The strange passage
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In the tunnels, after advancing for a few hours, they were able to reach a kind of sewage system.
Which seemed to be in disuse for a few hundred years, so they continued walking in that place, always with their weapons ready.
Alfons, who was up to the front, looked at the reliefs of the sewage system with quite curiosity.
“It is interesting that for a sewage system they have used such beautiful reliefs, that is not normal when it is a part of a city that nobody is going to review.”
Platoon Leader Brandon Un nodded. “This is not normal. We may not be in a sewer system but in something else.
Well, it seems to be a very large corridor with a small drainage system so that it does not flood, but we really do not know anything about these kinds of places.
But whatever we find that is an enemy, I am willing to fight it.“
Brandon readied his rifle and looked seriously around him.
Alfons just sighed. “I think you are right in saying that this is not a sewer ...”
At that moment, they reached a corner and when they turned around, they could see a corridor which seemed to be full of creatures that appeared to be mummies.
They all turned their heads and started walking towards the soldiers, but Alfons gave the order to open fire.
The shots were able to kill all the enemies without any problem, but Alfons fearing that the mummies were infected with something.
He asked everyone to wear their gas masks and suits.
When everyone was ready, he gave the order that two of his soldiers carrying flamethrowers would come forward.
To begin to burn the corpses, when the soldiers threw fire on the corpses they began to tremble and little by little they were completely burned.
Brandon looked at Alfons. “Unterfeldwebel Alfons, I think we’re in a burial chamber, but I don’t understand why those things were awake.
But of one thing I am sure, and that is that we have to be careful because they do not seem to be beings like skeletons.
Well, they do seem to keep the skin, which, according to the half-elves, is impossible. Possibly they are under a curse or some disease. “
Alfons sighed and looked at his soldiers. “Everyone, prepare your weapons and open fire on any enemy that approaches. Stay alert to all your exterior.
We do not know anything about the power of these beings, but shoot when you see enemies, that the soldiers with flamethrowers are on the lookout to burn any corpse.
If there is any kind of disease we have to burn it using fire. Also when we leave this place remember to use alcohol to disinfect your feet and bodies.
We have to keep ourselves as clean as possible because we could bring disaster to our land. “
When they continued advancing, they could see in the distance a few hundred mummies which began to walk towards them, so they all fired.
Even two soldiers with a water machine gun settled on the ground and started shooting at the enemies.
The machine-gun bullets quickly killed the mummies, which appeared to be surrounding a large stone door.
To avoid disease, the soldiers with flamethrowers began to burn their corpses, so after a few minutes they decided to walk among the completely burned corpses.
When they reached the door, they checked the strange reliefs and looked at it with some curiosity before Alfons sighed and looked at his soldiers.
“Have the dynamite team place charges on the door and everyone get ready to take up positions in case an enemy leaves this place.”
Everyone began to prepare an efficient perimeter around the door to protect themselves from behind and from the front.
While two military engineers placed dynamite in strategic places to create a hole in the door.
After a while and with all the dynamite charges ready, they lit the fuses, so they looked for a safe place.
When the dynamite wicks reached the dynamite charges, a large explosion was heard, and it was possible to see part of the wooden door falling to the ground.
They all prepared their weapons to be able to destroy anything that could come out of that place, but to their surprise, nothing came out, so they advanced.
Slowly, as the dust settled in the cave, after advancing to the gap in the door.
Four brave soldiers entered the other side of the gap in the door.
The soldiers were surprised by what they saw, so they reported that it was safe to enter. When they entered, they could see hundreds of children, women and half-elven men.
Which were in an advanced state of malnutrition, as if they had been in that place for a long time.
When Alfons saw this, he gave the order that food be distributed to them and that he allow him to initiate communications with the headquarters.
“Here the Unterfeldwebel Alfons, reporting from a strange catacomb, I have a group of half-elves almost starving.
I request immediate support. According to the map, the entrance to the catacombs is in sector Z673 of the enemy trenches.
I also want to report that there is a species of strange creatures that seem to be mummies which seek to feed.
If you are going to come, make it prepared and bring a flamethrower because we do not know if it is a virus or some kind of magic that allows you to be alive.
I will send soldiers to create a security perimeter along the way, but be very careful. “
“Understood Unterfeldwebel Alfons, we will send reinforcements, food, and doctors in a few minutes.
Hold your position and try to keep the entrance of the place safe. We have also informed some half-elves that we found their citizens.
So they will send a group of representatives to identify their people. “
Alfons just sighed and ordered that part of his soldiers separate to create a safety path so that the soldiers could advance once they arrive.
The soldiers, following Alfons’ orders, began to prepare the safety path, creating small groups of three who will guard part of the path.
For their part, Alfons and other soldiers helped the half-elves who could barely eat and drink by themselves.
Due to how weak they were, it seemed that they had been without any food or water for a few days.
If Alfons hadn’t arrived, he might have found only corpses.
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