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plunging to their deaths.
But being on the outside had its advantages as well. Ragnarok didn’t seem to be guarding it, and the snipers could cover their movements. They were currently watching the windows, giving them a heads up about any threats lurking above. So far none had been encountered.
“Thirteenth floor coming up,” Gavin said. “Kiss your good luck charms before it’s too late.”
“Oh, you’re fine,” Miko said. “There’s no enemy opposition.”
Their team continued up the fire escape, moving as fast as they dared. From the sound of things inside they couldn’t afford to dawdle, but charging on ahead heedlessly was foolish. Taking the fight to the enemy meant nothing if they were just flailing around. Their attack needed to be precise, with a clear purpose.
“Are we clear?” Nora asked Miko.
“Yup. You’re clear the rest of the way up. My team’s made them pretty wary about sticking their heads out.”
Two levels later and they were on the stairs leading to the rooftop. Zach held his hand up for a moment.
“Ready?” he asked quietly over the radio.
Everyone confirmed.
“Time to give them something to think about, then. Let’s go!”
Nora hefted her carbine and followed.
----
B AM !
Selene’s ears rang as she slammed into the wall, tossed down by the sheer force of the concussion grenade. Caught inside the confines of a small concrete room, she and several others had been easy targets.
She was lucky though, Selene realized as she struggled back to her feet. The blast had gone off at the other side of the room, and several bodies shielded her from the worst effects. Several more of her troops were dead, with more injured.
And then more enemy troops swarmed into the room.
Selene had lost her carbine in the blast, but she still had her handgun. The first Ragnarok attack through the door took a trio of bullets to the face and fell over, stone dead. To their credit, the rest kept coming, and then even more chaos ensued.
She barely managed to dodge a club that passed mere inches from her face, but Selene fought doggedly onward. She pressed her gun up to her enemy’s head and pulled the trigger.
Someone slammed into her, and Selene lost her weapon in the scrum. She struck out blindly with her fists, trying to fight off her attacker.
How was she going to take the next floor? How many of her troops did she have left? Those questions meant nothing now as she fought for her life.
----
C omplete surprise . Zach had to crack a grim smile of satisfaction as his troops stormed the roof. There were only a pair of guards up top, and they were cut down within seconds.
“Danny, Selene, we’re on the roof,” he said. “Headed down now.”
Danny acknowledged, but Selene didn’t respond. That didn’t bode well.
No time to stop and worry, though. They needed to keep the momentum of their assault going.
Gavin reached the doorway to the lower levels first.
“Ready?” he asked.
Zach put a hand on one of his grenades. “Let’s do this.”
He pulled the pin and tossed it down the stairs, then retreated back into cover, waiting for the sound of an explosion. Their enemy would know they were here soon enough.
Bam!
That was their signal. Zach followed Gavin down the stairwell, gun at the ready.
“Contact!” Gavin yelled out once they reached the bottom of the stairs. He fired a burst from his submachine gun and cut down the single enemy trooper in the hallway.
Zach smiled to himself again. They finally had the upper hand.
----
T he knife flashed in front of her face, and Selene barely managed to roll out of the way. She heard it clang off the concrete floor and desperately grasped around for something, anything she could use as a weapon. By now the room was covered with bodies.
There. Selene made a grab for a pistol, but her opponent stuck first. She twisted away again, but the knife managed to nick her across her left arm. Selene hissed and recoiled in pain for a moment.
Her
But being on the outside had its advantages as well. Ragnarok didn’t seem to be guarding it, and the snipers could cover their movements. They were currently watching the windows, giving them a heads up about any threats lurking above. So far none had been encountered.
“Thirteenth floor coming up,” Gavin said. “Kiss your good luck charms before it’s too late.”
“Oh, you’re fine,” Miko said. “There’s no enemy opposition.”
Their team continued up the fire escape, moving as fast as they dared. From the sound of things inside they couldn’t afford to dawdle, but charging on ahead heedlessly was foolish. Taking the fight to the enemy meant nothing if they were just flailing around. Their attack needed to be precise, with a clear purpose.
“Are we clear?” Nora asked Miko.
“Yup. You’re clear the rest of the way up. My team’s made them pretty wary about sticking their heads out.”
Two levels later and they were on the stairs leading to the rooftop. Zach held his hand up for a moment.
“Ready?” he asked quietly over the radio.
Everyone confirmed.
“Time to give them something to think about, then. Let’s go!”
Nora hefted her carbine and followed.
----
B AM !
Selene’s ears rang as she slammed into the wall, tossed down by the sheer force of the concussion grenade. Caught inside the confines of a small concrete room, she and several others had been easy targets.
She was lucky though, Selene realized as she struggled back to her feet. The blast had gone off at the other side of the room, and several bodies shielded her from the worst effects. Several more of her troops were dead, with more injured.
And then more enemy troops swarmed into the room.
Selene had lost her carbine in the blast, but she still had her handgun. The first Ragnarok attack through the door took a trio of bullets to the face and fell over, stone dead. To their credit, the rest kept coming, and then even more chaos ensued.
She barely managed to dodge a club that passed mere inches from her face, but Selene fought doggedly onward. She pressed her gun up to her enemy’s head and pulled the trigger.
Someone slammed into her, and Selene lost her weapon in the scrum. She struck out blindly with her fists, trying to fight off her attacker.
How was she going to take the next floor? How many of her troops did she have left? Those questions meant nothing now as she fought for her life.
----
C omplete surprise . Zach had to crack a grim smile of satisfaction as his troops stormed the roof. There were only a pair of guards up top, and they were cut down within seconds.
“Danny, Selene, we’re on the roof,” he said. “Headed down now.”
Danny acknowledged, but Selene didn’t respond. That didn’t bode well.
No time to stop and worry, though. They needed to keep the momentum of their assault going.
Gavin reached the doorway to the lower levels first.
“Ready?” he asked.
Zach put a hand on one of his grenades. “Let’s do this.”
He pulled the pin and tossed it down the stairs, then retreated back into cover, waiting for the sound of an explosion. Their enemy would know they were here soon enough.
Bam!
That was their signal. Zach followed Gavin down the stairwell, gun at the ready.
“Contact!” Gavin yelled out once they reached the bottom of the stairs. He fired a burst from his submachine gun and cut down the single enemy trooper in the hallway.
Zach smiled to himself again. They finally had the upper hand.
----
T he knife flashed in front of her face, and Selene barely managed to roll out of the way. She heard it clang off the concrete floor and desperately grasped around for something, anything she could use as a weapon. By now the room was covered with bodies.
There. Selene made a grab for a pistol, but her opponent stuck first. She twisted away again, but the knife managed to nick her across her left arm. Selene hissed and recoiled in pain for a moment.
Her
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