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It’s a 30 minutes walk deep into the woods.

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I heard noises and cries from the back.

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“Stop!　Sergeant Wayne’s squad to the right, Captain Tony’s squad to the left, Corporal Mirko’s squad to the center with me. All right?”

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Everyone nodded.

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“Wayne’s and Tony’s squads will begin assault five minutes after they start moving.”

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I said so, and pulled out a tool about the size of the palm of my hand. It’s a magical clock.

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“Then, operation start!”

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Wayne’s and Tony’s squad start moving.

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This world, there are 12 months of 360 days a year, 30 days a month, 24 hours a day, 1 hour is 60 minutes.

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It’s a solar calendar, by the way, and there are two moons.

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There are no leap years.

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Magical clocks are expensive, but they are necessary for military service, so they are issued to squad leaders and above.

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“Let’s go.”

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Patrick approached Corporal Mirko, who had brown, short hair and blue eyes. He’s probably about ten years older than Patrick. He is a slender, austere man. The other two men move forward slowly and quietly.

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In a slightly open area, five goblins are snapping at the fawn’s belly and devouring its internal organs.

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“Bow ready…”

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Everyone quietly holds their bows.

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Standard goblin-hunting procedure.

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“Release!”

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The arrows fly with a hyphenated humming sound.

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At about the same time, arrows were released from both sides.

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Gugya.

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Gege-

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Pigya.

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An arrow pierces the three that were on the outside.

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The goblins roll around, grunting and moaning as the wound is not fatal.

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The remaining two look up from the fawn’s corpse and scurry around.

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“Second shot, from those who are ready, fire in succession!”

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I command loudly so that the rest of the squad can hear me.

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With a whirr, arrows fly and hits the two goblins.

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“Everyone, go for the kill vigilantly!”

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“Yes, sir!”

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“Yes!”

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The troops move out of the trees.

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Each of them switches their weapons from bows to spears and stabs the neck and heart of the flailing goblins.

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The five goblins are completely silent.

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“Cut off their heads!　If you let it go, it will turn into a zombie!　Keep only the nose for subjugation proof!”

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Wayne commands his troops.

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Wayne and the others are still unaware that a creature has been watching the scene from further back.

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