This is a chapter that I had in mind as it was based on the Starship Troopers movie but with touches from the video game and the film trilogy, such as the incorporation of the combat suit that you only see in the franchise game.
English is not my language; the spelling is regular and buggy, but the story with all its flaws can be enjoyable and good.
Remember to leave a constructive criticism.
FEDERAL NETWORK
The cast of Lugnica were amazed at the image they were seeing as they looked at the letters that had appeared when they first saw an image that was interesting to them, something only Al would easily recognize if his memory didn't fail him after spending several years in the new one. world that had been sent: a heraldic of a silver eagle in the shape of an airplane with the globe of the Earth rotating in the center in the middle of a brass-colored frame with the "Federal Network" glowing.
It was propaganda, in that he mentally observed, but the image he saw gave him a different sensation, as if he was attracted by the speech that the television narrator was presenting; he was roaring and handsome, fitting in with the promotions they gave of good quality products and good job offers. But nevertheless, there was something else ...
'Sounds like military propaganda' he thought about it to himself, and his instincts did not betray him when the following images were shown.
ENROLL NOW.
He was not wrong: it was military propaganda, and that astonished him.
'What just happened?' the feeling he had before the demonstration of thousands of soldiers in the background gave him an idea that the Earth was promoting a military ideology, something that had only been seen in the Japanese Empire and in the other European powers in the mid-nineteenth century with the growing tensions and the outbreak of the two world wars that caused several scars in the past, and he did not like that.
Were there confrontations? Did the countries fight again? Did they implement military propaganda as a peace measure? In that there was possibility in the last word that had been formulated in his mind after being focused on the word "federal", implying that either it is a military organization that takes the reins in the internal security sector of all nations, or that the Earth was formed through a single unified government that was exemplified through a federation, something that was only seen in the science fiction series that he watched in his spare time and in video games.
The chances were great if he paid more attention to the details that would later be shown.
ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ARE THEMSELVES TO FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE.
(The camera shows a large grouping of soldiers neatly in their own row, wearing mechanized dark blue armor)
(The shot shows the first person in front of the entire screen)
"I'm going to do my part" proudly proclaimed a dark-haired woman exposing her face under her case.
"I'm going to do my part" proudly proclaimed a white-skinned Caucasian man with blue eyes.
"I'm going to do my part," proclaimed a man with a Mediterranean complexion.
"And I'll help too" said a boy of about thirteen with blond hair with his hair combed to the right side, wearing a child version of military armor.
The soldiers laughed at the childish but funny and entertaining scene.
"hmm ... it seems that the world of Subaru has a good way of campaigning, very energetic in contrast to Vollachia" observed Priscilla analytically, fanning herself as she gazed with fascination and curiosity at the propaganda that was being displayed in front of the eyes of she. Very different, that's what she saw; The militarized level of the army was a clear indication that the world that came from his subordinate and the brat Natsuki had a high range of technological advancement, leaving the obvious that there were no swords or bows or other ancient things given how technological that was world. "Didn't you tell me that your world is superiorly advanced?"
"Of course it is, my princess" Al replied, making a formal reference to his lady. "The military differences between this world and mine are very high with respect to the war development where innovations were produced in the internal security sector of the nations of Earth, that includes leaving aside swords, bows, crossbows and other utensils medieval character and go towards the most innovative and high quality "
Priscilla's red eyes flashed with interest as a smile formed at the corners of her lips, knowing that she would enjoy the military display of the modern world against an ancient perspective, rooted in medieval fantasy.
"Soldiers have an energetic air," Wilhelm said with interest and fascination, with an air of nostalgia and amusement as he plunged into his former youth as a mere brat looking for a future when he enrolled in the Lugnica Royal Guard. The energetic nature of those young people he saw on the screen gave him a lot of fun and air of old times, both good and bad, but experience was experience in his time as a soldier. Very different, in that he was right, but the feeling was the same regardless of the differences between the two worlds. "Young people in Subaru's world have a good attitude in military service, very different in my youth; even their spirits are intoxicating."
"On that I agree" Reinhard agreed, watching with curiosity and fascination as the dedication of the three soldiers to serve their country was presented one by one.
