High School Soldier
68. Towards another world 3: TNI's opening greetings to other worlds

August 25, 2321, at 10:07 WIB.

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The time has come, the delivery of the first wave troops to the place that people call it by ‘otherworld’.

Indonesia officially had no war flag, instead some soldiers carried red and white flags and TNI unity Army. The AU has not received any orders to leave behind the Gate.

Queen Sigiz's army had returned to its origin a few hours ago.

Thousands of fully equipped soldiers lined up neatly and snaked for more than 1 km on the Karanganyar City provincial road, in front of them there is an object that connects the world with the other world. People refer to that thing as ‘Gate’.

The number of troops marching in front of the Gate can reach 2 Brigades with the number of soldiers in one Brigade as many as 5,000 people. So the first wave of troops sent to another world was 10,000 people. The entire army that marched was included in the Infantry.

In front of the Gate, stands a monument built to commemorate the day of the attack on the anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

In front of the monument, neatly lined combat vehicles of various types that will be used this troop. If the current conditions are still in a state of war, this much troops can to destroy enemies from other worlds within 1 month, of course, with the latest weapons belonging to the TNI.

20 Main battle tanks, 40 medium tanks, 120 armored personnel carriers, 20 anti-personnel artillery with its own motion system, and hundreds of transport trucks, that was the combat vehicle that the troops were carrying that was about to enter the Gate.

According to the adventurer team that had returned, the inside of the Gate was indeed dark with its inner path feeling like it was made of stone.

Nio marched in the front row, along with the officers who would also be sent to the place behind the Gate. Previously, Nio was in the back row, but someone pulled him up and told him to occupy the front row.

No soldier should want to occupy the front row, because if a momentary battle occurs after coming out of the Gate, they are the most expected.

There are very many residents who are in this place, some aim to see a memorial that is placed very many flowers. Many residents were crying when their families became victims of the attack, both dead and missing victims. According to information, the civilians killed were at 122, while the number of missing was 214. Possibly, these missing victims were kidnapped by enemy forces and taken to where they came from.

If the enemy has international laws of war governing the security of prisoners of war, it is good news for families of the lost. Unfortunately, the otherworldly forces were considered to be fighting without ethics and robbing everything.

Nio slightly glanced at a girl who looked like she was crying so hard, that some of her friends had to lift her up. She is beautiful, her whole family is the death toll in the attack. Now no family will accompany him, or with the meaning he is almost the same as Nio.

After laying flowers in front of the memorial, Indah saw Nio in the front row of the troops who were still waiting for the time to depart.

The area around her eyes and her own eyes was already red from crying for too long, Beautiful then took a deep breath to prepare to scream.

“Nio…!!! Destroy that otherworldly bastard for me...!!!” Beautifully shouted without embarrassment and mentioned Nio's name.

When someone mentions the name Nio, many people try to find a figure who has the name. Although they had to look for him one by one among tens of thousands of soldiers.

Arunika does not have to bother to find Nio, because he is in a special place that allows him to continue monitoring Nio. She still felt worried about her sister, as she was going to a very dangerous place, and Nio still did not answer her feelings.

The departure of troops will be carried out by the President, he is now standing on the pulpit that has been provided. Highlight cameras of journalists and reporters who had previously focused on the troops, now diverted towards Suroso who will make a speech.

“Operation that will be carried out by these brave soldiers, has been approved by many parties. And now, the selected TNI troops will soon be sent to another world. Soldiers, the mission you are carrying is very heavy. “

After Suroso finished his speech, now stood a male officer who would become the Commander of the troops sent to another world.

“I Sucipto, your commander. There were already many explorers who entered the Gate some time ago. But no one knows what happened there. Therefore, you must be prepared to fight after coming out of the Gate. We will enter the Gate soon!”

Shortly after the order to leave, all the soldiers put up magazines on their respective assault rifles, the gunner on the fighting vehicle also prepared himself and the weaponry.

All soldiers then entered the personnel carrier vehicle that had been provided. Those in the vehicle did not know each other, as the drafting of a new army would take place after exiting the Gate.

The first to depart was a fighting vehicle, the sound of the vehicle engine began to be heard then continued the rumbling sound of the tank chain wheels and large wheels of armored vehicles that drove. The ground around felt trembling as the hundreds of armored vehicles sped up and entered the Gate one by one.

