropriate comparison.

As he dismissed the Sovereign Union, Ensign Pennington empowered his superior opinion.

“If you give up the sea, either way. We have to go hundreds of kilometers back in the helicopter. There won't be a big difference whether you add a day or not. to avoid combat, to strictly control the use of ammunition. ”

Decisions were quick compared to embarrassing circumstances.

“Then the question remains, where are we going...? ”

The captain looks around at everyone one by one.

“I'm asking a late question, but do you mind if I take command until I get back? ”

Given the differences in affiliation, it was something to tie up clearly. Then the first thing I saw was a boy officer. because I was a senior class senior here. Which means you might be more than just Captain Langford for command.

However, there was no room for unnecessary confusion.

It wasn't what I wanted, so winter immediately floated.

“Yes sir. ”

I didn't want to follow unreasonable orders, but I wouldn't have to say that now. I don't even look like one. Winter's relentless decision affected the rest of the lieutenants. The two Coast Guard lieutenants stare at each other for a moment and lift their jaws.

“We'll follow your instructions, too. ”

Lt. Barker's words were the position of the Coast Guard survivors. The Army lieutenants were no different.

“Is that so…. ”

Captain Langford sighs for a long time. I felt light relief and heavy anxiety at the same time.

“Very good, my lord. I'll do my best, too. But there must be a lot of flaws. Be proactive if you have any opinions. And I don't want to be kicked out because they belong to different people. ”

He hesitated a little and asked winter.

“Tell the story to lieutenants, intelligence agencies, and investigators, especially in the middle of the winter. I don't know what to do with them. He's a member of an organization outside the military. ”

Winter immediately replied.

“I'll take responsibility for them. But since there are witnesses to a very important agenda among intelligence agencies, it's hard to engage them like a regular soldier. I hope that's all. ”

“What's so important? Do I need to know? ”

In front of the mysterious captain and other curious officers, winter briefly caught my attention. Here, a few and outsiders, they gather separately inside the boundary. Joanna was still resting in the cockpit. You feel an awkward stream of air between Kowalski and the rest of the agents, even in the distance.

He asked Talbot something, and Kowalski hesitated.

I could not hear the sound, but it was easy to guess the contents of the conversation.

Winter turned to answer the captain's question.

“It's hard to say the details here. The ambassador... related to national security... I will arrange for you to sit down with Director Gibson of the FBI later when I have some time to spare. ”

The blur in the middle was due to the awkward operation of national security. Now, rather than being difficult, it was a margin to measure whether the winter of this worldview was appropriate for speaking.

Captain accepted.

“Then I'll bury it until then. You take control of those men. If you need help, report it to me first. You said you'd take responsibility, but you can't always stick around. ”

“Yes.”

Winter, the strongest fighting force, must also be the busiest man. That was the point.

The captain, who established a great command sequence, has returned to the previous discussion.

“I will make Yuba City my destination for now. I heard that a fortified Node has been set up in the suburbs of the city to recover troops who are retreating due to the apparent failure of the liberation operation. ”

Winter unfolded a virtual map in his mind. Since we have seen it many times, it is sufficient to estimate the route of the great river without the help of the Reading Method.

It is far, far north of Sacramento. If I just walked, it would take more than ten days without doing anything. It was roughly the same, and it didn't surprise me to see more.

If you get a car, it will decrease dramatically.

The captain places a clue in his own words.

“But this decision can be reversed at any time. It's always better to keep other possibilities open. Yuba City is just one possibility to survive, not the answer. The first thing we need to do right now is find the nearest residence and get ready for long-term operations. Major Kruger. He must have piloted the lead. Is there anything in front of him? ”

“A kilometer up from here is a small village. There was no movement in the sky. At least I don't think I'm going to run into a large group of variants. Why don't you secure it and give the soldiers a break? ”

I was very tired since I called myself that. It was that desperate dawn. Although not as much as the FBI investigators who suppressed the trauma and held the controls, the fighting officers and soldiers were in need of rest.

“I'll do that. Dispense troops and reload ammunition and move immediately. Identify and report the number of passengers, weapons, and ammunition. You have 10 minutes from now. ”

It means to take control of the soldiers without distinguishing the original command system. It was an efficient instruction in situations where there was no division. It was because the military soldiers' military markings were also varied.

In the airspace where winter was boarded, there was only one officer.

The discovery itself ended quickly. Because I could not remember the amount of ammunition held, I took the primary method of redistributing ammunition. So that you multiply the number of people by the amount you have per person.

It was the last time I woke Joanna who was asleep. I shook her in a nightmare.

Heave-ho!

I pulled out my pistol before I even opened my eyes. It was a neat gesture that was engraved with how much fear and did not stutter once in my sleep. Queek. White power comes from the trigger finger. Nevertheless, it was because winter, which held the pistol, had locked its safety.

“Relax. There's nothing going on here. ”

In the calm words of winter, the trembling breath gradually increases. She is furious when she realizes she's pointing a gun at someone.

“This, this……. Oh my goodness. What am I doing...? I'm sorry. I really, oh, God……. ”

“It's okay. It wasn't that dangerous. Did you have a bad dream? ”

Phew. Joanna nods, wiping her wet forehead.

“The guy who killed himself in the lab wouldn't let go of his ankle. ”

Oh, that Trickster. It was certainly impressive enough not to be strange in my dreams.

“I'm checking to see how much ammo I have left. Ann's the last one. I didn't want to wake her, but if I'd known that, I would have come first. ”

After a weary smile, Joanna pulls the magazine out of her vest and counts what was inserted.

Her ammunition did not go through the first redistribution. Winter remember this separately. It's a temporary option for convenience anyway. The formal distribution would be done separately.

Captain Langford received a report shortly after.

With the exception of the agents, the number of soldiers reached 70, making it possible to organize a major uniform for the tribe. Winter was given command of one platoon.

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# Q&A

Q. Flying Dory: @ Do comments count? I always push for recommendations.

A. Comments don't count towards the best score. But sometimes, if you run it, the writer likes it.

Q. SVJK: Have a good look! More and more new variants emerge. Are already mutants capable of mutating once again? I think it might be easier to clear than we thought if a new strain came out of the current survivors with already a lot less humanity.

A. Already mentioned that the variants reproduce on their own? Haha.

Q. 50-caliber: And then I read back in 1980, and the main division of the artillery squadron, Yeha, is the cannon squad. Battery Commanders are called Battery Commanders, and in Korea they are known as Battery Commanders. (Approximately) The other batches were numbered like this: Alpha Battery, Bravo Battery. The word COMPANY was used to refer to the support unit assigned to the generation.

A. Thank you. I will partially reflect that. The 2111 expression is a concern because it seems to reduce the accessibility of strangers.

Q. Kaif: Do you have a goal in writing this novel @?

A. It's a little vague.

If it means that you have planned to complete it first, of course you have.

The next thing you know, if you're aiming for something more than a certain level of excitement, so is this. I wanted to be able to make a living.

If you're asking if there's another purpose, we've already clarified it. because I was planning to stop you from making love while you were reading a novel. And of course, they all read it so quickly that it was so evil, it completely failed.

Q. hia: I'm sure @ humpback is a problem, but I'm also hoping that some individuals will be able to cast acidified eye variants in bird form. Honestly, isolation without the Air Force, when we have a safe zone between us, there's no answer for mutation, right? Contemporary flowers are more common than terrestrial ones.

A. Trust the author's compassion.

Q. Gittonby: Long live @ Long live prosperity!

A. Yes, best wishes for longevity and prosperity!