Rogue Retribution (Rogue Agents of Magic Book 4) by TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Cameron, TR]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Tash followed Kevin as he led the way to the next cabin. She was on edge, both because of the combat at hand and because of their alleged allies, the rental warriors he’d decided to include. She hadn’t intended to get into a confrontation with them, but she couldn’t get past their boss’ attitude toward magicals.

The mercenaries’ relative lack of effectiveness so far only increased her distaste for them. She was entirely glad that Kevin had separated the teams, so they were working on parallel tracks but not depending on one another.

Kevin raised a hand and froze, so she stopped at his side. “Two in the next cabin. Both look like they’re sitting around a table. Probably the same layout as the other one.”

“I should be able to blast them both without a problem.”

He gestured ahead. “Have at it.”

They repeated the process from the first cabin. She opened the door and launched a burst of lightning at the table’s occupants. This time, it went wrong. Her electrical strike met a hastily raised shield, and the two figures rose from their chairs and rushed forward. Tash backpedaled and summoned her shield as one of the pair threw a fireball at them.

That apparently instinctive reaction by their enemy turned out to be a terrible idea. The flames exploded on her curved shadow barrier and lit the beds on both sides on fire. Kevin shouted, “I’m out,” and she backed out the door, maintaining her shield. Right now, she had them trapped in the house, and her magical barrier would keep them from using the front door while the place burned. She extended her power and covered the two windows in the front as well. The glass in them shattered, but nothing came through. If it was me, I’d be blasting through the walls with force magic to escape.

She said as much to Kevin, and he nodded. “Guess our hope of going quiet is over now.” He strode forward to the window, raised his rifle, and pulled the trigger twice, each depression sending three suppressed anti-magic rounds through her magical shield and whatever arcane protection the presumed cultists might have. She couldn’t see what happened inside, but he lowered his weapon and turned away. “Let’s get a move on.”

She shook her head and followed, regretting that they’d had to kill them but still committed to their objective. Enemies rushed into view ahead from cabins on either side, and she blasted the nearest one with lightning. That figure was non-magical or at least failed to react in time because they fell to the ground, stunned.

Kevin shot one, smoothly shifted his barrel to the left, and dispatched another as more gunfire sounded from the right. She raced forward, grabbed her boss, and shouted, “Have the mercs handle the rest of the trash. We need to get to the big baddie before they run for it.”

He fell into step beside her and gave the appropriate orders over the comm. “What do you think is waiting

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