The 100 Operators Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really love you

Chapter 20

1020 December 7 1096
Luebeck Village
Leithania

"Boss, we have recruited almost all of the Infected in this village," A deep voice sounds out from a being wearing a mask that has a horn in the middle of it, 2 red eye pieces and an air purifier built into it, and a white coat, reports to a being wearing a white armor suit with various utilities strapped to the armor while the helmet has a huge and long horn in the middle.

The white armor doesn't say anything as it looks down to its hammer before eventually saying, "Good, we will leave for the city to find more."

"...But boss, isn't it too risky?"

"Yes. But we need to help more Infected people... Also, what happened to that person?"

"...I am sorry but he got away." It digs into a pocket then brings out an emblem, "We did managed to find this while pursuing him." Before giving the emblem to the boss.

"Hmm... Rhodes Island..."

1100 December 7 1096
Cribium Village
Wasteland

"Everyone keep moving! Don't stay in one spot since she's attacking by the ground!" Nearl orders as she rushes over to Popukar and Midnight to use her Arts to heal them, "Snipers, get to high ground then fire at the head or shoulder!"

Ashura turns to look at Nearl while dodging the strikes, "Nearl, please don't kill her!" He shouts before groaning as he trips over a rock, which almost causes him to be skewered, "Ow." He quickly gets up then jumps away, almost colliding with a shield.

"She is trying to kill us with some serious firepower, better to just get it over with, Doctor!" Spot, a male with a dog head and face covered in fur, says as he gets in front of Ashura to block a strike using his shield, though he gets blown away by the force. Luckily, Ashura manages to duck in time.

"I'm sorry, Ashura, but you- the group's safety comes first," Dobermann says from beside Nearl as she glares at the female red hair.

Ashura bites his lip as he looks at the red-haired female glaring at him while stabbing the ground, "But..." He flinches before turning to look at a certain building with annoyance, "Fine."

He fishes out his own small radio from the pocket, then says, "I am ordering everyone to avoid killing her!" Prompting everyone near him to look at him, though some of them turn their attention back to the female in order to dodge the strikes.

"...Ok. Everyone, avoid killing blows." Nearl blankly looks at him before tapping at the radio on her ear to tell the others then blocks a strike aimed at Midnight, "W, distract her with explosions then Defenders advance while Guards stay behind us."

"...Ashura, we will speak later," W icily says through the radio, prompting Nearl to open her mouth but quickly closes it as she sees explosions near the female while the person in question grimaces.

"ARGGGGHHHH!" The female screams as the explosions hurt her while the smokes block her vision, making her to scream even louder while stabbing into the ground at random direction, "DIE! DIE! DIE!" She shouts before suddenly shutting up and ceasing her attacks.

"Now." Nearl charges in first, while the rest of them follow her. The ranged operators cease firing at the smoke once their melee counterparts get into position near the smoke.

The melee operators cautiously spread out to surround the smoke while keeping an eye on the ground. It takes a few minutes for the smoke to clear, with them growing even tenser as time goes on, until they blink as they see the female red hair on the ground.

"...What?" Midnight, a male with shoulder-length black hair and pink highlights, wearing black leather jacket, deadpans at the situation, "That's it?"

"...Apparently," Dobermann slowly says, then takes out her radio, "Snipers, keep an eye on our surroundings." She looks around to see that even more buildings have collapsed, "Or, what's left of it."

"Acknowledged," Ranger calmly says through the radio before glancing to W and Atalanta, "I will keep watch over them, please watch the other directions."

Atalanta shrugs, "I got the back."

Ranger nods before noticing W not moving while blankly staring, "Operator W?" Seeing no reaction, he snaps his finger in front of her, "Operator W?" Still nothing, making him sigh before looking where she is facing.

"...Doctor?" He mutters, though W still hears it, prompting him to shiver as he senses something is wrong. He glances at W to see her looking at him with a slight smile aimed at him.

"Hey, Ranger, was it? Tell me, did you notice Ashura's tone and act?" W sweetly asks as her smile widens a bit, "You did," She answers for him.

"...I have no idea what you are saying, I only know his exploits by words and pictures," Ranger slowly says as he slightly backs away from W, "I had never seen him in action since he never brought me on operations."

"Oh? That means this is your first time, huh? Well... Let me say that just now? Ashura acted the same way he used to; that cold tone he used to order us around, the way he stood at the end of the operations like he was here on vacation... The same."

"...Really? Doctor talked and acted normal to me."

"...I guess he didn't really coldly say it... Or just standing there... Actually, he used to carry a small knife like mine, yet I didn't find it when I checked him while he was asleep..." W rambles at the end as her body slowly relaxes.

"...Ok, so-"

"Snipers, come down, we are heading back," Nearl's voice interrupts Ranger.

Ranger sighs as he glances over to Atalanta, who was watching 2 different sides since W didn't even move from her spot, "Come on, Operator Atalanta."

Atalanta sighs as she walks over to them before glancing to W, "Try to keep your head in the game, W."

W glares at Atalanta before quickly taking out her knife and swings it at the latter, though she stops her swing near the neck, "Shut it. If you weren't Ashura's childhood friend, you would have holes in you by now," She quietly mutters, "If that is even true."

Atalanta slightly flinches from the swing before quickly hiding it by smirking a bit while pushing the knife away with her finger, "Promise me that you won't have your thoughts in the sky, and you have yourself a deal."

W's cheek reddens a bit before she quickly holsters her knife then speed walks away from them to the edge of the rooftop. She jumps down, prompting Ranger to sigh as he glances over to the culprit, "Weren't you satisfied teasing her and the others before this?"

Atalanta shrugs before walking away, though she glances back at him while saying, "Nope, it's fun seeing their reactions whenever I poke them."

"...Atalanta, you really didn't lie about Doctor and his ability? Please, tell me honestly."

She continues walking to the edge, though she stops then turns around to look at him, "He didn't have it before." She then smiles at him before jumping backwards.

Ranger blankly looks at where Atalanta had been, before sighing as he walks, "So... Doctor might have gotten it recently... Well, nothing I can do..." He stands over the edge to look at the Ashura carrying the red-haired female in a princess carry while Nearl, Dobermann and W are beside him.

"As long as you never sacrifice anyone to win, I will follow you, Doctor."

*Authors Note*

Apologies for the short chapter but I've been way too busy dealing with my assignments, preparations for Hari Raya, my final sem exam, taking care of my cats, and doing my job as a proofreader... Luckily, middle of May is the time that I will have more free time, so please for now bear with me of the short chapter(s) and the decreased in quality in terms of sentence structure and grammar.