High School Soldier
The missile's name

The imperfect gate opened six meters in diameter, and glowed with a reddish color to illuminate the night sky in an empty area near Iztok City. Troops with the strength of two platoons – about ninety soldiers, one by one came out from the Gate in an orderly manner and saw the sight of the capital of the Arevelk Kingdom that seemed to be larger than the capital of the Luan Empire or the other Alliance member states. As far as their eyes could see, what was visible from where they were now were hundreds of buildings with thousands of bright lights generated from the torch flames.

The eastern sky was already a little bright, which indicated that the dawn would be some time away. Although time could be said to be still midnight, the Alliance Special Platoon sent to attack the capital of Arevelk could already hear the voices of the people who had been carrying out the activity. Although only a handful of people had woken up when the platoon commander's watch was still showing at 03:09. Usually, this is the perfect time to do a night attack. At that time, civilians and enemy troops were resting, at least only a handful of people who had been on the move or some soldiers who were doing patrol activities, he said, the enemy may not be ready for their surprise attack.

The special platoon formed by the Furious Hero, Rio, no longer wore metal armor that covered almost the entire body. If not done training or self-adjustment, people will be very difficult to wear metal armor that protects themselves from the tip of the head to the soles of the feet. In addition, using metal protectors throughout the body will slightly inhibit movement if the user is not trained at all. In addition, the sound of metal friction produced by metal armor is quite noisy even though the user moves as carefully as possible, and is not suitable for use in infiltration missions.

Because of this, Rio's special platoon only wore metal armor on vital areas such as the chest, back, arms, legs, and metal helmet to protect the head. So they looked like the Alliance's regular troops, but without wearing full body armor. That is for the sake of personnel movement becomes faster, and does not cause metal friction sound when moving when carrying out infiltration missions.

The main weapon of the special platoon sent to attack Iztok City is the ‘modern’ rifle from the home world of the Hero of Anger. They put a sling on each rifle, and carried the weapon on the back. In addition to rifles, they still carry a spare weapon in the form of a sword sheathed in the hip and a knife for close combat. So they are similar to fighters during World War 1, or the times when firearms like rifles were invented.

The platoon is led directly by their founder, the Hero of Anger who seems to have been very ready to see his troops do their first job since it was formed. He came out of the Gate imperfectly, then carried the first 20-generation Assault Rifle in front of his chest with a face full of confidence. It turned out to be contagious to all of his subordinates, so they were sure they could achieve victory in their first task.

“Everything, prepare bayonet!” rio's orders in a loud voice until people within a twenty-meter radius of him could hear it.

All the soldiers took out fifty-centimeter-long bayonet knives from their respective places, and put them at the end of the gun barrel. The one-eyed short sword added to the length of the rifle which had a total length of 109 centimeters, but did not exceed the height of the soldier.

Although the short sword that doubles as a bayonet can be said to be incomparable to an ordinary sword, but the bayonet is only an additional equipment if the soldier is forced to do close combat. The SP-1 rifle can fire 7.62mm – bullets just like the first and second generation 20 Attack Rifles, but is only capable of firing 750 projectiles within one minute. And it has been proven capable of breaking through the metal armor of the Alliance's regular infantrymen.

“Master Rio, we will attack now right?”

Rio was happy if his subordinates seemed to want to immediately show the new strength of the Alliance to their enemies, yet he was still waiting for a time that felt suitable to make a move.

According to the information he had obtained, Iztok City was not protected by walls that served to hinder the movement of the invaders. Thus, their invasion could take place without problems except when facing Arevelk warriors who were aware of their existence.

Moreover, the distance of that city to the nearby towns or forts was quite a distance away. The nearest city was twenty kilometers away from Iztok City, then the nearest fort was fifteen kilometers away. If they ask for help, the time it takes to send an aid delivery order and the aid delivery will be long enough, considering they are still on foot or on horseback to be able to reach to the destination.

According to Rio, dealing with the troops with the ‘primitif’ weaponry is not a difficult matter for him right now. SP-1 rifles that are still in the process of spreading to all Alliance soldiers according to him will change the flow of battle, he said, where all this time they always lost by long distance fight with the ‘world contingent rifle other’ Guild. Moreover, Rio was amazed by his special platoon that could be trained with a short time to operate a rifle or perform modern battle techniques.