"Heh! That's very different when I was a rookie in the Royal Guard" Felix said with amusement. "Their dedication is incredible"
"Hmm, not to mention that they also have better clothing than ours" added Julius objectively, evaluating with wonderful fascination the clothing that the soldiers wore, both in their armor and in the objects they carried in their hands. This presentation made him feel overwhelmed with the aura of enthusiasm and pride that radiated from the presentation. What he was witnessing was incredibly speechless.
Lugnica was not that advanced in technological levels; There were magicians and alchemists who contributed to the daily well-being in the different internal areas of the nation, but they did not go further as it was in the world of Subaru with respect to the technological power that those soldiers had.
Kararagi and Vollachia were somewhat advanced in their internal movement that left Lugnica in tatters, but those two nations were barely walking the path of evolution with respect to the internal development that both had.
"Very true Julius" Anastasia said with eyes turned to stars as she stared at the incredible design of modern soldier clothing, formulating in her astonished internal state of mind the need to store it in her mind and to be able to replicate it with her. help from designers, alchemists and other professionals of manipulation in the area of metallurgy to make it real. He was an asset that she could not waste, he would even make Kararagi a perfectly advanced military power with that weaponry when she felt safe.
"The discipline and training in these soldiers are incredible" Crusch Karsten expressed with fascination, she being a staunch follower of military culture when she heard of the chivalric feats in the epic ballads and the anecdotes told by the soldiers of her family when fighting against the mabeasts that infected all the lands in the outskirts. Training through countless physical trainings made her an incredible fighter by wielding the sword and using her blessing to feel the wind among others, as a woman being trained as a soldier was seen as taboo and unethical in Lugnica, in contrast to other nations that were indifferent to it, but seeing that demonstration in the image of those soldiers made her feel like a vigor of anxiety, how she wanted to enter that world and be like those soldiers that she was seeing.
The militarism in Lugnica took time to be advanced like in the Subaru world, but they had good discipline and a somewhat old logistics that was being implemented with modern ideas to make it more feasible by having an army in perfectly optimal conditions, and that is why This is why she strived to make a perfect internal establishment with the use of military ideas; somewhat fascist from a modern point of view for those of Earth, but necessary for her and for the nation of Lugnica, a dream that she wanted to realize after Fourier's death at the hands of her terrible disease, promising that the promise of she would be fulfilled.
Crusch wanted to adopt the discipline she was witnessing on screen; Subaru's world was superior in development, and he would not miss this opportunity to follow in those footsteps.
"Isn't it dangerous for a child like him to be in that place?" Emilia said with concern seeing how a child can be in a dangerous place like that, which was outrageous and horrible to her. It was obvious that militarism was an important structure, since it functioned as the protective arm against enemy nations, but to think of recruiting among the little ones without developing freely was aberrant and despotic to her. How wild is her knight's army? It made her shudder with horror.
"You're wrong" Beatrice refuted him, who was next to him. "It is just a material to add humor and fun to the publicity campaign; they are not stupid to do so since it would tarnish their reputation and that of their soldiers. You have to observe that they will show us that propaganda, I suppose"
"Very good observation, my dear spirit" said Roswaal with an iota of amusement in his singing voice, observing with an air of sick humor under his mask at the events that would be shown through the images, thinking to himself of the service. The boy Natsuki was doing contrasted with the determined and protective personality of his otherworldly tenant.
THEY ARE PLAYING THEIR PART, AND YOU? JOIN THE MOBILE INFANTRY AND EARN PRESTIGE. THE SERVICE GRANTS CITIZENSHIP. YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
"A very laborious and patriotic publicity at the same time," Wilhelm told himself in a wise tone. "Obtaining citizenship and good merits is something that nobody would leave out just by obtaining that and having a good personal stability"
"For that there is also our campaign with the Royal Guard and the army that we have to help to obtain said citizenship to be one among many in Lugnica" Reinhard told his grandfather.
"Right" agreed Duchess Karsten's elderly butler. "But the publicity that we see is more energetic and with a touch of emotion and attractive charisma so that all civilians can aspire to great merits through that information that they are giving us. It is different, and the images that we see of the soldiers of the Subaru's world are different to ours to a degree; they have everything in perfect neatness compared to our world. "
"I agree on that, old man!" Garfiel said enthusiastically, raising both hands in the air. "That publicity has been incredible! The soldiers and those costumes are fascinating, even the dedication and discipline are fantastic to see the pride in their eyes. I can't wait to see the Captain in action!"
