14xx/05/20 Johannes Calendar
20th days since arrival…
I woke up early this morning, way too early.
The sun just raised on the horizon; its yellow eye peeked from the long line of green plains as the world starts to wake up slowly yet surely. The smell of cum was still prevalent, yet it did little to hamper the freshness of dusk's air. Guess the harpies have been getting it on for the last week.
Not that I could blame them. They missed their spouses, they're Monster Girls, you do the math.
The birds are singing; the flowers are also blooming. And somewhere up in the mountain, a little girl is yelling my name in desperation. Others cannot hear the scream, but I clearly heard her throughout the night. I cannot wait any longer, yet I cannot rush in like this. They could've machinegun turrets for all I know!
I packed my item back into my bag, which is quite easy considering most of my stuff was already inside. A simple hot meal of bacon and eggs fills my stomach quite well for the duration. After witnessing and hearing the threat posed against me, I cannot afford to leave anything behind.
I am a bit sick of backtracking, but it cannot be helped. Using my Harpy feather, I teleported back to the mines as it was the closest point to the enemy base and explore the area around said base. From what I gather from my investigation, it was a well-hidden base deep underground with its entrance hidden by several clump of rocks and bushes. Compare this against the harsh rocky environment of the mountain; one would require some serious luck or guidance to find this entrance by chance.
The mountain was a harsh, arid land with steep mesa and sharp, craggy stones that tower above many other different stone. Hidden behind every stone, there's a few plant that took shelter against the relentless sun. Their leaves sway unnaturally despite having no gust of wind at all. Taking heed on an advice I heard from a merchant back in Iliasville, I leave them be.
Hidden behind a simple rock and being a few kilometers away, I used my sniper rifle to observe the enemy pattern and movement. I choose a spot where two large rocks were leaning onto each other, creating a makeshift roof. Another plant was at the mouth of the cave, allowing me to hide myself behind the bush. The plant was uncooperative, swaying all by itself despite the element. In the end I just collected a few dead bush and stones to mask my presence. The position is about 6 meters higher than their position, allowing me to have a bird's eye view of the place.
So far, nobody actually went out or into the cave at all. Being a sniper requires an essence of patience and rigid concentration. One wrong move and I'm toast.
After a while, I decided to scout more by traversing the mountain surrounding the cave looking for alternative route and blindspots. Didn't find much, so I kept looking until nightfall. Even then, the only one saw was facing a sheer cliff and pretty small, more like a ventilation shaft than an actual entrance. They didn't even bother adding more than one guard there.
Not sure if that's good or not. Not placing many guards doesn't mean that the inside is barren. There's probably hundreds of hostile within the compound, like ants inside their anthills. On the other hand, I don't see any other problem there is, no movements going in or out, so I'll assume that the intel I received isn't bullshit and they're still doing inventory.
Fuck it. I'm going in tonight.