Our squad quickly moved away from the village of Lychevo, heading northwest. Far behind us, a huge fire blazed, thick black smoke rising to a great height. As I promised, we had held a fire funeral for Roman's deceased relative that morning. And now, even after the girls had gone deep into the forest, I still lingered, constantly glancing back. Alien invaders must be interested in such activity in the village! And I was right! A black, triangular craft appeared above the smoky fire, made a wide circle above the village, and, gaining altitude, disappeared into the clouds. It seemed these craft could be lured in, or, conversely, diverted to clear the way! Very valuable knowledge!
There was very little distance left to go; it was only twelve kilometers from our overnight stop to the boarding
