Summoned

outer wall

"Uhhh, I'm not so sure about this..." Shizuka, who was in the driver's seat, mumbles. The Humvee steadily going up the zig-zag road towards the TOP WHERE Saeko's 'house' was at.

"Not much we can do about it now, it's this, or sleep in the car." I respond as I keep looking through the windshield.

"Well, if we huddled up reaaaaly close..."

"We'd get a heat stroke." I cut Shizuka off.

(Not that I'd mind, mind you.)

I glance at the empty passenger's seat as I think that. As both Rika and Saya were on the Humvee's roof. And speaking of the Duo. I lean back and climb through the hatch until half of me was out of the car...

"Saya dear, I appreciate the affection, but you don't have to grab on to me 'this' tight." Rika was laying flat on the left side, facing towards the front part of the car, looking through PSG'S her scope. Saya was on the right side, holding on to Rika with one hand, and the M1, which was set up with the bipod, with the other.

"Shut up! The stupid car is shaking too much!" Saya responds with a grumble.

"You two sure get along." I speak up as I lean on the roof in front of me. Causing the girls to turn towards me, with, vastly different expressions. Rika was casually staring at me, and Saya had her signature frown.

"Well as part of a harem, we do have to get along~" Rika smirks as she narrows her eyes.

"If I didn't need you to hold on to something I'd kick you off!" Saya loudly responds.

"Wrawr. Feisty~" Rika chuckles back.

"Did any of you see the top?" I sigh as I glance at the two.

"I did manage to see the front gate as we took the last turn. Front gate was wide open." Rika responds.

"So at least we'll be able to see how bad things insides are when we get up there." I respond as I nod, turning to look towards the top, part of the towering wall visible from here.

"Just hope we can close it afterward. If it's operated via electronics it might be offline." Saya adds with a now calm voice.

"One step at a time." I nod slightly as I crawl back inside the car.

"Are they alight up there? I think I heard Saya shout a couple of times." Saeko then asks.

"Shakes too much for her liking." I respond.

"Uhh, I'll try to drive a bit slower." Shizuka then mumbles.

"Well, the front gates were open from what Rika saw, so we're in no rush. As now we need a plan. Since we got some info." I nod slightly and turn to look at Saeko, then Khota and Asami.

"Other than you and Saeko going in while we provide fire support?" Khota asks.

"Yes, with the doors open we could think up something safer." I nod.

"Safer? Like?" Asami asks back.

"Hmmm, well for example..." I tap my chin as I think.

"What if we used the car to block most of the gate, then I and Saeko go around the wall from the outer side. I can fire off a couple of shots there, that will draw all the corpses towards one side from the inside, but keep us safe because of the wall, while you can take pot shots. Sure we will first have to check if there are corpses around the perimeter as well before doing that, but it could make clearing the outside safer if we got the ammo for it." I shrug.

"We got the ammo for it, trust me." Khota taps the big wooden box next to him.

"I apologize, but I would prefer if I can take my house back from these things with my own hands." Saeko then speaks up.