Without Law 7 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I led my girls through the woods and was careful to look out for any boobytraps we may have missed last time. The forest was dense and damp from the autumn, and the ground was littered with old leaves and pine needles. There was a distinct musky smell from the moss that covered the trees, and the trees shielded us from the sunlight and reminded me of a horror film. It was about an hour-long walk to the place, but we kept pace and in about half an hour we arrived at the boobytraps I had seen with Bailey and Anna.

“Girls,” I whispered behind me.

“Is it the trip wire?” Anna asked.

“Yes,” I said. “Be careful and watch your step.”

We made our way past the trip wire and continued on, but before we got to the mud trap, I noticed fresh leaves and pine needles on our path.

“Wait,” I said, and I held up my hand for the girls to stop.

“What is it?” Tara asked, and she came forward to crouch by me as I inspected the area.

“It’s a punji stick trap,” I said with a hard voice as I moved the leaves away.

“Holy shit,” Anna breathed. “Good thing you saw it.”

“What’s a punji trap?” Tara asked over my shoulder.

“They used them in Vietnam,” I informed the group. “It’s basically a hole that has a bunch of sharpened sticks at the bottom. And they cover it with easily breakable sticks and leaves so when you walk over it you fall in.”

“Jesus,” Bailey said, and I looked over to see her staring at the trap wide eyed.

“They must have known we were here,” I said.

“Could we have missed it yesterday?” Anna asked.

“No,” I said with a shake of my head. “This is new.”

“Fuck,” the redhead breathed.

“Shit, Tav,” Bailey said. “They heard our plan. You were right to be cautious.”

“Yes,” I said gravely. “But that means they’ll be in full defense mode.”

“We’ll be able to see what we’re really up against,” Anna said.

“Right,” I agreed, then I stood up and faced the girls. “Everyone stay behind me and don’t walk too close to each other.”

The girls nodded, and I half expected to see fear on their faces, but as I looked around at them I was reminded of the warriors they were. Each of them held an expression of cool anger and determination.

I continued to lead us toward the camp, but I was on edge as I looked out for traps. One wrong move, and we could not only give away our presence but also get very seriously injured.

I came to the mud trap we had seen the day before, and maneuvered around it as well as the pressure plate trap nearby, but once we were almost to their camp, I noticed another tripwire between some trees.

“Halt,” I said out of forced military habit, and I held up my hand once more.

“Is that another tripwire?” Bailey asked as she looked at the ground behind me.

“Yes,” I said. “It looks like this is a mouse trap trip wire.

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