Chapter 93 - First Mission

"What do you think will our mission be?" Roan asked his new friend in class, Situ Kui. 

"I don't know, but we have been learning how to shoot for the past week. We were also trained with high level martial arts. So the mission should at least be related to combat. And..." Situ Kui thought for a moment before answering with a frowning face.

"And... And what?" Roan raised both his eyebrows while waiting for his friend's anwer. 

Situ Kui glanced at him with a serious expression.

"I heard some rumors from my Situ family that this academy is planning to train elite warriors. But as to why they are doing so, I am not sure myself. However, based on all these events alone, I am feeling that war is close by."

Roan became serious after seeing the stoic expression of Situ Kui. He was also impressed by his buddy's intelligence. He was actually able to deduce a theory with the little amount of information he held. 

The class later arrived in the underground floor. There were a lot of rooms, most likely twenty rooms, but they went inside the room with an S-Class label. After stepping inside the room, they saw a vast space with approximately a hundred futuristic gaming capsules. The whole S-Class section were fascinated by the what they saw. But they did not think much of it. If it was indeed a Virtual Training Facility capable of sending them to a different world, then the realism should not be that similar to their world. They have never heard of any group or company that was capable of creating a realism level of almost a hundred percent. But they were still excited of experiencing the Virtual World.

Santharus turned to face his class. His smiling expression was replaced by a serious look. He glanced at everyone and waited for them to quiet down before he spoke calmly.

"I know it's a bit early for you to guys to experience war, but this is inevitable. This was also one of the reason why the academy was built, to train elite troops, and those troops are you, the students of the academy. 

In this mission, your goal is to repel the invasion of a zombie army and to kill the zombie boss. Do take note that each zombies are at least E-Class level in strength. The boss on the other hand is at the C-Class level.

This mission's difficulty was rated as 'Easy' by the academy. And each zombie is worth five points, while the boss is worth a hundred points. Upon completion of the mission, each of students in class will also receive twenty-five points.

Now, go inside your capsules, then wear the helmets placed inside, and once you are already seated, then please refrain from moving. Good luck everyone!"

Roan went inside the futuristic-looking capsule. After stepping inside, he saw a grayish helmet that looked like a robot's head, but it has no room for the eyes to see. He sat down eagerly and felt a comforting sensation. He then wore the helmet before leaning on the chair which looked like as a dentist's chair, but with a more advanced and robotic feel.

After wearing the helmet, he felt as if he was inside a dark room. There was also a timer in front of him.

"10, 9, 8, 7, ..."

"3, 2, 1"

His vision turned blanked for what felt like an eternity, but only a few seconds had passed by.

Santharus smiled and left the room, but his calm voice echoed inside.

"I know you could accomplish this mission, but as to how you do so, you only have yourselves to think about it. Good luck my students."

* * *

Roan's felt a numbing sensation in his head, but it subsided after a few seconds. When he opened his eyes, he saw himself inside a small room with ten double deck bed. His classmates were still asleep on their beds, but moments later, they started to wake up.

"What?! This feels similar to our world! This sense of touch, this smell. Everything is the same. It's like we are on the real world."

"Amazing! How was the academy able to make this kind of technology?! I bet even the company with the most number of talented individuals would need at least ten years or more to develop this kind of virtual world."

"Everyone wake up!" Situ Kui stood up and clapped his hands while shouting loudly. Everyone inside the room immediately focused their attention on him. The young man was the one who showed the most impressive talent in both shooting and martial arts. He already got everyone's approval of being their class' leader.

"The mission we received was to repel a zombie army and to elimate their leader. We should not waste our time here. Follow me and wake the others up." Situ Kui grabbed an M4A1 Carbine rifle before stepping out of the room. Everyone followed suit without hesitation. Although they were nervous, they were also excited about earning their first points.

In less than fifteen minutes, everyone in the S-Class section was already awake. They stood neatly in attention while Situ Kui spoke.

"We will divide everyone into groups of five, so there will be twenty groups in total. Each group should at least have a sharpshooter within them. Now the goal for this kind of grouping is to ensure everyone's safety and also to make sure that everyone is involved. Again our mission is to repel a zombie army and to kill their boss. S-Class section move!"

Roan was one of the best sharshooters in class, just right behind Situ Kui. Even without formal training background, he was able to excel in class. His classmates knew that he was a talented young man. So his group members already thought of him as their leader. 

"Brother Roan, where should we go?" Asked a young man who was grouped with Roan. 

The latter glanced at his group's expectant gazes and thought for a moment. He was a bit nervous shouldering everyone's expectations, but he should act as the leader, like how Situ Kui acted. 

"Let's study the terrain for now. With that, we will be able to make use of our understanding towards the environment to our advantage. Let's be careful. Load your weapons and avoid firing without my command. Let's go!" Roan spoke calmly, but his heart was beating with a bit of anxiousness.