“Alright, I leave everything to you. Bring victory to the Alliance, and make the Guild afraid of our strength. Don't forget..if you meet the queen of this kingdom, take her before me.”

Special platoon personnel Rio smiled obliquely, watching their commander deeply entrust this task to them.

It was then that they thought about how easy it was to defeat the enemy with their current weaponry. In addition, they imagine if the power of the weapon called the rifle can compensate or even exceed the strength of the long black steel stick belonging to the troops ‘otherworld’.

The Alliance's greatest source of defeat during the first major raid against the Expeditionary Forces was the firepower and impact produced by their enemy's steel weapons. When planning the manufacture of SP-1 rifles with Baron, Rio hopes that the existence of modern weapons can overcome the Alliance's weakness against the long-range contingent battle ‘other world’. Rio could tell if the SP-1 could prevent a one-sided fight that greatly benefited the Guild with their various long-range weapons, the regular SS20 G2 variant for example.

Seeing his special platoon set off to carry out the task he gave – raiding Iztok City and bringing Sigiz to his possession, Rio thought it would be great if he made modern weapons to strengthen the Alliance. Even weapons during World War 2 according to him can compensate for modern weapons belonging to the contingent of ‘other world’ Guild.

Rio walked behind his elite troops to raid Iztok, he did not want to just stand in front of the imperfect Gate that he opened and wait for the good results that his subordinates would give for him. He felt the need to join the fight, despite already seeing the ability to use weapons and fighting techniques that his subordinates had learned quickly.

He imagined being able to have the queen of Arevelk Kingdom after winning the fight, and win the battle against the next Guild. He would utilize his authority as one of the Alliance's supreme commanders, as well as the possessor of the powers of the Hero of Anger to win battle after battle and obtain whatever he wanted, such as women or power.

Rio was not from the Luan Empire, the Biez Kingdom, the Duiwel Empire, or any other Alliance member country. He had no one to protect in this world, and felt no need to fight too hard to protect anyone. And with the strength as well as the title of Anger Hero he had now, he would obtain whatever he wanted using the power he had gained during his fight with the Alliance. He didn't even need to use the extra energy to get the woman he was after.

“Stay waiting time, and I will completely defeat you, including killing that person.”

Rio held onto the left area of his neck that had a sharp object incision wound – like Nio's. The scar he did get while fighting against Nio, but with the strength of the hero he had the wound could easily and quickly disappear despite leaving a mark. He still remembered when Nio could easily defeat him despite being exhausted and injured after facing a wave of attacks three times a day for one week of the Alliance. In essence, a hero who possessed great strength like himself did not want to be defeated by ordinary warriors who possessed ordinary strength.

In fact, if he managed to defeat or kill Nio if the two of them met in the next battle, Rio would take everything he had.

Although the air around was quite cold, but the lust in Rio's heart remained burning, making him impatient to do the next battle to obtain victory… and killing Nio then seizing everything he had as a form of revenge.

**

In this world, there has not been created an early warning system to notify the public of enemies that infiltrate or invade. The only thing they relied on to know about the enemy was the unit on patrol, though it was not very useful. If the invading enemy has more power, the patrolling unit could be wiped out, so no one tells the public there is a battle.

And even the enemy managed to storm into their residence, the civilians agreed to fight together against the enemy to defend life and family. Struggling to defend their country, family, and brother is the duty and right of the people, and they do not let the enemy take it away from them. However, in certain countries of the world, such a concept does not apply. Most people in one part of the world live in areas that can be captured and controlled by the parties that seize, so they do not have loyalty to the country they obey.

Warning alarms are not yet present in this world, but the sound of explosions and the shouting of people is the code for enemy attacks. Some residents who heard the sound woke up from sleep not yet in time, and decided to lock the door so that the enemy did not enter their residence. Some men decide to carry weapons such as axes or swords if at any time the enemy enters the house and endangers their families. Some of the residents do not have combat experience, but sacrificing for family is a pride. In addition, they are confident that the contingent of ‘otherworld’ will help face enemies that disturb their sleep calm.

“Those Alliance's pieces never stop making trouble.”

“Why do they have weapons that otherworldly forces have?”

