High School Soldier
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A white circle appeared in the middle of the Labyrinth located in the Duiwel Empire, then two people came out from inside the magic object. The two glanced around where they were at the moment, then started walking.

Using Nio's hair, Hevaz can reach the young man using his teleportation magic. Only with an object containing parts of Nio's body, such as the spoon he had used, did Hevaz easily teleport to his destination. So that the hair only makes it easier for him to reach where Nio is, even though he still has to find the whereabouts of the man.

Since Hevaz was only an Envoy, he could not easily move places with just the blink of an eye. Unlike the Gods, the Envoys were human-like beings with powers far above heroes. Like the Apostle who was last sent two thousand years ago, the Messenger is also in charge of conveying the news of the Gods to mankind. But, the blessed Envoy of unreasonable strength – is close to approaching the Gods themselves. But, the Creator gave authority to all Gods to eliminate the Envoy who tried to seize their position.

Although feeling forced, but Hevaz can reach this place with the help of Indah. She remains like an ordinary human witch, and can lack magical energy. The Envoy's physique can indeed hold magical energy much larger than a human and is only slightly adrift of a hero. She will thank you beautifully after finding Nio.

In addition, Hevaz did a search for Nio with a companion who according to him ‘ very loyal to betas’. Hassan continues to force Hevaz to carry himself also in the search for Nio, despite the risks involved enough to endanger the ordinary human soldier. The man is from another world, so the risk of crossing the teleportations gate is much greater and endangers Hassan's safety. Hevaz is forced to use the magical energy of the pottery to protect Hassan's safety, until they can both reach the Labyrinth safely.

Meanwhile, Hassan stared at the – Labyrinth that was similar to a tropical forest. After coming out of the teleportation gate, Hassan's eyes were always amazed by the thousands of giant trees and other flora he had seen since his assignment in this world. As a ‘new’, the vice-captain of the 12th Team was curious about what Nio had been through. Because his view of Nio was someone who seemed to know half the content of this New World.

“Nona Hevaz, it feels like we are walking in a giant cave.”

Hevaz walked in front of Hassan then turned his head slightly after hearing the man's words.

“Because we're in the Labyrinth. And that place could be said to be a very spacious place that was underground.”

“Labyrin..?” hassan's face seemed to be thinking about something after hearing Hevaz's words.

In his mind, the labyrinth was a place that could drive people astray to the point of going crazy. Hassan's face showed an agitated expression, and was worried that the two of them would get lost in this ‘Labirin’. The existence of the Envoy according to him did not guarantee they could get out of this place easily, and finding Nio was a difficult matter if they had to search for the young man in a place this wide.

However, since this is the world of ‘fantasi’, and Hassan has read many Japanese writer's light novels, there may be an exit that can directly connect them to Tanoe City or headquarters. After all, it was only a shadow that existed in the vice-captains mind of the 12th Team, and Hevaz could open teleportation easily if the man continued to grumble.

“It seems, this place is very dangerous. I've read stories about labyrinths that contain different types of monsters. Is this the same place, Miss Hevaz?”

Hevaz already knew what culture Hassan was saying, namely about the existence of a storybook with many interesting images or illustrations. He had read one book owned by Nio, unfortunately it did not interest him at all despite telling the world where humans coexist with the Gods. According to him, the work made by the world's people from the forces of Indonesia and its allies called ‘novel lightly’ is a work that is too fictional, but could happen in this world.

“Yes, this is the tenth floor. It could be said this was the most dangerous level of the entire floor in this Labyrinth. I hope you're always vigilant, because the tenth floor is filled with powerful and clever monsters.”

“I think monsters are just powerful creatures and behave like animals.”

“That's not entirely wrong, but this world is much wider than you imagine, Vice Captain (Hassan). I know, in your world you don't have an underground life like this. Unfortunately, we are now far below the ground level. And this is where the powerful and clever monster kings are.”

Hassan's eyes rounded an inappropriate – with his adult age. His reaction after hearing Hevaz's explanation was like a child, and his brain thought a little harder to accept what he had received not too long ago.

