Chapter 6: Upgrade
Arthur was quietly listening to Carter.
Jasper Bell? He didn't know him. He'd probably kill whomever he found to be 'important'.
He was adjusting his breath, calming himself down.
Reality had hit him both hard and soft. He didn't know if it was fear or excitement. It was the Marvel World! This feeling was inexplicable. He felt something.
He knew what the feeling was. He wanted to go pee!
Even so, he had to hold it in. Carter was still briefing them.
- This is terrible. I can't hold on anymore! -
- But look at everyone's seriousness! -
- What if I am treated as a coward? -
"... well, that's all, do you understand?"Crater finished.
Everyone nodded, Arthur also followed with a nod.
The sergeant then followed: "Remember, there is only one point. Our mission this time is to assassinate! We only have four people. It is impossible to rush in and kill all the troops of the enemy. Be prepared for any and all situations. Most importantly, never expose yourself before killing Jasper Bell."
After looking at the tense team, the sergeant said with a smile: "So, relax now when you still can. If you have any business to take care of, do it now. I don't want to see you embarrass yourself on the mission otherwise you could always get some diapers !"
Everyone just looked at each other.
The chief sergeant couldn't understand them: "I told a joke, isn't it funny?"
Arthur and the other soldier say anything.
The night breeze was cold. Carter and the chief were just staring at them. The soldier laughed twice to diffuse the awkwardness and stood up to go do his business in the bushes.
Arthur saw him leaving and went after him.
The two did not dare to go too far. They looked for a tree and started to water it.
"Afraid?"
The soldier asked Art.
He didn't know how to answer that.
Although he could understand where this question was coming from.
People didn't have much conflict back then. So to be enlisted and fighting all of a sudden might leave some traumas.
During WW II there was not as much entertainment as he did in his world.
Watching the movies, almost all of which had some degree of violence, while drinking coke,being carefree, Art had already been somewhat desensitized.
But he did say: "I am afraid." - of the changes war can bring to people -
The soldier nodded. "I am afraid too of what this war is doing. Also your shooting method is very good. Although you are weird. I still hope that you can live well. At least, when this war is over!"
"...I am very happy for the praise, but what is strange about me?
"This..." The soldier hesitated for a moment, then said: "Before I was with the Sergeant and Miss Carter observing you, I saw that after you killed those people, you looked like you won the lottery or something and ... also that strange dance of yours. Well, I know they are a group of **** @#sholes, but there is no need to be so happy as to dance, right?"
- Your mother was dancing! -
Art was stunned, He didn't dance!
He only moved to hide the books...
The Books!
Was he seen hiding them? And was thought to dance those strange moves?
"Is it..."
Art's heart suddenly moved.
- Can they not see those books... and the War Souls? -
- If that's the case, didn't he act like an idiot ‽ -
Being depressed, he heard the soldier suddenly whisper: "What do you think of Miss Carter? Isn't she very beautiful?"
Art still immersed in his shame, subconsciously replied: "No ... the face is too squarish."
"God! I can't understand your aesthetics." The soldier said: "If I live until the end of the war, I am going find a woman like Carter."
"Then go chase her." Art said: " She's right there."
The soldier hesitated for two seconds: "Even if ... I was not afraid of a fight, what if .... what if she shot me? "
"If you want to pick up a girl, you can't be afraid of dying. Even if you want to die, you die trying." Arthur despised.
"Are you sure that we are talking about picking up girls, not suicide?" The soldiers looked at the Art with suspicion, and then finishing up : "How do you hold so much ?"
" My kidneys are good!"
Two boring men exchanged boring words, and then inexplicably increased their feelings.
(Edit: I don't know, don't ask).
From the beginning to the end, he did not ask the name of the soldier. The soldier did not ask Arthur for his name either.
Even then, they will join hands, sneak into an enemy camp, to carry out such a dangerous mission.
Life... was really f<čking interesting!
He couldn't help but shout out in his heart. The conversation with the soldier gave him some time to clear up his mind.
If you break down the situation, you can see that it's looked too easy!! Just one sniper, no reinforcements even after gunshots minute after the first attack. He felt that it was a trap!
They returned. It was time to go.
The soldier took the lead, and rushed out, gesturing everyone in the distance and after determining the security of the situation.
The closer they approached towards the enemy camp, the tenser it became.
All Radios were switched off and communication was limited to hand gestures.
The gestures were relatively simple, even if the Arthur did not understand first, after reading a few times, he could understand a general gist of it.
There were no scouts this way. The only accident was the encounter with a soldier who came out to smoke.
The result was directly lurking behind the soldiers, and snapping the neck.
Arthur did not forget to take the other's weapon...
Under the tense atmosphere, the ten-minute journey felt as long as ten years, and they finally found the city of gold.
....
I mean the spy they had planted.
Anyway, the opposite bases' security was not as cumbersome as they had imagined. After gesturing with secret signs, the other party confirmed their identity.
'Their people' took them to the corner of the barracks quickly.
"This place has only me in charge, so it is safe."
The young man was in his twenties who, while speaking, took everyone to the tent.
Four sets of military uniforms were taken from under one bed. 'He' said: "Your must be fast, and you need to find opportunities yourself! Here is the map of the camp, I wish you good luck!"
The moment Art reached out to receive the clothes, a reminder popped up.
[The System has been upgraded! ]
[ Disintegrate Military Grade Uniform? Y/N]
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone