Alzacar Academy

Chapter Fourty

Wetlands

Handa na kami. We already worn our battle apparel and our rear visors at hand. Our weapons are ready at ang kulang nalang sa'min ngayon ay copter. Inihanda pa ng mga staffs ang aircraft na sasakyan namin patungong North Erthomia.

Sa 'di kalayuan ay natanaw ko si Mr. Olwane kasama ng isang staff. Siya ang sasama para sa drop-off namin doon. He's going to check everything here for safety and security. Ang mga kasamahan ko ay nag-aantay rin.

Si Lucy Zorion na nababagot at mukhang inaantok. Fun fact about her is that magkaaway sila ni Reyda. Ang dalawang babae ay may pagkaparehas ng ugali. It seems a match for the both of them.

“Nyssa?” I turned to the person called me. To my surprise it was Zeniya Surrey. Hindi kami nagpapansinan sa mga trainings kaya nakakagulat ng pansinin niya ako bigla.

“What's up?” casual na sagot ko pabalik.

“Goodluck sa'tin..” she gave me a small smile.

I only nodded at her. The maladroit air is getting thicker because she just stood there, staring at me. Anong gagawin ko sa kanya? Could I say something?

“Uh, I know it's late but my condolence to your friend.” she said.

Napanganga ako, kailangan ba talagang i bring up 'yan dito? sa mismong launch? Again, I nodded at her. Wala akong masabi kasi last months I've been through a lot when it comes to missions. Grabe 'yung mga dinaranas ko upang makabangon ulit. Witnessing every person perish is traumatic.

Nawala siya sa paningin ko at lumapit kay Calloway na nakaupo at malalim ang iniisip.

“What a leech.” usal ng isa sa mga kasamahan ko na si Junnie. “Kita namang ayaw sa kanya nong lalaki.” she chuckled.

I just looked at them with nothing in mind.

Mayamaya lumapit sa gawi namin si Mr. Olwane. Tinignan niya ang kanyang pambisig na relo at tumango sa sarili. “Five minutes then we'll depart.” he told us.

Nang ma-settle na ang lahat sa copter ay agad itong lumipad sa himpapawid. The copter flew the distance from the mountains of Terranus and to the unknown terrestrials ahead.

“Remember, always stick to your team. Kapag isa sa inyo ay critical ang lagay contact us immediately as possible. Do not interfere if you saw illegal people lurking around.” paalala ni Mr. Olwane.

Hangang sa marating namin ang lugar ng North Erthomia. The wide marsh bore to us as the copter landed to a hill and below you can gander the vast marsh and in between is a salt water where it leads to the forest mangroves.

When all of us got out of the helicopter, tinangay ng malakas na hangin ang buhok ko.

“Goodluck team!” Mr. Olwane shouted but it is barely audible dahil sa ingay na gawa ng copter. We watched the helicopter fled away until it disappeared to our sight.

Ang kulay ng aming battle apparel ay kasing kulay ng swamp, siguro'y naaayon sa lugar upang magbalat-kayo.

“Mahirap mag-hanap ng highlands sa wetland area. Kinda tricky for me.” pangunguna ni Lucy na hawak ang kanyang bolt action sniper rifle. She has CZ 85 with her and multiple grenades.

“We'll figure it out at some point.” seryosong anya ni Dezaral. Arming his railgun with DL-44 heavy blaster pistol at his side and a knife.

The weapon I chose are firearm SMG, two HK 45 and my signature daggers. Junnie Talin has bow & arrow, two Taurus 738 and handful bombs. Reyda is gripping her neutral rifle, two HK VP40 and japanese knives. Laimus has tactical shotgun with two Sig P220. Zeniya has also a plasma rifle, two Ruger SR9 and a medicine kit carrying on her back. Lastly, Jaxon has SC-75 Valhalla ( Heavy Black hole energy sword ) blades become extremely corrosive and can slice through just like a lightsaber. Hawak niya rin ang dalawang springfield G145 and some smoke bombs. Lahat kami ay may handy pack back sa likod na naglalaman ng supplies sa loob ng tatlong araw.