The Lair of Anubis by Alex Lukeman

Author:Alex Lukeman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Ficção E Literatura, Thrillers, Suspense E Ação, Mistério E Suspense
ISBN: 9798622598678
Publisher: ​Alex Lukeman
Published: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

35

The wadi was deep and narrow, more like a ravine than a typical wadi. Rugged walls of reddish rock rose on either side, leaving a narrow passage between. Nothing grew here. It was barren and hot, a landscape from hell. The sun glinted in sharp splinters from the unforgiving rock. The temperature was somewhere well north of a hundred degrees. It wasn't long before their shirts were soaked through with sweat. Ronnie led the way.

They followed the twisting wadi toward the terrorist camp. Sometimes the tracks faded out on a rocky stretch, then picked up again farther on, but it wasn't hard to follow them. There was only one way to go.

Nick was silent, his face grim, thinking about Selena and what the terrorists might do to her.

They had started sometime in the afternoon and had been following the wadi for hours. The temperature was dropping and the light beginning to fade when Ronnie stopped. He held up his hand and pointed at his nose, sniffed, gestured. Nick caught a whiff of smoke and the smell of something cooking. A fire, somewhere ahead. They were getting close.

The wadi floor began to climb, curving left and out of sight around an outcrop of rock. Ronnie moved to the outcrop and got down on the ground. He took a quick glance around, then wriggled back and stood.

"One X-ray," he said, his voice a whisper. "About a hundred feet up the trail. Has an AK. The trail climbs to a ridge. The camp is probably on the other side."

"Okay," Nick said. "Let's back off a bit. "

They retreated back down the wadi. When he thought they were far enough away, Nick called Harker.

"Can you see us, Director?"

"Yes. The wadi ends about a quarter of a mile from you. There's a sentry there."

"I know. What's past him?"

"The camp. It sits below the ridge where he's standing, in a bowl between the mountains."

"How many hostiles?"

"Hard to tell, Nick. There are several tents, some large. I can see forty or fifty men moving around, but there may be more. There are several fires. Looks like it's dinner time."

"Doesn't care much if anyone knows where he is, does he?"

"Like I told you, he's protected."

"Did you get me a Reaper?"

"Hanging out at 35,000 feet as we speak."

"Outstanding."

"What's your plan?"

"Wait for dark. Go get Selena. Once we have her, call in the Reaper and take these guys out."

"I won't release that weapon unless I have to," Elizabeth said. "I'm out on a limb, here. So is Clarence. It will create an international shit storm if we kill Masuda. Try and get away without it."

Fat chance.

"And if we can't?"

"Then I'll order a strike."

"That's what I needed to hear."

"Only as a last resort, Nick."

"Copy that."

"Be careful. Stay alive."

"Always. Out."

"Well, Kemo Sabe?" Ronnie said .

"There's a Reaper up above. Harker says last resort only."

"Works for me," Lamont said. "Has it occurred to you that we're down here on the ground with the bad guys? Those Hellfire missiles are a bitch."

"What's the plan?" Ronnie asked.

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