He had read about the culture of several tribes of Yekirnovo and Arevelk obtained from the records of the Expeditionary Force, including about the tribe of Demihuman and half-monster humans who have the equivalent of human reason. Later, Hassan knew why almost all of the Expeditionary Force's weapons were destroyed and could not be brought back to Indonesia. Seeing the old main battle tanks and attack helicopters used by the Expeditionary Forces being destroyed and used to build monuments, Hassan could imagine the world was full of amazing and very dangerous things.

Glass did not exist in this world yet, a type of metal that was almost the same as iron in its original world was only used to produce swords and cannons. However, with the evidence of the death of thousands of TNI soldiers after the Alliance's first attack on the Expeditionary Force, it becomes evident that the world cannot be viewed as a medieval civilization.

The deeper Hassan thought about it, the more he felt more and more afraid of what was going on in the future. He shook his head to the right and to the left to get rid of the bad possibilities he had imagined during his stint in this world.

“It looks like this world wrongly chose the world to connect to,” Hassan murmured inwardly.

Against a certain point, the Alliance people look to be able to learn very quickly to face the great military power ‘otherworld’. It was an amazing and impressive thing, even though it showed and became evidence that the war would last even longer. That was not the thing that the soldiers assigned in this world expected, even though in the home world they did only deal with small things that were not war operations, lying down and looking for girls to tease for example.

Exploring the New World was indeed able to make their friends who were not assigned to this world envious. Unfortunately, the shadow is just a delusion and fighting in this world is not as easy as tackling rebel groups or preventing other countries' forces from entering the territory of the country they serve.

“I heard something, it seems like something of a lot is moving closer to us.”

Hassan's words were approved by Hevaz, and his giant scythe had been firmly grasped in both hands. ‘Barista’, aka Hassan prepares his rifle to semi-automatic mode after loading the magazine. Then, a suspicious voice grew clearer and made the two of them even more wary. Upon realizing that he was being besieged by danger, a streak of cold sweat ran down Hassan's cheeks.

He did not have the ability to shoot as great as Zefanya who was one of the 12th Team's snipers, yet he was one level above Nio. Even so, he did not have the high composure of his commander, and felt it was his greatest weakness.

“What are you doing, Vice-Captain?!”

“Hah?”

Hevaz's bluff shocked Hassan and destroyed his reverie. He had no idea why Hevaz was shouting so loudly. Then, after seeing a piece of his hairy, dirty hand hit his head, Hassan finally found out what was going on with them.

A goat-headed monster lay lifeless near him with his right hand cut off, and the piece hit his head. The monster had previously jumped up to attack Hassan with its axe, but Hevaz's observation was greater than the man's and slashed the monster's arm at the speed of sound.

After seeing one of their friends get killed, those goat-headed monsters kept popping up until their numbers were around less than fifty. Their weapons were like poorly crafted metal axes and stone axes, some clutching clubs from wooden rods that could be found anywhere. Their continued appearance allowed Hassan to stand only with cold sweat pouring from his forehead. Clearly in Hassan's heart he was very agitated by the appearance of dozens of goat monsters that could stand on two legs, and made Hevaz quite upset.

“If you are Mr. Nio's representative, show me everything you have in this fight. They are just monsters that can continue to breed, do not hesitate. If you show cowardice, I will really behead you.”

“You may not know yet, but Mr. Nio has experienced worse things than being surrounded by this goat-headed monster. So, you're luckier than him. Don't say as if you're going to die here! Don't make me regret bringing you here!”

Being a personal server ‘people foretold’ makes Hevaz easily speak Indonesian and its regions. Although Nio rarely speaks Javanese when on duty, at least he got a little knowledge from one of the Indonesian regional languages. So, his words when scolding Hassan very smoothly without the slightest mistake.

Hassan pulled the trigger without a second thought, then pointed it towards Hevaz. The girl had no idea what had happened to Hassan after he said that. If the man really shot him, it was a useless attack. The 7.62mm bullet that could accelerate as fast as 900 to 1,500 meters per second only made Hevaz feel like his body was pierced by a toothpick.

Three projectiles were released, and they were almost all about Hevaz's beautiful silvery hair. The girl was not surprised at all, and was greatly relieved after the three projectiles pierced through the head of a monster behind her. Blood flowed heavily from the area affected by the projectile's lesion, and made the other goat-headed monsters stand by pecking after hearing the explosive sound produced by Hassan's long black steel stick.

