INJUSTICE: Save Human Or Surrender
#18 Combined Expeditions (REVISIONS)
At 06.55
Louis's POV
Finally the meeting on the joint expedition between the Azalea Alliance and the Amdis Alliance was completed. Louis was placed at the rear of the line along with several other soldiers of the Azalea Alliance of course. Hendrik was also included in this expedition. But he is on the right wing.
Ever since discussing together the matter of Tiberiu and Nica's memory, the attitude of the Commander of the Clement Squad changed drastically. He was more aloof than usual, even when Captain Jan rebuked him during the meeting, he immediately avoided him and it seemed that Squad Commander Clement was saying something before he left Captain Jan alone in the meeting room.
"Good morning!" suddenly Commander Lucian approached Louis, who was preparing himself.
Louis immediately saluted Commander Lucian as a form of welcome. "Good morning, Commander Lucian!"
"I want to ask you something and I hope I can get some enlightenment from you."
Louis wondered. "You mean?"
"Oh, maybe it's just my feeling or something" he said. "Clement's attitude changed."
"I want you to look at him and if you can, you ask him why he's like that."
Louis grunts. "But, Commander, it seems that Commander Squad Clement is not in the mood to be disturbed for now."
"I'm not forcing you to do that" he said. "You can just."
"Because to me, you're close to him, other than Nica," he continued.
Louis beared at Commander Lucian's words.
"Okay, I'll try!" answer Louis. "I also don't actually know why the Commander of the Clement Squad was suddenly like that."
"Yes I know, even he's never been like that before" Commander Lucian explained.
"Okay, the expedition is about to begin. Be prepared!" commander Lucian exclaimed in his stern voice.
"Ready, Commander!" louis replied respectfully before him. Commander Lucian was expressionless and immediately left Louis alone.
It turned out that behind his flat expression, Commander Lucian was watching the movements of the Commander of the Clement Squad.
Louis immediately got ready and brought all his war equipment. Starting from the dagger from the father and the sword given by Mr. William.
The entire army began to take positions to immediately exit the Azalea Alliance headquarters.
Nica, I promise I'll be back.
The atmosphere felt very different without the presence of Nica in this expedition. However, Louis had to be patient because in a few weeks, he would be released from the holding cell.
The whole army went straight to the Azalea gate with the Azalea pride logo, the huge Azalea flower exposed there. The residents cheered all of them who were rushing towards the outside world.
Towards a dangerous outside world.
Eyes full of hope. A look that expects justice.
The gate automatically opens because there are sensors from underground that immediately respond when there is a knock on the horse's foot simultaneously. Finally they arrived outside the city of Azalea. As usual, vast plastered grasslands surrounded them. The sky is cloudy and the wind is quite cold as it begins to enter autumn. Nature seemed to be watching this expedition activity led by Commander Lucian and Commander Luna who were followed by thousands of troops behind him.
This was Louis' second expedition. Towards the same location.
They hoped that Kimo Village could be conquered soon from the demons.
Hopefully ....
The troops are heading in the opposite direction. To the south exactly.
The wind blows with the maximum speed of the horse. The strong wind hit his face so he could barely breathe. It was fortunate that he was wearing a robe equipped with lamb fur inside so that the cold was not too piercing.
About 3 hours drive to Kimo Village, finally the whole army arrived at the destination. As at the beginning of the expedition, there was a dense forest far ahead. They were almost near that location.
"I'll take over, please" cried Commander Lucian.
"Prepare to take formation positions!"
"START!"
The entire army immediately took positions according to the pre-planned formation. Since Louis was in the rear line, he and a few other soldiers instantly slowed down the speed of their respective horses.
This time I was sure this mission would work!
Each of the squads began to split, the right wing and the left wing moving away into every corner of the vast prairie. The morning sky that began to show its sunlight that was originally covered by round clouds seemed to approve this mission.
They finally entered a dense forest area. As on the expedition yesterday, a lot of puddles and damp of course. So moist that it stifles his lungs. However, Louis tried to ignore it and continued to go along the path of Commander Squad Isvara.
It is strange that there are no enemies here ....
Louis continued to observe unusual conditions during this expedition in this moist and dense forest.
"Tumben once here was calm" said Felix, who was aware of the situation.
"Is this safe?" asked Isaac, one of the soldiers from the Azalea Alliance in the backline squad.
"I'm still not sure if it's safe or not, but we need to stay alert!" replied Squad Commander Isvara without turning his men behind him.
"Okay, Squad Commander!" tell them all at once.
