One hour after the start of the ordeal…
The students swallowed hard, staring at the wondrous stars that sparkled against the soot-black sky. Gods, out of all times, did Silvia have to draw out the most difficult period of the day? They surveyed the vast panorama of tall trees, which cast eerie shadows onto the poisonous flora and fauna.
Taking a deep breath, they turned on their night vision, sniffing and remarking at the exotically perfumed odours that attacked their nostrils. They carried their rifles in a ready position while their headset display monitored their surroundings for any movements, heat signatures and threats.
One of the beta males was too busy praying for not stumbling upon an EMP area. He barely had time to notice the warning sign in his thermal scope before a leech bored its way into his foot, "Aargh!!!" He gasped in surprise.
