The Cold Blooded Hunter: Seeker of Peace
22. Armoured carriage II
"Something's broken?" Asked my grandfather while stroking his chin and brought his face closer to Yudi who was still unloading the Fire Chicken Claw.
"You could say that..." Yudi lifted the iron glove whose outer coating metal had been removed, "There are some damaged and need to be replaced or repaired, the process will not take long..."
Yudi explained which parts were damaged to my grandfather, while I and Dusk just stared at not understanding a single word mentioned by Yudi.
"Well, said Bintang grandfather, you saw the destruction of Surabaya, really?" Frans who was standing in front of me asked as he turned his body, looking at me and Dusk with a look like he underestimated the two of us.
I looked up, at Frans's face, narrowing my eyes.
I must admit, my height and Frans' body were so far away that I had to look up and open my mouth.
"Ah, you're short too..." Frans patted me on the shoulder, "But take it easy, you'll be tall."
The longer, the more upset I was with Frans's attitude towards me, which seemed to belittle me, but it was only natural to remember that I was a child at this time...
This time? Why does my mind say that I am not a child right now? When have I ever been a child, other than now?
I shook my head, there was no point thinking about that at this moment, for now I have to answer Frans's question.
"Me and Dusk knew it.." I looked up, "And at least we both knew fate.
that city."
"You don't need to explain the fate of the city, uncle's troops are circling the city, looking for clues about the attack on the city." replied Frans then bowed slightly, "You're talking outside?"
I nodded, actually it was better considering this information was quite important to this big tall uncle, it seemed...
***
The two of us were taken to Frans's study in the other carriage, far ahead.
The mechanic room that took care of my father's weapons was in the back carriage, precisely at the end.
According to Frans, the armored train that became the RedWhite land transportation has ten carriages and one towing train driven by coal.
Ten carriages had a very large shape and could accommodate up to thirty people per carriage. Per carriage contained equipment that was almost no different from a house.
Each of the carriages had a communication connection directly connected to the first carriage which was the carriage belonging to the leader of an operation. In this operation the leader was Frans directly, so he was in the first carriage.
Because of the conditions that are very unlikely to move slowly, each carriage is driven with five pairs of wheels that have a very fast rotation, with the mechanism using a lot of gear wheels. Ah, I don't understand the wheels in the carriage because Frans' words about this go in through the left ear and out through the right ear, hehehe...
"Hows it? Isn't this armored car amazing?" frans asked, proud of the train.
Dusk nodded, while I looked in various directions.
Right now, we are in carriage five which is where the other Hunters rest.
"You could say that..." Frans walked again, "We actually have the technology to make transportation more environmentally friendly than using coal, but because our two trains were previously destroyed by the Monster, he said, that's why this old armored car is back in action..."
I can say, if Frans is happy to talk, behind his appearance that looks creepy for weak people.
"It seems like it's getting late, so how about we move faster?" Frans asked while putting both of her hands on her waist.
Well, I agree with the words of Frans, the day is getting late with the sunlight slowly turning orange.
Indeed, talking to someone new and just happened to flow the topic, can make time feel very fast.
But, what he meant was that fast...
"Eh?!"
"Eh?!"
Frans lifted me up and Dusk then took us with his two hands then said, "Prepare, huh?"
Frans bowed slightly and moved his legs quickly, running forward at high speed.
For this time, I understood the reason why Dusk closed his eyes. That's because he already knows Frans' powers, and I don't!
Frans's speed was crazy, behind his large muscular body turned out to hold a very high speed, so I had to close my eyes with fear.
"Hey, just this small speed you've been scared..." For some reason, a voice rang out in my ear, but I did not dare to open my eyes, afraid that Frans would underestimate us both.
But, why do I always think people underestimate me?! I always thought I was stronger than them, but I wasn't...
I don't know, I'm lazy to think, for now I have to focus forward, in front of me that is as dark as night.
I can still feel it, Frans's running speed is very high. Every now and then I hear the sound of something being kicked to pieces...
Eh? Kicked to pieces?
"Well, we've arrived..." I'm sure it was Frans' voice, and he didn't believe what he saw.
"Why did you close your eyes? We've arrived..." Frans then took us to a place, which I believe is still in the same room.
I felt that I was placed on a soft object, like a sofa, and when I opened my eyes, I was already sitting on a fairly soft sofa.
"Well, that's it..." Frans sat in the other chair, "You are so different from Vina."
"Vina?" Ask Dusk.
"Yes, Vina..." Frans chuckled, "She's the same age as you, and she's been with me since she was four, when she decided she was going to be a Hunter like her brother."
"Do you know Jessica Celia?" Ask Frans. Me and Dusk shook their heads.
"It's only natural that you're a kid." Frans smiled faintly, "He is..."
Jessica Celia is an S rank Hunter owned by Indonesia. He is nicknamed the Eagle Eye because his eyes are sharp like eagle eyes when aiming at his target.
His firearm was a shotgun with a sight which he called the Eagle Rifle. It is about one meter long with a fairly light weight, about one kilogram.
"Do you want to know more about this Jessica Celia?" Ask Frans, "Take it as a pleasantries..."
"Can..." Reply Dusk, while I nod.
Hearing the story of someone from zero to fame is sometimes fun to hear, just like when my father told me about his previous job as a Hunter rank S.
Jessica Celia was taken to RedWhite when she was thirteen, with her two-year-old sister. They were taken by their mother who was a Hunter whose origin Frans had forgotten.
As Frans recalled, at that time it was precarious because Indonesia was fighting some powerful Monsters, some Monsters even almost finished off Hunter rank S though, and even some monsters, indonesia has no choice but to ask for help from other countries.
"We ignore about Indonesia which was almost destroyed, we continue about Jessica who I think is quite beautiful at the age of eighteen years..."
Jessica Celia trained directly under the guidance of the now retired Hunter rank S, Vigo Setiawan.
For a year, Jessica trained with him and after that, she was given her first mission before getting her first rank.
When he was fifteen, his four-year-old brother asked Vigo to train him, and as Hunter saw Vina's ruthless potential, Vigo trained him.
"Once I carry Vina on my shoulder and run around the field at that speed. Instead of being afraid, he was happy..." Frans smiled faintly, "And who would have thought, as two years passed, he was now standing in the back row of his friends and earning the nickname Devil Shooter."
Well, I slowly understood the reason why Vina could be that strong at her young age, the same pressure as me she felt as well, so you could say the reason why he dared to fight the Monster was because he did not want to see his family in danger.
According to Frans' story, his mother was killed on a mission and at least, that's what motivated him to become a Hunter.
"Oh yeah, did uncle bring Vina here?" My toot.
"Yes, he was in my line just now, but you didn't seem to notice him..."