One Epic Ring: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure (The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone Book 14) by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-12-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

James and Shay half-expected more mercenaries to pop out when they approached the ruins, but no one else showed up. No snipers fired from the trees as they closed on the entrance.

A partially-collapsed archway led into a sloping stone tunnel in the ground. Piles of rock and overgrown weeds covered half the entrance.

Shay crouched nearby and pointed to a boot print. “So they did go inside. I’m guessing a dozen guys, maybe two dozen near the top range, based on the vehicles and the guys we already killed.”

James shrugged. “Don’t really give a shit. If they don’t have better weapons, we’ll beat their asses easily.”

“I agree.” Shay stood, a slight frown on her face. “I’m wondering if this is some merc company that decided to try their hand at tomb raiding. Too damned sloppy for pro tomb raiders. Even Hollingsworth would be smarter than this.”

“That’s a good thing. Means they’ll be less annoying.”

Shay nodded. “Maybe. I’m worried about idiots waking something up.”

Whispy perked up at that.

Engage stronger unknown enemies for maximum adaptation.

James furrowed his brow. “Might be fun.”

“You know what, you’re right!” Shay laughed. “You see? We can have a good time on his-and-hers ass-kicking trips. Just have to keep it warm.”

She lowered her AR goggles and tapped the side. “Going to stick with normal vision mode for now. Hard to use low-light mode when I’m glowing anyway.” She strapped on a headlamp and a wrist light.

“Sounds good.” James followed her lead.

Shay patted her rifle and smiled as she stepped toward the entrance. “If there are a bunch of assholes in there, they might save us some time by taking care of traps and any weird creatures lying around.”

She stepped into the cave, the soft glow of her shield aura combined with her lights to push back the darkness.

Although the ceiling had collapsed in several places, depositing mounds of dirt and stone, the rectangular tunnel extended down at a shallow angle for dozens of yards before angling to the side. They proceeded down it.

After a couple of minutes of walking, Shay chuckled.

“What?” James asked. “See someone?”

“No, not yet. I was laughing about something else. You ever think about how we met?”

He shrugged. “Through the Professor. What about it?”

“That first job in Peru.” Shay smiled. “I was looking for that artifact, and you were there to help handle the Red Warlocks. I thought you were a lot of talk at first. I even hated that you were coming, but then you took those guys out like they were grade-schoolers.”

James grunted. “They got cocky. It cost them.”

Shay laughed. “It impressed me, and at that time not a lot was impressing me. For a while, though, I didn’t want to work with you even when the Professor suggested it. I got pissed at the mere mention of it.”

He frowned and looked her way. “Why? Back then I was only interested in bounties, not taking a cut of your artifact money.”

“I didn’t like the idea of having to depend on you.” Shay shrugged. “I was still figuring out what it meant to be a tomb raider.

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