Soon after I began receiving orders after orders from the majors, who were quickly writing out orders on their clipboards. I gave a general report about the situation.


    “We are under attack from Goblins inside the walls, get ready for an attack from the forest.” Orders from CeoMacNCheese.


    “Take up a defensive position on the road toward the Broken Wall, and keep an eye on the forest.” Orders from Memezboss.


    “Engineers get our Heavy Machine Guns pointed towards the forest behind our lines, they are going to come out that way.” Orders from jjvillage.


    “Get the boats ready for combat, place ATG’s on them and be ready to give fire support at a moment''s notice.” Orders from Fishman.


    “Team of the Black Betty get your Behemoth ready to be activated at a moment''s notice once requested.” Orders from Forthelolz


    “Turn the artillery towards the forest and have them ready to be fired for a volley at a moment''s notice.” Orders from Buzzsaw.


    Along with more, but it was all the same to get ready for a fight.


    A report came in from Gunther, “We’ve closed the door, they are trying to break down the door. Don’t know how long it will last. there''s probably thousands down there in the tunnels please reinforcements immediately Colonel.” Orders from OneGermanGuy.


    “Jack, have your troops gather here at the main bunker, you’ll be the one who’ll reinforce Lieutenant Gunther.” I said.


    “Alright.” Was his response as he brought out his clipboard.


    “My Platoon gathered at the Officers Bunker for a specific mission.” Orders from JacktheRipper.


    We made our way out of the bunker to see everyone doing as ordered, very clearly panicking. I didn’t hear many orders as they were all directed down the company level, thank god that I didn’t receive every single order sent out by every Lieutenant or I’d be comatosed if I did.


    Jack''s Platoon of 100 soldiers all gathered at the bunker we were at, Jack and I were on the hill overlooking the crowd. The soldiers weren’t storm troopers, as they were either at the Broken Wall or across the river helping the Noxu.


    I took a breath in and yelled, “Attention Platoon!” I yelled.


    Everybody looked at me, “So the mission today is to begin clearing out miles worth of tunnels below us, dug during the final battle. They are filled with our enemy, thousands more soldiers than we have here, possibly thousands. We are to clear them out, the tunnels are complicated but at the end of clearing them out, there would be lots and lots of food.” I paused, gauging the reaction of the platoon, it seemed to really get their attention. “However these tunnels are complicated, spreading possibly over the entire area in these walls that surround us. I have sent a small squad to recover maps that were to be used to navigate this fortress of ours, however they confirmed that the enemy is in there in the thousands as I’ve said before. So let''s get moving and reinforce them. I''ll lead the way!” I ordered over the top of my lungs, and began walking down my hill towards the place Crumpets Pillbox was at.


    I brought out my whistle and blew in it, a high pitched screech came out and soon after the entire platoon got moving. Then moments afterwards another order from Gunther came.


    “They have surrounded the pillbox from the outside Colonel, repeat they are outside the tunnel system above ground, get our defenses moving!” Orders from OneGermanGuy.


    “Shit.” I brought out my clipboard and hurriedly wrote out this order.


    “The enemy is out in the forest, be prepared for a battle.” Orders from MacNCheese.


    Immediately afterwards I heard several Heavy Machine Guns begin firing, and yelling then a stampede. I was at the edge of the forest, the rest of the Platoon was behind me and I saw the muzzle flashes from the concealed pillbox. Along with a bright light emanating from the forest.


    The yelling was loud, and deep I could hear it in english, “Get out of their field of View!”


    Jack who was next to me began to yell. “Platoon! charge towards the muzzle flashes, and that light in the forest is prepared for a fight without an enemy! Be wary of stray bullets from the Pillbox!” He then blew his whistle and charged forward.


    I charged forward as well joining Jack in the front, I kept an eye on my surroundings. The light shone past through the tree branches, illuminating a crouched goblin in the forest.


