>Sheloah's POV<
Tumawa siya ng onti. "You ask for a rifle and this is what I need. The muzzle velocity is approximately 850m/s or 2,799 ft/s. The effective range is 1,800m," he further told us at nagtitigan lang kaming dalawa ni Veon at si Dannie napakunot noon a lang at nginitian uli siya ni Ashley.
"I… do not get a lot of what you said," react ni Dannie sa lahat ng sinabi niya and Ashley sat back down and closed his eyes.
"You don't have it, I'm not joining," sabi ni Ashley and Dannie let out an exasperated sigh.
"Sinabi ko hindi ko na-gets ang sinabi mo. Hindi ko sinabi na wala kaming baril na gano'n," sabat niya at agad niyang tiningnan si Ashley. Tinaasan pa niya ng kilay.
"Really? Then give it to me," sabi niya and Dannie let out a nervous smile, not sure kung mayro'n talaga sa dad niya ang gano'ng kind of gun.
"Right, later," sabi niya at tumayo si Ashley at nilapitan niya si Dannie.
"Right now," sabat niya at naglakad na silang paalis ni Dannie.
"Okay, umm… ngayon na," sabi naman niya at umalis na silang dalawa. Lumingon siya para tingnan kami at cross fingers siya, hoping na mayro'n ang baril sa papa niya para makasali si Ashley sa Sniper Team.
Umupo naman kami ni Veon sa bench at sumandal ako sa rest. "Alanganin," sabi ni Veon at napatingin ako sa kanya.
"Bakit mo naman nasabi," tanong ko at sinagot niya ako.
"Yung plano, I mean… 'Di ba, mapapadaan tayo sa NLEX bago tayo makarating sa Manila talaga," tanong niya and I nodded at him. "Sa tingin ko, hindi talaga tayo makakadaan by vehicles," dagdag sbai pa niya and it made me wonder.
True… how can we pass through?
"We have no choice but to walk on foot," nabigla kami dahil mayro'ng tao rito sa area kung nasaan kami ngayon.
Lumingon kami at nakita namin si Sir Erick na naglalakad papunta sa amin, hawak ang isang baril na malaki at may naka-attach na bayonet sa dulo. I don't know the name of the gun and it got me curious.
Tumayo kami para lapitan siya at naglagay siya ng isang bullet sa baril to reload it. "Sir, ano pong baril 'yan," tanong ko sa kanya at tiningnan niya at sinabit niya sa balikat niya.
"Assault Rifle, actually. Specifically called M16. Aside from AK-47, we might as well use this," sagot at sabi ni Sir Erick and we nodded at him.
Naglakad ulit siya at sumama kami sa kanya. "Come, we need to carry on the training," dagdag sabi pa niya at papunta na kami sa training grounds. Specifically, the main garden since masyado itong malawak.
"Sir Erick, narinig niyo naman po ang usapan namin kanina, 'di ba? Agree rin po ba kayo na imposimbleng lumakbay papuntang Manila by foot? Hindi po ba risky 'yon," sunod-sunod na tanong ni Veon habang naglalakad kami papunta sa training grounds.
"Sa totoo lang as you said, it is predicted and sure na pupunta tayo roon… by foot," sagot ni Sir Erick and it made me think.
If we are going to travel to our destination by foot, then it means it would be risky for us. Paisa-isa sa grupo namin ang mawawala. Meaning, the lesser we are, the harder to travel and attack. The lesser we are, the easier for the zombies to capture and kill us and of course, pag onti na kami, we become more depressed.
Napatigil kami sa harap nang nakarating na kami sa training grounds. Nakita ko na sa bandang left ng garden near the water fountain, nandoon ang mga healers, nagbabasa ng libro in groups or practicing on how to apply the First-Aid and emergency treatments. Nandoon din ang mga parents, mostly mothers, na nakiki aral din.
Sa farthest middle part ng garden, nandoon naman ang support, using melee aterials such as planks, bats, etc. May pistol guns din sila just in case they needed it. Which in our point, is really needed already.
On the right part of the garden, the attackers are already doing their training. It is being trained by Dannie's father since tinuturo niya ang proper aiming and fastest way to reload and attack. Although hindi sila masyado gumagamit ng bullets dahil kailangan ito sa susunod na labas since last day na ito at kukuha na ng resources sa Pampanga the next day.