While the rest of the 2nd Andnt and the LLG were celebrating, I slipped away and hid in one of the eting rooms. Phillip, on the other hand, was running around coordinating with the others. Having him for such things was definitely the right decision.
Throughout the night I dissected the factors that needed to be addressed in order for the 2nd Andnt and the LLG to be successful. After writing them down, what I ca up with was the following.
The 2nd Andnt Combat Doctrine required:
1. Soldiers - we needed people willing to fight the undead.
2. Weapons - our goal was to allow even Formless and Non-Combat Manifested to fight.
3. Supplies - We needed our people to have what they needed.
4. Survivability - the plan was useless if everyone died.
5. Reconnaissance - going in blind would get people killed.
6. Incentive and Reward - we needed to give people a reason to fight.
7. Continuous improvent. - Zombies get stronger, so we should too.
It sounded complicated, but it was simple. Originally, I was the only reason we could fight with guns. But as ti went on, the team beca less and less dependent on . As I reduced my involvent, the rest of the squad stepped up to fill the gaps.
The soldiers portion was taken care of by the original mbers of the squad. They were both willing and competent in combat. When I delegated command to Joshua, he perford even better than I did. So there were no problems.
When Joshua was busy, Mike and Santiago used their military backgrounds to help the rest of the squad. Scott was the muscle of the group, doing the hardest jobs which took the load off everyone else.
As for weapons, guns beca our solution to allowing weak people to fight. The gun and physics did all the work that would enable even won and children to kill zombies.
Supplies were handled by {Rewind}. Ammunition, which would beco the worst problem, was solved by {Reload}.
From a logistical point of view, the use of guns would not be possible without {Reload}. Both because it was impossible to buy large quantities in Hellsgate, and it would be too expensive even to try.
Other supplies such as food, curatives, fortifications, and even blessed rounds were no problem as long as they were contained in our {Autos}.
Our survivability, on the other hand, relied less on armor and more on {Rewind}, which was a second life, and {Regen}, which was excellent healing.
The {Honey Trap} soulgears, floodlights, and even the barbed wire were all for the sa purpose. Last but not least, the investnt in Sacreds allowed the team to take on tougher opponents.
Originally, they relied on for scouting. However, with the addition of the floodlight and barbed wire, they no longer needed my aid in detection. After the group shared their {Fates} Warren's instincts and warnings have beco more and more credible.
Claire also served as a 2nd detector, as she sohow detected undead almost as effectively as I did. Santiago started setting fire to the barbed wire, which further improved the situation.
As for incentive and reward as well as continuous improvent, Phillip and the LLG would help process and liquidate anything the 2nd Andnt hunts. Both parties needed the other or they could not function.
The outco of this night illustrated how overwhelming this setup was. Sure, they relied heavily on my {fates}, but it was only after everything ca together that it beca a viable plan of action.
"With the current setup, they should be fine even if I were to disappear. Once Joshua, and the others registered as rcenaries, even Phillip's problems would be solved. The main problem was what they would do when the loans for my {Fates} ended."
The current battle doctrine would be broken if they suddenly lost {Rewind} and {Reload}. This ant that if my {Fate} suddenly beca unavailable, they wouldn't be able to continue like tonight.
For this reason, I had Phillip give large jars and had them stored in this eting room. I used a knife to slit my wrists and filled seven jars with my blood.
Each jar was the equivalent of maybe four or five pints of blood. If normal people fainted from filling just one jar, I had to fill seven. {Regen} and {Eat} helped to endure, though I ended up eating two Snickers bars to keep going after losing so much blood.
If the 2nd Andnt mbers loaded my blood and abused {Auto}, it would be impossible for them to lose my {Fates}. With the excess of {Honey Trap} soulgears and the support of LLG, the hope and vigor that my actions managed to inspire should continue even after my death.
If I had nothing to show for it when I died as a human, I felt like I had accomplished sothing great right now. Should I die in the Seeker War, at least I helped establish the 2nd Andnt and the Limitless Logistics Group.
I rembered the group hug the squad had shared earlier. As well as the happy faces of the LLG when they were paid. Both were a far cry from the countless dead Reapers I had encountered. And both were due to my efforts.
"Haha, I must be getting old to be so sentintal."
Even the gamblers who got rich from my actions should be able to live longer. But perhaps the most important thing I did was to save the Sirens.
The fact that they survived the enlistnt was my proudest achievent. And even though I didn't save Lilly, I already had the information she desperately wanted. Saving Aki's brother was also a happy coincidence. It was like a bonus.
Bella remarked that she had never even heard of Formless Phantoms before. But now, even without , the seven of them would mark a new beginning.
Once the 2nd Andnt squad evolved to the next level, Formless would beco an active part of the Reaper War.
With most things taken care of, my last concern was for the people I would be leaving behind.
Caroline should be fine, so I don't really care as long as she's happy. I never t her or even spoke to her since I beca a Reaper. Hopefully, the chances of assassins coming for her were slim.
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