Dec. 15, 2024 (8:00am)
"Get the F*CK out of the chopper now!"
"Break time's over. Back to your training!You ST*PID B*STARDS!"
"Come on Sir. At least give us 10 more minutes. We have never seen a helicopter this much close as well as touch it."
It really was true, the villagers had never seen a helicopter that close let alone touch it their whole life so they were curiously excited.
Bats was on the rooftop taking a coffee chuckling seeing Ricardo shouting at the men who volunteered to be part of the Security Defense Team. He suddenly had a flashback of him and Christian training with Ricardo at those times.
Seconds later,
"Big brother... Here you are." Kaycee was panting.
Bats turned around,
"What's the matter? Is something wrong?"
Kayce immediately took out her phone then showed it to Bats.
"Wasn't this you and Ricardo?"
[This 2 guys fought those many zombies by themselves. They fought like those special forces in movies.]
[ (A video of Bats and Ricardo fighting outside the hospital was uploaded.) ]
-Who are they? Are they from the military?-
-This guys are insane. How could they even fought those hundreds of zombies by themselves.-
-Even if I and my team couldn't do that.-
-That's awesome! The zombies were nothing to them.-
-But why were they at the hospital anyway?-
-They must be finding a doctor. Don't you know that doctors are valuable when there is an apocalypse? Good thing I married a doctor. Hehe-
-Does anyone have information about those two? I'll give you a box of cup noodles.-
Military Camp Baguio (Just 2 hours drive from the hospital)
Intel Room,
"Sir!" Two soldiers saluted when a 45 years old general entered.
"At ease."
"Did you find any information about those two?" General Rigor asked.
"Yes Sir."
"Their names are Ricardo Dalisay, aka 'Cardo' and Arman Paniki, aka 'Bats'. They were also the one who were at the hotel with a chopper yesterday, Sir." A female soldier answered.
"Ricardo Dalisay? Sounds familiar. Tell me about them." General Rigor ordered.
"Ricardo Dalisay 38 years old, codename 'The Lone Ranger', a retired Scout Ranger. He had a wife but was divorced after their son died. His physical capabilities exceeds that of a normal human. His teammates were ambushed by the new named terrorists while he was away. As a revenge, he disobeyed the orders from the higher ups and infiltrated the enemy camp alone. In just one night, the terrorist camp were completely wiped out. That was he became a legend. After that, he retired." The female soldier explained.
"No wonder he's familiar. And the other?"
"Arman Paniki 25 years old, aka "Bats"(*Paniki is a Tagalog translation of 'Bats'), became an electrical engineer at the age of 22. Born from a normal family. A half native from Cordillera. He met Ricardo on an overpass near Baguio Centermall several months ago. At that time Ricardo was homeless. Later on, Ricardo trained him and also his brother Christian. He once visited Apocalypse Construction and Security Company. The manager of that company is here. Would you like me call for him sir?" the female soldier asked.
"Trained by Ricardo? No wonder his movements can match Ricardo's. Okay, summon the manager." General Rigor ordered.
Few minutes later,
"Good day Sir. I'm David Bautista, the manager of the Apocalypse Construction and Security Company. You called for me." David was nervous.
General Rigor smiled,
"Have a seat... According to our Intel, you know someone with a nickname Bats? Would you mind telling me the story?"
David answered directly,
"Yes Sir, Bats became one of the biggest client we ever had. He directly told me to build a Safe Fortress. I don't know where and why he got so much money but I was blinded by greed at that time. My team built him an Apocalypse Building."
General Rigor was suspicious why would someone build an Apocalypse Building,
"How much was the building worth?"
David replied,
"If we include the solar plant that would be around a billion Sir. The materials of that building were the highest quality so normal bullets even armor piercing ammo cannot destroy the walls but the armor piercing ammo can destroy the bulletproof glass windows and sliding doors at the balconies though."
"We even secretly installed an anti-air defense in every corner of that building that can intercept at least 15 missile strikes within 500m on its radius. Not only that, but on every watchtower sorrounding that building has an M249 machine gun with a 1000 rounds ammunition of 5.56 mm hidden beneath that 60 cm thick metal plate."
General Rigor was stunned for a second,
"A billion? Also a Solar Plant? This is insane! And where did you get such things as anti-air defense?"
David became nervous again,
"I had a mercenary friend abroad. He knows someone who sells any kinds of weapons. At that time, Bats wanted to order much firearms but the only things we can sneak through to avoid being suspected were the anti-air defense and 8 M249 machine guns plus ammunition."
General Rigor was dumbfounded,
"Something's suspicious about this guy as if he was preparing for this apocalypse."
"Okay, thank you Mr. David. You may go back now and continue tightening our defense. Call my secretary on your way."
Few minutes later,
"What do you think about this guy Lieutenant?" General asked.
"Base on what the manager David told, my assumption is that Bats must have something to do with the hoarding incidents of resources last month." the female soldier, Lieutenant Magdangal replied.
"That's impossible, he may have built an Apocalypse Building but hoarding those much resources without leaving a single trace cannot be done by him." General Rigor explained.
Lieutenant Magdangal adjusted her eyeglass,
"You're right Sir. Not unless...."
General Rigor's eye widened in surprise,
"Gifted! He must also be gifted!"
"Once the team of Captain Adam finish their mission, let them rest for a day. Prepare them a chopper after that. I want to know about Bats and his group whether they can be trusted or not."
Lieutenant Magdangal smiled and saluted,
"Sir Yes Sir!"