Damn it, what is going on here? I was told the pay would be good but those guys completely played me.
And it was true. I was surprised when they blindfolded me and took me to the South Pole. Iâve gotten a lot of money and food. But the money can only be spent in these underground facilities they have. What is the point? The higher-ups are getting help from the US and EU. Our equipment is too advanced for simple mercenaries.
(Mercenary) Well, whatever. The pay is good so Iâll fight for its worth.
(Officer) Hey, you idiot. If you have time to complain, go help at the front gate. Theyâre breaking through.
An officer brought from the EU is yelling at me. His face is completely pale. Well, of course. Iâm a mercenary, but heâs an actual officer. If he gets caught here, itâs over for him.
(Mercenary) Buddy, if they catch us weâll go to court too for war crimes. You know that, right?
(Mercenary #2) Eh? Do I look like I care? And who are you? Weâre not âbuddiesâ. Donât make me mad or youâll regret it.
The guy was running to the gate, but he stopped just to say that. He then kept running, but not without staring cold daggers at me. Come on man. The only buddies weâll have now are those monsters we have to fight with.
Man, Iâm jealous of those Noah guys.
New world is fighting with an illegal army while those guys are legally backed by the UN. Why are they different from us?
Weâre even having dumb mercenaries using living weapons that they canât comprehend.
(Mercenary) Yo buddy, doesnât seem like the beam is doing a lot.
(Mercenary #2) What part of âIâm not your buddyâ did you not understand. The water wave shut down the turret almost completely. And the ice wall we were using to protect ourselves disappeared.
(Mercenary) What? How?
(Mercenary #2) And how am I supposed to know? It just did. Now theyâre free to advance. Apparently after the wall melted you could see a giant centipede and a spider lady in the distance.
(Mercenary) Iâve seen those giant centipedes in movies. About 5 meters long.
(Mercenary #2) Yeah. But as long as you can penetrate the armor with bullets it should be fine.
My buddy is optimistic. He thinks we can just pierce the armor and take out the centipede, but itâs not gonna be so easy. From the footage weâve seen, the Noah guys are behind the centipede shielding it. Those powersuits sure are tough. And whatâs with the spider lady? Man, Noah sure isnât far from becoming a zoo. Especially with that flying dinosaur thing.
(Officer) Mercenaries! The centipede is at the gates! Theyâre breaking in!
The EU guy keeps yelling. Do these people have a sort of illness that prevents them from living if they donât yell? Whatever. Guess itâs time to work. Release security device and-
(Officer) Here it is!
(Mercenary) Hey there!
I shot the first shot with a 20mm railgun while examining the centipede. Prepare the next shot and⊠Did it work?
(Mercenary) Yeah, like I thought. It did nothing. Hey buddy, youâre too far ahead.
He was trying to kill the centipede with a regular 7.62mm rifle. I managed to drag him back just in time. When I looked back to where he was standing, a mysterious liquid was on the floor emanating from smoke.
(Mercenary) Ahh, I see. Thatâs how they melted the ice wall. Also, that 20mm railgun direct shot did absolutely nothing.
(Mercenary #2) Thanks pal, you saved me.
(Mercenary) Donât mention it. By the way, can you shoot that tank over there?
(Mercenary #2) Sure.
(Mercenary) Keep shooting it. Itâs gonna explode.
I instructed my buddy to shoot at the tank of liquid nitrogen installed next to the gate. The tank exploded and the centipedeâs outer skin froze. I fired my third shot, which leaves me with 2 bullets.
(Mercenary) Hm, it seems we wouldâve managed to do damage to it, but⊠Was it prevented by a magic barrier?
(Mercenary #2) They can create personal barriers as well as ship barriers!?
(Mercenary) Seems like it. Actually, we shouldnât be fighting this. Our squad is not equipped to deal with this situation.
(Mercenary #2) Do we run?
Man, Iâd like to run but I need my salary. As if the centipede wasnât enough, now they have a spider lady behind them. Wait- Thereâs something on the back of the spider!
(Mercenary #2) Hey, you said you saw movies about these insects. Is it normal for a spider to have a giant praying mantis on their back!?
(Mercenary) OF COURSE NOT! Thatâs probably one of Noahâs biological weapons! Wait, why is the mantis looking at us!?
(Mercenary #2) Come on, this is too much⊠Hey, that suitâŠ
From the other side of the gate I could see Arakawa Kouki wearing the Type-0 suit. The range is approximately 1800 meters. That should be more than what the suitâs assisted movement could detect.
(Mercenary) Iâm gonna shoot him. If I shoot twice, weâre running away as fast as we can.