Chapter 44: narrow escape

WARNING!! Durability reduced by 5%. Warning!! Durability reduced by …, Warning!! Durability reduced by … “Shit,” Leo cursed as he quickly figured out the mysterious shooter. “The commander, how did he discover me so quickly,” he thought rapidly.

He immediately jumped behind a car as he brought out his dual automatic pistols. He didn’t know that the commander’s machine gun was this strong, “another unknown variable disrupts my plan again,” he thought in resignation. There was a high chance that the commander upgraded his gun’s quality outside.

Leo was not fighting a glory battle with the commander; this is a sabotage and escape situation. “If the commander is here, the other high-grade soldiers are probably on their way here, screw it”. He quickly made a leap of faith forward while shooting back at the tank of the car behind him.

Boom!! The firepower was too much as the car quickly exploded, Leo bolted forward with speed as he saw 2 other familiar high-grade soldiers coming from the right. He moved to the left as he quickly determined the direction of the east gate.

The 2 high-grade soldiers pursued him as he ran with all his strength. Leo quickly despaired as he saw the last high-grade soldier blocking the east gate, he hardened his heart as he decided to force his way through. Unlike Clark, his high-grade pursuer’s armor was intact so they were more proactive.

Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Leo engaged the soldier with his sword as normal soldiers gradually started popping out from all corners surrounding him. He became completely focused as he suppressed the high-grade soldier but he couldn’t break out from the fight or win immediately. The surrounding soldiers shot at him as he fought their executioner. Ptui!! Ptui!! 2 soldiers fell down dead as Leo shot at them with his spare hand while still engaging the executioner.

Tu! Tu! Tu! Leo shot again randomly as dozens of soldiers were injured from the maneuver. He became more focused on escaping as the 2 pursuing high-grade soldiers drew nearer. Unfortunately, he couldn’t break out fast enough as the other 2 high-grade soldiers joined the battle making it a one vs 3 battle between high grade soldiers.

Boom!! Boom!! Leo fought with vigor as he withstood the suppression from the 3 high-grade soldiers. It seemed like the commander found it beneath him to fight in a 1 vs 4 situation against a same ranked opponent as he remained hidden, Leo heaved a sigh of relief on seeing this.

The fight continued for about 10 minutes while the ordinary soldiers gathered to watch as they couldn’t participate in such a fast-paced battle lest they shoot at their own executioners. The only thing keeping Leo alive at the moment was his better exotic armor.

Whoosh!! Blood finally flowed as the terrorist high-grade soldier dodged but the sword still connected to his hand removing it completely. “Ahh!!” He cried in pain as his left hand was ruthlessly severed.

The 2 other high-grade soldiers were startled affecting their rhythm before they realized that their comrade’s armor’s durability finished. Leo took hold of this opportunity to run for the gate as he activated his sword’s force field. Boom!! The gate divided in 2 as he hacked down with his sword, he thanked God in relief as his armor already indicated that only 3% durability remained.

Tu! Tu! Tu! Tu! Bullets rained down on Leo from behind as his armor’s durability quickly fell. “Hmmm,” he grunted in pain as a bullet connected to his abdomen, another one to his shoulder. He staggered but gritted his teeth as he bolted forward into a nearby street. The commander looked up from where he hid, “he still escaped,” he muttered without any emotion on his tone.

Thud!! Thud!! Thud!! The terrorist soldiers swarmed at Leo pursuing him as they discovered that his armor’s durability was down. Leo ran as fast as his legs could carry him while he endured the pain from the shots to his abdomen and shoulder.

Fortunately, the time he wasted in planning finally paid as he ran and leapt into unexpected and hidden routes to confuse the pursuers; his route was a faster way to the police station. Civilians who saw the pursuit already notified the police; the police responded immediately by dispatching some cars to stabilize the situation.

After minutes of running the police and the terrorists finally clashed as Leo maneuvered bypassing them. He arrived in the police station after over 20 minutes of running.

“Put your hands in the air,” this was their welcome greeting as policemen came outside to handcuff him, bringing him in. They first attended to his injuries after he confirmed his identity. Leo informed them about all the information he knew about the terrorists.

They immediately became alarmed after they heard they were facing the Persian tigers. They immediately ordered their sent cars to retreat while they requested for backup from the nearby town’s police force.

Fortunately for Leo the terrorist base was not too united unlike the one Clark landed on. The terrorist high-grade soldiers transmitted to their commander about the police interception.

“Retreat, we are leaving immediately,” was his reply as his soldiers started retreating without delay. “Thank God, this infiltrator didn’t get any exotic weapon we are short on them,” the commander was deeply relieved.

“Those two siblings, who cares about them they were beginning to get too ambitious. They were actually planning on overthrowing me as the commander of this base. I already started forming a plan to eliminate them, this was just a gift package sent to me. Being talented does not make you the commander pieces of shit”. The commander cursed as he quickly organized his base to retreat.

Unlike Clark, Leo didn’t get any strong enemy as he even indirectly helped the commander but he was ignorant of this fact. Leo was afraid that the terrorist organization retreated temporarily to organize a better and fiercer offensive so he directly clicked end training on his wrist watch as the watch directed him to where he’ll be picked up.

A police car carried him there as they already confirmed his identity. “Oh man, I really escaped. Leo thought in relief as he was taken to the military base.

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