“Roger, Hunter 2-1 out, radio’s off,” the man answered firmly. From the scars on his face, one
could tell that he was an experienced military man. His complexion was not like his other men,
nor any Japanese man.
“Alright, guys, lets start the mission. Keep your eyes opened and look for what our big boss
wanted. And remember, avoid unnecessary talks with the locals. You surely dun wanna get
caught or being interrogated by the Chinese, huh?”
“Okay, Captain. My son is still waiting me to come back for his birthday in Kyoto, haha,” the
tallest men in the team tried to reply with laughter.
“So you better do the job quick, Tandoka,” the captain replied.
The weather is crazily cold in the winter time in the Gobi, but of course it was not a problem
for these well-trained guys. Meanwhile, the relationship between the two nations remained tense.
News about the issue was being updated everyday. It seemed there was a high probability of
having the event end up in war if any side pulled the trigger accidentally.
Not realizing the true face of the Gobi as the Chinese do, the men travelled across the desert
with their heavy backpacks, while the captain kept checking the radar, which indicated the
strength of the signal. The stronger the signal, the closer the team were to the target, and the
faster they could retrieve it, and fly back home. This was simple army logic.
It was finally sunset, and after a hard day of searching, the team wound up empty-handed,
as expected. This was no surprise to them, as they were searching for something they didn’t even
know what it actually was. They were experts of finding guns and bombs and spies, but definitely
not an ancient device with an unknown appearance, which was claimed to be able to alter the
boundary of the Gobi region. In other words, it could literally engulf the whole of China with
sands. The team found a shelter, or to be more exact, a giant rock, hoping that it could offer them
some sort of protection while they slept. Unfortunately, things usually didn’t happen according
to plan, and this time, the goddess of destiny was not on their side. Two stars were shining at a
distant not too far away from them. Though they slept in shifts, the guard who had already had a
hard day was obviously unaware of that first one, then there were 2, 4, 6, and 8.
Growl! The snow leopards groaned as they slowly approached those exhausted men. There
were no stars, but the shining eyes of those mammals. “Oh freak! You must be freaking kidding
me buddy!” Mumbled the guard. He immediately loaded his rifle and waked his team. The men
were all petrified and astonished but they tried their best to keep themselves calm. They took out
guns and flash grenades and whatever that they thought would be useful for the situation.
“On my call…” the captain lowered his voice, “3…2…1… kill them all!” the captain yelled at the
top of his voice. There was only the sound of gunshots and the moans of the animals. The soldiers
had forgotten how many bullets they had fired, and they didn’t realize that they would have to
pay for causing such a mess…
“Commander, open fire!” the Chinese guards stormed into the commander’s office, reporting
the case without actually understanding the plot of the whole thing.
“Calm down and relax, Zhang, perhaps that’s just some military rehearsal. No big deal!” The
fat man in the army’s uniform replied.
“No, that wasn’t, sir. I’ve seen from the telescope that they weren’t our men, and they were
heavily armed. They were intruders!”
“So… the circumstances, must be complicated. You know, they could possibly be the Japs. I
have to informed the mayor first and perhaps we would send out the Blue Sword troops.”
