After that, we worked on repairing the barbed wire fence, but the more urgent matter was dealing with the monsters that had already crossed the border.

It was obvious that many of them had moved further into the mountains before we even arrived at the unit, meaning the area would already be overrun with creatures.

“They must not make it down to the village…”

The company commander paced back and forth anxiously before finally giving orders—some of us would stay behind to finish reinforcing the fence, while the rest would be sent ahead to exterminate the monsters.

‘Ah, so this is how it happens.’

The next scene in the original novel must be Dalin getting caught in danger, which leads to her change of heart and awakening.@@novelbin@@

As expected, Alpha Platoon was selected to spearhead the monster extermination for the 18th Company.

“Take down as many of them as you can!”

At his command, we broke off from the unit and sprinted down the mountain. The legs I had abused during guerrilla training immediately flared with pain.

At least I had anticipated this situation and conserved my stamina. Other soldiers, caught off guard by the sudden emergency, were already panting and struggling to keep up.

Whiiik!

Despite the chaotic situation, Aquila showed no signs of fatigue. He swiftly dispatched a small snake-like monster that caught his eye, his gaze scanning the mountain with sharp precision.

“It’ll be best if we spread out.”

Aquila’s command was short. He glanced at Kayot and Rosan, the two officers, but they remained silent. Ever since the Benny incident, they had kept their mouths shut and stayed out of decisions like this.

That meant it was up to us to make the call.

“Alright. We’ll divide into groups and spread out to take down as many monsters as possible.”

Just as I was about to relay the orders to my subordinates, I spotted another unit descending from the other side of the mountain.

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