Callsign: Knight - Book 1 (A Shin Dae-jung - Chess Team Novella) by Robinson Jeremy & Cross Ethan

Author:Robinson, Jeremy & Cross, Ethan [Cross, Ethan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Breakneck Media
Published: 2011-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

25.

With the can of JP-8 jet fuel in his left hand, the FS2000 in his right and a couple of tools in his pockets, Knight ran in the direction of the abandoned car. He could feel the beast’s eyes on him. The sound of movement registered high above on his left, but he didn’t turn.

Then a thunderclap sounded on the pavement behind him, and his legs trembled from the sudden shockwave. The beast roared at his back. But still, he willed himself not to turn around. Not yet.

He pressed forward as fast as his legs would carry him, his own footfalls being drowned out by the heavy tread of the beast.

His heart throbbed against the walls of his ribcage, and his lungs burned with fire.

The pounding of the beast grew closer and closer—nearly on top of him.

He could see the creature from his peripheral vision in the reflections on the glass fronts of the surrounding buildings. When the distance was just right, he spun around and tossed the can of jet fuel into the air above the creature.

Simultaneously, he squeezed back on the trigger of the FS2000 and unleashed a barrage of 5.56mm rounds into the sailing can. He knew that despite what was shown in the movies, bullets didn’t spark and ignite fuel. Instead, the can filled with holes, and its contents rained down on the beast.

It paid no attention to the attack and continued its loping charge.

Knight stood his ground, staring directly into the reptilian, yet oddly human eyes.

Then, at the last possible second, he dove to the side and rolled away.

The creature’s momentum carried it forward past the spot he had just occupied. He shot to his feet and pulled out the flare gun he had retrieved from the Osprey’s cockpit.

The beast shrieked and wheeled around.

Knight sighted in and fired.

The fiery projectile rocketed forward and struck the beast squarely in its chest. In a brilliant explosion of flame, the jet fuel covering the creature’s body ignited.

The beast howled out a cry of agony the likes of which Knight had never heard before. Although its wounds were healing, it still couldn’t extinguish the accelerant-fueled flames, and the fire was consuming its flesh as fast it could regenerate. It thrashed wildly around the street, slamming into the buildings and smashing through the glass facades. Then it sprinted away, its prey apparently forgotten.

Knight had no idea how long the fire would keep the creature distracted, so he didn’t waste a moment of time. He discarded the flare gun and rushed toward the abandoned vehicle.

The car, a new model Hyundai Elantra, had been tirelocked, most likely by one of the city’s few law enforcement officers who had nothing better to do before being evacuated. He checked the driver’s side door. The first rule of breaking and entering was to always check to make sure that the door wasn’t already open. In this case, it was locked, so he used the butt of the FS2000 to break in the window. The hood release sat to the left of the steering column just under the kick panel.

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