    “First Contact!” I yelled, giving a kick to the goblin face slamming it into the ground. It was dead. I brought out my Clipboard boot still on the goblin.


    “Gunther, Reinforcements are here, we are coming from the direction of the Front, be careful when shooting in our direction.” Orders from CeoMacNCheese.


    More gunfire started sounding out, it seems like we arrived just in time. I joined Jack, and saw a massacre: a pile of dead Goblin bodies littered the area surrounding the Pillbox. On the top of the pillbox I saw crumpet was manning a lit up spotlight, she was lighting up a retreating group of goblins and what I thought was an Ogre.


    “Stop firing, let them retreat back to their base of operations!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, which seemed enough to get everyone to stop. I turned to Major Jack, “Get a squad to follow them, Jack.” I ordered.


    “I’ll get a squad.” Jack got up and grabbed a nearby squad.


    The spotlight turned off and I saw Crumpet waving to me from the top of the pillbox.


    I waved back.


    “We got the maps, around 500 of them in a cart down in the tunnels below!” Crumpet yelled from the top, she then disappeared into the pillbox.


    “You''re pretty late!” Gunther yelled from the inside of the pillbox.


    “Well I am sorry everything happened suddenly!” I responded.


    “Just get over here we have to retrieve the maps from a cart in the tunnels. We were ambushed while down there, luckily we lost no one.” Gunther yelled.


    “How many maps do you guys have?” I asked, approaching the steel door which was opening.


    “Only 10.” Gunther reported.


    I turned to the Platoon, stopping at the door “Commanders of every squad in this platoon, come inside the pillbox.” I ordered.


    7 people stepped forward, and joined me along with Jack.


    I turned back to Gunther, “Give them maps and we’ll go over it.” I said.


    Lieutenant Raspberry came out hands full of maps, giving one to each commander of the squads.


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    After that we got inside, it was a little crowded but I didn’t care at all.


    “This is a map of the defenses that scatter the entire back line.” I said holding up the map, “as you can tell it is complicated, but we do know where everything is with this map. Look on the right side of the map. There you will see boxes marked supplies, that is our final goal, however this is a large area and 100 people aren’t going to be enough to clear out all the goblins and Ogres that are surely in the tunnels.” I turned to Gunther who was next to me “Would you like to take over the report?” I asked.


    “Sure, I’ll do a much better job than you.” Gunther said, I didn’t respond as Gunther started. “The tunnels are dark, and commonly forks towards different directions which are already hard enough to navigate if any of you all played maze games before. Now with the added benefit of a local infestation that will kill you if you aren’t paying attention, so here is what we are to do. Do you see the boxes labeled B on your maps?” Gunther asked the commanders.


    “Yeah I see em.” One said.


    “Where?” Another asked.


    The previous one pointed on the map, “Oh, ok I see it now.”


    “Everybody found them?” Gunther asked.


    There were nods from them all.


    “Good. The plan is we will attack the bunkers closest to us and have our squads meet up at a certain point, we are here on the map in Bunker 16A.” Gunther pointed on the map, “one Squad will head to this bunker here, called 52A, after that you’ll head to here along Tunnel route NS2, which is connected to this Pillbox and Bunker we are in currently.” Gunther began to give out orders where each squad would go and then what tunnel and direction they would go.


    “Colonel, anything else you would like to add?” Gunther asked.


    “While y’all are down there in the tunnels clearing them out. The rest of us up here will be assaulting the other Bunkers and pillboxes, so just be aware of the possibility of friendly fire especially if you guys are exiting a tunnel into a Bunker.” I said.


    “Alright, then let''s get moving. Remember our main goal currently is to get the maps but also to make a clear area. If you have any questions about tunnel warfare don’t hesitate to ask me, but remember we don’t have much time.” Gunther said, the rest of the commanders nodded as they began to file out to give out orders to their squads.


    I was about as the last of the commanders left the pillbox, “Colonel.” Gunther said behind.


    “Yes, Lieutenant?” I asked.


