I had just gotten rid of three of the lobokin when I noticed that their alpha was present. Lobokin are similar to wolves as they stay to a pack but roughly a small percentage have an alpha and this makes the pact more powerful. I figured I had been getting lucky but only cause I hadn't been seen yet. They do have enhanced senses but because of the two I stabbed I was covered in their blood which is what they smell like due to the fact that they always fight and wound each other for positions in the pact. The alpha stands in the middle of the road maybe three houses away from me it looks like it had been feeding probably why I didn't see it before hand Lobokin are dark colors red,blue, black, grey, and even purple but an alpha is always white. They stand about three times taller than a normal lobokin and had more defined muscle mass. Gilbert popped up on my heads up display "sir that is a category eight! do you wish me to call for back up" he asked
I thought about it for a while and responded " yes but tell them to contain around the area if the lobokin smell them they could be leading them to more civilians I got lucky in the commotion that I was able to slip past." I reach into my pouch on my belt and pulled out a small drone, it was no bigger than my hand and could scan an area to give me more of advantage than a flat map. "Gilbert take control of the scan the area I need to know how many lobokin are left and how many civilians are still in danger" I said speaking silently. He simultaneously called for back up and took control of the drone it was a few minutes before the drone came back an the geographic map displayed on my HUD showing the position of the remaining lobokin and the civilians. "Sir do you have a plan of attack there are no more lobokin besides the ones you've seen." Gilbert said
I didn't know what to do at that point the first priority was to take care of the ones closest to the civilians and get them to the closest bunker. I kept thinking the alpha needs to be the last one I take care or I could get ripped apart. I looked at the map all the lobokin were in between a ten house area in the road in between every other house was a tree one which held two people maybe about a few house down across the road where a lobokin was patiently waiting for them to starve or dehydrate, further down from me was a lobokin clawing at a front door I'm guessing someone was in there and who ever lived their was smart having the door replaced by a reinforced door and at the back door a lobokin was waiting for them to run out the back not letting his presence being known. Who ever lived there didn't see the Lobokin in the backyard but were not gonna run until the one in the front got through their door and he started to make some headway. The alpha was my main concern it had just eaten and was now standing in the middle over a body. I'm not sure if he will eat it or wait till it finishes a nap. I start to move throwing the drone back in the air "Gilbert keep an on the alpha and let me know if it moves." I said
"Sir" he responded
I started to move towards the lobokin that was hiding at the back yard I forgot how smart these things could be. I was starting to get worried that they would eventually smell me due to the heat causing me to sweat being in full gear. i started to take of my body armor which was probably the most heavy and hot apparel that I had on I decided to take everything unnecessary off. It took me all of five minutes. I was left with my Apex skin which is a light weight armor that can take medium to light blows but an alpha could get through it my gloves that has reinforced knuckles the lower half of my body was only covered by my tactical shorts not much protection there and I had to drop my weapons and carried only what I need. My bow and arrows and my heavy one handed sword I dropped my knives and my belt, the arrows strapped to my right thigh and a hunting knife attached to my left thigh and I started to move. I reached a lobokin's body in-between the backyard I had just left looks like a hunter was able to punch a beach ball sized hole in it's chest. Feeling a little paranoid I stuck my hands in it's wound and started to rub it's blood over my body to hide my body odor. The Lobokin clawing at the door was about halfway through this door so I needed to hurry. As I got closer to the lobokin in the backyard I noticed it had a slash across his throat not enough to kill it but enough that it could not call out I got up and ran towards it, a few inches away it turned my way and leaned it's head back but no sound came out. I took advantage of it's confusion and pull out the hunting knife stabbing it in the chest and repeatedly stabbed a bit of an over kill. it's body started to fall on me blood had gotten all over my face which isn't at all unusual but it's hard to clean off, I threw the body off to the side and made my way to the door knocking in a distinct pattern that way they knew I wasn't a monster. The door opened to a middle age man behind him was I assume his wife holding a baby and their two kids with fear stricken faces. I raise a finger to my lips signaling them to be quiet and then to follow me. The closest bunker was luckily next to their house we slowly moved towards the bunker and I turned the lock and opened it up. after the family was in I shut it that's when I heard the front door give way and the Lobokin went through the house and looked