The entire cast nodded their heads.
What they were seeing on the theater screen was Subaru's life before being teleported to Lugnica mysteriously from his world. He had barely said a few things to them, while the rest he kept to himself; it was obvious that they are personal matters in which it was difficult to explain in certain words regarding the experiences he had in his world.
Subaru was a good person, in that no one reproached him; he had always been gentle, courageous, dashing, foolish, stupid, ignorant, withdrawn, but a great friend and a magnificent individual who would never stop helping those in need. A person worthy of trust and a lot of respect, and now, they were witnessing what his life had been like before he left his world.
"I'm excited and at the same time scared that Subaru has gotten into something that is rigorous" Rem expressed with great concern in the boy she loved with all her heart.
"Calm down, sister" Ram consoled her with an affectionate gesture as she rested his hand on his twin's shoulder. "Knowing the idiot Barusu, it is possible that he got that attitude by joining the army, which we will see how he fared."
A smile formed on Rem's lips.
"Thank you sister"
"Hmm, Mobile Infantry, it sounds a little different than the infantry we have in this world" Otto observed curiously.
"It's true" Mimi agreed as she adjusted her glasses. "Our infantry are nothing more than common soldiers who are divided into different sections with respect to the weapons they carry, while Subaru's world must refer to the weapons they carry"
"You mean the armor?" Tivey said curiously.
"Exactly" agreed Mimi.
"Hmm, it sounds interesting" Ricardo said with a smile from ear to ear. "Armies that wear armor are of the magical type during my travels, but in them they are different when I see some details that are difficult for me to describe"
"They are mechanized armor" added Al. "They are instruments that only use energetic mechanisms to make it work in different athletic areas"
"How to jump, run, lift heavy things and other functions?" Petra asked.
"Yes," Al agreed. "They do that kind that a common person wouldn't, even if it took a lot of training to lift a massive two-hundred-thousand-kilo block of iron."
There was a great ovation among the people of Lugnica at that.
"Does that mean they don't need magic?" argued Anastasia.
"No." Al shook his head. "Only science and ingenuity in the different fields of logical understanding were fundamental in the technological and innovative development of my world. Magic is a thing of fantasy and of simple myth with the labor progress that the human being on Earth has made"
"That's true" Beatrice pointed out. "It was thanks to my contractor that he gave me a lot of information about his world, both in its evolutionary development and the actuality of the so-called" modern age "that has prospered for a long time"
"The world of Subaru must be fascinating," Otto expressed wonderfully. "It is incredible that a world existed without magic"
"And what we are seeing is not proof of that?" Garfiel argued. "Look guys; it is something that goes beyond our understanding before a world superior to ours in all different areas"
"I agree with my brother" said Frederica. "Our world is very different from the world Subaru came from; we have magic, but not enough to advance at high levels with respect to being busy with our affairs."
"You are absolutely right in that, Miss Frederica," Wilhelm pointed out. "With everything we have it does not compare to the world of Subaru if we do not progress in ourselves, but sometimes we tend to forget about our responsibilities until we are studs. What we see is an example of how that world has progressed in a different way. to ours when thinking about how to move forward; the advertising that is showing us another example that we can learn"
They all nodded at the ancient warrior as he stared at the next image.
METEORITE BUG.
A great muffled exhalation echoed through the theater as he watched a gigantic rock sped through the blackness of star-covered outer space.
"That rock is too big!" Felt said in exasperation.
"And it's going really fast!" Otto added in horror.
"Will they stop him?" Felix argued fearfully.
"They must surely have weapons to destroy that object" explained Reinhard, whose face was covered in amazement and surprise at seeing a huge rock that was a thousand times bigger than the moon.
THE BUGS SEND ANOTHER METEORITE TO EARTH, BUT THIS TIME WE ARE PREPARED. PLANETARY DEFENSES ARE BETTER THAN EVER.
(The image shows how two cannons of a space station destroy the huge meteorite, reducing it in a matter of seconds into dust)
YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
"That was incredible!" Garfiel yelled. "They smashed that rock to dust with those shots! Of course I want to know more!"
"I don't doubt that" he told her, disturbed by the demonstration of how he witnessed the scene.
"In just a few shots and voila ..." was what Petra could say when she was with her mouth and eyes wide.
