About 400 km from Krasnoyarsk

The car was filled with tension, along with an eerie silence. Soldier 1 looked down at soldier 3 and reminded: "Three, pay attention behind. Maybe they're chasing us. "

"Of course, boss," replied soldier 3. Soldier 3 slowly turned the turret to the rear and carefully observed all directions.

Soldier 4 was driving, praying, muttering, "God, enlighten us, please guide us through this great tribulation. AMEN"

Meanwhile, Soldiers 1 and 2 are checking their equipment, the two discussing tactics and abilities as they confront the enemy head-on. Lyosha sat in the front seat, looking out the window, thinking about the recent ambush by an unknown force. He still could not calm down his limbs were still shaking from the dizziness that was tormenting him. From Lyosha's pocket, he took out two painkillers and one anti-anxiety pill. He closes his eyes and swallows those bitter pills into his stomach, the uncomfortable feeling when the taste of those pills lingers on the tip of his tongue is such an annoying feeling. Gyena sat in the back seat next to the second soldier, holding the little girl the group had just saved from the command center in his arms. He looks at her hair, her brown hair reminds him of his 5-year-old daughter, Gyena hopes he can survive to take her to the park for the weekend.

30 minutes later

The car suddenly slowed down after a while of traveling, the engine made strange noises and then stopped, the car stopped in the middle, forcing the team to walk the rest of the way to the headquarters in Krasnoyarsk.

The captain looked at the map on his info-display device, outlining the most optimal routes to return to headquarters. Soldier 2 went to the captain's side, he give the captain some advice. Soldiers 3 and 4 were sent to scout the surrounding area, the two soldiers went to different locations in each direction to check for signs of danger. Gyena carried the girl on his back, as usual. Lyosha smoked a cigarette trying to keep himself from fainting from the stress. About 10 minutes later the two soldiers returned, and they reported to the captain everything that they had seen. It seemed that they were safe for now, surrounded by plains, forests, and mountains, with no trace of enemy troops. Soldier 2 tells the captain, "we should go now, we don't know what's lurking around here no matter how safe it is", everyone agrees with his words. They started moving as soon as everything was arranged carefully, captain also did not forget to remind everyone to be alert and follow the trail next near the river if anything goes wrong.

The sun began to set, orange rays illuminating the surrounding land creating an extremely eye-catching scene. But for the soldiers of the elite squad, this is a warning of the worst that can happen, their most hated opponent but also their friend, which is the all-encompassing night. The sun has set. Darkness enveloped the surrounding, Lyosha squad was alert to everything around. The surrounding space is very quiet, only the sound of the wind or the sound of insects. A soldier in the team discovered a bright light in the distance near the forest, and immediately the captain sent soldier 4 ahead to scout. Soldier 4 came to a mound, he set up his SVD gun on the ground and lay on his stomach, looking through the lens carefully to follow the light in the distance. He was surprised because it was the light from the torch of a group of wanderers, they didn't equip with any weapons on their bodies, and the only things they were holding were bags of goods. Watching for a while longer, Soldier 4 discovered their small settlement, he then carefully reported back to the captain over the radio. The captain, upon receiving the news, commands the team to march toward that settlement. They hope that the people in that settlement allow them to rest there through the night and establish contact with headquarters.

They approached the front gate of the settlement, where the two gatekeepers pointed their guns at them. The burly brown-haired man shouted: "who are you. What the hell are you all doing here?". Following their instinct, all four elite soldiers pointed their guns at the gatekeepers, which caused the other two gatekeepers to mistake them for bandits coming to kill them. Gyena saw that and immediately interrupted and reconciled the two sides. "we are the entourage that is going to Krasnoyarsk for diplomatic purposes". The skinny gatekeeper, looking at the little girl on Gyena's back, asked in a threatening tone, "so is there any reason to carry a girl on your back while working". Gyena turned his head around and looked at the girl on his back, he said, "We found her lying inside a pile of rubble recently, we hope you can understand us.". The two gatekeepers continued to question Gyena, giving him a tense feeling, each question posed by the other two he tried to answer as logically as possible, avoiding them to open fire on him and his teammates.

The interrogation was interrupted when they see a woman in the camp suddenly faint and fell to the ground, the thin man ran over to examine the woman. Gyena took the opportunity and said in a positive tone, "my friend here." Gyena pointed to Lyosha, "He is a doctor from Novosibrsk. Maybe he can help that woman". The burly man wondered, "why would a doctor from Novo hang out here," continued the man, "or that guy is one of the perverts from the bandit base, the Bios.". Lyosha didn't say anything instead he approached the gatekeeper and gave him an ID card. The gatekeeper looked at the card, read the letters one at a time, flipped the card over behind the ID card he saw a distinctive Novosibrisk seal. He shouted, "snake and glass symbol", the gatekeeper's attitude had changed, his face was beaming with joy compared to before, bowing his head apologizing to Lyosah for touching him, insulting him, The gatekeeper raised his hand to Lyosha to go to the woman's side, but did not forget to warn the rest outsiders, "only doctors are allowed in". Everyone in the escort group breathed a sigh of relief and lowered their guns.

Lyosha walked over to the woman's side, he carefully looked for signs of illness or injury and of course, there was no wound on her body, the only symptom he can see was that the woman coughed a lot, along with heavy breathing. Lyosha guessed that she had pneumonia, so he asked the skinny man next to her to take her inside. When the woman was taken to bed, Lyosha rummaged through his bag, pulled out a box of antibiotics, gave it to the man, and asked him to give the medicine to the woman. After some time treating the woman, Lyosha prescribed a prescription and reminded the thin man, then left the house. Outside, Lyosha found his companions still waiting at the gate, he went to the gatekeeper. Seeing the doctor approaching the burly man, he hurriedly inquired about the woman's health status. After hearing her current situation clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief. The man held Lyosha's hand, crying while saying: "Thank you doctor for treating my sister, she is my only relative." Lyosha smiled and said in a warm voice, "It's okay, this is my job. You should pay more attention to her.". He also did not forget his friends, he asked the gatekeeper to let him in, and the gatekeeper agreed to let him in, but because of camp regulations, they were only allowed to stay in the area for outsiders. That was enough for the team to take a few hours off to rest and establish contact with headquarters.