Chapter 3 - The Knight

In a deep forest in the country I,a band of soldiers was cutting through the thickness of the greenery.They were here on a mission to catch a bunch of terrorists who had been responsible for the recent bomb blasts in the capital city of country C.

Having received the information they had been searching the forest for almost a week and only now gotten a close on the location.The team spread out in different directions to study the activities of the terrorists in the clearing.The team consisted of 10 elite soldiers including but not limited to the bomb and land mine expert,sharp shooters,etc.

The mission was extremely dangerous in two aspects.One was the danger of the terrorists,the other being that the mission was being conducted without the permission of Country I's authorities.So if the soldiers were caught by their people or by the terrorists,Country C would denounce them and erase their existence from their data system.They had been instructed to gather as much data as possible on the terror organization and then capture or kill depending on the situation.All the soldiers were wearing similar camouflage uniform with no names and an earpiece and mouth piece to communicate with each other easily.

From the hidden spots,each commando reported their targets.There were a total of 40 people in the camp.Some of these were the villagers who came here to work and some of them were the informants.The targets of the soldiers were the 15 terrorists that had been recognized by the interpol. But the commandos could not open fire as the terrorists would escape in the chaos.So each soldier had locked a target and were now waiting for the last one to report in, who had locked the six terrorists and was going to shoot them altogether.

The team leader echoed into the mic asking,"Knight?Are you set?"

"Need thirty seconds.."

"Very well,we are starting the countdown..30,29,28.."

At this moment,Knight was setting his sniper rifle to the target.Though all his targets were currently sitting,they would run for cover the minute firing was opened.So instead of aiming at them directly,he had guessed at the first movement they would make and aimed there.There was a fifty percent probability that some would be able to escape.And Knight had no intention of letting even one escape.Knight had prepared a complicated trigger by tying together the triggers of the guns with the threads so that each pair of guns would fire at a time lapse of 1 second.

Above his guns,which were all hidden in the trees,Knight was lying on the highest branch with another sniped rifle in his hand..Plan B was just as important.

"5,4,3,2,1..shoot!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."All the guns fired and in the next breath the 15 terrorists were lying on the ground.

This attracted the attention of the workers and chaos began.But the soldiers had already escaped.They were set to meet at a point few kilometers away before the night fell.But one soldier was still lying in his place as if waiting for something.As if his wait bore fruit,additional manpower rushed from the underground bunkers,exposing as a result the bunker's entrance.

With a soft sound,he uttered into the mic,"We just found the beehive and the bees are scattering in all directions.I am going to collect some honey and meet there directly.Avoid the west.That is where most are headed.."

The team leader swore viciously and ordered the others to rush.Knight was too much!He should have followed the plan and escaped!Though the TL cursed,he blamed himself.He was the one who had chosen Knight for this mission knowing fully well that the person had no regard for his security.