"Technological power is fascinating ..." Anastasia said quietly at the image of the cannons and the station orbiting space.
"Wow, it seems that the world of Subaru has very interesting things" praised Roswaal with the usual singing tone of him.
"What we saw is a space station," argued Beatrice.
"Spacial station?" Emilia cocked her head.
"A kind of base that is a thousand miles from the orbit of the planet where it fulfills its function of monitoring space traffic and the surveillance of strange phenomena that can happen at any time", the spirit of the Library explained with pride. "The power we saw is a demonstration of how advanced Subaru's world is"
"Blessed dragon ..." Julius blurted out with an exasperated sigh. "And to think that our magic attacks were destructive compared to that"
"Well, it seems that those of that world take it very calmly. But ... there is something that catches my attention" said Priscilla.
"And what is it, my princess?" Al asked his master.
"The presenter said that those 'bugs' send another meteorite, which to understand that it is not the first time they destroy one, but that they had to mount a guard to defend themselves" she explained with deduction.
"Indeed," Beatrice agreed. "It seems that my contractor's world is in the middle of a war against an enemy that sends them many attacks"
Hearing that, many of those present felt astonished.
"The Captain is struggling with those things?!" Garfiel asked.
"Well, it's obvious" Mimi argued with a frown. "The ad campaign shown to us was a sign that the world of Subaru was in the midst of a war against an enemy who may be superior in technology by seeing how they deal with the thousands of rocks sent to them through space."
Emilia felt anguished when she heard that, wondering silently if Subaru was staying safe despite the danger that abounded fighting against a great enemy that surpassed them. She could attest to the boy's determination, but the memories of seeing him confront all the dangers that almost brought him to the brink of her death made her fear that something bad might happen to him.
"Al, do you think the government of your world is capable of dealing with a threat?" Priscilla asked her knight.
"That would depend on how advanced my world and the enemy's are, my princess" Al replied frankly. "Lately I am not aware of how much my world has advanced with respect to the technological field, but, given the images, I can argue in theory that the federal government is capable of dealing with it; there is the publicity about recruiting young people to win prestige, and how the Earth's orbital defenses are capable of destroying any space threat as it was with that asteroid "
"I see" Priscilla nodded. "It seems that your world has a reasoning capacity far superior to this world, even that they can be at the level of Vollachia"
"Thank you, my lady"
"Still" she began to say pragmatically. "It is my first time that there is life in other worlds, in addition to humanity, demi-humans and other beings that are beyond our understanding"
"Alien threats are part of our culture, my lady; the fear of the unknown was the reason that the huge galaxy in which we are all part gives us to understand that we must be ready when an invasion from another world happens, and the government Federal Earth takes it very seriously when it comes to defending our home. "
Little giggles escaped her seductive lips as her ruby eyes blazed with an amused glint.
"This will be fun," she proclaimed as she fanned herself.
"I wonder how far along it will be to see that weapon in action" Anastasia said anxiously.
"Like me," Ricardo coined, who also shared the same sentiment with his boss.
"Ho, ho, and me too" Roswaal said at the end with a smile.
WHY DO WE FIGHT?
(The image shows a huge rocky and barren planet of yellowish hue with dark green spots wrapped in a dark blue sky and has two moons and two suns: one blue and the other yellow)
KLENDATHU, ORIGIN OF THE METEORITE ATTACKS, ORBATES A SYSTEM OF TWIN STARS WHOSE GRAVITATIONAL FORCES ARE BRUTAL THAT PRODUCE AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF METEORITES, FORMING THIS BELT OF ASTEROIDS.
(The screen shows the image of the great galaxy where the planet Klendathu and its vast asteroid belt are located, located in the extreme west)
The faces of those present were catatonic and amazed at what they were seeing.
"By the dragon ..." Otto said, breathless.
"I-it's a-awesome ..." Felt said in a low voice.
"Incredible, very incredible ..." Garfiel repeated with his mouth open.
"I have no words to say before such a wonderful image" Roswaal coined with a drawn expression of childlike fascination and amusement.
"It's beautiful ..." Emilia said softly.
"This is what the galaxy is like," Wilhelm cheered, trying to recover from his stupor. "And to think that we are all simple ants in the middle of an imposing terrain that encompasses everything"
"If an astrologer magician saw this, he would be speechless without being able to articulate an answer" argued Julius with eyes wide as blinds.
