Eight hours ago.
Airon woke up early in the morning, after opening the curtains of his room, he looked at the dark sky through the window, went to the bathroom to wash his face, and then quickly arrived at the door. He shook his stiff neck, as he had been sleeping face down due to his back injury for a long time, and his body felt uncomfortable.
"It seems like I got used to living a bit more peacefully in this life. If I hadn't had these problems before, my death would have been faster than expected..."
Thinking about that, Airon walked towards the main communication room where Tyler works.
Now that the hidden dangers in the base have been eliminated, it will be able to develop more steadily in the future. The foundations of the four main buildings in the central wall area have been completed, so construction will begin soon once the underground ducts are built.
Upon arriving at the door, Airon looked at the officers outside and they immediately gave a military salute. "Glory to humanity!"
"Good job!"
After attending, Airon entered and saw numerous screens right in front of him. Further ahead, there was a huge screen showing all the camera images in the base.
Without disturbing anyone, Airon slowly approached a seat and sat down. This place was the most modern and where communications within the base were transmitted. Tyler, as a computer expert, intended to take a satellite before they lost their function.
This idea was accepted by Airon and many leaders of protected areas, so once the base was established, Tyler plans to try to take a satellite.
It's not as easy as it sounds. First of all, he would need more than just knowing how to operate a computer, he needed special equipment and a detailed plan that could take months or even years.
"This is the first time you're here, right?"
A voice interrupted his thoughts, so Airon turned back and said, "That's the case, do you live here?"
Tyler smiled at Airon's joke and said, "Well, my job is to ensure that communities are never disconnected, in addition to all that, I must maintain the point system so that problems do not arise."
"Since you're here, how are your injuries doing? It was impressive to see how you faced that special class walker, its size was impressive."
Airon sighed without a concrete answer, if he is honest, he also does not know how he survived something like that, so he said, "The persistent pain is the one that bothers me the most, but with the medication, everything is much better."
"How is the operation in Birmingham going?"
"Mobilizing walkers to special fields was very helpful, all of them besides energy will be the end of a better path. The troops are currently advancing towards the borders of Alabama, but considering that Florida is our target, it will take some time until the Georgia border is consolidated with Alabama."
Airon understood those words and didn't have much to suggest. Right now, within Georgia, Atlanta is the active area of the organization's people and although there are points in Columbus, Alpharetta, Macon, Albany, and Tifton, Atlanta is the safe zone.
The Georgia border stretches from Jacksonville to Pensacola. The entire line connecting Georgia to Alabama is not sealed with strong walls, but rather with areas similar to a wall, but instead of withstanding a strong impact, it is to prevent walkers from crossing the area.
When a horde of walkers heads towards the safe zones' borders of the S.C.T. territory, a helicopter is usually sent to divert the horde to another location.
And how is this achieved? Easy, there are cameras that send an alert to the advance points, and they are responsible for making revisions. If it is a horde of walkers, military bases are notified where soldiers of the organization are currently operating, and a containment operation is sent.
But now that Alabama is a target, the border must be expanded to Mississippi and Tennessee, while Lucinaa and Florida are not really a problem.
After a moment of silence, Airon took some documents from the desk and said, "Was the squad sent to explore South Carolina?"
Tyler, who was reviewing the activities on the cameras, immediately responded, "Yes, as suggestions not only from you but also from the other captains, we need to know what is happening in that place..."
"I won't be at ease sending just one group, sending a message and telling them to send a drone equipped with missiles..." Airon had restless eyes, he knew that something was telling him that something was about to explode in that place.
"Airon?"
"Yes?"
"I see you very uneasy, do you think something bad will happen in South Carolina?" Tyler asked as he looked at his friend.
"This is a big mess, I need to hold a meeting and see if we could also control South Carolina... We'll discuss that in a meeting, and prepare a helicopter..."
Without waiting for Tyler to respond, Airon left the room.
"And once again, you're leaving the base, I hope you'll soon consider other people..."
...
Two and a half hours later.
To head to South Carolina, instead of driving in the modified RV, Airon chose to travel in armored vehicles equipped with machine guns, followed by several armored buses with S.C.T. insignias.
"Zz... Exploration Team, we'll be in your position in about 30 minutes. Report your status, over!"
A total of fifty people, most of whom were soldiers, were heading towards South Carolina. Taking a special route, the group advanced at great speed but it was not enough to arrive as soon as possible.
"Zz... Sir, we are in a building where we are holding the enemy... But the ammunition is low, we won't be able to hold on for long!"
"Have the attackers fixed on them?"
"Zz... Yes, sir..."
"Very well, several military drones are heading towards your area... I just need you to hold on..."
The convoy of three armored military trucks and four Humvees advanced at an impressive speed.
"Keep moving, don't stop!"
"Yes, sir!"