Except for two warriors on duty at the lookout post in the fortress, Fatty was surrounded by the remaining six warriors and a medical soldier on this high ground.
On the virtual screen, two warriors were sitting breathlessly beside Fatty's stretcher, their heads close together, shielding the wind with their hands as they lit cigarettes. The sergeant was pointing at Fatty while speaking to another warrior, who kept nodding at Fatty. Meanwhile, the medical soldier had already prepared the medical kit and was signaling two other soldiers to help carry Fatty in.
Nia could barely stand watching any longer. She stood up, her whole body ablaze with anxiety. If she could, she would have pulled Fatty out of the virtual screen! Things seemed to have reached a dead end; she couldn't imagine how Fatty would manage to bluff his way through.