"The universe is very fascinating and at the same time strange" Priscilla mused with a very astonished attitude.
"Yes," Al agreed, nodding. "That's how it is"
"Seeing this for the first time is something that fills me with great wonder" Beatrice tried to say as she broke out of her great astonishment.
"That's where the older brother is struggling," Petra pointed out.
"I hope he does well" prayed Frederica.
"Subaru, please be careful" Rem said with concern.
"Do what you can to make it out alive" Ram added.
"Subaru ..." Emilia articulated feeling tense on how her knight will fare.
"And to think that our world is more wonderful compared to that covered in rock," Felix scoffed sarcastically.
"Don't forget that it's also inhabited by bugs" observed Julius.
"At least they shouldn't be as dangerous as a mabeast" Reinhard commented sarcastically.
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE GALAXY, KLENDATHU MUST BE DELETED.
(The image of the Klendathu star system is destroyed by the dramatic effect of the narrator)
"Ugh, that sounds unethical," Crusch argued at the claim.
"On that I agree, Lady Crusch" Wilhelm agreed. "Destroying a world that can be of help to the government of the Earth is of vital importance if you investigate further until you discover some mineral important for the economy"
"I agree with you" added Ricardo. "Devastating a good territory that can be taken advantage of from the conquered material provides a good supply in a victorious way if the resources hidden by those critters are sought"
"Hmph, the government of the Earth is getting very barbaric with that clarification," Anastasia said indignantly.
"You can't imagine it if they made an orbital attack using destructive bombs that would wipe out everything in a matter of seconds," Al argued harshly.
"But, looking at it from a different perspective, don't you think it is also considered conventional?" Reinhard argued. "I know that for the common good it is necessary to make unethical sacrifices to guarantee peace, but the threat of vermin can sustain great danger if the honeycomb is not completely eliminated"
"Good point," Al coined.
(The image shows a number of spaceships that crossed the orbit of the planet with the word "INVASION" in capital letters)
NOW WE CUT THE NET AND GO LIVE ON KLENDATHU, WHERE THE INVASION IS BEGINNING.
Everyone present was silent, observing in the first person how the fight was developing.
("Entry into 2, 1, now ...")
(The screen showed a man wearing the military outfit of the Mobile Infantry where the upper part of the camera, on the left side, was the federal logo with the words FEDNET. In the background there was a gigantic stone in the middle of a night landscape and a huge number of troops rushing behind him)
"Ho, the action has just started" said Ricardo with some encouragement.
"Yes," observed Felix. "There are several Mobile Infantry soldiers going here and there with their weapons, nya."
"It seems that the situation is getting very complicated" observed Wilhelm.
"Subaru must be among them" he said with Otto with anxiety and concern.
"Calm down, friend" Garfiel soothed optimistically. "The Captain must be commanding his own battalion against the bugs"
"I hope he's okay" Emilia murmured.
("We have just landed in what many of the Federation call it the Big K with the ..." her narration was interrupted by the contingency of many soldiers who were hurrying. "... with the Sixth Division of the Mobile Infantry ... ")
"Uff, man," Al refuted. "You better get out of there or else they'll run you over."
"Come on, Al" Ricardo said with an amused air. "To take a picture of a battle you have to be in the front row to see it all and give the audience some fun for entertainment"
"Well, I can assure you that this guy will die in the first scene if he doesn't go somewhere else," Wilhelm objected, shaking his head.
Hearing that from the Counts Karsten's butler, a smile spread underneath the one-armed knight's helmet.
"Blood, death and action" Al mused in a musical tone. "Heh! How I missed those newscasts and their reporters who put themselves in danger with this to get the news of the century"
("It's a horrible planet, bugs abound. A planet hostile to life ..." his words were cut off when a bug entered the scene)
A choked fright echoed throughout the audience as they witnessed the first encounter with a species native to another world.
It was a quadruped arachnid about two to three meters long; It had a huge pincer-shaped jaw with sharp edges that can shatter a rock and The hind leg pairs are much longer than the front two legs and serve as the main locomotion, the front legs being one-third shorter, and the two upper front legs or "side jaws" were similar to swords.
"Blessed dragon ..." Julius said in a low voice.