    “Can we discuss the question of rank when this is over?” Gunther asked.


    “If you want a promotion then that’ll require us to change a lot of things about the current system. But yes, we will discuss this after this is over.” I said.


    “Thank you.” Gunther said, and he climbed down. I could hear him yelling at his squad.


    I stepped out of the pillbox into the forest, with Jack waiting out there.


    “CEO?” Jack asked.


    “What is it?” I asked.


    “If you wish to, you can have Hans Gunther take my position. I think I am underqualified for this position, especially when put into comparison to the skill of that guy there.” Jack said, bringing out his clipboard.


    “We do not have the time for this yet, also there''s the issue that you do not know how good you are as a commander. We’ll discuss reorganization after killing the Goblins, for now just shoot, don’t do friendly fire and stay calm.” I said.


    “Alright, I will keep that in mind. Thank you.” Jack said, as he left to join his squad.


    I brought out my clipboard and sent out this order, “Begin preparations to assault the goblins on our side.” Orders from CeoMacNCheese


    I got to moving towards the area we were living in and there I saw field guns, and heavy artillery barrels pointing upwards towards the walls. They were all manned, sandbags lanced with barbed wire were set up right at the edge of the forest. It was like they were expecting an assault from the goblins.


    “Don’t shoot me! Friendly here!” I yelled, as I saw hundreds of barrels aim at me.


    “Friendly?” I heard a deep voice somewhere from behind me, “You do not look friendly at all. More like a monster.”


    I quickly spun on my heels looking at the direction the voice came from. I brought up my SMG and aimed it into the forest.


    “Well you don’t sound too friendly either.” I responded.


    “So you are the one that leads these buffoons.” The voice said.


    I turned to the left and saw a glimpse of something or someone in the forest hiding behind one of the trees.


    “So what.” I answered, aiming at the spot I saw it at.


    “You don’t care do you? You really think you can beat me?” The voice was coming from a different direction and I turned to face it.


    “Yes, I do and I can prove it to you right now.” I said, walking backwards towards the sandbag wall. There were several HMGs sticking above the wall, they were all finished and ready to manned.


    “Then why are you running? Especially since I am not here, you cannot kill me with your weapons. Unless you get closer to me.”


    “I ain’t that stupid you know, I see you in that forest moving about.” I jumped over the sandbags, I seemed to surprise everybody at the fortifications from just how high and cleanly I jumped. Then I landed.


    “You really think that is me? You ought to look again.” The voice called from the forest ominously.


    I got onto the HMG and looked once more.


    “Do you see anything?” I asked the guy in the sandbag fort in front of me.


    “See what? I only trees.” He responded.


    “Yes, I know but look closer. See any movement?” I asked.


    I looked, seeing trees, brush, and foliage first then passed all of that. There I heard whispering, and talking loudly.


    “The sky demon is looking right at me!” I heard a high pitched voice squeak out.


    I aimed the gun at the direction it came out, “Did you hear that high pitched voice yell?” I asked.


    “What voice?” The soldier asked, “and who were you talking to?”


    I ignored the final comment as it seemed to be just me who heard it, and I listened once more hearing a dozen plus high pitched voices speak out at once from the forest. The trees specifically, there were so many it was indecipherable. But I could tell the direction they were in.


    “I hear the enemy, they are in the trees!” I yelled, taking aim at a tree top, and then pulling the trigger. A low sounding gunshot, in slow succession bursted out as a goblin fell out of it blood splattering everywhere.


    “Fire at the trees!” I yelled at the soldier.


    “I see what you''re talking about!” The soldier in front of me said as he soon started to fire his bolt action rifle at a tree top.


    I brought out my clipboard once more and sent another message.


    “The enemy is hiding in the treetops, fire at them! Do not use the artillery, we still have friendlies in the area. For those who are to make their way to the bunkers to clear out the Tunnels be wary of stray bullets.” Orders from CeoMacNCheese.