Suddenly, there was something in Louis's mind.
Is this situation the same as the situation that befell the left-wing squad yesterday?
Louis kept watching the surroundings.
Scary, creepy,
Dark, dark,
So humid, though,
Armature,
They have been through some skeletons of living things here, either human skeletons or the skeletons of mammals that have been weathered by the ground. Then Louis's gaze was shifted to the object tied to his left wrist.
A GPS device that monitors the movement of each team.
Just smooth. What the hell is this really?
His brain was instantly filled with questions that had to be answered immediately.At a moment later, they finally found a bright light far away. The way out of this damp forest.
Outside the forest,
There is a small village surrounded by thick forest.
Kimo Village.
Finally the whole army arrived.
However, everything that was expected changed completely. Kimo village is actually already not worth inhabited because the building of each house was destroyed.
There's no one at all. Like a ghost town.
It turned out that the frontline squad had arrived first in Kimo Village which was followed by the left and right wing squads then the rear line.
They also stopped.
"Second one house after another!" commander Lucian's orders to all of them.
"Make sure there are still humans here!"
Louis went straight through every corner of Kimo Village. Search one house at a time here. One of the objects caught his attention. A flower in front of one of the houses.
Bloods. Wet the green leaves there.
He immediately descended from his brown horse and approached the existence of the blood. She poked a little blood and kissed him.
Not too dry.
Still fresh.
Louis decided to enter the house. The sound of wood rang as he stepped. The smell of wood from the floor also smelled. The broken glass scattered to each other coloring the wooden floor.
"Hello, excuse me, is there anyone?" call out to him while exerting a dagger. Louis confirmed whether there were any humans in the house.
However, there is no answer at all.
"Hello? Please answer is there anyone here?" call him again.
But still no answer.
Suddenly an object caught his attention right under his feet.
The underground door.
I don't know why there's a door right under his feet right now and Louis just doesn't realize it.
It doesn't seem locked.
His premonition is starting to feel bad about this. But he wondered what was down there. He can feel something here.
Somebody's.
Louis immediately approached the door of the underground area by resisting his premonition. His heart is pounding. He slowly pulled the round iron algae that were fused on the wooden door. After he opened the door wide underground, suddenly appeared a boy right in front of him while carrying a knife.
Trying to stab Louis and target his heart.
I don't know what the kid's thinking is. However, Louis tried to hold the knife that was forcibly raised by the boy.
"Please stop!!" his orders to the little boy who tried his hardest to stab himself.
"I'm trying to save you!" he continued, trying to change the child's treatment of him. The pointed tip of the knife almost hit Louis' heart if he did not hold it as hard as he could.
The boy still did not hear Louis' words and continued to try to kill him. Suddenly the boy stopped his action and ran out leaving the helpless Louis inside the house. Louis rushed after him. However, it turns out that the knife has poison.
Both of his palms were scratched by the sharpness of the knife to withstand the action of the boy earlier. The poison makes his hands turn blue sec–demi–second and gives a pain effect in a long time.
"Arrgghh my hand!!" Louis tried to endure the pain that befell his hands.
"No! I can't let my guard down! I have to stop the boy!" he said, defeating the intense pain caused by the toxic effects of the knife belonging to the boy. He also tried to get back up after almost lying down because he was holding back the pain in both hands.
I have to endure this pain. For the sake of mankind!
That is the word of Mr. William was at the Academy.
At once Louis went straight out of the house and rode a horse towards the little boy.
Back to the thick forest.
Oh my God ....
"Clemental Commander Clement is after him" Francis told Louis.
HA? COMMANDER OF THE CLEMENT SQUAD ?!!
"IT'S TOO DANGEROUS THERE ! HE WON'T SURVIVE !" Louis. He immediately followed towards the little boy and the Commander of the Clement Squad.
"Dam. It was so desperate that he chased after the little boy alone!!" his gerrick.
Louis admitted that both of his hands were numb to his pain. However, he still tried to endure this little suffering in order to find Squad Commander Clement and the strange little boy.
Squad Commander Clement, where are you going?!!
Panic spread to every pulse of his body. Louis could not think long. The GPS device on his wrist. The red dot where the Commander of the Clement Squad was located was not far from him.
However, why do I feel this far away, like in a vast forest?
What don't-don't ....
His eyes once again the numerous red dots that had originally gathered in his North direction, suddenly one by one began to disappear.
Is this a trap?
A trap deliberately planned by Satan?
It turned out that the demon group had not left yet.
"Damn! I need to find Squad Commander Clement right now!"
