308 Attack on NAIA, Locating the Alpha and the Shady People Inside the Airpor (1/2)
Day 47 – 12:16 PM - Imelda Avenue, Parañaque, Metro Manila
Past noon, sounds of explosions echoed around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The more than a dozen explosions around the southern half of the airport where the main runway was located disturbed the not only the airport but the whole district. After the explosions, the sounds of cement crumbling, buildings falling and uncountable gunshots echoed.
Inside the airport, the nest was located at the very center of the runway where one of the airplanes crashed during the start of the outbreak. The military still had not figured out exactly whether if the crashed caused the nest to exist in this place or not. However, it was lucky that the nest was located at the southern area and thus, they only needed to surround the vicinity of the highway to lure out the infected. If the nest was on the northern side or inside the airport buildings, the planning would be harder and they would not have enough people to create more teams to surround the whole airport.
The flyover facing the NAIA Terminal one at Imelda Avenue, it was the location where the Command Team positioned their selves. It was a four-lane two-way flyover that had about four meter vertical clearance underneath. This location had pros and cons in this mission but with the bunkers being constructed, one of the cons was addressed to some extent.
Since the flyover was rather high, unless the enemies were able to jump three to four meters high, it would be impossible to get to the people atop the flyover. Not to mention that the soldiers bombed the lower parts of the flyover facing the airport terminal leaving the opposite side of the flyover as the escape route. Unless the infected was smart enough to more than two hundred fifty meters to the back of the flyover and attack from there, there would be no way for the common infected to reach the people above.
And fortunately, infected in reality had no such complex AI pathfinding to be able to do that.
Climbing? Some of the infected might be able to but only to face the muzzles of the guns the people above the flyover had.
All in all, the located was a very defendable one in this mission as long as they could manage to deal with the flying infected. Dealing with those however was the duty of the ”Team Fairy”.
WIIIIIIW! BOOM!
WIIIIIIW! BOOM!
The sounds of whistle rockets were heard from different locations around the airport. As the mission commenced, they had to attract as many infected as possible for the infiltration team to be successful with planting the bombs inside the airport. That was why after the explosions, fireworks were released by the soldiers. The sharp shrill sound that came from the whistles of the rockets was proven to attract common infected. Not only the rockets but other sharp sounds could attract the infected more than loud explosion sounds. The scientist were still researching why but the theory where these sharp sounds sounded more like shrills and screeches people let out when they were in deep horror was circling around.
Quickly… As in very quickly, the almost empty roads outside the airport became a sea of horrifying infected.
Even the elite soldiers were sweating profusely due to the overwhelming number of infected. If not for their advantageous location, this number was more than enough to overwhelm the whole squad several thousands of times.
”How many are there?”
A soldier holding the frontline could not help but ask with a shivering voice.
”Thousands… Maybe, a hundred thousand?”
The soldier beside him chimed.
”Don't think about the number! Just kill as many as possible!”
The captain overseeing the frontline heard the two as he was close by and shouted.
Firing their guns, the not only the two but all the other soldiers concentrated on shooting. Although it was very unlikely for these infected to be able to climb up to their position, it was still better to kill as many as possible for many reasons.
”Flying infected at eleven!”
A scout tasked of monitoring the vicinity yelled out which made the sniper group move out.
Along with Mei, the snipers faced southeast where the flying infected were spotted. Behind Mei were Odelina, Abbygale and Iola as her support and guards. They moment they turned, they could see the infected immediately. Mei could not help but frown though.
”Odel, tell Major. The one that escaped from the previous attack in the settlement, it's among those flying ones.”
Mei spoke and aimed.
”Yes.”
Odelina immediately left to the command truck while behind her, the sniper gunshots echoed.
BANG! BANG!
The first volley of gunshots from the snipers felled the closest flying infected. It was not like before back the first attack of these humanoid flying infected. Back then, the military betted on the ambush to eliminate them. This time however, the flying infected was faced with the snipers immediately causing them to be unprepared even if their leader had some intelligence.
After their comrades however, the flying infected scrambled flying like a group of bees disturbed from their hive.
”Young Miss, the Major asked for you to concentrate on that one.”
Odelina came back and with the order from the Major.
”No need to tell me that.”
Mei answered with a frown.
In that first volley, Mei was already aiming for that [Leader Type]. Those flying infected that fell down had nothing to do with her. However, the one she was aiming for managed to dodge in the last moment.
BANG! BANG!
Mei fired her sniper rifle in a speed no less than a revolver pistol. As her aiming time was shorter compared to others, she had no reason to time her shots with them. To her rare frustration, all her shots missed the target. However, the [Leader Type] also failed to advance further as it desperately dodged the sniper rifle bullets that seemed to have eyes and almost seemed to be following him.
***
”The alpha had been located!”
One of the soldiers inside the command truck shouted outside calling the attention of Major Lopez. The soldier, Technical Sergeant Spencer Olivera was controlling a camera mounted drone he had launched at the start of the mission. Since the distraction around the airport drew out a lot of infected specially the ones capable of flight, the drone made it above the nest in the runway safely.
Inside the camera feed in front of him, a large flesh like structure in the middle of the runway could be seen. It was over three meters in height and about three meters in diameter. It was like a large rosebud made up of fleshy matter. Beside it, a three meter tall skinless humanoid monster was marching.
”Where is it?”
Major Lopez asked the moment he entered the truck.
”Sir, it is beside the central structure of the nest and don't seem to be attracted to the distractions outside the airport.”
The Technical Sergeant replied with a grave tone.
Hearing that, Major Lopez' expression turned unsightly.