around. instinctively I pulled my bow out and started to pull the arrow back, with our enhanced strength our bows can be up to half a ton of draw back. When it's eyes met mine I let the arrow go it was a clean head shot. I let out a sigh of relief due to how close he was to signaling the others. I put the bow back across my back and started to move again I was across the road when I heard a snap and a loud scream. It looks like the branch had finally started to give way I had no time to waste I quickly ran towards the civilians the lobokin saw me running towards them and the alpha had also noticed me. I took out my bow pulled out two arrows and aimed it at it's feet to pin it to the ground. one connected but the other missed I knew I had to do something fast before the alpha closed in on me I placed the back and grabbed the sword reaching the lobokin he slashed at the end of the arrow so he could pull his foot off of it but I got there to fast and was able to swing my sword at his neck slicing of his head. The alpha had reached me and swung his arm at me knocking me back. My back hit the wall of the closest house the pain was worse due to the bow on my back and he was on me once again. He swung up trying to cut my face there was just enough room for me to back up. The alpha was a lot faster than the others I have fought alphas before but this one seemed to have adapted more to the ones I had fought before. I swung my sword managing to cut across it's chest and giving me room to run because if I didn't those people would fall right into it's hands and that's not what I want. Even with my super speed it was still on my tail. I heard a bunker door swing open followed by people yelling for the two in the tree to run towards them. the alpha stopped in it's tracks it couldn't catch me but it decided it could catch the slower prey. I stabbed the sword into the ground and pulled out the bow and pulled back an arrow. I let go and the arrow went straight to the target but hit lower than what I aimed for this still pissed it off as it hit the top of it's spine making it fall over. The couple finally made it to the bunker and it was closed the alpha got up and turned to face me. I thought where I hit would paralyzed it but all it did was paralyze it's left arm it started to run towards me again but was slower. I reached down for another arrow when I realized that this was my last one and if I didn't make this shot I would have to face it head on. I pulled the string back and released the arrow flew fast but not fast enough I was aiming between it's eyes but he moved slightly hitting it in the shoulder. I pulled the sword and ran towards it, being wounded meant it would be desperate and more dangerous. I swung first and cut off his left arm then it swung at me with it's claws it cut through my armor and the top layer of my skin. Right about now this was an endurance battle will he bleed out first or will I become it's lunch. Swing after swing it seemed like the battle was even until the alpha started to slow down I took the chance it landed a glancing blow on my left ribcage keeping his bite away with my sword I grabbed my hunting knife and stabbed him right through the heart. it slowly stopped and fell on top of me partly from the exhaustion and partly from the damage it caused me to slump a little from the weight. I kneeled down sliding it's body off of me. Gilbert popped up on my HUD "sir the back up will be here in twenty minutes." he said
I got up and grabbed my equipment and with the little energy I had ran back to my post.
The feed ended there and I was back listening to the council.
"What made you run back to your post and not received your glory" Taya asks
"I'm not the type that asks for glory and I dropped off the phones to the recovery office, so I considered everything else unnecessary. I answer.
"Well either way it looks like you exceeded class eight which means you are moved up to class nine" Dr. Lance says
Moving up a class isn't easy, it's almost like a video game the more experience you gain the faster you level up. The whole bigger faster stronger comes into effect but later on going up gets difficult and even getting to class two is hard you have to at least kill or capture somewhere around three hundred category ones.
"So why did you do it" asks Alice
"Aren't we supposed to be protecting the people and keeping the peace, also the family of the ones who lost their lives have something to know that they didn't die for nothing" I answer
It seems that the memories are starting to flow with my own memories so I can adjust.
"This is why you were chosen to be the first gen seven" Dr. Lance says
"Is that the only reason" I ask
"No, as you remember you did a lot of vigorous testing you just happen to be exceptional. The morals test was the one everyone but you failed and which made you be the only candidate." Dr. Lance says
"But I'm a normal hunter I do my job and I respond to calls nothing...." I say getting interrupted
"In the past year since you have gotten your abilities you exceeded expectations" says Yvonne
"You have killed or captured more than ten thousand categories and defeated a number of big game beast" adds Alice
"Ok, stop what does any of this have to do with why you invited me" I ask
"We have decided to give you international missions" says Ivan
"We expect an answer by next week that is all" says Alice
Two guards then escort me out without being able to answer.