"What is going in there?"
My curiosity was aroused when I heard Ocho's shout from the front door of the cabin.
I decided to see things for myself and so I started walking up a nearby hill where I could clearly see the happenings.
When I got to a good vantage point, I saw Nicole running away from afar.
I reckon that this was what Ocho wanted. So I looked towards his location and found him getting ganged up by the four men.
'Shit. He's mine!'
I couldn't let them take away the pleasure of finishing my target. So I decided to move and finish the four rascals first and save Ocho from sudden death.
I still have the small knife hidden in my left leg. I plan to use it later when I skin Ocho alive. He won't be able to blame anyone but his misfortune.
As I slowly approach the group of men, I felt a hard and cold object pointed at the back of my head.
"Move."
'A gun?!' I thought to myself with widened eyes. Then we slowly got down the slope and walked towards Ocho and the men while being held at gun point.
I thought for sure that Ocho was already dead when I saw him get hit directly in the back with a metal pipe.
The 4 men who still hasn't noticed mine and the mysterious man's presence, laughed and panted heavily.
Then I heard the gunman speak from my back.
"What a bunch of fools."
I got curious on what he meant by that, but I soon found my answer when I saw Ocho who was lying down the ground, suddenly jump up and pierced the eyes of one of his bewildered assailants with his fingers.
Screams of agony could be heard from the now eyeless man. Blood was trickling down where his eyeballs once were.
Ocho continued his retaliation and kicked the knee of another man and snapped it cleanly, all while he punched and elbowed the noses of the other 2 and made their face bleed.
He then used this chance wherein all his enemies are stunned to snap their necks one by one.
It was over in only under a minute.
I'm in awe. I did not know how to react.
Ocho killed 4 men ruthlessly without even a second thought. Just like earlier.
After finishing off the four men. Ocho redirected his focus on us and slowly approached us.
"I must say, I want to thank you for giving me ideas on how to acquire a gun in this strict country. Though I really had a hard time infiltrating the house of that Manchusa executive."
The man pointing a gun at me suddenly talked.
'Did I just hear something important?'
I was having a hard time digesting everything that I have witnessed lately.
"What do you want with him. Kyle has nothing to with us. Lets be rational and let the guy go" Ocho asked.
"What a hypocrite. Tsk...I'll let him go once you kneel in front me and let me shoot you, or I will blow your friend's head."
'So I'm being used as a hostage huh?'
I did not like how things are going so I decided to act.
"Can I at least face you? I want to at least see the face of the man who killed me."
I said as if I'm already sentenced to death.
"Did you hear that? Are you really gonna let innocent people shoulder your sins?! We are not born to mingle with them."
The man said in an exasperated voice as he walked in front of me while still pointing his gun at my head.
He was a male black american, with a ripped physique. He was wearing a camo jacket with black undershirt and a dark-green pants with black combat boots.
I glanced at Ocho and observed how he would react. I doubt that he would actually sacrifice himself for me since we did not know each other that deeply.
But I felt some type of determination and saw a kind of concern in his eyes.
'Is he actually planning to save me?'
Everything I have seen since I followed Ocho this day are all very bizarre.
I already lost count on how many times I got swept off my expectations.
'Well then...If he wants to help me then I guess I'll make things easier for him.'
I quickly thought to myself before I opened my mouth and said something to Ocho, breaking the unnerving silence.
"Hey. Did you know Ocho, that I never lost a game of rock-paper-scissors."
Ocho must've realized what I meant after a second of analysis and started dashing towards us from a distance.
The man holding me at gunpoint sighed and pulled the trigger.
Sadly for him, I have an advantage of my own.
I focused myself and activated my ability.
My reflex and reaction time was boosted to my current maximum capacity. The surroundings started slowing down and I now had ample time to dodge the bullet from the triggered gun.
I saw the trigger slowly getting pulled and reacted immediately by swaying my head to the side, barely hitting me and only scratching a bit of my skin.
Then I extended my hand and grabbed the gunman's dominant arm. I took out the small hidden knife from my leg and tried to stab him in the throat, but he extended his other arm and used it to shield him.
