"You, kid. Use your phone to navigate to your location. Be safe. If you guys do this for us, you could gain a much better reputation in the gang. You are basically still foot soldiers but you'll receive some form of benefit." Carbine claimed, seeming a little nervous in his tone of voice.
What he omitted from his comment was that if they were to win, it would also help increase his reputation. He wasn't exactly the pre-eminent member of the gang and he needed everything that he could get to aid his reputation.
"Here we go." Flavian said, clicking his pistol back, which made it ready for firing.
The duo took their leave and ventured out of the dense forest, which caused thin streams of moonlight to pierce through the gaps between the multitude of trees. This gave the forest an enchanting scenery but these 2 were on a mission.
Coursing through the forest, Flavian decided to use his new exoskeleton for the first time. It was the first time he had been given access to an exoskeleton of that level and, so, he concluded that this foe would be no ordinary one.
"Systems online." The exoskeleton announced, also making a light vibrating sound.
Once Flavian lifted his dropped arms, he felt the pistons within the exoskeleton move, which made his arms feel weightless.
"Woah. We can get there way faster now. How fast do you wanna go?"
"Let's try a nice jog. Just follow after me." Brandyn said confidently, cracking his fists as his eyes glowed.
The two hared off in a straight direction and traversed the forest in a flash. After about 15 minutes, the 2 warriors began to slow down as they were approaching their target.
"The phone says he's around here somewhere. His tracker isn't moving much." Brandyn stated, dropping to a more pronounced crouch.
As he did so, he laid his claws on the thick tree bark ahead of him, while also concealing his position.
"Yeah. I'll try and use my scope." Flavian explained, lifting his weapon to look out into the distance.
What was special about the scope was that it acted as a lens, and it could magnify what it was looking at in an instant. Magnifying to a decent level, he peered off into the distances of the forest, looking for his target.
"So he's 6'3, has grey hair, and oily skin. Oh, there!" Flavian whispered urgently, holding his weapon right ahead of him.
His arms were trembling under the mere weight of the weapon, as his nerves went completely loose.
*crack*
"Damn!" Brandyn thought to himself, looking at the cracked branch under his shoe.
His shoe dulled the noise that he had created but it was unable to suppress the sounds of things that it touched as well.
Their target turned into their general direction with a facial expression of uncertainty. He had been experienced with the lifestyle that he was exposed to as a criminal and any noise was a bad sign.
Brandyn was smart enough to realise this and so was Flavian.
It was go-time.
Flavian swerved past the tree that concealed himself to reveal him entirely. The man was quite shocked as he saw a super pellet facing him directly.
He was a very large man and had a defined jawline with clear, trimmed facial hair. His hair was also a majestic silver, that glistened under the moonlight. Even though he had been caught by surprise, he had been in this situation multiple times.
*BANG*
The super pellet exploded out of the barrel and the pellet soared through the air energetically. The pellet left a trail of smoke behind it and once it landed on the man, something unexpected happened.
Unlike a usual bullet, the pellet exploded on his shoulder. The fragments of the pellet managed to shred through his shirt since it was so explosive, and a cloud of smoke emitted from the point of impact.
Brandyn was taken aback by the sudden explosion, but he knew that it was time to attack. As he ran forwards, his dagger appeared into existence with a glowing grid layout, that displayed the general structure of the dagger. This grid then shed into nothing to reveal his actual dagger, which fascinated even Brandyn.
He raced ahead and came into proximity with his enemy, switching the dagger into a reverse grip. The archdemon initiated with an ambitious swing directly to the head. However, he was able to veer his body and evade the attack with ease. As his arm was extended, he snapped his body to the left and shot his fist ahead to slam it into Brandyn's face.
This single attack knocked him back a step and certainly stunned him. The fist made his vision slightly sway and blur but he had been hit with attacks like that many times before. This allowed him to keep on track mentally, so he lifted his arms as he tracked his opponent for any future attacks.
*ZOOM*
As he backed away, Flavian shot past him in an aerial attack, like a hawk. He had his knee aimed directly ahead, flicking out his shoe to kick the guy across his face.
"You're both weak!!" The man exclaimed, with a voice that darkened as he said this.
Once he locked eyes with Flavian, not only did he strike fear into his soul, but his circular pupils stretched into two slit pupils. Also, his iris switched from a hazel colour to a dry, golden colour.
In a single strike, Flavian was launched off his feet and, as a result, ricocheted off a tree. The hefty blow caused him to spin as he slammed off the tree, making Brandyn quite concerned.
"How are we supposed to beat this guy?!"