The Storm_A Black Force Thriller by Matt Rogers

Author:Matt Rogers [Rogers, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-20T22:00:00+00:00

13

Xu didn’t panic.

The shotgun was ancient, an outdated relic from a bygone era, more of a complimentary gesture than an actual attempt to arm the captain with some serious firepower. Xu couldn’t imagine the weapon had been used in years, if at all, and sure enough the captain took a precious second to wiggle his fat finger inside the trigger guard, searching for the tiny piece of gunmetal that would send a cluster of pellets through Xu’s stomach.

He couldn’t find it in time.

Shame, Xu thought.

He darted out of the way of the two gigantic barrels with the poise of a gymnast, and followed the manoeuvre up with one of the hardest kicks he’d ever had the pleasure of throwing. With zero inhibition as to how much damage he would cause, he twisted at the hips and lashed out with enough fight-or-flight chemicals flooding through his brain to add the strength of ten men to his actions. When his shinbone — hardened by a decade of relentless Muay Thai training — slammed home against the captain’s obliques, Xu felt muscle tissue tear and ribs break under the savage blow.

This time, the captain didn’t just wince.

He dropped the shotgun, went down on both knees, squeezed his eyes shut, and folded at the waist.

Like he was lining himself up for a follow-up kick on purpose.

Xu swung his foot back and loaded up, then unleashed like a kicker punting a football the entire length of the field. He hit the captain in the soft flesh above his ear, using the same foot. The captain’s giant head ricocheted like a bowling ball into the side of the steel doorframe, and he slumped over the threshold and lay completely still.

Xu didn’t need to check his pulse to understand the man was dead.

He would never grow accustomed to the amount of power he could generate when his life was on the line. It was a unique sensation, and he’d never been able to replicate it in sparring or regular training. It only came about when Xu knew that whoever gained the upper hand would survive the encounter. He’d used it many times before, and it was never any less fearsome each time.

He reached down and gathered up two handfuls of the captain’s giant waterproof coat. He dragged the man over the threshold, depositing his body in the tiny windowless room he’d fetched the shotgun from. It was a meagre storage space, noncommittal to any specific purpose, just a rectangular box to dump spare supplies and unused goods. Xu eyed mounds of cardboard boxes, the remains of half-eaten pre-packaged meals, worn equipment, and spare high-visibility vests.

He’d seen enough.

There was nothing of note.

He stepped over the giant man’s corpse and shut the door behind him, keeping that particular revelation out of sight for the time being. The ramifications would present themselves later. By killing the most important man aboard, he’d put himself on a collision course with the rest of the crew. But he had little other choice, and by now he knew what was on the way.

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