The Battle begins
(No, it's not obvious at all.)
Apollo didn't have the strength to contest her. He was quite tired after wandering around all day.
It could be said that he was even thankful to the hole incident as it gave him a bit of time to rest, or else he would end up collapsing before finishing what he had planned.
But now the most important thing in his agenda was to get some sleep so that he didn't fall asleep in the middle of the combat.
"Rosa, I'm going to take a little nap. Can you wake me up 2 hours before the battle?"
"Of course, Master!"
"Daisy, take these four and train a bit with the weapons in the cart. Make sure you don't get hurt as you have a battle tomorrow and don't forget to get some rest as well."
"Yes, sir!"
"The rest of you...well, I'm giving you free time to rest and do whatever you want until 1 hour prior the battle. I know I already said this but don't forget to rest! Resting is as important as working hard! If you don't rest, your body may crumble when you need it the most!"
"Yes, Master!"
Having said everything that needed to be said, Apollo retired to his room, but he didn't go directly to bed, instead he decided to check out the wardrobe in his room first.
"Did they really steal all my clothes and brought them here!? There are even my underwear!! Damn perverts!! I can't believe this! Once I'm back to the colony, I will sue them for sure!"
Closing the wardrobe, Apollo threw himself in the bed and hid his head under the pillow.
"Well, who am I trying to fool? There is no way I can sue them... A little guy like me would never win. I would end up in jail instead! Sigh... I want to go home..."
"Actually, considering they are not keeping them but bringing them to me, can I even call it stealing?"
"And what the hell is the technology of this place. I never heard or imagine that half of this was possible!"
"I should have scouted the enemy while I had time. Damn hole! I hate holes! This will surely turn into a trauma..."
"Also, I need to think of new names for the new girls..."
"Does this planet's day also has 24 hours? Will it be morning when the invasion starts?"
"No point in wondering this now... Let's just...sleep..."
...
"Master, time to wake up..."
"Just five more minutes..."
"As you wish."
"Master, time to wake up..."
"Just five more minutes..."
"As you wish."
"Master, this is the tenth time! It's time to wake up!"
"Just five....what? tenth?"
"Yes!"
"Next time, if I don't wake up by the third time, throw a bucket of cold water on me."
"As you wish."
(I'm going to regret this...)
Rose opened the window, letting in the rays of light that had just started appearing in the horizon.
"The night is shorter here, huh? Oh well...how much time do we have?"
Apollo took a look at his bracer and got the answer he wanted.
[Final mission: Survive!]
[Use all you have earned to survive the invasion that will start in 0:54:33]
[Victory Condition:]
[Kill all invaders or survive for 24 hours]
[Defeat Condition:]
[Have your HQ destroyed]
[Reward: ]
[ -Tutorial Complete. ]
[ -Retain rights over your tutorial base.]
[ -Get right to join the first phase of the G.F.T.]
"Damn! Only fifty minutes left! What to do? What to do? Should I stay in the HQ or here in the Palace? Hmm.... Let's go to the HQ! Considering it's a HQ, it should be possible for me to send out my order from there, right?"
"That's indeed correct, Master!"
(Then why the hell have I been wondering around all the time!? ...Actually, Rose, why do you know that??? Ugh, let's not think too deep into this or we will have a headache!)
"All right. Soldiers, carry the cart to the hole location, and once you arrive there, choose a weapon and stay behind the hole, ready to fight. Everybody else, follow me!"
""Yes, Sir!"" ""Yes, Master!""
...
Inside the HQ, Apollo, Rose, Alyssa, Leilani, Briony and the unnamed girl with Apollo's shirt were watching the count down in the computer's monitor.
"5!" "4!" "3!" "2!" "1!" "Start!"
As the count reached zero, Apollo changed the view to the map window.
"...Is nothing going to happen?" (Alyssa)
"Well, it should start soon..." (Rose)
5 minutes later Leilani pointed at the upper edge of the screen.
"There..." (Leilani)
"It's late!" (Briony)
"Damn! Just when I thought a bug had happened and they would not appear." (Apollo)
"What are they? Do they have tentacles?" (Alyssa)
"How can we know? They are red dots, right?" (Briony)
"...click on them..." (Leilani)
"I will try. Let's see.... Here!" (Apollo)
"Looks delicious!" (Briony)
"Eh? Lame! It's just another boar!" (Alyssa)
"...there and there..." (Leilani)
"There are more!?" (Apollo)
"7 more, and the number is still rising..." (Rose)
"THAT FATASS!!!! THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TUTORIAL, NOT AN EXECUTION!!!" (Apollo)
"Master, we need to intercept these ones or they will arrive at the HQ in 15 minutes..." (Rose)
"Soldiers, split in groups of two, Daisy can go alone as she already has experience. Let's call these groups Alpha, Beta and Daisy."(Apollo)
""Roger that!"" (All soldiers)
"Alpha, move back here and intercept the one coming from the south." (Apollo)
""Understood!"" (Alpha team)
"Beta, take out the nearest one from you. It's located 2km north-east." (Apollo)
""Yes, Sir!"" (Beta team)
"Daisy, can you angro the other few close to you and bait them into the hole?" (Apollo)
"Yes, Sir! Daisy will do her best!" (Daisy)
"All right! Move out! Don't forget to bring a spare weapon! Those boars are tough!" (Apollo)
""Yes, sir!""
"Master, what about the other one?" (Rose)
"Alpha team won't make it in time, so it seems like we will have to take care of it!" (Apollo)