The green wheat fields stretch infinitely towards the horizon, and the scenery of the pioneer land is almost as beautiful as a landscape. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, what appears to be a painter's hand or an emotional disorder is painted with black marks that ruin the impressionistic beauty.

The village burned, and black smoke rose.

Lu Cao, a second-class Tomita who belonged to the third reconnaissance team, looked at the large black smoke in the sky, thinking of the posture of the giant dragon that wanted to soar into the sky. But it was evoked by the lives of the villagers living in this peaceful village, the houses, and the food stored before the next harvest as sacrifices.

Thinking about it this way, it seems appropriate that this landscape is named "The Evil Dragon's Rise to the Sky".

The large helicopter he was aboard in the CH47 Chinook was flying in and along with friendly planes, it almost skimmed over the roofs of houses and passed through the village surrounded by black smoke.

The fire of the red lotus right now shows its burning teeth to houses, furniture, etc., and chews them up. The flames were accompanied by the sound of chewing to sweep them all away.

The flames, like the tip of a snake's tongue, burn slowly, coiling along the grass and trees, emitting a roaring breath.

However, the sound was mercilessly overwhelmed by the roar of the turboshaft engine with 4336 brake horsepower.

The front and back blades tore through the layers of gauzy black smoke. The lower half of the smoke was swept up by the downdraft. Some of the flames were blown away directly by the air current.

It was not so much that they were riding together, but that the members of the 403rd Squadron of the 4th Combat Regiment, which belonged to the Ground Self-Defense Force, which had been specially dispatched by the Ground Self-Defense Force, were silent as they watched the tragic scene at the moment.

The only ones who kept talking were the TV news sources.

They didn't get permission from anyone, but they took the place with the best view as a matter of course, and they pointed the muzzle of the camera at the village in front of them. The man holding the microphone kept saying things that he could understand at a glance, such as "there is a village," "smoke is rising," and "you can see victims everywhere," as if he were talking about a special secret that only he knew.

Looking at such a scene, Tomita whispered to Lu Cao, a second-class Kuribayashi next to him.

"I thought the TV station staff I was going to protect must be your sister. ”

"Who knows. We've been doing this kind of mission lately, is that reconnaissance?"

The dialogue is subtly misaligned. However, they just wanted to complain, so there was no verbal exchange, and the two exchanged glances with each other and shrugged helplessly.

"These beasts! Our mission here is to defeat Solsha. This time we must find their main force and crush them. Do you hear that!?"

Hearing the roar like the previous Lu Caochang, the team members nodded in unison, "Understood!"

"Very well answered. Now reload your bullets!"

The members of the first squad tapped their helmets with their magazines.

This is to ensure that the total of 20 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition is actually loaded in the magazine. It's a trivial matter, but if you have a malfunction such as a stuck rifle in battle, it can be life-threatening. Because there is no such level of vigilance and life and death are separated, this is the battlefield and the place where they will go.

The team members, who had finished loading the Type 64 rifle magazine in familiar techniques, removed their hands from the levers and began to load. Reloading, reloading, locking...... The love gun in their hands easily turned into a hideous murder weapon at this moment.

"Good loading!

That being said, the gun doesn't show aggressive colors, and it doesn't stand on end like a hound, roaring as if it's about to attack. Whether you load bullets or not, the expression of the cold steel will not change in any way. However, if you apply a force slightly more than the weight of the trigger by 2.3-4.7 kilograms to your index finger, the striking iron will hit the detonator, spitting out a block of killing intent in the direction the owner desires.

In this way, the team members may be the same as this rifle.

On weekdays, they are also someone's friend, someone's husband, someone's son. They don't look like the martial artists who appear after a flashy show on a TV sports show, and there are few physical features that can be seen at a glance. If you take off your uniform, no one will notice who they are.

However, once they have picked up their loaded guns and disarmed them as ordered, they look for their prey like hungry wolves, pull the trigger called the command, and march forward to annihilate their enemies.

After confirming the black tape that had been applied to prevent parts from falling and unnecessary noise, the team members pulled on their harps and carried their rifles. Some of them used mounts produced by local factories to forcibly attach private secondary scopes. The team members took aim in the dimly lit Chinook machine, checked the condition of the crosssight, and then carried their rifles.

The team member next to him asked.

"Can this hard-mounted scope work?"

"It's about the same as the crosshairs and the door that will be scrapped at some point...... Right?"

After the fighting situation became harsh, the top management of the Ground Self-Defense Force began to allow the Self-Defense Forces to make various modifications to their guns to a large extent. An auxiliary sight is one of them, in addition to a front butt and a laser sight, among others.

The shadow of Chinook II fell motionless on the village square.

In the distance, Cobra helicopter gunships circled in the air in support of the disembarking Self-Defense Forces.

As the rope-thick rappelling rope of the tug-of-war competition with the Games was lowered to the ground, the squad leader lowered his raised hand.

After that, the members of the first team pounced on the rappelling rope like bullets, and slipped down one by one.

The cameras that are reporting on them watch their posture.

At the camera, Tomita and the others aim at the ground, alerting enemies who may attack the landtroopers.

After all the members of the first team landed, Chinook pulled up the rappel rope and began to raise the height again.

Inside the deserted helicopter, Furumurazaki pressed towards the helmet-wearing helicopter pilot.

"Hey, find a place to land. We can't go down like this!"

The on-board maintenance staff of the Aviation Division was very embarrassed, but they could only answer with a smile.

"Yes, understood. However, if you land, you will have to wait until the ground is safe. ”

"Won't you be able to capture the tension on the ground!? Landing me right now!"

"Yes, yes...... Will you use this, though?"

The on-board maintenance officer pointed to the rappelling rope to explain.

For helicopters traveling to and from the battlefield, the most dangerous moment is the moment of take-off and landing. Descent by pendant and descent using rappelling ropes were also developed to circumvent this risk. Undoubtedly, this is not something that can be done by suddenly saying "do it for me" to the uninitiated, so not landing is also a necessary measure to ensure the safety of the body and the material collection class. With such an explanation, even Furumurazaki could only mumble "no way" mixed with swear words.

As the photographer and Furumurazaki look down longingly at the earth, Chinook gradually rises into the air. It had been hovering over the burning village until it was confirmed that it was safe on the ground.

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The second watch of two shifts per day