An elite Arevelk squad of troops held off the bullets fired by the Alliance Special Platoon. The rectangular shields that protected their entire bodies were extremely strong in the face of the lead storm, although they had to be slightly jolted back when tens to hundreds of bullets hit their shields within minutes. They had to hold off one of the streets north of Iztok City until the relief forces came to face the enemy.

The Alliance Special Platoon chose the northern path of Iztok City as the starting point for the assault they were on, as the defenses here were quite weak and only a few squads patrolled here. The narrow areas and filled with hideouts would serve as a defense for the Special Platoon Alliance to face the elite Arevelk forces with their powerful shields, which were sent to withstand attacks from them.

The Alliance Special Platoon shot swept through the elite Arevelk forces who were sheltering behind their powerful shields like a tin storm, no matter whether the attack was able to break through the armor of the elite Arevelk forces or not. Their attacks were irregular, messy, disjointed, yet relentless.

Behind the defensive forces, there were dozens of citizens trying to escape and get away from the battle area. With residents trying to stay away from the fighting, elite troops holding off enemy attacks tried to hold on until help arrived. At least that, even though it must end with the death of one or all of the squads that survive behind their shields so that the citizens can be in a safe place.

Seeing that there were dozens of civilians running around, the Alliance Special Platoon halted fire, and ran towards the armour wall ranks of the elite Arevelk forces. They intend to save ammunition, and decide to do a close combat. They galloped towards the tight-knit ranks of the thick and powerful armour of the elite Arevelk army.

They stopped already? That was how the entire squad personnel who had survived behind their powerful shields thought.

One of Arevelk's elite squad members peeked out of the shield gap to monitor the situation, after the enemy had not fired at them. But he was a little late to do it. Dozens of Alliance Special Platoon personnel jumped over their shield ranks accompanied by a passionate shout – like the Imperial Japanese troops of World War 2 era. They smashed a rifle butt into the head of the Arevelk soldier who was shocked by the surprise attack many times, and, some personnel thrust a bayonet into the neck or part of the face that is not protected by anything or is only protected by cloth and a protector made of skin. The superior number and agility of the enemy made them only able to fight desperately while trying to defend themselves and protect comrades.

The Alliance Special Platoon repeated the attack, and exhausted the stamina and morale of Arevelk's elite troops. They do close combat after realizing the armor of the elite Arevelk forces is too harsh, and the 7.62mm bullets just bounce off without inflicting any meaningful damage on the enemy. They are trained in close combat using bayonets or other rifle parts. They can actually take advantage of their more agile movements than when still wearing complete body armor, he said, and continue to fight enemies who do not benefit in terms of agility due to wearing complete metal armor that somewhat limits movement.

After they managed to injure and render some enemy personnel unable to move, the entire Alliance Special Platoon personnel shot at those who were already unconscious several times. Some of them were still conscious when the shot pierced through the metal armor and made them die. Until finally one of the elite Arevelk squads they defeated before the help of the enemy came. At that time, there were still many civilians who ran to a safe place while carrying valuables that could be carried.

All Alliance soldiers were indoctrinated to finish off the enemy in front of them, be it armed soldiers or unarmed civilians. They believe that if they do, the enemy will be daunted and no civilian will become a soldier in the future because they have finished before or are afraid of their strength. Because of this, the other heroes dubbed the Alliance Army as ‘Cross Force from another world’. Because what they did was almost the same as the Crusaders when fighting against the Muslim forces, which is to kill anyone they see in enemy territory, be it men, women, children, elderly citizens, and others, and the cattle belong to the people in the country of their enemies.

The sky in Iztok City – where the battle is still shrouded in dark colors and the twinkling stars of – are like the barrel ends of SP-1 belonging to the Alliance Special Platoon that showers the citizens of Iztok City running around trying save yourself and get away from them with random bullets. Some unfortunate citizens were shot in the head, legs, and other body parts and caused instant death for them. The cry that contained a curse towards the Alliance sounded, but the Special Platoon Alliance did not respond to it and continued shooting at people who were shouting hatred towards them.

In the face of civilians, they do not need special tactics because they rely on the overwhelming superiority of force, and shoot civilians at will as long as they do not throw excessive ammunition, he said, so they shoot in single round mode. That is why there are some children among the civilian death toll.

