Afternoon sunlight bathed the tranquil Zone 06, and today was another clear day, as always.
Patrolling the position, Li Shudong tightened the oxygen tank on his back and glanced at the grey sky overhead, thinking that it would be great to have a rain shower.
Although it wouldn't disperse the suffocating musty smell, at least it would make the air look cleaner.
He was a soldier of the First Army Corps, having enlisted just before the year's end.
Even though the day of the Tide's outbreak was drawing closer, he wasn't very fearful, but rather felt a trace of anticipation.
He had heard that after the Tide, the First Army Corps would be restructured into the Alliance First Army, divided according to the organization of the Human Alliance Era. If he could earn a merit in this battle, perhaps he could become a squad leader or a platoon leader.
Fighting against the brainless Variants had to be somewhat easier than fighting the Weilante People.
At least that was the theory.