Extinction Darkness by Nicholas Sansbury Smith & Anthony J. Melchiorri

Author:Nicholas Sansbury Smith & Anthony J. Melchiorri [Smith, Nicholas Sansbury & Melchiorri, Anthony J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B082XGDLN7
Publisher: Great Wave Ink Publishing
Published: 2020-06-14T23:00:00+00:00

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A thud rang out from an impact against the locked door on the rooftop, rattling the crates and debris Team Ghost had stacked against it.

“Get ready,” Fitz said.

The team had already taken firing positions behind the ducts and rusted air-conditioning units around the rooftop. Rico was next to Fitz behind a unit near the cornice lining the perimeter of the roof.

“Stay close to me,” he said to her.

Corrin sheltered beside Ace and Dohi. Neilson propped up his rifle on a ventilation shaft, aiming at the doorway with Toussaint crouched nearby.

The roars of the beasts surrounding the building nearly drowned out the gunfire cracking through Vegas. Thuds continued on the door, each one knocking more of the stacked crates away.

“At least I got to see you one last time, Fitzie,” Rico said. “If I’m going to die, I want it to be next to you.”

“We’re not going to die,” Fitz vowed.

Shrieks of monsters from all sides of the buildings made it hard to believe his own words.

“Reaper One, Ghost One,” Fitz called over the radio. “Is our evac en route?”

“Copy that, Ghost One,” Beckham answered. The line crackled with static, interspersed by gunfire. “I’m trying to locate all members of Recon Sigma, but I called in a special favor. Hold tight.”

Fitz didn’t have time to guess what the favor was going to be. A pair of creatures clambered over the edge of the roof, their mouths opening to let out howls. Their muscles flexed as they leapt, and their tongues whipped over their wormy lips.

“Conserve your ammo, and watch your firing zones,” Fitz called out. The rooftop was wide, but the close proximity of the soldiers made firing extremely dangerous.

He switched to single shots and didn’t fire until he had a clear target. The first shot thunked into the closest creature’s muscled chest, knocking it off balance. The monster crashed next to the other beast that Rico dispatched with a head shot.

“Contacts!” Neilson yelled.

All around the roof, the Variants crawled over the railings. Gunfire lashed out from the two teams, taking down the first wave easily. Corrin hunched, growling, waiting to join the fight with his claws.

As a second wave emerged, he stood and let out a roar.

Fitz fired at the blurs of diseased flesh.

Each second turned into its own hellish eternity, and he resisted the urge to avert his gaze and check the smoke-clotted sky for a helo.

The door to the roof access stairwell finally exploded open. Fitz turned toward it as four Chimeras rushed out, slinging fire. Bullets punched into the air conditioning unit, forcing him down close to Rico, their faces nearly touching, eyes locked.

“Stay down,” he said.

He switched to automatic fire, knowing it would take more than a single well-placed round to kill these creatures. Holding in a breath, he popped up and fired a burst straight into the face of the lead Chimera.

Another was hit by a blast that crippled its legs.

Even as the two surviving beasts found cover, five more rushed out. Four ducked behind shelter immediately.

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