Peleton Khusus Aliansi terus bergerak setelah menghabiskan puluhan peluru untuk menghabisi puluhan warga sipil… yang bahkan tidak berusaha melawan mereka. Dengan wajah penuh kebanggan, mereka melangkahi mayat-mayat warga sipil yang tergeletak di genangan darah mereka sendiri. Beberapa personel Peleton Khusus Aliansi menusukkan bayonet mereka ke tubuh beberapa warga sipil, sebagai antisipasi jika ada warga yang masih sadar. Kemudian, mereka kembali bergerak dengan bayonet berlumuran darah milik warga sipil.

Rio watched from behind his subordinates, and felt sorry for the state of innocent civilians that his subordinates had finished off. However, this is a doctrine they will not betray, some of them consider killing civilians as a form of anticipation of the movement of the parties who are hostile to the Alliance and intend to retaliate their actions. Then, the reason they killed the children was to prevent the next generation from being feared to endanger the Alliance. While killing the elderly according to them because the group will not be useful, it can not even be used or sold as slaves.

Having an overwhelming number of advantages allowed the Alliance to reduce their weaknesses and lack of modern weaponry.

Sometimes Rio thinks, are we committing acts that violate human rights and the International Law of War?

But, he had decided to fight alongside the – Alliance to be able to return to his home world alive. He had decided not to be outdone by an army that possessed a killing machine called the Guild. He had no reason to refuse any orders to fight against the enemy, even if it required killing innocent civilians as well. He fought in a world that was not yet acquainted with the International Law of War. Before fighting alongside the Alliance, Rio disagreed on some points in the International War Laws which he thought were incompatible with the cruelty of war. He felt it was okay to kill – civilians who could potentially betray, or use civilians as life shields when fighting the enemy. And he had obtained such an opportunity after becoming an Angry Hero and fighting alongside the Alliance against the Guild.

“Master Rio! Don't daydream! Do you want to die?!”

He flinched after walking among the bodies of civilians and trying to avoid blood from hitting his boots. The words came from one of his subordinates hiding behind a horse cart that still contained a load of vegetables with some of its members. For a moment he stood there, and heard the sound of the engine of the vehicle getting closer to his army. He felt if there was a contingent of ‘otherworld’ in Iztok City, and it did not match the information he got. He did not get any information if there was a contingent of ‘otherworld’ in Iztok City from his spies, so he decided to only bring two platoons to raid the capital of Arevelk Kingdom this.

The battle would likely not go well after he heard the sound of armored vehicles getting closer to his troops. The first platoon in charge as the main hitter of enemy defense, was probably near the entourage of the armored vehicles. A second platoon was nearby, and served as a second attacker in long and close combat. If that happens, the first platoon is in unexpected danger. Rio had no communication device, then if he shouted his voice would reverberate in all directions, and cause his whereabouts and the second platoon to be known to the enemy.

“We caught up with the first platoon, I have a bad feeling about this.”

His entire subordinates only responded to his orders with a nod, and moved towards the direction the first platoon was located in. If his shadow is truly realized, Rio will have to give up the first platoon to become the contingent weapons moons of ‘otherworld’ which is much more modern and brutal than theirs. He only wished on his first platoon not to fight the enemy's heavy machine guns with bayonets and futile melee combat. Until finally they can find the first platoon hiding in one of the narrow streets of – with a fretful face after hearing the sound of armored vehicles constantly moving to search for their whereabouts.

**

Somehow Nio thought that his team had always appeared on a completely unexpected battlefield, and the most dangerous fight. The tactical vehicle he was riding was driven by ‘Parkour’ aka Herman with speeds exceeding 70 kilometers per hour on the uneven streets of Iztok City, so Nio felt his stomach start to not make his feelings comfortable. A second tactical vehicle moved in another location, as well as a dispersed panzer to encircle the enemy and block the path that was expected to be the enemy's path to escape.

“Teacher to the Undead, there is a power of one platoon moving towards you, chances are it is the enemy. We're facing another platoon with a panzer. Enemies really have rifles, please be careful.”

The communication headfree in Nio's right ear updated the status that the Teacher gave, aka Ferdi. He could clearly hear the sound of gunfire replying to each other, and the typical gunfire of heavy machine guns.

