After talking to others for a while, Ralph decided to meditate for a while, trying to keep his thoughts and mood under control
The others found Ralph's attitude a little strange, as he simply sat on the bed with his legs crossed and eyes closed.
Victor was particularly surprised, since he doesn't remember Ralph meditating during training, he was always too energetic for that, despite being calm.
After a while, they received a message from Briella, who told them to get ready quickly and report to the main gate in half an hour.
At the main gate of the military base, which was in the southern part of the "medieval" wall, Briella waited with the other members of the squad for Ralph and the others.
Victor led the group of men along the way, going ahead of the others with a proud attitude.
Daniel and Marcellin were next to each other right behind Victor.
Ralph ... He was wearing headphones and was distracted by the others.
Honestly, Ralph was a little nervous, this was not his first assignment, but it was the first one where he has to work in a group.
But after meditating for a while, and thinking about things he talked to Master Jin, he started to realize a wonderful function of "Art of thinking".
Even if he thought about things not directly related to the present tense, it positively affected his mood, calmed his mind, and cleared up distractions.
Sometimes he thinks he's just cheating himself with some old man's trick ... But sometimes he thinks that maybe that's the right way to adapt.
Upon arriving at the gate, Briella looked one by one and seemed to ignore the fact that Ralph was wearing headphones, seeming not to mind.
"To a vehicle waiting, let's go. I'll detail the plan on the way."
They got into a military vehicle that looked like a van. There was a lot of equipment in the vehicle, and Yasmin would be the only one to drive the vehicle.
Ralph took off his headphones and ate listening to Briella's plan with a serious expression.
Just as she had said before, but in more detail, Briella spent half the journey explaining everything.
Yasmin was the only one who didn't have to worry about it too much, since she just needed to be the escape pilot, yet she took some of the attention away to listen while driving.
After hearing the plan completely, Ralph sat against the wall of the van and closed his eyes, thinking about all the details calmly, trying to find any flaws.
While Yasmin, Camila will stay in the van, Marcellin will stay close to the mansion, waiting for an opportunity to act, with Ralph, Briella and Victor creating a distraction for Jenifer and Daniel to infiltrate.
Jenifer has a very peculiar skill, which she calls divine sense. She can see even with her eyes closed, listen even with her ears plugged ... All of this within a twenty-five meter radius!
It is almost like a divine sense, she can map the mansion and find the doll quickly with the help of Camila and Daniel.
She just needs to enter the mansion and move carefully until she finds the target with her divine sense, and thus pass the information on to Daniel, who will go to the target alone while disguised as a gecko or some other type of animal.
Thanks to Jenifer's divine sense, they don't have to worry about ambushes or being trapped, being a little careful of course.
Ralph, however, found it all very strange ... Perhaps too easy. But maybe he was thinking too much.
Either way, Ralph had a strong feeling that the mission was more difficult than it looked.
After organizing his own mind, Ralph opened his eyes slowly, with a slightly frown and a determined and calm expression.
His green eyes met the eyes of Victor, who was sitting on the other side with a serious expression.
"Don't run away this time, Ralph." Victor spoke with a smile.
Ralph remained silent but smiled slightly after a moment.
"We're arriving..." Yasmin spoke suddenly.
Ralph got up and checked all his equipment, after that he tied the hem around his back and bundled up his gray ninjato.
But then he felt uncomfortable, he was carrying a rifle with a bulletproof vest too, which made it a little impractical.
After hesitating for a moment, Ralph removed the sheath and ninjato from his back and then put it on his waist, but he realized that it hampered mobility.
He then decided to put it on his back again after sighing, but then he noticed the looks of the others, the van was already stopping.
"Cough Cough ... I think it looks better on the back ..." Victor said while holding his laughter, the others also seemed to hold on, except Briella, who had the same indifferent look.
"Hmph! Have you never seen a modern gentleman?" Ralph snorted and thought for a moment until he dropped the rifle and put the sword in his back.
At that moment, everyone was surprised.
"Aren't you going to take the rifle?" Victor asked astonished.
"A gentleman only needs a sword, rifles are the stuff of men without honor!" Ralph snorted with an arrogant expression.
Victor was speechless for a moment, but then he laughed and said:
"Then why don't you drop the vest too? Are you afraid of weapons without honor?"
Ralph, with a solemn expression, said:
"I'm not afraid to die! But if I die for weapons without honor, I won't be able to honor my sword!"
The truth is, Ralph thought that since it was a fake mission, there would be no need for a rifle, and they would probably not be in real danger.
Upon hearing this, Victor cannot help but be impressed by the Ralph's thick facial skin.
"Enough with the jokes, we have no time to waste." Daniel said suddenly with a slight awkward smile, Ralph's show made him understand his personality a little.
Ralph smiled slightly and was silent as he looked at the van door.
When the van came to a complete stop, Ralph opened the door and was the first to get out, carefully analyzing the environment.
The moon shone in the sky, and the clouds tried to cover its light. The forest was quiet, and only the sound of tree leaves swaying could be heard.
After everyone but Yasmin and Camila went down, the group broke up.
Ralph, Victor and Briella started walking towards the mansion in advance, while Ralph kept them invisible.
For that, they had to stay close, or else he could not synchronize all the factors perfectly.
He was still training with the smell factor, but it wouldn't be long before he achieved success with that factor.
Taking care to cover even the mud that was splashed with their steps.