"Gods ..." Emilia articulated with a diminished thread.
"T-That's a very dangerous bug" Otto pointed out with a scared tone.
"That thing is more horrible than a mabeast!" Garfiel argued with exclamation.
Frederica hugged Petra so that she could not see the alien creature while she trembled in horror at the hideous beast.
"It seems your prediction came true, my dear Wilhelm" Roswaal mused.
(The spider creature caught the federal correspondent with his powerful jaws, lifting him into the air while the cameraman recorded the scene)
"Someone must help him!" exclaimed Felix in fear.
"It's impossible" Ram objected as she shook her head. "His jaws are capable of killing him if they manage to save him"
"But ..." Emilia wanted to argue, but the sound of her gunshots cut her off by focusing her gaze on her as seven soldiers fired their weapons at the alien creature.
"They're barely hurting him," Mimi said.
"I think his body build is bulletproof" Al observed. "It's like shooting an arrow at the scales of a dragon."
(The creature shattered the federal correspondent with his lethal jaws, flinging the torso and waist in various directions, smearing the ground with blood with its intestines.)
That image disturbed the spectators, causing them to turn to another place while they avoided vomiting.
"What a lethality those jaws have," Crusch said, horrified at what she had just witnessed.
"Don't see Petra, don't see ..." Frederica repeated fearfully.
"I have seen horrible things in my youth during the Demi Human War, but this goes further" Wilhelm said with a touch of disgust.
"Was there no strategy or order in the invasion plan?" Priscilla objected as she stared at the screen, seeing how the Mobile Infantry troops were running, but in the opposite direction.
"Ehh?" Crusch said; she watched the scene and she was immediately aware of it. "What she says is true: they are retiring"
"That?!" Garfiel exclaimed recklessly. "But if they are an advanced military force ..."
"Yes, it is," Priscilla argued. "Although the situation is the opposite when seeing how the troops withdraw from the combat zone while shooting with those arachnids"
"Perhaps there was a problem in the equation ..." Wilhelm corroborated calmly and naturally as he made a mental diagram of the military withdrawal. "I say this from my experience in the Demi-human War, since several plans were organized in the Royal Army, which were successful and sometimes fraudulent before the cunning of the enemy with enough knowledge to know that the other faction would make a move in First. The federal government of the world of Subaru thought that it would be a perfect and smooth invasion on the planet of insects, but we can observe how these beings, in addition to being simple giant insects, can have great ingenuity if we compare it with the ants using their understanding to formulate plans to protect the colony from invaders, which applies to the planet's military withdrawal "
They all agreed to the logic of Duchess Karsten's butler.
"Being an older person in your current state, I can see that you still retain the knowledge and wisdom of your youth, Wilhelm."
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Roswaal" agreed the old warrior.
"Heh, no need, old friend" Roswaal returned kindly.
(The shots were strident from the holes where the bullets came out until they could kill the arachnid)
"They could have killed him" Felix sighed.
("Let's get out of here!" Ordered the last soldier, gesturing for them to leave. He ran towards the cameraman, revealing a tense face. "Get out of here! This is not the time to shoot but to flee!")
"I agree with that soldier," Al pointed out. "They must get out of that carnage at all costs as long as they can cover their backs."
"Anyway," Wilhelm agreed, also showing signs of being tense from the clamor of retreat.
("Subaru ...!" The soldier called to the third subject who was next to him. "Help direct them towards the ships while I cover the rear!")
Hearing that name, a great wave of anxiety and bustle filled the room.
"Captain!"
"Barusu!"
"Subaru!"
"Lord Natsuki!"
("But, Johnny, if you do it, they might kill you" argued Subaru, raising his voice between the gunshots and the screams of the arachnids that permeated the environment)
("We're screwed after all!" Johnny snapped. "Damn High Command told us it would be a successful invasion but the opposite happened by going blind to an unspecified victory!")
Al's hand clenched into a fist as he grunted angrily.
"Those damn High Command bastards ...!"
"They let many soldiers die from a single mistake!" Julius exclaimed angrily. "They had to ensure the safety of the mission, not be delayed by a mistake that cost them dearly!"
"All those soldiers ..." Felix said with a ragged breath. "All of them..."
"They were sent to a butcher shop without even having a plan!" Crusch refuted in an angry voice.
"Subaru, get out of there!" yelled Rem and Emilia.