“Dog! They really came. Everything is preparing to do battle in the city, the enemy has a shotgun.”

Nio made a loud voice after seeing a platoon move towards them with trained mobility, and his entire subordinates replied in unison, “Siap!”

Everyone got out of the vehicle carrying their weapons. While the 12.7mm automatic rifle operator remains in the vehicle to provide assistance, it is ‘Roader’ aka Yogi. Meanwhile, ‘Blue Eyes’ aka Zefanya carrying a sniper rifle production country, and move quickly towards one of the three-story building that is already empty. Upon arriving at the roof of the building, Zefanya prepared ammunition in the form of 7.62mm anti-personnel bullets, and activated the rifle to ready-to-fire mode while aiming at the target.

“Hevaz, have you finished your preparations?”

Nio had not yet jumped into the fight, and Hevaz was still ‘holding him’ until he had completely finished making preparations.

“I'm done making preparations, my lord. After this, I will make preparations to serve your passion.”

“Thank you, but I now need you more to get out of my lap.”

“Tu-Tuan Nio, I will also serve you,” connect Edera with a slightly flushed face.

Nio groaned from his seat, and did not know to be happy or tormented over the behavior of two girls who declared themselves as ‘his personal servant’. Moments when his mind was debating whether he should receive service from the two of them, the windshield of the tactical vehicle was hit by several bullets from the enemy. Fortunately, the bulletproof glass was able to thicken the projectiles fired by the enemy, so he and the two girls were still alive – even though Edera looked very shocked. While the gun operator, Yogi, looked at Nio with a look of wanting to kill his captain, although previously also surprised after a few enemy bullets hit the windshield of the vehicle.

Hevaz leaped out of the vehicle, took out his wings and flew at high speed while carrying his large scythe. Meanwhile, Nio was still doubtful that Edera would survive if the girl decided to join the fight.

He used the passenger door as a shield, and shot at enemies hiding in various places. Edera looked at Nio who was looking for the existence of an enemy who was hiding without being able to do anything, and felt that long-distance combat was not her specialty. Therefore, he would use his olfactory and vision abilities better than a normal human. Because he was from a cat race, Edera was able to see quite clearly in the darkness. He then sat on the passenger bench, and would be Nio's pointer so that the young man could easily find the enemy.

The first platoon actually encountered the enemy, and frantically searched for a hideout from the enemy that was preparing an attack to confront them. With a quick movement, they used carts and sides of buildings as shelters.

A first platoon personnel fired a series of shots at the enemy's steel cart, hoping to kill the person still inside. However, his attack was futile, and the vehicle's glass easily thickened the bullets he shot, and the passengers still inside survived. He and all his colleagues had trouble attacking the enemy when the atmosphere was still dark, and lighting relied only on torches installed in the houses of the citizens.

“Damn it, no one said there was another world army here, right?!”

“What's the problem, we can compensate them now!”

“Sial, what does kedu-“ platoon do

The first two platoon personnel were shocked when one of their comrades did not finish his remark, and had been in a hollow head condition. The eyes of their partner who was mysteriously shot were still open, shocking the two of them to run away from the place.

Nio saw two people running from behind the alley pointing his mitraliur gun at the two of them, and pressed the trigger for a few seconds until the two enemies were paralyzed and did not move anymore. Sheltering behind the vehicle made him unable to find any enemies quickly, so he decided to move and hide behind the merchant stall with Agus. Edera who saw her master decide to switch hiding places made her think of following him, but Nio shook his head several times as a code if he was not allowed to get out of the vehicle, let alone catch up with the young man.

The first platoon faced off against Nio and his members who had spread out, and hid quickly so they could not find the whereabouts of the Nio members. Their main goal is still a tactical vehicle parked in the middle of the road, but all their efforts remain in vain.

“Do not be daunted, fewer enemies than us!”

Several bullets shot out from an unknown place, as if the shooter was hiding somewhere very well. The Zefanya fired a bullet and shot towards an enemy closest to Nio and Agus. A 7.62mm bullet that shot at 3,000 meters per second pierced through the head of an unfortunate enemy aiming his rifle at his comrades.

