"Wow, you were here, Nathan," Jack said.
"Jack? How did you even find me?" Nathan asked with a confused expression.
"Well..."
* * *
A few minutes earlier, they continued on foot after Jack and Charles had eliminated the wave of super soldiers that attacked the warehouse.
As they were running, they were spotted by several super and regular soldiers. Some of them had occupied the interior and the top of buildings while some were hiding around their military vehicles outside.
"Where are we gonna go now?" Charles asked Jack as they unknowingly ran towards them.
"Well, murdering as many super soldiers as possible is a priority I gu--" Jack was cut off due to the sight of bullets approaching them both in his peripheral vision.
The super soldiers immediately started firing. Although they had caught Jack and Charles off guard, Jack managed to deflect them with his knife in hand. He deflected a couple then moved away to avoid the rest.
Charles, as usual, just stood there and took them head-on.
"Oh? More people to murder?" Jack happily said as he hid behind a car. Suddenly, his phone began to ring.
"Huh, who's calling me now?" Jack curiously said as he checked. It was none other than the developer. Interested, he answered. "Hello?"
"Hey Jack, sorry to interrupt your fun time now." The developer said. "But I need you to do something for me."
"What?"
"I need you to help Nathan. He's by himself now and I'm sure you know how bad that would be with all the super soldiers out here now. You're the perfect guy for this too."
As the developer explained, the super soldiers who shot at Jack and Charles approached them, which excited Charles.
"Why should I save Nathan, huh?" Jack asked. "You make him sound like a protected princess, mate."
"Don't you want to get the military out of the way so you can kill people without worry?" The developer asked. "The more of your party that's alive, then the higher chance the mission will be completed."
"Sigh, fine." Jack relented. "Where is he?"
"Lemme send you his location."
Jack looked over to Charles, who was preparing to attack the soldiers.
"Hey Charles, I'm gonna go save Nathan," Jack said. "Will you be fine on your--"
"Oh great! More for me then! Hurry up and go!" Charles exclaimed.
What a meathead. Well, I guess that's why his power's so strong.
Not wasting time, Jack moved off.
"Hey! Don't let him get away--" A super soldier shouted but was distracted by Charles charging straight at them.
Jack was hopping from building to building. He checked the location that the developer sent on his phone's GPS.
Although he was moving at high speeds, he somehow didn't generate a single ounce of noise from his movements. He saw many soldiers (who didn't notice Jack) around the city blocks that he had passed.
There's ants everywhere. I could be killing but instead, I'm saving. How ironic is the fact that I of all people is saving someone?
* * *
"And that's what happened," Jack said after describing the events.
"So there's super soldiers everywhere now. I'm surprised I only ran into just one when I was driving." Nathan said.
Damn, being alone with Jack is kind of...unsettling, but I gotta keep calm.
"How did you even get here without attracting attention?" Nathan asked.
"I'm fast, remember?"
Really? But weren't they fast enough to react to you? Whatever.
"Thank you, Jack." The developer spoke on Jack's phone. "You got to the location successfully. As expected of my game character."
The developer really doesn't want me to die...this is the second time he's sent someone to save me.
"I'm sure you guys would want to group up to plan for this war situation. The location that the doctor and my NPC are at should be the perfect place...well, the only place you can meet without having to go up against the army of soldiers."
Nathan and Jack's phones pinged as the new location was sent to their GPS.
"Good luck, my game characters!" The developer said before hanging up.
"Huh, well I guess we should get a move on," Jack suggested.
"In that hoard of soldiers?" Nathan asked with raised eyebrows. "In case you forgot, I'm not as fast as you."
"Yeah, mate. I remember. That's why you'll use a car."
"Huh?"
"I mean, I'm sure you've got a car or two stored in your little inventory."
"...Sigh."
They proceeded to go outside where Nathan materialized an armored car. Strangely, the driver's door was wide open.
"You cheeky bugger." Jack teased. "You must've stolen that huh?"
"...I don't think this is a good idea," Nathan said, ignoring Jack's comment. "Don't you think we'll get blown up by them in this?"
"Don't worry, just start the car."
Relenting, Nathan obeyed and entered.
With the press of a button, the engine started. Nathan noticed that Jack wasn't entering.
"Uh, aren't you going to come inside?" Nathan asked as he stared at Jack. Much to Nathan's surprise, he began to climb the car.
What the hell is this dumbass doing!?
"This is perfect, let's go now," Jack said as he sat on the roof of the car.
"Bro, what the hell is wrong with you?" Nathan asked.
"Just start the car, mate. I'll be up here to keep any gunfire away while you drive."
Sigh, if you say so.
Finally, Nathan began to drive. For fear of Jack falling off, however, he wasn't driving at high speeds.
Annoyed, Jack began dialing Nathan.
"Huh?" Nathan said as he answered.
"You better not be driving so slow if you think I can't handle it. Go faster already!"
"...My bad, I guess," Nathan said. He began to pick up the pace, accelerating more and more until he was nearing 100mph.
"This is more like it," Jack said, not hanging up.
Unsuspecting soldiers noticed Nathan rapidly approaching them.
"Wait...is that Jack the Ripper?" A super soldier said. Nathan had driven straight past them, with Jack waving at them while smiling deviously.
"IT'S JACK! KILL HIM AND WHOEVER'S DRIVING THE CAR!" The super soldier ordered as he seemed to be communicating on an earpiece. The duo was quickly spotted around the area.
Nathan noticed that soldiers were aiming at his car.
Shit, even if this car is armored...it's quite a lot of them!
"Um, Jack." Nathan communicated on his phone. "Do something!"
"Haha! I keep telling you not to worry and just drive!"
The soldiers began firing at the car. Although Nathan was bracing for the impact of the bullets, his anticipation was left unfulfilled. All the bullets were being deflected.
Huh?
The bullets were deflected to random buildings.
Jack was masterfully deflecting them, all while smiling. In a slow-motion frame, it's revealed that while Jack was expertly swinging his knives, each swing drew an air wave, which was deflecting the bullets. His knives were not making contact with the bullets.
I'm not sure what happened but I guess Jack is deflecting them...he's faster than I thought he was.
The lack of damage because of Jack had annoyed the super soldiers. In response, they decided to aim with an RPG, which Nathan noticed.
Shit! Not again! Am I going to have to ditch this vehicle!? But if I do then they'll kill me!
"JACK!" Nathan desperately shouted. The super soldier fired a rocket which hurdled toward the car.
Thinking quickly, Jack tossed his knife at a very fast speed toward the incoming rocket. Upon impact, the rocket exploded, leaving Nathan in awe.
"Didn't I tell you, mate?" Jack said with a sly smirk. "Just don't worry."
"Yeah, Nathan." The developer suddenly spoke on Nathan's vehicle's radio, surprising him. "Jack is much more capable than you think."
"I guess that's true..." Nathan softly said.
"There's something about his power that's more than he lets on." The developer said. "It's not just speed, don't you think?"
Maybe so...