46 Dimensional Crack 3 (1/2)

”Let's follow the smoke. It could either be a crashed plane or Jose making the smoke.”

Kijo nodded and immediately asked Han.

”What could be the thing that attacked the planes?”

”It wasn't any kind of military power that exists in the modern age.”

Upon Han's words, the air froze over.

”It ca-can't be dragons?”

”Dragons would have flown over to us and attacked. Also, we would have spotted such a large existence. Don't jump to conclusions. Let's hurry, we have no time to waste.”

Han sounded calm, but inside he was burning with anxiety. He couldn't help but worry about all the squad members.

'Please be alive.'

Han didn't wish to lose another person in his life. The drill instructor's death swirled in his mind. All of Squad 10 had died upon the plane explosion. A human's life could instantly disappear in vain. Han had known of this reality already.

Ba-du-duk ba-du-duk.

Han and Kijo broke the tree branches as they travelled forward. They periodically made huge knife cuts into significantly large trees. They expanded out into their surroundings as per manual instructions. They made visual markings so that they would be able to find a path around the forest.

Hwa-ru-ruk.

A fire sparked. The site of the first smoke had been a crashed plane. The crashed plane was a gruesome sight.

”It's the second plane. The eighth squad was on this plane.”

Han peered into the opened hatch. Kijo darted outside immediately and threw up. Han peered inside with chilled eyes. He could make up parts of human bodies strewn about.

The situation inside was worse. Nobody had survived. Upon crashing onto the ground, the impact had smashed everyone.

'If we had not jumped out, we would have ended up like this.'

”Huuak, hhaak.”

Kijo could only return to normal after throwing up. He stared towards Han's stoic face.

'Do-doesn't this guy have something called feelings? He doesn't even blink after seeing such a gruesome sight.'

Kijo looked to Han with newfound fear. The more diabolical the situation, the more Han's mind chilled.

”If you're done throwing up, we will be moving out again.”

”You don't feel anything?”

”People die time to time in Ark as well. It shouldn't be the first time you've seen a corpse.”

”Still… this is gruesome.”

Kijo mumbled and followed after Han.

Aaaah—ohhhh!

The sound of a wolf could be heard in the distance. This wasn't the sound of your average wolf. Their bodies felt a feeling of danger immediately after they heard the howl. The howl carried a deeper, muckier, and dreadful horror to it.

”Han.”

Kijo called Han. Even if the two didn't exchange another word, the two understood one another. They stood in battle stances. Something was hacking away the forest while it ran at a fast speed towards them.

'Werewolf.'

The other-dimensional wolf with thick, grey fur. These were the dragon army's minions and a legendary monster. A single werewolf was sprinting toward Han.

Ta-dak.

Han jumped onto a tree behind him and jumped again. He jumped over the wolf.

Kwajik.

The werewolf swung its arms, causing a deep gash in the tree. It let out a chaotic beaming gaze toward Han and Kijo while it glared on.

Kijo's legs trembled violently. Han wanted to give up and simply escape from this place. His reflexes told him to run away.

'However, once we start running with our backs faced toward it, we will die. Werewolves are naturally faster than us. We have to kill it here.'

”Kijo, look for something useful inside the plane. A rope or anything is fine. I will distract it.”

Han said to Kijo. The inside of the plane was smothered in smoke. It was unknown when it would explode once again.

'If I escape using Han as bait….'

The thought passed Kijo's mind, but he erased it from his mind. He was also a youth of Ark. The training he had received from Ark did not allow such cowardly behaviour.

Although he was cowardly and petty, there was no way a person who would cowardly abandon their peers would be able to make it past year one of Ark.

”I'll return fast. Endure, squad leader.”

Kijo dashed into the plane that looked to be on the brink of another explosion. Inside, there were many corpses that maintained their seatbelts. The smell of blood pinched his nose. Kijo pushed back the vomit that was trying to make its way up again.

Wwwoooo!

Outside, the werewolf cried out. Han used the tree and the strewn broken structures to barely dodge the werewolf's attack.