Right after we entered, the door behind us vanished suddenly. We looked at the space where it vanished then turn our gaze front.
A weapon store appeared infront of us. There we saw a middle-aged black man in a black suit who looked at us as if he was waiting for our arrival.
I came near him and asked,
"Excuse me, is this the weapon store where we get our supplies and weapon?"
"Yes you're in the right place. Here you can buy almost everything you need about weapons but first you should take these braclet. Don't lose them."
He then took out two similar braclets with some sci-fi look to it. I looked at him with a confusing gaze when he answered,
"These are your ID braclets. It show your name, age, and your vital sign. Your vital sign is shown in number and isn't constant. It keeps fluctuating depending on your heartbeat. An important thing to know is that when your vital sign shows '0', it mean you're.... you know dead so try to keep your vital sign fluctuating. Back to the ID braclet without it you can't enter the city. Also while doing transaction you can't pay money without it. The currency we use here is e-coin. 'ec' for short if you may say so. Your ID braclet has an initial sum of 2000ec. This sum of money is for you to use to buy your supply and weapon. Here are the list of things you can buy from the store."
I wore my ID braclet while passing the other braclet to Max. After understanding what the black guy said. I looked at the list and so did Max.
There I saw series of guns and ammunition. From a pistol of WW1 and WW2 to a futuristic looking rifles. Similarly their prices were also centuries apart. I even saw all kinds of tanks,submarines, battle cruisers and aircrafts. After looking at the list. I saw a military pack crate costing 1000ec. I thought for a while and bought it. Then bought a M16A4 rifle,breretta M9 pistol, a first aid kit and finally some extra ammos and one grenade costing total of exactly 2000ec.
After finishing buying everything I needed to feel secure about myself, I looked at Max who had also finished his shopping. With a FN scar rifle in his hand and a military pack crate just like mine under his feet, he looked cool!.....is what I would like to say but with a loose hoody and a Jean made him looked more like a henchman of some villain whose sole job is to get shot and be dead after the entry of a hero. ...Far from the definition of cool.
Then we both open our crates. There were bunch of stuffs related to a standard military soldier.
An advance combat helmet(ACH),desert camo military clothes,a M3 trench knife, an interceptor body armour system a.k.a bulletproof vest, a pair of Bates waterproof USMC combat boot and finally a military sunglasses.
We started to change our clothes right there. Shame? Huh! We had eaten and digested that a long time ago. Knowing that our lives might be in danger the next moment, it's better to be prepared earlier than to feel sorry later when a bullet hits our asses.
The military gear fitted us perfectly. Then we started to adjust our weapon.
"All these years of playing FPS games...finally the time has come to apply my knowledge in real life."
I said solemnly when Max looked at me with a confusing gaze and asked,
"What kind of knowledge?"
I looked at Max confidently and replied
"The knowledge on how to reload a gun."
"....."
Then back to my rifle I tried to put the magazine inside it and cocked it back and then aimed at an empty space and pulled the trigger.
The sound of the trigger came
"*click"
And .....nothing.
I looked confused when Max started to laugh his ass out.
"How could this be?"
"Hahaha....Maybe your knowledge is far outdated for a modern rifle hahaha."
"Shut up!"
"Hahaha ha"
I was red with embarrassment when Max said,
"This is how you reload a gun."
Then I saw him grab my rifle and smoothly putting the clip inside, pulled back the charging bolt. Then he aimed at the empty space and pulled the trigger.
"*BANG"
I was only focusing on how to reload when the sound of the bullet being fired shocked me.
"At least give me a heads up!"
"Hahaha next time."
I was about to ask him how did he know about it but stopped when I realised that citizens can buy their own guns for their protection after owning a gun licence in USA.
We were then fully equipped and armed.then we looked at the black guy.
"If you're ready then you may take your leave from that door."
A double door with a huge 'EXIT THIS WAY' sign written on it suddenly appeared.
"Great another whack-a-door."
"What?"
"Well you know because it keeps appearing and disappearing. So gotta whack it fast before it's gone.
"That makes sense."
I replied and looked at Max. After a few second I said,
"So should we kick the door open or just open it normally?"
"Kick it Of Course. You never know if there an enemy behind it. Even if there isn't an enemy, its better to be safe than to be sorry.
Yeah he's got a point. So we looked at each other and I said,
"On the count of 3, You kick left while I kick right. Ready?"
"Ready."
We took a deep breath and calmed down while pointing our guns towards door.
"1"
"2"
"3!"
"NOW!!!"
"*BANNNG"