-"Alex, I think that our overloading of the processor will not be possible."-Zibi admired the beautiful scenery of Hell.
-"Yeah, I think so too."- Alex checked his weapon. It was in perfect condition.-"Zibi? You think what I am thinking?"
-"Probably."-Zibi checked his rifle too.-"Do you want to go Doomslayer style?"
Alex did not respond. He only smiled and started to jog towards what he thought was the nearest battlezone. When they arrived there, they saw hundreds of hellish creatures. They aimed their guns and opened fire. They had the advantage of a surprise attack and they wanted to utilize it.
Everything would be perfect if they did not forget about one major thing. They weren't Doomslayers. Their bullets couldn`t pierce thick skins of monsters. When they realized their mistake it was already too late for them.
Monsters rushed at them in a frenzy. Alex was caught by zombie looking monsters and torn to pieces while Zibi was swallowed by a flying demon.
They woke on the ground in the sports hall. Mike was standing with a mug of coffee in hand and mockingly smiled at them.-"How was your first clash with supernatural beings? Losers?"-His smirk was so annoying that Zibi wanted to punch him, but he knew from experience that no matter how defenseless Mike looked he was always out of their reach.
Alex was in a daze and was touching his arm, which second earlier was torn off of his body, while Zibi was just staring at Mike with clenched fists.
-"What the fuck was that? Were you trying to kill us?"-Zibi stood up and angrily pointed at Mike.
-"Do not point at me with your finger or I will break it"- He took a sip.-"It was a cold shower at your overly-confident behavior. That monsters from Doom are just as strong as the weakest of gods and their servants. Which means you can not kill them with normal tools."-This time he took a very loud and long sip of his coffee.-"Stand up, the training is not over yet."
Alex stood up and along with Zibi, they walked behind Mike. He took them to the headquarters and ordered them to sit. -"Alright."-He stood near the wall that was showing their fight in the Pigmen village.-"Your overall performance wasn`t so bad. Actually, Dad decided that you are already qualified for your first official mission on Earth Zero. Congratulations, but before you will go I have to ask you something."- Mike drunk everything from his mug in one go.-"You have to decide if you want to work for us. You have to choose if you want to go to heaven and live a blissful life without worries, or if you want to partake in missions when your life will be in constant danger and you will have to kill humans, a lot of them. And there is no turning back. Once you are in you are never out."
Zibi and Alex sat there in silence. They did not know what to say for a moment. Until Alex broke the silence.
-"Tell me, if we decide to work with you will we get the pack of superpowers?"- He looked like an eight-year-old boy with big dreams.
-"For example?"
-"You know like super strength, speed etc.? I mean all, these comic books examples."-Alex was more excited with every word he said.
-"You will be obligated to have them, since you will be fighting against guys like Thor, Zeus and every other imaginary thing that somehow come to live."
-"Then I am in, and you Zibi?"-Alex looked at his friend with a face full of expectations.
-"Will we get full health insurance and holiday leave?"-Zibi serous question make Mike fell dumb. It took him a few seconds to realize what was said and agree to it.-"Count me too."
-"Alright, now I will give you the details of your first mission."
The screen changed into the satellite map of South America.-"Your first mission is relatively easy. Here in Amazon jungle is one small village that is run by a drug cartel."-Mike zoomed and pointed at the screen where they saw a village in the Amazon jungle with river and fields.-"River in the north with a bridge and a small port."-Mike pointed at the top of the map.-"On these fields, they are growing all kind of plants that they are using in their concoctions. At this point, it is classified as a job for a local Police. But, a few months ago a boss of this drug cartel killed a village priest and made the church into his private mansion. During one of his parties one of the gods that people there once believed entered cartel boss dream when he was stoned. He showed him his "Divine Power", made him into his high priest and now he got himself a bunch of believers that are praying to him while being as high as a kite. Alex, what is your question?"
Alex lowered his hand.-"How are we supposed to kill the god?"
-"Kill all his believers then it will turn into a mortal. When you dod that you only need a healthy dose of lead and mission success. If even one of them remain alive he will weak up a few weeks later in his shrine with the biggest hangovers of his life and no memories of the past few days before death. Stronger the god, stronger the hangover. There are no other means. Clear?"
-"Clear."
-"Good, Zibi?"
-"What if these guys shipped these drugs to the USA or Europe and he showed himself to people who took these drugs?"
-"Then we will get a problem which we will deal later. Now focus on your task. You will be dropped 20 km south of the village. You will need to travel on foot since all roads are under their constant observation. Core members of the drug cartel are in the old church. In case of the emergency, they have a boat in the port and 50 thugs. They have mostly old Russian stuff like AK and RPG but do not take it for granted we do not know what they possibly got in there."-Mike stopped for a moment and allowed Zibi to speak.
-"I think it should be easier for us if you dropped us in the north. Alex, what do you think?"
-"First, why don`t you send the police or mercenary squad? They should be better. Second, you need to give us more information. Third, if we came from the north we would be able to blow up the port and bridge would be much easier but their escape route would be wide open. If we come from the south one of us can take and destroy it with a rocket launcher. As far as I can see this is a wooden bridge. One precise rocket and you can take the port and the bridge. Am I right?"-Alex looked like he absentminded and recited his monologue while sleeping.
-"Good question"-Mike smiled.-"First, this needs to look like a normal gang war. In the underworld movement if the police and mercenaries are monitored. Especially for squad able to wipe out 50 thugs. Second, you only need to know the place, the environment, and the target. Third, your idea with rocket launcher seems legit."
-"Okay"- Alex nodded, put his hands under his chin and started to think.
- "In conclusion. We will drop you somewhere here, you will walk to the village, kill everyone inside and when you finish you will return to the place when you first appeared. Clear?"
-"Dow e really need to kill everyone inside?"-Zibi raised his hand.
-"Live judging them to us. We have a special department for this purpose."
-"So we are just going to be killing machines?"
-"It not a question I can answer you. Go ask Dad, he is the all-knowing being. I am just a soldier."
-"I will."
-"Alright to the next point. Your equipment. You will be using the most common weapons you can find in a deep web. So prepare and meet with grandpa AK-47 and his family. Also for your secondary weapon...."- Alex shout stopped Mike in mid-word.
-"I got it! Mike, how was the wind in that area? I got an idea!"
-"Eeee..."
-"We will place napalm bomb in the forest and in the night we will swim to north shore. Then we will detonate the bombs and set the whole forest on fire. This way will cut off their escape routes. With rockets, we will destroy the port and bridge. Bangarang! Mission complete!"- Alex was standing and somehow took Mike pointer and presented his crazy plan.-"Wait we can`t do this. If the fire goes out of control we will lose a lot of animals! Shit!"-He sat down very upset.
-"Actually, the wind prognosis says that it will be blowing from south to north."-Mike changed the view into to the one with weather prognosis.