(eng) Michael Atamanov - Reality Benders 01 by Countdown

Author:Countdown [Countdown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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I had to admit, I didn’t understand what was happening right away. At first, I thought the experienced driver wanted to speed up to get around the mines through the deep puddle to the left or (I mean, who knows what antigravs are capable of?) up the practically vertical surface of the cliff to the right. Then the diplomat grabbed the wheel and tried unsuccessfully to turn it. I only realized the full gravity of the situation when he shouted at the top of his lungs: “Help me, you bonehead!!! Can’t you see, his mind is under control!”

Vadim was pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floor with a glassy look and holding the wheel firmly with his iron grip. Most likely, I should have tried to find a hand break or to pull the key from the ignition. But in my panic, I totally forgot about such humane methods of stopping the armored vehicle. The seconds were ticking away, and I needed to act decisively. So, I took out my shotgun, placed it to the driver’s temple and shot with both barrels.

Sharpshooter skill increased to level seven!

Rifles skill increased to level twenty-two!

Most of the windshield and the whole left door were spattered in blood and flesh. The lifeless and practically headless body of the driver fell to the side. I was deaf, but the most important part was over. The mad driver had stopped resisting and Ivan Lozovsky managed to turn the wheel. Just twenty-five feet from the deadly obstacle, we turned sharply to the right and flew off the road. At our high speed, the transport first tried to go up the steep slope, but fairly quickly slammed into a double-trunked tree and came to a stop.

My forehead slammed painfully into the armored glass, reducing my health by half.

Bleeding! You will lose 3 HP every 3 seconds for 20 seconds.

Despite the damage and pain, I exhaled in relief. I had 310 hitpoints of 518, so the bleeding wouldn’t lead to anything serious. The diplomat sitting next to me also looked somewhat disheveled and bruised up, but it looked like he’d be fine too.

Placing his right hand to his cracked lips and making sure all his teeth were still in place, Ivan Lozovsky looked at the blood on his fingers and winced in pain:

“I'm afraid this is not the end of our misfortune. There must be an enemy Psionic Mage very close, as he managed to take Vadim under control. We cannot stay here. Mages do not travel without support. Here you go, Gnat.” The diplomat put his chair back, opening a passage to the covered trunk. “There’s a highspeed cannon mounted back there, get into firing position. I’ll get on my radio, tell the others what happened and try to get the car back on the road.”

“I’m a Prospector. I cannot use an automatic weapon!” I remembered in time and added that I could not pilot flying vehicles either, which probably applied to the antigrav.

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