The entire army of course felt nervous as it entered a new place, and was probably very dangerous.

“Ah, I am very happy to be able to one vehicle with you, Peltu Nio,” someone sitting next to Nio looks happy when the person next to him is a quite famous soldier.

All the passengers also looked like that, and made Nio even more nervous when the engine of the armored vehicle he was riding on was ignited by the driver of the vehicle.

The large gate can be entered by two main battle tanks if lined up, and one fighter jet if entering the Gate.

The inside of the gate was really very dark and the road was very rough, thus making the soldiers who were in the vehicle less comfortable due to the shock.

The entire lights attached to the fighting vehicle were lit to illuminate the extremely dark, dark path of this place like no sunlight could penetrate this place.

After all, no one knew why the Gate felt so long and distant, while the length of the Gate that appeared was only 20 meters. This is what some people call the phenomenon ‘fantasy’. Because the world they will come to will likely be many fantasy phenomena, the soldiers are equipped with novels and comics that are fantasy genre. That's why, just before departure, bookstores that sell novels and comics are always queued by soldiers who will buy both items.

The cold began to be felt by the soldiers, until their mouths when talking let out smoke.

Soon, the TNI troops will soon be out of a fantasy phenomenon that connects one world to another, they call it the Gate!

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The dark early-morning sky, illuminated by a slow-flying beacon.

Hundreds of thousands of cavalry troops from five countries have welcomed the TNI soldiers who are eager to relax their stiff muscles due to the war is over. Above them was a brightly lit beacon.

“What enemies have light magic?” the entire enemy soldier shouted like that.

In front of the TNI troops, there was heavy cavalry, and an army of monsters left, with several other fantasy creatures that were behind the troops and filled the territory they referred to as ‘Holy Land’.

In the sky, there were dozens of handlers controlling dragons and other types of flying lizards.

The number of these troops is hundreds of thousands, it is only an estimate because it is impossible to count one by one.

Scouts from the TNI have given orders for soldiers to rush to the post and prepare weapons to repel enemy forces that will attack the main troops.

TNI officers made many efforts to organize this ‘ekspedis’ army. The TNI will face an enemy with huge technological differences.

Enemies who will be TNI warriors are enemies with iron armor made of strong metal plates, fantasy creatures, and magic that the TNI has never known before.

So they look for information from novels and comics, as well as fantasy films.

The Commander's ranks range from Captain to Sergeant, as well as Bintara soldiers who are in the rank of Corporal.

The President has explained the ‘ uncharted lands outside the Gate, the Commander's job is to assess who are the comrades and foes of’, but everyone knows if the job is not as simple as thought.

The main battle tanks that were carried were actually old, only a few armored vehicles were the latest. The assault rifle used by soldiers is also the latest output, and is still being developed until the 21st type.

Supposedly, the main battle tank that was delivered had been retired. But in order to save the budget, the Ministry of Defense inevitably had to send the old battle tank. Although it is old, but the domestically-made main battle tank can still be reckoned with a new main battle tank belonging to the neighboring country.

Type-20 assault rifles have been deployed to all TNI soldiers. Type-19 assault rifles are no longer used because they are not useful for penetrating enemy armor.

Delivering old combat equipment is part of considering combat equipment in an emergency, so it is better to use old combat equipment rather than using new weapons that have cost a lot of money.

For the defense of the enemy dragon rider troops, the weapon used is a six-barrel gatling type cannon that can issue bullets with a diameter of 20 mm. The gun operator is pointing the weapon at the flying lizards and their handlers.

Soldiers prepare the rifle to full automatic mode. Their commander from the loudspeaker was heard giving directions.

“Don't panic, hold your fire,” Nio also leads a Squad and says the same to its members.

Although some of the soldiers still looked unfamiliar, but this was not their first time fighting.

TNI soldiers can still hold back and wait for orders until the enemy approaches them.

The enemy had almost been destroyed by a single country, even the troops they had sent recently were almost annihilated.

The standard weapons in this world were steel swords, spears, and arrows. Their strategy was to form a line and fight together. Their fighting equipment was a ballista and catapult with giant stone artillery. But their range is limited and they are few in number, and not a threat.

Therefore, no matter how many troops they had, they were no match for the TNI equipped with modern weapons.

Firing from railgun guns mounted on main battle tanks and assault rifles and machines was the TNI's opening greeting to the rest of the world.