The commotion again rang out after the head of the first platoon personnel nearly broke out, Nio could finally hear it from its place. When he decided to move closer to the enemy, several shots rang out and they were both almost hit by bullets fired by the enemy. Nio and Agus returned to their previous hiding place. Just relying on the ability to see in the night, it was impossible for Nio and Agus to shoot on target.

“Basic dogs Guild! Oi! We retreat to where the second platoon is!”

The first surviving platoon commander grumbles over his enemies who continue to besiege and mysteriously kill his subordinates. The platoon commander of course realized that his decision was extremely dangerous. He and the rest of the first platoon members moved to where the second platoon was quietly located.

The Zefanya aimed at the moving members in the rear row, exhaling from the mouth very calmly, and her beautiful index finger pressed the trigger to fire a bullet that would puncture the head of an enemy personnel. He manages to kill one more enemy, but the rest of the enemy manages to escape which causes him to have to get off where he is and catch up with his comrades.

Nio then told Herman to approach him.

“Herman, you move with the others to chase after a fleeing enemy.”

“Ready, but what about you, Lieutenant?”

“I'll catch up with you guys while walking, there's one thing I want to take.”

“Ready, please be careful, Lieutenant Nio.”

Nio controls the movement of its members so that all enter the vehicle safely. A tactical vehicle drove past him, and Edera looked at him with a sad look. Herman-piloted tactical vehicles drove in the same direction as the retreating enemy.

“Ah, it looks like they forgot Zefanya.”

Nio moved quietly towards an enemy who had been killed by the 12th Team sniper, ‘Blue Eyes’ aka Zefanya. He was curious about the rifles used by the enemy, because the weapons belonging to the enemy can also perform a full automatic firing mode which is of course different from medieval rifles such as Yekirnovo's sniper rifle.

After slinging his PM-22 V7 Kal 9mm mitraliur pistol in the back, Nio moved closer to several shotguns belonging to the enemy that had been killed. After being near the enemy weapon, he crouched down to observe it. He felt familiar with the weapon used by the enemy – like the rifle he had seen in the museum.

“Set type SP-1? Is there anyone from the New Order period in this world?” nio said inwardly as he took the rifle for further observation.

Nio heard the sound of footsteps from behind him, and suddenly Nio pointed his weapon at someone standing behind him.

“... Zefanya, why don't you follow the others?”

Zefanya's face only showed a flat expression, and stared straight at Nio's eyes. He who saw the behavior of the Russian girl suddenly changed, standing in front of Zefanya while carrying an enemy rifle. Seeing the sniper rifle on Zefanya's back made Nio sure that the one who killed the three enemy soldiers was the girl, but Zefanya's rapidly changing expression made Nio fret.

He had not heard any more gunshots since the enemy he faced a moment ago retreated, so this calm atmosphere made Nio suspicious.

Nio was taller than Zefanya, so the girl had to raise her face slightly up to be able to see Nio's face.Both Zefanya's hands then grabbed the collar of Nio's shirt, thus making Nio a little surprised.

His Zefanya gripped the collar of Nio's shirt firmly, as if she was exerting all her strength on his grip. The girl felt her body suddenly heat up, and it felt like it would explode if it did not do so now.

“Zefanya, we have to catch up with others.”

“... Silent.”

“Hah? What's wrong with you-“

Zefanya is happy to get a boss like Nio, someone who does not stay away from him by using his physique as an excuse. Although Nio was quite difficult to truly get along with his new comrades, the young man even tried hard to understand the character of every one of his subordinates, including himself. So, it makes him happy because he feels that there is someone who really appreciates him regardless of his condition.

He was happy to meet Nio on a potential battlefield called ‘otherworld’.

Zefanya subconsciously felt her body pushed forward, with a feeling that made her heart cramped if she did not do it right now. Words would not be enough, so Zefanya decided to do it directly.

Nio's eyes were rounded in shock at what Zefanya had done to him. Zefanya pulled the collar of his shirt firmly, so Nio was forced to follow the direction of the pull of the Russian girl. The height difference between the two was only two heads, but thanks to the pull it made Nio duck. The lips of the two of them slowly approached and got closer, then…

… Zefanya had her first kiss with Nio.

**

(illustration of a mitraliur gun, image source pinterest)