Rex Chase: A Novel by Tim Wheat

Author:Tim Wheat
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: action, action adventure, action suspense, cussler, ludlum, action thiller, action historical

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44.

Although he had ridden in the back of an Army International troop carrier before, the ride today seemed extra bumpy. Before leaving the camp, Hans had ordered all of the bodies be collected and loaded onto the other truck. The men had accepted the bloody job without question, and during the work Ahiga had learned much about the diminutive colonel.

First, he learned that Hans was not a colonel at all. Most of the men believed that he had been in the German Army, but had either gotten out, or dishonorably discharged. His reputation was a fierce one, however, and the men seemed to fear him. George, though, did not.

He had watched Hans with care as they had gone about their gruesome business. The sight of disfigured men, maggots infesting their wounds, had not caused him to bat an eye. George could tell that he had seen death before, and had noticed him whistling, a smile on his face.

Ahiga had almost gotten used to the stench of the camp, and was now glad that he had left the bodies undisturbed. It seemed that these men were in quite a hurry, and that favored him. Hans had ordered them to look for the Professor, but George had buried him in such a way as to hide the grave. He was the singular person who would be able to find it again, and he hoped Angela would be pleased with the spot.

He had carried the lifeless body of the professor almost a quarter of a mile across the camp, and down into the mineshaft. Crossing the piles of rubble he had blown from the ceiling before, he had gotten to the pillars and buried the man at their feet. George had touched the pillars again, careful not to touch both at once, and marveled at the heat they exuded. Though Sarff had explained it to him, he still didn’t understand how they worked, but he also didn’t relish the idea of being shocked again.

The search for Sarff had lasted thirty minutes before Hans called it off. He and the commando/doctor believed Sarff had left in a functioning vehicle, and would turn up sooner or later. His expertise, though, didn’t seem to be of any concern to the two men. They were acting as if his disappearance was not going to hinder the success of their mission.

George knew that Sarff had been very close to finishing his scalar weapon, but hadn’t realized that perhaps it was already functional. Though he had discharged the weapon, he knew that there must be a better way to use it than that. You couldn’t kill the operator every time you wanted to use it. Perhaps, though, Dietrich Hoff didn’t mind sacrificing a man per shot. By all accounts, he was a monster.

They had been riding in the trucks for quite some time when George felt the vehicle lurch as it downshifted. Within a few minutes they came to a rest, and he heard both doors from the cab creak open and slam shut.

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