("This is not the time to argue, do it now!" Johnny raised his voice. "Ask Ace for help; he will help you ...!")
"Make him tell you!" Emilia exclaimed, exasperated. "Get out of there and help evacuate!"
(A loud roar cut off the next words that Subaru was going to say when he realized that an arachnid was following them at full speed)
"Run, damn it!" cried Felix. "Run while you can!"
(Seeing the arachnid approaching towards them, one of the soldiers broke away from them and began shooting at it through a round of thunderous shots)
("Die cursed!" Exclaimed the soldier as he fired. "Die, die, die ...!")
"Now is the time!" Wilhelm said. "It's your chance to run away while he sacrifices himself!"
(The shots ran out as he ran out of ammo at the last second)
"!NO!" exclaimed the entire audience when the worst would soon occur.
(The arachnid creature thrust its sharp fang into its upper jaw, lifted it with brutal sharpness, and threw it savagely to the right side, where a herd of arachnids began to fall)
"Dear gods ..." Emilia almost fainted after regaining her strength.
"They are beasts, beasts that will not hesitate to kill ..." Otto swallowed hard.
("Smith!" Johnny yelled, starting to shoot the arachnid. "Run Subaru, run while I cover you!")
Everyone watched as Subaru's face wavered, wavered and then nodded, making the entire audience sigh in relief that the boy they knew was safe.
"I know you didn't want to do it, but there was no other choice," Wilhelm said in a tired, strained tone. "It's not your fault for abandoning your partner in the middle of the retreat."
"Don't blame yourself Subaru…" Emilia wanted to comfort him, but that wasn't going to work for her.
"What matters is that you survived, that's the only thing that matters" Rem said with a worried tone shaking from the tension that she and the others were feeling.
"Save yourself from that carnage, brother, then you can avenge your fallen comrade" Al said with a weary tone from the adrenaline rushing through his body.
"Better run away while you can, idiot ..." Ram argued in an exasperated tone.
"You did what you could do ..." Otto consoled him.
"Captain, don't give up, go ahead!" Garfiel motivated him.
The three knights of the Royal Guard, Reinhard, Felix and Julius understood the situation their friend was facing in a dramatic and complicated situation like that scene, but there was no time for regrets when it was required to be alive and then think of a plan regarding it. to what the High Command was going to say in the face of the enormous amount of casualties that occurred in the failed invasion campaign to that planet infested with one of the most lethal creatures they had ever seen.
"There was no choice," Priscilla said, fanning herself. "The situation collapsed when the arachnids moved through him; the logical thing would be for him to rest and see what his superiors will say in a national interview."
"Maybe they will say that it was all a miscalculation and that it will never happen again while they bribe the media not to spread slander against them and their ineffectiveness, damn bureaucrats," Al snapped angrily.
"It's not to be expected from politicians and their games," Ricardo grumbled.
(Johnny started shooting the arachnid, managing to destroy its limbs and making several jets of greenish blood gush out)
"He managed to target his weak area!" Mimi pointed out.
"He is doing it!" Rem said.
"Now he has to run!" Felix exclaimed.
(The arachnid roared, contracted from the wounds inflicted by the gunshots, causing him to get up and begin to suffer from anxiety attacks, fatally jabbing the cameraman in the chest)
"Ugh, that's what happens to him for not getting out of the danger zone" Al said with a grimace.
"The same here" asserted Ricardo.
(The transmitted image from the camera could barely be seen from the impact with the ground, managing to show with the sharp tooth of the jaw piercing deep into Johnny's left leg)
"No!" yelled the audience.
"That's very deep" Ricardo made a face.
"With that wound he won't be able to survive" Julius said with anxiety and adrenaline rushing through his entire body.
"Unfortunately, he will die in the middle of the wave that can be heard from here," Reinhard commented sadly.
(Roaring in pain, Johnny uses both hands and forcefully pulls out the dead creature's jaw; wincing in pain, he crawls toward the camera focusing on his face writhing in pain as he throws the camera toward the ground, creating visual difficulty in the shot. recording while the gunshots and the roar of the arachnids was the only thing that could be heard until it was turned off)
The cast of Lugnica was very surprised and terrified that the soldier had survived the large number of arachnids that were approaching him while they waited for the next chapter where they would await the conclusion.