This Green Hell by Greig Beck

Author:Greig Beck
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horror, Suspense, Azizex666, Thriller
ISBN: 9781405040495
Publisher: Momentum
Published: 2011-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

It was just on dawn when Alex looked through the scope into the camp. Tents were zipped up and cabin doors closed tight. There was no power, the fires had died to embers around the camp’s perimeter, and there was absolutely no sign of any current human habitation.

Garmadia placed his hand on Alex’s forearm and looked sternly into his face. ‘We will stay here until we receive further orders, Captain Hunter.’

Alex ignored him and continued to scan the campsite. He and Garmadia were both captains, but Garmadia still believed he had been put in the charge of the mission. Sam rolled his eyes, probably expecting someone was about to receive a small broken bone.

Garmadia dropped his hand and spoke in a lowered voice. ‘I will check in with Colonel Lugo when he wakes. Until then, we hold our position. I don’t need to remind you, Captain Hunter, that this site is under an executive quarantine order and—’

‘Call who you like, Captain Garmadia, but we’re going to take a closer look,’ Alex said.

He dropped his pack and pulled his rifle down from over his shoulder. The three HAWCs immediately did the same. Alex spoke over his shoulder. ‘Sam, left flank; Franks, take the right. Mak, you give us some rear cover and stay with the doctors.’

Just as they were about to step forward, Alex held his hand in the air. No one moved. Seconds passed then a zip went up on one of the tents and a man staggered out and walked to the edge of the jungle. He lifted one leg of his shorts and urinated into the foliage, tilting his head back, obviously enjoying the relief. He finished with a fart so loud it made a coloured bird screech back at him from the tree overhead. Both Chaco and Saqueo sniggered from behind the HAWCs.

‘Well, that looks a little more normal,’ Sam said.

‘Can we wait a second for that gas to dissipate?’ Franks asked, seeing the man was on her right-side flank.

‘Negative. Just hold your breath, soldier. Remember: war is hell.’ Sam grinned as he checked the slide on his gun.

Alex held a finger to his lips then pointed with a flat hand into the camp. Sam and Franks fanned out left and right just behind the tree line as Alex stepped into the clearing. Although a large man, he moved quietly and with sure-footedness on the lumpy wet surface. Every ten feet he paused to listen, but it was difficult to pick up individual signs of life as the jungle was a cacophony of sounds, smells and small movements. It was like a living thing surrounding them and testing all of their senses. Alex knew Aimee was here – and alive – he could feel it. But he also sensed the presence of something else – something almost primordial, repellent and powerful.

He walked past the zipped tents and sensed the men inside. Some of the tents were full, and some only contained one person. Strange, he thought. If there are supposed to be around one hundred workers, there’s an awful lot of them missing.

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