High School Soldier
53. Gathering

13 June 2321, 02.10 WIB.

**

As the Luan Kingdom army was fleeing, a group of dragon and wyvern fighting troops flashed above them. Instantly it made their faces like they had found a glimmer of hope.

The hope they had before was just the flag-holding army. Because as long as the flag they hold has not fallen and replaced the enemy's war flag, they have not been declared defeated.

But unfortunately, the TNI does not adhere to such a system. Or rather do not know if the flag army fell, eating the troops will lose.

Currently, all TNI units in charge of conducting military operations are focused on only one goal. That is to free the territory controlled by enemy forces, and if possible at the same time clean up enemy troops from the region.

The Luan kingdom army continued to summon the dragon-riding troops that were flying high from the ground.

But they thought that the dragon army would land and pick them up. The dragon rider's thrashing just drove off, like he didn't notice them.

The whole soldier muttered something, “At last there was help...”.

However, one of the soldiers realized that there was something strange about the dragon fighting troops.

Yes, there was a silver-colored dragon and it was slightly larger than the dragon and wyvern behind it.

All the soldiers agreed that the silvery dragon was a wind dragon. It made them even more confident if the troops were a favor and would attack the enemy troops.

But actually, they are very wrong. Because the dragon rider's army is an army belonging to the kingdom of Arevelk, not a relief force from the kingdom of Luan, where they came from.

It was seen inside the iron armor worn by different soldiers with the Luan kingdom army. Also the war and country flags that the dragon riding troops brought were very much different from the ones they had.

Sigiz turned his head down, as long as the sound was like a call to the troops he was carrying. But he doesn't care about them.

Sigiz had no intention of helping Luan's royal army at all, as he aimed to meet the foretold.

The troops brought by Sigiz also seemed to be unconcerned with the Luan royal troops who kept calling to land. Sigiz did not order them to land, which was why they also did not care about the Luan kingdom army.

“Why didn't they land?”

While smiling confidently his partner replied, “Maybe they will finish off the enemy troops first, after that pick us up.”

**

The dragon troop that Sigiz brought arrived on top of team 2 who sucked to fight again.

All 2 team soldiers occupy their respective attack positions, especially snipers who are on the roof of the house that has two floors.

“Why do they look so wary of us?” muttered Sigiz who was hinting at Ilhiya behind him.

“They may think of us as enemies, better we go down to calm them down and say your purpose,” replied Iilhiya while giving orders for Ivy who was piggybacked by one of the soldiers to release magic that made her invisible.

The entire army of team 2 was extremely chaotic as dozens of dragons flew over them. They should be able to rest tonight to recharge before continuing the journey. But it seems like it should be postponed for a while.

The barrel end of the rocket launcher was aimed at the herd of dragons, but the soldier on duty had not launched the rocket because there had been no order from Herlina. But they were ready to fire if at any time Herlina ordered them to launch a rocket.

“Teams, land slowly...!!!” sigiz commands the dragon to fly down slowly.

The troops grew more and more alert as the flying dragon army slowly lowered, some of them even looked anxious, especially Arista and Tania.

The wind from the flapping of the animal's wings blew the dry leaves around the rest area of team 2. Moreover, the shriek from the dragon that sounded very electrifying to the soldiers of team 2. Luckily there are no residential areas around, if there is, there will be chaos that may cause casualties.

The barrel end of the heavy and light machine gun was pointed upwards in anticipation of the dragon army attacking. The bullets used on machine guns can at least hurt the hard skin of a dragon. If not enough, there are still some rockets that team 2 has.

Troops were unable to fire, due to limited ammunition. Logistics are on team 1, so to get additional ammunition they have to go where they are.

Moreover, the ordinary bullets contained in the assault rifle will only bounce if it hits the dragon skin, so it only performs futile attacks. But if it can hit the handler, it may be a different story but not as easy as fighting the enemy forces before.

“Nio, you did not report that the enemy army did not have a dragon army.!” herlina said in an angry tone to Nio.

Nio also did not expect that this would happen.

“I swear, the enemy dragon rider troops have been destroyed during the hostage rescue,” Nio replied with a solemn face.

Herlina fell silent after hearing Nio's reply, and she did not want to blame Nio any further. It will only make the spirit of the troops decrease.

But Nio had already prepared a plan if this did happen. That meant he had already predicted that the enemy army still had a reserve dragon army.

The dragon riding troops managed to land near the resting place of team 2. It makes dust and dry leaves that fly more and more.

“Their flag why is it different?” muttered Nio which made Herlina look at him confusedly.

“What do you mean?” ask Herlina who wants to know the meaning of Nio's words.

“Their flag is different from the enemy troops we faced before. Damn, one enemy alone has made it difficult, let alone two!”

The most massive and silvery dragon glazed its skin as the lights of the armored vehicle were directed at it. It made the dragon surprised and rebelled. Sontak, make the rest of team 2 more alert.

But the dragon handler relaxes his dragon until it calms down. Then the dragon rider who saw a woman came down while carrying a stick attached to the flag. The person he was boning also descended from the dragon while opening the veil that partially covered his white face.

The other woman also descended from the dragon that a soldier was holding down then followed by two women who walked closer to the team 2 troops.

