"Yes, unfortunately. We don't know where they are hiding. And we don't even know how the old teams were killed. All we have is this video that I will show you in a little while. You could say that no one has seen the machines since the catastrophe and returned alive. But to reassure you, we have the advantage this time, because the robots' bodies are much stronger and harder than humans, and that is why the old teams were wiped out with force, because they were facing the machines with their weak bodies and some weapons that wouldn't have much effect on the robots. But we... we have much stronger devices and things that will tip the scales in our favor, so don't be afraid."

It seemed that the talk had only slightly raised the soldiers' morale, and Keno knew that the video would make things worse, but it had to be shown. He was silent for a moment, and hesitated a little before making up his mind and deciding to show it. He said with hesitation, "And now... the video will be displayed on the helmet screen."

The video started playing. It began by showing some soldiers in official uniforms, wearing breathing masks and walking in silence and order, aiming their weapons in all directions. Of course, the tape was from the first-person perspective of one of the soldiers who was filming what was happening around him. The soldier whispered, "We are now approaching our target to the east. Only five kilometers left, and no sign of the machines yet. I'm even beginning to doubt that they are in this area. But we have lost contact with the other teams, which has made us very anxious and tense, as we reconsidered the possibility of their existence. We don't know if they have been eliminated, or if this is a network failure because they have moved too far away from us. But all we know is that we don't see anything strange except the world around us, and it looks completely different, as we have seen some strange blue trees! This is really strange. The trees here are strangely shaped in a way I have never seen in my life. Could this be because of the climate change after the catastrophe and after the machines used nuclear weapons, so the air was polluted and some of the trees' properties changed? I don't really know, but the matter needs to be studied by scientists. And so far, we haven't seen any animal or bird. I don't know why! But maybe they died from the effects of pollution. Anyway, we are getting closer and-"

Suddenly, the soldiers began to fire at something moving in the forest. Tension began to spread among the soldiers, and they began to take positions and fire at things moving in the forest. The soldier who was filming retreated and began to run until he hid behind one of the trees. He began to fire randomly with the soldiers who had also taken positions behind the trees, and he shouted in panic, "What's happening?!"

Another shouted loudly, "They're here!"

His breathing began to become noticeably faster, and he began to fire randomly forward. Suddenly, one of the soldiers began to scream in pain, followed by another voice, and the sounds of gunfire began to rise and mix with the sounds of screaming. The cameraman began to pant heavily as he fired, not knowing what he was shooting at. He saw some soldiers retreating toward him and running, with signs of terror on their faces. They told him to run and save his life. He began to run with them, but bullets came from a distance and began to take them down one after another. The soldier jumped behind one of the trees to take cover from the shower of fire. He saw the lifeless bodies of his colleagues on the ground, not moving, their bodies destroyed by the bullets. The sound of bullets was still echoing in the forest and mixing with the sound of screaming. The cameraman's heart began to beat violently, and he felt his ribs tightening on his heart and suffocating him. He began to catch his breath, then said, "I don't know... what's happening here... I don't see anything. But it must be the machines. And it seems that I won't survive this hell. That's why all I will say is, fight for the survival of humanity. We may fall here, but you must continue. We must not give up and retreat, because they are much stronger than us. But we can create things that enable us to surpass them. We are smarter, and God has distinguished us with the mind. Just as we made them, we will make what can destroy them. So don't let our sacrifices go in vain."

His crying began to get louder. Suddenly, the sound of gunfire stopped, and there was no longer any doubt that all the soldiers had been eliminated and no one was left but him, or perhaps someone had managed to flee and save his life.

The cameraman hesitantly peeked his head out from behind the tree to check the situation, his tears overwhelming him. He saw the bodies of the soldiers covering the road, and the blood had mixed with the dirt and grass. From the depths of the forest, he heard the sound of metallic footsteps approaching. He held his breath and curled his body behind the tree, then placed the camera on the ground to film the forest floor and what would come out of it, and he left it without looking at it. In front of the camera appeared the bodies lying on the ground, being brutally trampled by silver metallic feet the size of a human foot, and perhaps a little larger. The feet kept approaching. Suddenly, the cameraman grabbed the camera and pointed it at his terrified face, saying, "I'm sending this video to headquarters now. This is the most I can do for my country. Forgive me, and remember me."

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