I have foreseen this destructive defensive action of him, so I could've dodged his hand and redirected the knife to his abdomen.
But I do not plan on finishing this man myself.
After the man got stabbed in his hand, Ocho appeared from my back and pulled the knife out of his hand and used it to slice the man in the neck.
He was very fast and efficient. He was moving in normal pace even with my full focus and slowed down vision.
Me and Ocho distanced ourselves to the gunman after successfully finishing him off.
The gunman tried his best to cover his slashed neck and save himself from doom.
But his eyeballs soon rolled upwards and his lifeless body fell down on the ground.
Ocho and I just looked at his body while catching our breaths.
We had an awkward silence, we did not know what to say to the other party.
I only thought to myself while processing everything that just transpired.
'He's fast, cruel, efficient, and he's still holding the knife.....if I attack him now then he would give his all out best as he just escaped a deadly predicament.....should I fight him?....I want to fight him..'
I saw this situation as the perfect opportunity to get rid of this man. The man who is part of the enemy syndicate, a danger to Priya, and the perfect entertainment for me.
I wanted to know who will win between us if both of us are in a battle trance.
'I'll prove just how dominant I am.'
I was about to attack Ocho, but someone shouted from afar which made me stop on my tracks and click my tongue.
'Damn it!....guess I'll just wait until monday.'
Ocho was still standing in his place, like he was still analyzing everything. But then again he got beat up pretty badly earlier and must've received a concussion.
'It seems like he hasn't heard the voices of the rescuers yet....I should leave now before I get tangled up some more.'
"Hey, hey Ocho. Wait for me here. I'll go find some help."
I told him and acted panickedly and concerned before I ran back towards the car that I parked nearby.
As soon as I got inside the car, I drove away immediately.
I wasn't really planning on aiding Ocho since there are already rescuers coming his way.
I will just laylow for the time being and prepare myself for the next time I had the chance to finish him off.
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'He finally left.'
I heaved a sigh of relief when I heard, from some distance away, Kyle's car starting up and driving out of this place.
I can't have him seen with me here. It will only bring more confusion and trouble for me.
I also felt something from Kyle before I heard the rescuers voice. It was something I was very familiar with that I immediately realized what it was even if I only felt if for a split second.
'Why was he directing his killing intent at me?'
Was it because of mental instability or concussion? A trauma?
But he seemed like he was doing fine. He was even conscious enough to run to his car and drive it.
'Whatever it was, I did not like it...I need to have a thorough discussion with Kyle tomorrow.'
I thought to myself as I waved weakly at the rescuers. They seemed to be a group of truckers and along with them was the crying Nicole.
When they saw me from afar, they immediately rushed at me and aided me. While some of them called the cops when they saw the 5 corpses nearby.
This had been a really long and exhausting day for me. Not to mention that this plan of mine almost backfired because of Kyle and agent XXXI's appearance. But I did gain a lot from it.
"Ocho! Oh thank god! You're safe!"
Nicole said as she ran towards me and took my hand with worry in her eyes. I was covered in blood from forehead down to the chest area of my white coat, so I couldn't really blame her for being worried to the point of even hugging me.
This was my first gain today. Connection with Nicole. And now with this experience, I could have something to back me up in an emotional level, and paired with our deal, I now have perfect grasp of her.
My second gain for today was the death of agent XXXI. With him gone, I now have one less needle pointed at my throat.
And my last gain for today, was the awareness I developed towards Kyle's presence.
'Guess I'll go ask Ichika later. I don't want to accidentally kill the fiance of my precious intel source.'
While I got escorted towards an ambulance with Nicole, I thought back on Kyle's peculiar actions.
But I soon got dragged out of my thoughts when Nicole talked to me from the side.
"Thank you....for saving me."
I weakly smiled at her before I replied
"Sure. Little piggy was crying really hard back there."
We chuckled at each other and soon started talking about whats going to happen next and how she wanted to help me.
Our discussion was very convenient for me since I'll probably be questioned by the authorities after being sent in the hospital. So I could use as much connections as I could, especially Nicole's mother who was a prominent lawyer.