The entire team of 2 aimed their rifles at the three women. But Herlina prevented them from shooting, because the three women showed no resistance.

Although the woman carrying the flag was wearing a battle suit, she did not carry a weapon, not even a needle. But the two women who were with him carried sticks that were the same length as their height.

As they got close enough to the team 2 troops, a cat passed by without excuse.

“Another world cat...,” said one of the women.

He then catches the cat before running away from it. He hugged tightly the cat that had a majority white coat with a slight black color.

The other two women just stared at the astonished woman who was tightly hugging the cat she found.

“I managed to get another world cat..” he said by rubbing his face on the body of the cat.

Although the cat is wild, but the fur looks clean, like groomed. Even the cat looked very calm as the woman held it, like a trained pet cat.

Even Arista and Nio simultaneously patted their eels because of the behavior of the otherworldly people.

But Nio felt familiar with one of the women who was with the other two women. He tried to observe further and ignored the troops muttering over the otherworldly silliness.

“Ivy..!” exclaimed Nio when he finished making the observation.

“Yes, Nio. We meet again...,” Ivy replied as she stepped forward trying to get closer to Nio.

But some soldiers pointed the barrel end of their assault rifle towards Ivy, it makes Ivy silent and very surprised.

His body trembled as dozens of rifle barrels activated to full automatic mode were directed at him. Ivy almost cried before Nio ordered the soldiers to lower their rifles.

“He is not an enemy, I dare guarantee it,” Nio said as he walked closer to Ivy.

The entire army muttered what Nio did to that otherworldly person. Even Arista, Tania and Herlina could only speak a thousand languages.

“What are you doing here. And why can they see you?” ask Nio.

“I've removed the magic that makes my body visible only to you. I'm here with the Queen because she wants to meet you,” replied Ivy while pointing towards the woman wearing the battle armor.

Nio turned towards the woman Ivy pointed at. The combat clothes that the woman wore certainly made Nio have to be vigilant.

“Finally we can meet, the person foretold,” the woman said in a polite tone.

What the woman said made Nio not understand what she was saying.

“She said, finally she met you, the person foretold,” Ivy said as if translating the woman's words.

“Sorry, foreseen person?. Me?” nio said as he pointed to himself.

“Yes, haven't I asked you a few things?”

Nio seemed to be recalling something while holding his head.

“Hah, there's no way I'm the one who's been forecasting you. The prophecy is just an imaginary story,” said Nio as if underestimating the prophecy about him.

“But, another world isn't a delusion too?” reply Ivy which made Nio instantly silent and unable to answer.

The entire team of 2 looks can only be silent when Nio can talk casually with otherworldly people.

“Can he speak another world people's language?” herlina Mumbles.

The woman wearing the armor walked over to Nio. It made Nio alert his gun.

Nio's face instantly reddened as he looked at the woman's face up close. She felt that women were the prettiest of all the women she met.

Nio felt that the woman was not far from her brother, or even her age. Only the woman's native country knows her true age.

“I want to meet your leader,” said the woman with a serious face.

“He said he wanted to meet with your leader,” said Ivy who translated the woman's words for him.

Nio glanced at Herlina who still looked astonished, or perhaps she was daydreaming.

Nio immediately ran towards Herlina and said the woman's wish.

“For what does he want to meet her?” ask Herlina.

“Entaihlah, but it seems very serious,” replied Nio to convince Herlina.

Herlina was silent for a moment to think about her decision. It was long enough that some soldiers could fall asleep.

“Alright, I'll meet him. Meet me at the command vehicle,” Herlina replied.

“Siap..!”

Nio then returns to meet Ivy and the other two women who are patiently waiting. They did not show any annoyed faces as they were made to wait by Herlina who was thinking too long about her decision.

Herlina entered the command vehicle to prepare for the meeting Nio was referring to.

“Follow me to meet our leader,” said Nio.

Ivy spoke to the two women in a language that Nio did not understand. But the point is, Ivy invites the two of them to follow Nio.

The woman wearing the armor then ran over to Nio, then she said a word that again Nio did not understand with a smile.

“He wants to meet you, Our Queen is named Sigiz. You can introduce yourself,” said Ivy.

Nio then shook Sigiz's hand and told him his name. But when Nio reached for a hand, Sigiz's face immediately reddened.

Ilhiya then also introduced herself to Nio.

Nio walked in front of the three women, he turned his head back as the three women sounded joking. But he still did not understand what they were saying.

“Queen, are you really interested in him?” asked Ilhiya in a teasing tone Sigiz.

Sigiz did not answer anything and quickened his pace. He seemed happy to have met the person he wanted to meet even though it was still unknown if he was the one who was predicted or not.

**

Team 1 welcomed the volunteer forces of Sragen City who did not carry out military operations like them.

However they had yet to see any signs of battle in this place. Only the defenses occupied by the soldiers were already preparing to face the enemy.

The leader of this group came to Surya to ask about the situation.

“Team 2 has faced the enemy forces, and the enemy should have arrived here from earlier,” replied Surya with astonishment.

Footage from the drone still shows enemy troops who have not made a move.

“Actually, what do they do?”