Chapter 142 Choice
Near Lake Victoria, 5,000 British soldiers were camping and resting. Since crossing the East African Rift Valley on the eastern front, the entire land has gradually become desolate. The original mine farms have become empty, overgrown with weeds, and become the habitat for wild animals.
Needless to mention the white miners, even the local black people have never seen anyone, and the whole earth is so quiet that it is scary.
Everything unknown is terrifying. Most of the soldiers don’t want to move forward anymore. Who knows what situation they will face ahead? The marching speed is getting slower.
"Originally, we should be staying in the bar in the port and ordering a glass of rum. If we are lucky enough, we may have an affair, right? "
Soldier Nathan said with a look of fatigue on his face and yearning for him. Seeing Nathan staring at the calm lake of Lake Victoria in a daze, he kicked him with a kick before he came to his senses.
"What, what did you just say about Nathan?"
"What are you thinking about Kevin, what you see and hear along the way, you should know that your brother is not immune. I am sorry to tell you the facts and hope that you will accept reality and stop having fantasies. This continent may be visited by the devil, leaving only all creatures except humans. Maybe they like humans."
Nathan was a little dissatisfied with Kevin's absent-mindedness and complained that it might be realistic, but Kevin actually didn't want to hear this. Although he thought so in his heart, he always took a chance with some expectations.
"Sorry, Nathan, I didn't have a good audience just now, and I shouldn't be a good guy, but I always have a little expectation and will be in Kigali soon, hoping that a miracle will happen."
Kevin shrugged helplessly, not expecting the future, and no longer had the interest to continue talking. He sat on the grass by the lake, leaning his hands behind his back to his tiled blue sky, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, the officers came to urge everyone to get up and continue on the road. Most of them seemed a little reluctant, and always felt that they were walking on a road to hell, and they must have gone but never returned.
The team was slowly moving, and then slowly, as if there was a thousand pounds of weight on their feet, they would only appear a little more positive under the urging of the officers. With the exception of one person, that was Kevin. He wanted to know his brother's situation. Whether it was good or bad news, he seemed too positive, so he was so conspicuous in the crowd.
"Hi Kevin, do you want to run to hell faster? But we don't want to, if you can, you can explore the way for us first, OK?"
Soldiers always have opinions about their maverick partners, and from time to time, soldiers joke about Kevin.
"Damn guys, shut up. Don't you know that Kevin's brother is right in Kigali not far ahead? What is your attitude, gloating?" Kevin was still rushing on the road in deaf ears, but Nathan couldn't help but yell at his comrades.
In this depressing environment, the soldiers were marching constantly, and the emotions of the soldiers were not calm. As soon as Nathan's words were aroused, a few excited guys were ready to come out to teach him a lesson. Fortunately, the officer found that he was forced to suppress him, which made the atmosphere present even more depressing.
After a few days of marching, the team finally arrived in Kigali.
As a transit station for various resources and slave trades in the east, Kigali was very lively in the past. Many people have visited this famous town, but what happened to the soldiers was a dilapidated and broken town.
The breeze blew up a few leaves on the desolate streets, slowly rolling forward, falling into the corner of the wall full of weeds. The figure of the cat who lost its owner occasionally showed one side of the wall. They had not seen humans for half a year and felt unfamiliar with the large number of humanoid creatures in front of them. They just looked at it slightly and then jumped away. They had to catch some food for themselves when they returned wildly.
There were only a few houses where the loyal dogs became skinny and became loyal. When they heard the footsteps of humans, they made cheerful screams, and their tails were shaking like small fans, running towards the crowd.
"God, look at how hungry these little guys are? Where are your masters? I'm so stupid, I forgot that you can't speak." Kevin, who was walking in front of the team, hugged a few puppies, took out his own dry food, and each little guy fed a little.
"Be good, eat slowly, and you will not be hungry in the future. You cute and loyal little guys."
The dog-loving soldiers took out their dry food and kept feeding a few puppies. The excited puppies were stuffed with food and made only a "whimper".
After the puppies could no longer eat them, they fed some water to them. Kevin took the puppies to his younger brother's house, whom he had been here a few years ago. Of course, the result was not good. The yard was already covered with weeds, and the dust in the house was thick. Obviously, no one had lived there for a long time. Kevin, disappointed, tried hard to control his tears and stopped flowing down and turned away.
"Report to the commander of the division, the entire town is empty, with only three puppies left." The soldiers who searched back one after another reported to the commander of the mission, Commander Terry.
"I'm mentally prepared, but I didn't expect that the truth is really like this. It's too unbelievable. Has this continent been cursed by Satan? It's so damn." Teacher Terry, standing among the weeds that were already tall, looked worried and flattened the weeds around him with his feet. It turned out that this place was from a small town square, and now it's almost turned into a grassland.
Terry, who vented his worries, turned to the officers and said, "Gentlemen, do we still need to continue moving forward? My premonition is getting worse and worse. Going forward through the Western Front of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa is the Congo Basin. I think this journey may not be smooth for us. Something unknown is waiting for our self-investigation. Now I am just asking for your opinions, whether to continue or retreat. If you retreat, all responsibilities and consequences will be borne by me."
"Teacher, if you can, I suggest moving forward. I don't want the ever-winning army that originally belonged to us to be defeated by an inexplicable mission. With the weapons in our hands, even if we really encounter the devil, we have the ability to fight with him."
A subordinate leader suggested first.
"Yes, commander, I agree with the advice of Captain Tommy. And it is not easy to get to this position based on your identity. I don't want you to go back and take on the responsibility for failure of this inexplicable task."
Terry was extremely pleased that his confidant men could think for themselves at this time. After thinking for a long time, he ordered: "Gentlemen, then we will continue to move forward. There is no difficulty that will stump our ever-winning heroic army, right?"
"Yes." The officers saluted and responded in unison.
Chapter completed!