"Don't worry. I trained for this in military school." Daisy knew that Edward worried about her. She would do the same if Edward were in her position. They both cared a lot about each other.
Promise me: stay safe. If not for your own sake, at least do it for me. Be careful, "
Edward urged, his eyes full of concern and affection. Yet Daisy suddenly jumped out just after he finished his words. She was as quick as a viper's strike that no one ever saw her. Not even Edward who sat beside her had expected her sudden and fast action.
But she was right. She was trained for this. She wrapped herself in a coat, assessed the angle, opened the door, and she was out, rolling. She got up and trotted up the hill with no time to check her grazed skin. As much as she had used all her skills, she still moved slower than usual due to the inconvenient outfit. That was a performance gap she didn't want to see.
Yet she was also aware that she had no time left to mourn this painful disparity. At this moment, time meant life. She found a vantage point to set up the rifle.
She set up the sniper rifle, got down on the ground, found the target, pulled back the bolt, and got loaded. With the target aimed at and all other factors calculated, she adjusted her breath, then squeezed the trigger. Her moves were smooth and skilled. The bullet she fired hit the driver of the leading car in the head. She was bold and quick. After her first target was down, she now moved onto the next car. With the curl of finger, she shot out the second bullet right into the moving car.
"Crap. There's an expert sniper hiding somewhere. Relay that to the boss, " said a man in the car that was about to lose control and hit the tree beside the road. But his reasonable analysis was too late. Their car ran into the tree and died, so did the men in the car.
Daisy curled her lips and formed a cruel smile. Yet she dare not underestimate her rivals. She was good, but someone else in the group could be just as good -- or better. She picked up the rifle and moved to a different firing position.
"Mr. Mu, are you alright?" Edward followed Daisy's instructions and parked his car in a more secluded spot. But even so, Luke still found where he was by the dim light from the streetlamp.
I'm okay. Go find a place for us to fight back." Edward sneered and ran into the bushes beside with guns in both hands.
See that Edward was all safe and sound, Luke also entered the grove with both a gun and diamond-shaped darts which could kill people in short distance without making any noise.
Fuck! Where are they? They flee so fast." Daisy had climbed up the hill at full speed, yet two cars still escaped before she started shooting.
"Be careful. I saw the car light go off over there. So they must be hiding somewhere around here. Pull it together. The Boss is quite interested in that woman. If you find them, kill all the men, only capture the woman for our boss's pleasure." A man ordered. His conceited tone implied that they thought of Daisy only as some weak girl. They underestimated her.
Exactly, our boss has had almost all types of women. But he's never slept with any woman in the army, let alone a female colonel. He'd have a great time, " The other man said, laughing loudly. 'What a sick man! And lusting after my wife? Yeah, I've got a bullet with his name on it, '
Edward thought, sneering. He might be no good sniper, but that didn't mean that he was lousy at shooting. To Edward, that man's days were numbered the moment he fantasized about Daisy. Without thinking about it further, he squeezed the trigger and gave the man what was due.
"Ambush! Watch out! Split into groups and root them out one by one, " the gang leader ordered. It was quite intimidating to see a man speaking and laughing one minute ago and then cold and dead the next.
'Huh. Split up? Then it's easier to deal with you, ' Luke figured and threw a diamond-shaped dart. It buried itself in the throat of the man nearest him, leaving that underling no chance to breathe, let alone to call for help.
Edward, at the same time, also waged his one-man war. He fired several shots at the gang, a disdainful look still on his face. He found it hard to believe that these horrible cowards could survive the cutthroat world of gunrunning. Their boss must be either a moron or a careless playboy. Or maybe he's a licentious fool, or he wouldn't have wanted to lay a finger on Daisy.
Edward's intense shooting spree soon gave away his hiding place. Then the gang fought back violently. But Edward had already thought of that and hid behind a big tree. He was smart about it, and managed to evade their shots. But the bullets slamming into the bark so near his head still frightened him. Seeing Edward was in danger, Luke stopped lurking and began shooting back to divert their attention away from Edward. He didn't kill any, but helped drain their ammo and distracted them, giving Edward better odds of survival.
The worst thing you do in a gunfight is giving away your position but still having no clue where your enemy is hiding. This was what the gang was doing. Half of their men were gunned down, but Luke, Edward, and Daisy were nowhere to be found. They were hidden killers, striking from the shadows then ducking back into the darkness. The gang figured out they were at a disadvantage and searched for a hiding place as well. If they couldn't find one, they had to stall for more time. They had to wait for the reinforcements to show up and save them.
Indeed, the gang also had snipers. Daisy found out that fact when a bullet flew past her ear. So under the cover of the dark night, she changed to another hiding place. She was close to where Edward parked. And she must make the best use of her small unit tactics until the backup forces came.
Daisy was covered with hay dregs and dirt. But it didn't make her look any less beautiful. She was even more eye-catching with that wildness on her.
"The trap we set may be of no more use. They choose to fight here. Then let's show our true power in this gun fight. We're gun runners. We can't lose with all these advanced weapons, " the big boss said, stroking his chin in contemplation. He looked at these luxurious cars burning in the sea of fire without the slightest sympathy for his dead underlings.
Boss, they have an awesome sniper. We've lost so many people just because we haven't found out where he's hiding." As all the gang cars stopped, Daisy began to worry about Edward. There were too many of them. She had destroyed quite a few of their cars, but there were still a dozen more. So it was not hard to estimate how many people were up there.
Unlike her, Edward had never been trained for fights like this. Nor had he faced any situation this dangerous. She didn't know whether Edward could deal with all this. She had to get to Edward as soon as possible, or she would remain concerned. And that was a distraction she could't bear.
"Mr. Mu, what should we do? There are more of them, and we're running out of bullets, " Luke slid toward Edward and said in a low voice.
"Don't worry. We'll find Daisy first. Let's go to the foot of the hill and meet her there, " Edward answered while shooting another potential killer dead. As messy as he was, he was still that gorgeous man, as he had always been.
"Okay. Our people are on the way. We just need to hold out until they get here, " Luke said. They deserved to be arms dealers. The weapons they used were all superb and advanced. Besides, the gang outnumbered Edward and Luke, thus turning them from offense to defense.
The moment Luke finished his words, the man nearest to him had been shot dead and the bullet aimed at him now flew to the sky. The man collapse on the ground.
Watch out. Daisy's illusive figure slipped to their side. The smoking gun in her hand told them that it was her that shot the man dead -- and save Luke's life.
Thank you Mrs. Mu, Luke knew that he had been too careless just then. If not for Daisy, he would have been seriously injured, or even worse, become a corpse. He needed to stay alive, if only to protect Edward.
Honey, are you alright? Edward was thrilled to see that Daisy was all safe. But his heart instantly fell when he saw the blood on her face. She was a mess, so she must have tussle with those arms dealers at close range.
I'm okay. Now quick! Behind the hill! I need to set a Sniper point there. Hurry! Daisy felt so lucky that she knew all about this City, its terrain in particular, only because she could find out the best shooting points there so quickly.
With the bright moon, they could see clearly what the gang members were doing. And the gang's lights actually made them more visible in the dark night.
Is it heavy? Edward felt so bad that Daisy had to carry such a heavy rifle, yet he couldn't help her carry it. For snipers, the rifle must be brought with them. So he just look at her affectionately.
I'm used to it. Come on find your place. Just like Edward thought, by the time Luke and him had found decent hiding place, Daisy had set up the rifle, got down, aimed at the target, loaded and shot. She did all these in mere handful of seconds. She was quick and smooth.