“I shot him in no hurry. Take it easy, I'll help you as much as I can.”

Hevaz smiled slightly, then split the body of a goat-headed monster that jumped behind him while raising its stone axe. He cut, split bodies, and made goat-headed monsters lose their lives under various circumstances. The organs and body parts of the monsters were scattered, and the blood created a rather thick red puddle. Easily, Hevaz had slaughtered dozens of goat-headed monsters within minutes.

The girl's large wings then came out, then flew three meters above them. When flying, Hevaz could easily split his head and cut off the arms of the goat-headed monster. What Hevaz did to the monsters was a one-sided massacre, but the Envoy did not care about it. He took out every enemy without letting them shout the suffering he caused.

Instinctively, monsters would lash out at anyone in front, except their own comrades. But, that doesn't mean they have no way to fight an enemy that can fly over them. Several goat-headed monsters threw their weapons at Hevaz in hopes of knocking the girl down. Unfortunately, the girl easily dodged the attack with her maneuvers. Then, he split the head of every goat-headed monster that attacked him.

Hevaz's calm face while slaughtering goat-headed monsters one by one was a novelty for Hassan. He changed the firing mode to a single round, and slid one by one the projectile onto the head of the goat-headed monster that ran towards him while raising a stone axe overhead. He did not let a single monster approach him within a ten-meter radius, and fired at all the enemies that tried to attack him. Every now and then he noticed Hevaz who killed every monster easily using his giant scythe.

“He really fits Lieutenant Nio. I wonder, which of the girls nearby is the choice?”

Hassan imagines every girl close to Nio and guesses who the young man will choose as he shoots at every enemy who will throw their guns at him. He shoots at each enemy with a smile, which shows **** kill. But actually he imagined his commander was paired with one of the girls close to him. When his first magazine was in a fight against an empty goat-headed monster, Hassan calmly loaded a new magazine.

The six-kilogram backpack left Hassan unable to move freely even though he had removed his coat. The snow camouflage uniform is not suitable in this jungle and bush battleground. In addition, the thin fog slightly reduced his visibility and could only shoot when the enemy was seven meters away from him.

On the other hand, a goat-headed monster threw a stone after aiming at a target in the form of Hassan shooting at his friend. He let out a laugh-like sound, but it soon ended after his head separated from his body. A person wearing a – coat like Hassan – is the one who decapitated the monster.

Hevaz calmly fended off an axe targeting Hassan's head, then smiled happily after seeing someone.

“Finally I found you, Mr. Nio.”

Nio took off his coat and placed it on the ground with his backpack, then looked at Hassan and Hevaz with a calm look.

**

Humans were often able to demonstrate strength previously unthinkable when they were pressed on. Nio managed to survive to this day by spending three magazines and breaking his sword, while his carambit was still intact and fine. Nio only had two magazines, and he did not know until when he was in enemy territory. However, the familiar sound of gunfire made Nio's expression turn hopeful.

The four Explorers and Sakuya's girls had not returned yet, and Nio had no idea what they were doing to search for some items all along. In addition to searching for valuable items that can be found around the former monster nest, Nio hopes they find the plant he wants. The thorns of plants that are as hard as metal have been fox Nio to form like a plow (the mention of the Dayak Iban chopsticks), or chopsticks.

“Nio, is this the plant you need?”

Sakuya came with the four explorers by carrying straight trunked plants like bamboo. Nio wanted a plant that had a bamboo-like tube segment with a small diameter, at least slightly larger than the diameter of his artificial chopsticks. The stem of the plant that the four Traveling girls found was sixty centimeters long, and it exceeded Nio's expectations.

“Nio, what are you going to do with it?” nefe asked after seeing Nio insert the chopsticks into one side of the chopsticks.

“Creating weapons,” Nio replied briefly, then blew firmly to test whether his homemade chopsticks were working or failing.

The chopsticks shot at high speed and stuck into one of the tree trunks. That way Nio was quite satisfied with his weapons.

“I heard no gunshots, I'll be there.”

“We will come,” Kardas said.

“Nio, you broke your sword against the minotaur yesterday, and you have to save bullets, right?” sakuya's words only made Nio have to decide on an answer quickly.

“Alright, you can come.”

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(goat-headed monster illustration, image source pinterest)