In the distance, the outlines of the school loomed faintly through the smoke left by the war, like a giant beast lurking on the ground. The damaged perimeter fences still bore scars, silently narrating the fierce battles that had once occurred here to the arriving visitors.
"Be careful, everyone!" whispered Kelbu, signaling the squad to slow down: "It seems there's already been a fight here as well. Don't get mistaken for enemy troops..."
He also saw the sandbags piled up by the wall, along with some unclaimed corpses lying on the street.
"Boss... would they shoot at allied forces?" Aigole asked nervously, unable to help himself. He noticed Kelbu's fingers turning white from gripping the submachine gun, clearly more anxious than he appeared on the surface.
