Death Metal by Don Pendleton

Author:Don Pendleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Published: 2014-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

“Quick, follow me,” Andrus gasped as the smoke began to drift down from the top floor and envelop the men on the one below. He beckoned to Velio to follow him as he began to clatter down the stairs, passing men on their way up, carrying SMGs.

The second-in-command had been issuing orders and attempting to rally troops thrown into a state of confusion by the double whammy of the explosion and smoke. He barked a few more commands and then hurried after his chief.

“Where are we going?” he yelled.

“We’re getting the hell out of here,” Andrus returned. “You think these guys can hold out?”

“There are only two out there as far as I can tell.” Velio shrugged. “They have surprise on their side, but we got numbers. We should be able to take them down.”

“Yeah? I don’t believe we can do that after Norway. We need to safeguard the hardware for the main attack. Come on.”

Grabbing his second-in-command and dragging him in his wake, the Freedom Right chief made his way down to the basement and through to the area where Igor had been captured. There were no signs of a struggle here now, and it was so quiet compared to the carnage unfolding above as to be sedate. Andrus led Velio out the same way that the Norwegians had come earlier.

“We shouldn’t be leaving them,” Velio said with a pang of conscience, looking back over his shoulder as they emerged near the wall at the far end of the yard.

“They know the score. This is a war, and sacrifice is necessary. If we are to achieve our aim, then all must be prepared to sacrifice themselves to the greater good.”

Andrus was already halfway over the wall as he spoke. Velio stood at the foot and gave him a cynical look.

“That’s easy to say when we’re running in the opposite direction of the firefight,” he gritted out.

“There’s no time to argue here,” Andrus told him. “If we are to make a sacrifice, let it come in Moscow. Then the glory will be ours.”

Velio hesitated. It was necessary for them to recover the hardware and make for the real target, but still he felt uneasy about leaving his men behind. There were cells across Estonia and many men who would be willing to lay down their lives for Freedom Right—the men in the house behind him were part of this and not alone in their desire—yet still Velio would prefer to stay and engineer a way out.

His hesitancy was a spell broken when Andrus cursed loudly and dropped out of sight into the trash area so thoughtfully—and inadvertently—cleared by Igor just a short while before. Even over the chatter of gunfire behind Velio, he could hear his chief’s footsteps as Andrus ran across the carport. There was no point in being caught in a no-man’s land here, where Velio was of no use to anyone. Pushing his doubts to one side, he scrambled up and over the wall, hitting the ground running as he followed Andrus.

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