"ARRGHHHHC... YOU'RE THE MOST INSULTED UGLY-FACED DEVIL ON EARTH!" Suddenly there was a scream from Louis' left.
The voice ....
THE VOICE OF THE COMMANDER OF THE CLEMENT SQUAD!!
Louis continued to explore the source of the sound.
"It turns out you're still alive, Poor Warrior," The hoarse and large voice of the demon figure while strangling Squad Commander Clement.
"It turns out you're the one who got into my trap, really lucky!" continued in a haughty tone.
The figure of the devil with many forms of small children on his body with red eyes and wriggling his head as if he wanted to get out of the demon's body, making Louis goosebumps see it. His sharp nails strangled the neck of Squad Commander Clement until he had trouble speaking. His midget body was lifted up. The horse ridden by the Commander of the Clement Squad turned into a rotten skeleton.
There's no more time.
I must save the Squad Commander right now!
At high speed, Louis immediately approached the sinister demonic figure and slashed the demon's wrist until it was completely cut off. Finally, the Commander of the Clement Squad slipped from the grasp of the demon and immediately put his body into action. Squad Commander Clement coughed as a result of the choking effect waged by the demon. His face was also flushed.
"Are you okay ?" ask Louis while holding Clement's Commanding Officer. His face looked very worried.
"T—no," he replied in a choked voice.
"We're being played with by the devil and they've been monitoring our movements since!" louis panicked.
"AWAS!"
Suddenly a small child appeared right in front of the two of them while looking down and carrying a doll out of straw.
The little boy did not show his face as if intentionally covering it from the two of them.
Entrapment.
At once Louis' energy was instantly absorbed by the creature before him. He felt like he was sleeping with his eyes open.
I can't explain.
Louis tried to fight him, but his efforts were in vain. His horse also slowly stopped rebelling. He was hypnotized by the creature.
We're trapped!
The little boy split apart and made many clones while circling the positions of the two of them. They were also made into ritual objects.
"Clement, can you muster up your magic right now?"
"Can't, my e—energiku was completely absorbed by the cursed creature. I was so limp ..." she replied in a raucous voice like a sore throat.
Die us.
The children began to recite an unfamiliar mantra. However, every sentence they read, Louis' energy felt absorbed by them and made the pain in both hands really feel terrible. The wounds began to spread to all areas of his body.
There is nothing to do but move.
Wish and wish someone would help.
Nicas,
Looks like I'll end up here.
I'll wait for you in the eternal world ....
In the blink of an eye, suddenly a group of small children circling the two of them fell down with puncture wounds on their chest area.
The ritual is over.
Louis' energy was replenished, but it still felt weak due to the forced energy absorption by the creature.
Who did this?
Why did they suddenly fall simultaneously with a puncture wound in the chest?
The Commander of the Clement Squad who was in Louis' custody was unconscious after the energy absorption ritual was canceled by an unknown person.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" captain Jan turned his back on the two of them from afar.
Louis was amazed to see Captain Jan arrive at a time like this. She covered herself with her dark brown robe.
"You'd better take Clement away now!" his orders. A thin mist enveloped him who was several steps away there.
"T—But Captain ...."
"According to my orders, Louis!" as usual. Suddenly his nature changed from being joking as usual, to being as serious as it is today. "It's for your own good."
"BUT YOU ARE ALONE AND THE DEVIL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIGHT ALONE!" shouted Louis. His breath was also stingy.
Suddenly Captain Jan opens his hood which covers his head and an object takes Louis by surprise.
Captain Jan took out a small horn from his head. His appearance changed drastically. Now it's not the appearance of Captain Jan he's familiar with.
"Now you know the real me" he said, turning his back to them.
"It's all my fault."
"You know who Kasie is ?" suddenly asked Louis. Captain Jan answered the question that was currently ringing in his brain.
Louis was silent a thousand words.
He looked towards Louis. Then he said, "Clement's mother and I killed him."
M—kill?!!
"Killing his mother for the pleasure of my people" suddenly he laughed. "Stupid me!"
"I want to make amends to him" he continued with a grin on his face and eyes that stared intently at Louis.
"Originally, I'm sorry to remember that and I can't enjoy my life!" inexplicably.
"Please take care of Clement for me because he's weak for a man!" his orders to Louis, then cast off his sight. His feet began to step away from the two of them.
"WAIT, CAPTAIN!! " lis said suddenly. His words made Captain Jan's steps stop instantly. "Are you going back?"
There was a momentary silence.
"Yes, I'll be back" he replied. "One day."
