The King's Move by Joshua Landeros

Author:Joshua Landeros [Landeros, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11 - To End is to Destroy

October 22, 2065 - Rock City Salvage Station, New York

Nusaybah remembered her training and knew even with standard bullets she had one viable strategy: a bullet to the eye. The two closest to her were right on her at this point, but hopefully she could take down at least one of them. That’s when she felt something hit her neck.

Nusaybah felt little to no blood and what her hand felt was some kind of dart. The effects came not long after. A sudden numbness swept through her body from her head to the tips of her toes, causing her to collapse onto the floor. Another second went by and her vision was an assortment of colors with no definable lines or shapes. When the third second came along, she was conscious of nothing.

“They’ve got Nusaybah now!” Alex reported.

“We know what we’re up against, so what’s the play?!” yelled Sgt. Neeson to Noah across the room. She had an idea, but her soldiers had been the makers of a few strategies. As a sign of respect, she wanted the squad leader’s suggestions. Wilson didn’t fail her.

“Maneuver, Disarm and Suppress, Sergeant!” he said.

“Then let’s roll with it! Maneuver DS, come on!”

As one UNR troop carried off Nusaybah, the other began to head down the secondary hall. To his surprise, a woman was running head on at him. He recognized the target: Gabriella Neeson, one of the top targets. It was only then he noticed the strange gun she held in her hands.

Goodbye. Gabby let loose with a fully charged pulse rifle shot, frying everything in front of her for several meters. The lights above shattered in a stunning firework display as the burnt crisp of a UNR soldier fell flat on his face.

The one carrying Nusaybah turned around with a look of confusion on his face. He saw his fellow soldier lying on the floor without so much as a twitch.

“Hutchens?” he asked. Then came the full brunt of the counterassault.

Halsey, Noah, and Malik used their assault rifles to pepper the three UNR soldiers standing guard at the top of the hallway. Their well-aimed bullets blew away the guns in their hands, though, unfortunately, the two taking Jacob and Adar had already gotten back to the office area.

As the follow-up came Kurt and Gabby, both taking aim with their pulse rifles. Kurt locked on to the one holding Nusaybah first. The UNR soldier’s eyes seemed to reflect some of the terror of what was about to happen, even though he didn’t understand it. Kurt released the trigger after a nine-second charge. It was more than enough to kill the soldier, who dropped Nusaybah to the floor.

Gabriella went for the homerun, aiming her pulse rifle up at the trio. This time, however, the element of surprise was not with them. Gabby fired, but the cyborgs had cleared the hallway entrance.

“Fuck!” she yelled. Gabby wanted to run up there and continue the fight head on, but she remembered the last time she’d rushed into something like this.

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