It happened in less than a minute. Assuming that we were the only ones around, none of us were paying particular attention to our surroundings. Luckily for me, Hades was able to warn me that something coming our way, but it was only a general warning and nothing specific.
As soon as the General passed some type of barrier or monument or even a piece of garbage on the road, he was swarmed on all sides by at least 30 men, all carrying automatic rifles of some kind or other. These were not trained military men by any stretch of the imagination, but I knew that they could be a lot more deadly if necessary.
"Welcome to The New World, there is an official toll to pass this point and continue on your way. If you don't want to pay or can't pay, that is fine. You will just leave your life as forfeit," came the muffled voice of the man that stepped out in front of General Yang Bo Wen, his own gun up and ready to kill.