    I then blew the whistle before firing once more, hundreds of gunshots rang out as I heard the high pitched voice yell once more in my mind. I used their panicked yelling to take a shot at a treetop hitting a goblin before turning to another and another.


    The yelling got extremely loud, deafening even yet with almost sadistic glee I continued shooting at them.


    Then the yelling stopped, it got quiet. Well except for the gunfire, but the yelling stopped.


    “Come on you all lets go find their base and kill these fuckers! Charge!” I ordered, blowing my whistle.


    I gleefully got up as several hundred soldiers in the nearby vicinity followed my orders. They made their way to several of the openings to funnel the enemy into a killzone and began charging into the forest.


    “Go the direction downstream, that''s where they’ll be! I hear their fear.” I said, and it was true I could hear the high pitched distance talking of the goblins.


    Then I heard yelling “Be careful with how loud you think! They have a powerful telepath as their leader! And they are insane, wanting to kill us all!” The deep voice cried, from the forest and I was headed straight towards the direction the yelling was.


    “Isn’t that the reason why we’re here? To prove who''s the best and I damn sure want to win?” I asked.


    “The demon hears us all.” the voice whimpered.


    Then suddenly the talking got loud, really loud as we passed a pillbox..


    “They are in that bunker there, below us specifically.” I said, pointing towards the pillbox 27A.


    The soldiers around me all stopped and looked at me.


    “I am giving y’all the location of your target so get to them. The pillbox should be on top of a bunker which is connected to a tunnel. Which I think we are right above right now.” I said.


    The soldiers nodded.


    “Come on, get this door open.” One of the Lieutenants ordered.


    They approached the steel door, “Does anybody here know how to open one of these doors?”


    “Do you want the door still intact? Or not?” An Anti Tank Gunner asked.


    “Preferably intact but it doesn’t matter as long as you guys can get into it.” I said.


    I looked at the door as the squad stepped away, giving the ATGer room to safely shoot, when it suddenly unlocked itself and screeched open slightly.


    “It unlocked ma’am.” A Warrant Officer reported.


    “Well then get in there, be careful of an ambush. I think they know we’re here.” I said.


    “Will do, come on squad, let''s clean out this bunker.” Said a warrant officer as ten people entered it.


    I looked downward and heard the hurried yelling of what I was sure was goblins.


    “My lord, why have you made us fight these demons?” One of the voices cried.


    “I just stole bread for my younger sister and brother, why did I have to be damned to fight demons?” Another cried.


    “They are here, I hear them on the other side. Be quiet, and remember the plan!” A goblin ordered.


    “It''s too late to hide now, better bring out your knives and fight to the death.” I said quietly. This seemed to get the yelling towards another layer as a conversation played out.


    “Why do I hear the demon in my head!” The bread stealer said.


    “No, do not let it get into its head. It may be able to speak to us, but that doesn’t mean it has physical control over us! Remember the plan, and our promise!” The goblin said.


    I moved around, I could intuitively tell I was above the Bread Stealer Goblin.


    I whispered in just his ear, only for him to hear “I have bread. Lots and lots of bread for you to give to your siblings. All you need to do to get it is to kill your leader.” I said.


    “Really?” I asked.


    “Obre! Do not let that demon into your head, you hear me!” The goblin Leader yelled.


    “She promises me bread for my family!” Obre cried.


    “Fucking hell, get off me!” The leader said.


    “You stabbed me.” Obre said with a shocked sounding voice.


    “Sorry I had to do what I needed to do to keep us all safe, and to you demon. I will kill you!”


    “Sir they are attacking!” I heard another goblin yell.


    “What the hell?” I heard the leader say, followed by a muffled explosion down below.


    The squad came out of the pillbox, their boots covered with blood. Leaving a small trail.


    “Ma’am the goblins are dead.” A grenadier said with a smiling face, one the holsters for his grenades was empty.


    I turned to the south and continued forward. “Good let''s continue.”