Should she dash as fast as possible? Or did she make sure that the Deer Orcs she had murdered were truly dead? How about dropping her chainsaw? Ditching the power chainsaw for extra mobility was a choice that Diaz did not want to make lightly and all of these were questions that were floating all within her head, hoping to utilise the best maximum amount of utility for the given situation.
However, at the same time, she also remembered what Click went through just yesterday and she had forgotten how Click had developed. So, unlike previously when Diaz would drop everything and sprint towards Click, she decided to carry all her equipment to her destination, trusting her partner who had proved herself to be more than adequate for the situation.
And just as Diaz reached to where Click was according to the System coordinates, her analysis was correct and managed to find them in perfect condition. Internally, she sighed in relief as she saw Click giving an annoyed face as if this was not what she had expected. Her mechanical scout hound was tearing flesh from one of the Deer Orcs while the other security experts were putting a bullet into each and every dead Deer Orc into their heads to confirm their death.
If not for the power of assault rifles and shotguns, even a beginner could survive an attack if they had placed some lucky shots into their target. So, the same went for the security experts. Those Mechanoids were part of Dyke's Pikes and even though they were juniors in rank, they also have done quite a fair bit of combat themselves.
Still, because of rank and order, they had no choice but to run. At first, they were a little puzzled by Diaz's orders, thinking that she might have underestimated them for not being able to hold their ground. Yet, an order was an order and so they moved. It was only when they started to see those Deer Orcs running after them that they finally grab hold of the tactical decision that Diaz had made. They might have overwhelming numbers at first but if each and every Deer Orc that had been chasing them were to jump and ambush the investigative team, there was indeed little chance for them to survive.
As compared to running, they had managed to get out of the Deer Orcs' ambush position and had not taken bait by the Deer Orc's trap. This enabled the security experts to run and shoot, firing suppressive shots to not only deter but also injure the hunting Deer Orcs. And that was sufficient for Click to come in and handle the rest. Hence, Diaz was relieved when all she could imagine was how quickly their Mechanoid bodies would have been torn away by the Deer Orcs if they were to be ambushed.
"Lol, Diaz. Since when did you become so tactical in your decision making." Click pat her friend's shoulder to signal a job well done.
"Monsters do not usually come alone, especially humanoids." This was the only excuse Diaz could make while attempting to hide the fact that it was a fluke for making such a decision.
"There does not seem to be any more Deer Orcs around the area." Click said as the Scout Hound signalled to her that the coast was clear.
"If that's the case, let's quickly get back to the body and bring it back for the investigation," Diaz said as the entire team agreed. Eventually, they met up with Lynn and Page where the latter was still panting to catch her breath despite her being one of the newer models who supposedly boast better stamina control. The air intake was to make sure that her parts were not overheated after the dash.
"Any foul play detected? Did the Dyke's investigative personnel say anything?" Lynn questioned the others as she pointed at the corpse. Diaz and the rest quickly take a look and the investigative team was sure that there was no damage to the said corpse from the previous encounter.
"You are hoping to rule out any possible unnatural elimination like what Jin would have deduced?" Click asked and Lynn nodded her head.
"Huh, the assistant is a human." Page replied. "I kept thinking that this would be a Mechanoid."
"If she is, then she would not have run away or run even further than here," Diaz commented.
"In any case, the investigative team said that they needed tools at Diamondz Labs to conduct a proper post mortem. Otherwise, there is currently no signs of foul play... or they had covered it up rather well." Click reported.
"Very well, bring it back to Diamondz Labs and see if you can find any information about it. Let's hope it's really just a monster attack." Lynn said.
It did not take them long to bag the bodies while Lynn had also suggested to take a few of the dead Deer Orcs back as specimens since neither the investigative team nor the Grey Bears knew of their existence. The vehicle was loaded quickly with the help of the security experts after the investigation team had taken as much evidence as they could from the crime scene. They tried their best not to disturb the corpse as much as they could and transferred it as delicately as possible.
However, it was inadvertent that a part of it fell off due to the mess that the monster attack had done. In the meantime, Lynn requested Click and Diaz to escort them back to Diamondz Headquarters in case of any further mishaps while Page will continue to accompany Lynn to survey the surrounding area.
Diaz on the other hand asked if she could join along since Click would be more than enough to escort them back.
"You are leaving me such an important job?" Click asked but Diaz could not differentiate whether it was sarcasm or truly something that Click did not expect.
"Yes, thank you." A generic reply to such an ambiguous question was more than enough for Diaz to answer Click before they drove off.
"There's more danger if you with us, you know?" Lynn said.
"Hah! I think she felt bad that she didn't get to do much during the assault in Diamondz's building. "Page said and Diaz nodded with absolute agreement.
"After hearing what Click had done, I feel like I am the only one that did not improve much. Even Tellie had gotten skills and experience that could rival that gigantic gorilla Mechanoid. There is no way I can do that on my own and yet she did. So much for a frontliner."
"Ah, Jin did not feel that way about you, else you would not be leading the search for the assistant correct?" Lynn pats her back, knowing that all she needed was some opportunity to shine.
"Well, we are now part of the Squad that serves the Lord of Mount Sunn. Surely, it would be dangerous or else why would we be deployed, right?" Diaz's reply left a grin to the trio as they walked further north to check for any more tracks of the Deer Orcs as well as moving to survey the northern dungeon.
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