"Please say I'm dead until it's time."
He immediately stepped away from Louis and Commander of the Clement Squad who were quietly sculpting in the middle of the forest. But before he took a step, his right hand formed a respectful corner and saluted Louis from a distance. Louis observes Captain Jan further away until he ignores Louis and the Commander of the Clement Squad and begins to be immersed by the dense forest.
Louis looked at the face of the Commander of the Clement Squad stationed in his arms. He fell asleep as if he had not witnessed the intense incident earlier. However, it is far different from a micro-chip he has that he mentioned in court yesterday. The micro-chip will record everything that happened to him just now.
Unexpectedly, though,
The devil disguised himself as a human being,
Good devils like Mama Mathilda, Nica, and this,
Captain Jan ....
Who else is next?
Why would they betray their own people?
Whyyy?!
Instantly his chest felt tight. Not expecting the relationship between humans and demons to the extent.
Affection.
Love, love,
Inner,
To unite into a unity.
Louis went back to meet the other soldiers in Kimo Village. Leaving Captain Jan fighting alone.
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Arriving in Kimo Village,
Several soldiers died in this battle. Not a few also the number of demons that fell with a stab in the heart area. However, compared to the many casualties that fall between demons and humans, the most are humans. Because the devil can create new clones to increase the number of their troops. Greer's team begins to fatigue activating the shield and healing where Odora, Ignatius, and Alta are.
The fight was fierce.
Before helping them, Louis decides to approach Alexa who is assigned to one of the houses in Kimo Village to treat the wounded soldiers.
The house was given a multi-layered shield.
Alexa and two other Greer members appeared busy treating other soldiers who were seriously injured.
"Alexa, I leave the Commander of the Clement Squad to you," Louis said hurriedly as he carried the unconscious body of the Commander of the Clement Squad before Alexa. Alexa's face was shocked to see Louis and Clement's unconscious Commander.
"Geez, what's with the Squad Commander?" tanyanya panic.
"He was strangled by a demon in the forest earlier" Louis replied.
Suddenly Alexa's gaze was also fixed on Louis's two hands that had turned blue. "Your hands too!"
"Have this been overcome later, now you're treating the Commander of the Clement Squad first because I must immediately help Team Alta outside!" louis said as he walked away.
"Wait!" said Alexa. His words made Louis' steps stop. He approached Louis in a hurry.
"At a minimum, you must get this first" Alexa said, reciting a spell while holding her hands over Louis's palm, which was getting worse.
A special spell.
Not for a minute, Alexa finished reciting a spell for Louis.
"So it's a level 1 healing spell and at least it's gone a bit of pain" Alexa explained by commenting on the smile on her face. "Fight on."
It's true, both palms already feel more light than before even though it still feels pain but not too severe.
"Thank you very much!" louis said with a smile and left him with Squad Commander Clement.
It is time for the war to begin!
Louis immediately rode his horse and pointed the pointy sword of the award gift from Mr. William to put the devil out there. He is somewhat numb when he holds the sword, but he must remain focused on the object before his eyes.
Behead, stab, and destroy them until they are lifeless. Revenge of every human being.
However, the longer, the more and more they do not run out.
"We have to get out of this village because it's no longer safe for us!" sahut Commander Lucian. "They kept splitting themselves and produced the same clone."
"Team Greer is starting to get tired of exerting their mana healing!" said Louis who was busy slashing the hearts of each demon every time they appeared before him.
"If they're exhausted, we're done."
With a feeling of being forced due to a situation that did not allow it to continue, Commander Lucian finally fired a flare gun with a gray bullet into the air, which means telling the entire army to retreat from this fierce fight against the endless demons. Finally, the troops lifted their feet from Kimo village.
Kimo Village is now the nesting place of the demons in the human world or as the first known branch of the demon headquarters in the human world that cannot be contested. Not knowing if the other demons were also building their headquarters in other human-owned small towns. They should monitor it further.
Humans are indeed the weakest race when compared to demons. Therefore, the ratio of human victory against the devil is only 5:100.
Commander Luna ordered Team Greer, who was still at home, to move immediately and bring the wounded soldiers into a wooden cart that had been made as much as possible in order to accommodate the large number of casualties injured or even killed in this war while being cared for by Tim Greer. Other dead people lying in the middle of the war zone could not be evacuated and were forced to leave because of the dangerous situation that could not be transported.
The forces of the Amdis Alliance and the Azalea Alliance immediately ended the battle by succumbing.
Captain Jan, we are waiting for your presence. Good luck!
