Chapter 65: Testing the Operator
"We are about to arrive in a few minutes. I think you should be able to see the city soon," said Kanaria while looking at their GPS.
"What radar do you have?" Melody asked.
"The standard type with a 100-meter range," replied Kanaria while glancing at Melody's expression. She was still a bit frustrated by her character.
"Other equipment like the skyglasses?"
"We have the skyglasses, radars, infrared sensors, and trackers."
Melody searched for something in her bag before opening the window. It was a dome-shaped item that looked like a transmitter. She placed it on top of their vehicle.
"Where are the items? I'm going to fine-tune them now and match them with my device."
"Now? Not when we arrive?" Kanaria furrowed her eyebrows.
"Normally, there would be some beasts hiding around the gate. So, I'm going to synchronize your equipment first so that we're ready for combat at any time."
Kanaria looked at Clovis, unsure whether she should do it or not. But with a nod from Clovis, Kanaria said, "It's in the blue bag on the back of your seat."
Clovis immediately grabbed the bag and opened it, showing all the electronic equipment to Melody.
Melody, who had been sleeping the whole time, instantly worked on everything.
"Two radars, three sky glasses, dozens of infrared sensors, and a few trackers, huh?" She thought for a moment. "I don't need the trackers. So, I will just adjust the others with mine."
Without hesitation, she threw away all the trackers to Clovis and immediately picked up the rest. She tapped on her device, projecting multiple screens.
Clovis was completely astounded by all this. All he could do was watch Melody do whatever she wanted for several minutes before handing the three skyglasses to Clovis. "Here you go. Wear it all the time. I will send the information regarding the beasts and their location. If needed, I will show the map and even the route for you.
"Since the two of you are close combat fighters, you only need one radar. The sniper girl will bring the other radar, even though I personally wish to have more radars. Anyway, bring a few infrared sensors with you since they're going to be useful. I will show you the locations to place them."
"O-oh?!" Clovis nodded and just shared the equipment with everyone.
Clovis wore the skyglasses that had been equipped with a headset so that they could communicate easily.
"Do you have enough battery if I ask you to turn it on the whole time?" Melody asked.
"We have more than enough." Kanaria nodded while receiving the skyglasses, wondering what she could do with them.
Curious, Clovis activated the skyglasses to see what she was talking about. It had been equipped with a camera, so Melody could see what was going on the whole time.
At the same time, due to the skyglasses, he could see a few holograms that had been designed for them.
"Are you going to place the radar on the bottom?" Kanaria asked, thinking this was the standard.
Melody sighed. "Yes, but you don't have to focus on the radar. I will be the one monitoring it while updating the information. If requested, I will create a path for you.
"If we have more radars or an advanced one, I can probably give you detailed information, especially their elevation. But we only have one, so I will use the pillar style. That pillar will indicate the location of the beasts, but be careful since it can be above or underneath you."
This was the first time Clovis fought together with an operator, so he was quite curious what she could do.
"Guys. The city is in sight." Jay, who had been silent the whole time, finally opened his mouth while pointing forward.
Clovis furrowed his eyebrows. It was only the city wall, but he could see all the destruction it had.
A part of the wall on the left had crumbled and the beasts should be able to come back and forth through that wall.
"I have one last thing to say." Melody raised a finger. "You guys have enough fuel, right? I am going to stay inside the vehicle the whole time and if you need to move, you have to bring this vehicle along with me. I'm not planning to waste my energy running."
"…" Kanaria's eyebrows twitched, but Clovis immediately stopped her by saying, "Of course. It's great that you make it clear right now. While we will try to protect you, there is a chance that a beast can pass through…"
"If that's the case, I will do my best to defeat them even though I don't want to. Besides, it will be troublesome for me if the car is destroyed." Melody nodded her head.
"Alright. That's enough. As the captain here, you have my permission." Clovis nodded with a serious expression.
"Then, I will update the information on your glasses." Melody typed a few things on her device before suddenly a few light pillars appeared in their vision.
"This is…." Clovis raised his head, looking at these pillars. According to Melody's explanation earlier, they were supposed to be beasts. "Six beasts? Two groups of three. They are probably the same species."
Kanaria took out the binoculars and said, "I have found the first group. Hmm… Are they hyaenodons?"
"Jay, slow down the car. I will go forward. Kanaria, back me up."
"Roger." Kanaria and Jay acknowledged the order. Kanaria rolled down the window and went to the top of the car while bringing her bag. She hurriedly assembled her weapon while Clovis grabbed his weapon before jumping off the vehicle.
Since it was going extremely slowly, Clovis sped up and ran much faster than the car.
Before Clovis reached the enemies, Kanaria had finished assembling her sniper rifle and aimed at them.
"On position," Kanaria reported.
"Shoot them right away. I will take care of the rest." Clovis smiled. This was the first time he fought with an operator, so he wanted to see the magic of an operator like the others said.