Chapter 386: I am right here! [1/2]
The war was to begin at 9:00 pm. When I entered the teleporters, I was whisked away to the war zone. Upon arrival, I noticed that the area was as dreary, barren, and desolate as ever.
"{Auto}. [Inventory] Skydio. Exa. Can you please monitor when Savior uses the teleporters?"
[Understood Limitless. According to the Graveyard livestream, they have yet to arrive].
While talking to Exa, I started setting up a Skydio drone. This model was similar to the one I gave to Bella. I asked Vincent to buy one along with my new equipment. After opening it up and attaching the battery pack, it came to life.
[Beginning to create a digital map of the area. Skydio drone, launching.]
"Okay, thank you. Also what do you mean live stream?"
The drone in my hand flew away at an impressive speed as it began to do its thing. I could feel with {Connect} the amount of data the drone was processing. Exa must have pushed it to the limit or something.
[The Graveyard live stream. Based on the live stream events on Earth, Connie has taken it upon herself to host a stream to cover the events of this Seeker war. She also has panelists for commentary]
"I know what a live stream is Exa, I meant how are the reapers doing a video stream in the first place. And who would even watch that thing."
[Connecting to audio of the stream. Stand by....]
[LETTTTTTTTSSS GETTTT REEEADDDYYYY TOOOO RUUUUUUMMMBLLLEEEEE! Hahaha, I always wanted to say that. But is it already after 9:00? Where the hell is Savior?! Everyone! Comment on what you think happened to them!
I will give a bonus prize to the guess with the most likes!]
"Fucking hell. {Day by Day.}"
Ignoring Connie's exaggerated remark, I started digging a hole in the ground with Sunday. Some of the things in Vincent's luggage were tactical shovels and trip wire. While the main items were the Skydio drone, the ten M16A2's and ten M18A1 Claymores, these were just as needed.
[Oh! I was told that Limitless has entered the zone! All right, everyone, Limitless has a penchant for using modern weapons, any guesses what he would do?]
Using my soul avatars in pairs, I began digging 3 random spots around the landing zone. I noticed that whenever I teleported into a zone, the area where the reapers came from was always fixed.
So, like the bastard I was, I wanted to greet the Savior bastards with a bang.
My soul avatars could repeat simple steps, so I had three of them hold the mines and three others shoveled the spots I chose. Sunday, on the other hand, started arming one of the mines.
[Now I am sure the rest of you are wondering. Why are we listening to this fabulous reporter instead of watching Limitless do his thing? And the answer to that, of course, is in the spirit of fair play.]
The M16A2 mine was only 4 inches high. With the fuse installed, it was a total of 8 inches. But the whole thing was buried, with only the pressure fuse exposed above ground.
The mine used a prong to detonate itself. Said prong was barely the size of a quarter standing up, so it was easy to miss. For this reason, the pressure fuse also had a trigger ring similar to a grenade. This meant that as long as the ring was pulled, it would have the same effect as if you stepped on it.
I planted a small stake in the ground about 15 meters from the M16A2 and tied a tripwire to the end of it. Using the tripwire, I looped it around the trigger ring and tied the other end to a second stake 15 yards in the opposite direction.
[The stream will have a 15 minute delay for anyone watching. This is to ensure that no one can use the stream as an unfair advantage. By the time we show something, the event will probably be over. Using the stream for data collection would be a mistake instead!]
"Fuck, she is loud. Exa, disconnect me from the stream but keep monitoring. The moment Savior arrives at the battlefront, let me know."
[Understood Limitless.]
The M16A2 had a kill radius of 30 meters. But the pressure prong only had the diameter of an American quarter. By adding the trip wire, the area that could trigger the mine was increased significantly. That meant as long as something was pulled on the trip wire, the mine would go off.
I repeated this process two more times and a mini minefield was created. I spaced them out a bit, as it would be difficult to hit them all with mines since my enemies were human and capable of thinking.
"Also, can you mark the mines I placed on the map so that I don't forget them, Exa?"
[Understood, I will make them glow so that they are visible even under cover].
Robyn could easily walk over them with {Ascend}. Liv, on the other hand, would tank them all with {Block}. I was sure it would only work three times before they figured out what was going on. It was stupid to waste all my mines on one spot.
With seven bodies working efficiently, I was able to hide all three M16A2s quite well in less than ten minutes.
[Limitless, the digital twin of the area has been completed.]
I checked the map, and our battlefield was similar to the zone I found Scott in. There was a large, dilapidated structure in the middle of the zone. It could hardly be called a fort because of its sad state.
Only two of its four walls were standing. There were the remains of a tower and some structures or rooms with large holes in them. It also had what remained of a broken-down perimeter wall. I couldn't help but wonder what caused all this destruction.
"Got it, everyone run towards the ruined fort!"
Using the conference HUD, I switched between all seven bodies every second and had them all run towards the ruined defensive structures.
It was around 9:10 pm, if I could prepare some more, it would be perfect. But where the hell was Savior?
Along the way, I had my Avatars stop and bury two mines every hundred meters until I had only one left. Ten minutes passed as my Soul Avatars, and I laid traps on the way to the fort.
When we arrived, I took a closer look at the tower and noticed that it was disconnected from the rest of the structure.
There were no stairs or ladders to climb.
"That spot would make an excellent sniper perch. [Inventory] Armory."
I had Sunday drop all my weapons just below the tower. After letting everyone get their usual weapons, I had Sunday lift Saturday to the top of the tower. With [Sky Walk] and [Load], it was a breeze to get an adult human to the tower and out.
[Sky walk] used {Hike} and {Ascend} to allow me to traverse the air. [Load] was the compact version of {Carry} and {Pack}. Together, I could carry anything under a ton to an impressive height.
"Still nothing compared to Robyn though. Hauling a tank into the sky and using it as a bullet is as over the top as they come," I muttered as I remembered my Sheila.
Using Saturday's body, I got into a prone position on the flat roof of the tower and took aim at the landing area.
The top of the tower had an area even smaller than an office cubicle. But that hardly mattered as this place would only be temporary. Snipers were best hidden. It was most appropriate to take our most important targets as armies engaged in melee combat.
After all, once a sniper's position was exposed, there were any number of ways to defend against it. Taking cover, blocking the sniper's line of sight, or evacuating the target were the most common.
Fighting exposed as a long-range fighter would be less than ideal. But that would only be the case if the enemy's focus was solely on me.