Man at War – Excerpt No. 207

That detail was the reason he was concerned. A nest of this size implied that ghouls themselves could adapt. The idea of carrion eaters becoming a credible threat was a sobering thought. We just have—

A runner ran out from the tunnel and passed on a message. Moments later another two came out at a slower pace. One was Corporal Mills, who was helping Private Mackenzie out of the tunnels.

The latter was pale, and his breathing erratic. Marc spotted the tourniquet around his leg and the visible bone through the uniform was a clear sign of a negative encounter with a ghoul.

Infections from ghouls were often fatal, and Marc guessed the leg was lost. Worse if that tourniquet wasn’t applied in time.

a surreal and vibrant cinematic photo of a wounded British soldier with a weary expression, dirty face, and worn uniform, being helped out of a makeshift tunnel by a fellow soldier, set amidst the desolate and war-torn landscape of No Man's Land at night, with clothing and style authentic to 1915, capturing the harsh realities of war, in a photorealistic style with noticeable film grain, and muted colors, except for the faint moonlight casting an eerie glow on the soldiers' faces, with the background filled with the eerie silence of a war-torn night, and the faint sound of distant artillery fire.

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