Victor and Briella were impressed by his skill, but Ralph was not satisfied, the reason was that he couldn't handle it as perfectly as he thought.
When he made the three invisible, neither Victor nor Briella could see Ralph or each other. Ralph had no choice but to walk with his hands on their shoulders, to ensure that the skill had no imperfections and that they were not lost on the way.
While running, Ralph thought about instead of applying invisibility directly to them, maybe he should apply around, like an invisibility dome.
But as there was no time for practice, he continued with his hands on Victor and Briella's shoulders as they went to the mansion.
After a few minutes, they could see the lights of the mansion.
After hiding in a bush, under a huge tree, Ralph dispelled the illusion and took a deep breath.
Briella looked briefly into Ralph's eyes as she stretched her shoulder and Victor made contact with Camila.
After getting confirmation from Camila, who operated some drones, Ralph looked around and concentrated.
They were a few dozen meters from the mansion, which was surrounded by trees.
After looking briefly at Briella, Ralph said as he moved quickly in one direction, while also becoming invisible.
Briella and Victor looked at each other for a moment and started with the plan.
After getting close enough to the mansion, Ralph looked at a leafy tree beside him and then at the sword at his back.
"Slight change of plans ..." Ralph murmured with a slight smile as he wielded the sword.
Briella said that he should make a big fire appear in the trees on this side of the mansion, but that didn't seem too scary.
"I was wondering how sharp this sword is anyway." Ralph murmured and swung his sword towards the tree, while preparing an illusion to cover the area.
The tree trunk was as thick as an adult human torso, but it was cut like butter.
The tree, which was about five meters tall, fell towards the mansion, but nothing could be seen or heard and the tree fell almost reaching a lamppost.
After thinking for a moment, Ralph then looked in the direction of another tree, much larger than the previous one.
It was about five times thicker, and it was about thirty meters high, enough to reach part of the mansion.
With a wicked smile, Ralph started to act.
Meanwhile, Jenifer and Daniel were waiting for a signal from Briella to start acting, at a safe distance from the mansion.
Briella was also acting, doing her part.
She carefully controlled the organic matter in the forest, causing something like a tunnel to be created slowly, when Ralph started, she would start heading towards Daniel and Jenifer while extending the tunnel.
The reason for this was simply as a safeguard. With the tunnel, they would not be detected easily, and they could retreat quickly if something went wrong.
Meanwhile, Victor would be on standby if combat was inevitable. Although the mission is not extremely dangerous, they would be shot and could die if they did not take the mission seriously.
Soldiers at the mansion were instructed to avoid fatalities, but an accident could easily occur and they would not be blamed if someone died.
Other than that, there were Walkers among the soldiers.
The squadron was at an extreme disadvantage, and any mistake would result in total failure.
A few minutes passed, and Briella became more and more anxious.
She didn't want to risk communicating with Ralph via the Walkie Talkie, as they could be detected easily being so close to the mission.
That is precisely why the three went ahead and are so close to the mansion. This would facilitate the visibility of Ralph's situation.
-Why is it taking so long?
Briella thought with a frown and sweat on her forehead.
Victor was also nervous.
But finally, the mutation occurred.
~ Roar
A roar came in the direction from where Ralph was and a low sound echoed through the forest.
The soldiers on the mission opened their eyes wide when they saw a large snake in the trees, looking at the mansion with visible hatred.
Suddenly, she jumped in the direction of the mansion, and with a great sound, fell on top of part of the mansion, taking the ceiling breaking walls.
The ground shook and made the whole mansion sway.
Even Briella and Victor felt the tremor.
After looking at each other for a moment, they started to act.
Suddenly, a lot of dust rose in the vicinity of the snake, which was above the rubble, making the soldiers' visibility difficult.
The big snake roared again and ran towards the forest quickly.
No one was afraid to respond efficiently to the attack, and the damage was done.
Several Walkers ran after the snake, thinking it must be nearby.
Another roar echoed from the forest, as if the snake was furious.
At that moment, no one noticed that suddenly, a large tree began to appear in the rubble, as if appearing out of nowhere, probably because of the dust, which was beginning to disappear.
They were all in a state of alarm, doubling their attention on everything but the rubble.
No one thought for a moment that the snake was an illusion, as the quake was strong enough to rock the entire mansion and part of the mansion was destroyed.
Meanwhile, Ralph, invisible, was sitting on the remainder of the tree trunk he had cut.
As he looked at the mansion, he wondered if that was enough, and decided he wasn't.
Jenifer needed to get into the mansion, somehow.
For a stupid reason, he couldn't help it, or else the mission would be a big hit easily.
As he clicked his own tongue, he looked in the direction the Walkers ran and smiled at the thought of something.
-I think it's better to make more noise.
In the silence of the forest, the mansion's soldiers began to hear sounds coming from the direction the Walkers had gone.
Sounds of gunshots, roars, agonized screams, calls for help and finally, silence.
Beads of sweat ran on everyone's forehead, even the Walkers. They thought that something had gone wrong in their mission, how could a beast suddenly appear right now?
But then, that same snake appeared among the trees, looking at the mansion with vicious eyes and the tongue out.
The snake didn't make a single sound, but blood flowed from the corners of her mouth ...
The Walkers looked at the beast with a frown, something seemed wrong, but they didn't have time to think straight, and their fear made them decide to come together to fight the beast.
When they were about to do this, they looked to the side of the beast, another snake had appeared, the same size and with a bleeding eye, as if it had been hurt.