Furious enemy!
Somewhere near the warzone of severight city , five to six people were looking at the middle of the collapsed structure .
They all wore military dress and equipped with cold weapon. Their faces were serious and cold , filled with dense killing intent especially the man who was looking at Mark corpse .
"Captain, we didn't find the enemy messenger!"
Two people came rushing towards the man and spoke loudly.
The man was the captain of this squad, Darcy Tyler. The trusted man of the general Sirus plaintiff and the best close combat fighter in their camp .
When Darcy didn't get any response from Mark's team even after half an hour passed, he began to feel something was wrong so he immediately contacted mark but there was no response from him.
Darcy immediately knew that mark and his team must have met some mishaps, no matter how busy mark his , he never ignored his calls but now he already contacted him few times yet there was no response from him .
That means he must have been trapped or maybe dead ...
Thinking like that he immediately ordered his men to stop searching and focused on finding mark .
"If mark is alive , we will overturn the entire city to find him then if he is dead ! We will avenge him no matter who the killer went !"
So he ordered his men to search the entire area but there was no presence of the enemy messenger.
Feeling his extreme anger , Darcy took a deep breath to calm down his nerves. He knew that if he take wrong decision in anger then even he can't bear the consequences now .
He has to kill the enemy messenger at any cost !
Eyes in red , he turned around and said coldly to his men
"We have a emergency now , five of our brothers were killed by the enemy messenger ...what do you think we should do now ?"
Hearing his words , the rest of the men eyes were cold they immediately replied in unison
"Kill him and avenge our fallen brothers ."
Darcy replied coldly
"Good then we will kill him at first sight , don't lower down his guard ! This person must be very good since he took six of our men ! If you can't handle him on one vs one then ask for reinforcement. Don't hesitate! Is that clear ?"
"Yes sir !"
Everyone immediately said in seriousness.
Darcy took his gun and said while pointing at the north side .
"Go ! Search for him , dig every corner of the city to find him !"
Soon the enemy soldier along with Darcy began to scatter and search for Jake Crawford.
This time Jake was in serious trouble . The enemy was coming with everything they got and his time was getting short .....
.....
Five hours later !
The sun had dipped below the horizon, casting elongated shadows across the war-torn city. Time became a precious commodity, and the impending darkness added an additional layer of complexity to Jake's predicament.
Jake was traveling at his every speed he could muster from his body . He have now 13 hours to clear the side mission but he believed that if he traveled in the same speed as he was currently running, he would definitely reach the north camp in less than 6 hours .
But he didn't think he could continue anymore since he could feel his body was already exhausted and if he keep running them his health point would definitely get decreased .
And if it's continued then he would definitely die ..... He couldn't even stop now since he could feel that the enemy's were closing on him .
"Damm them !"
Cursing lightly, he knew if he took a rest then he would have to face the enemy alone which is a suicidal mission to him .
'I will just take little rest after I travel some more distance'
He thought after a moment of silence.
As Jake navigated through the city's ruins, he began formulating a strategy. The skills he had unlocked so far provided a glimpse of his evolving capabilities, but facing a skilled enemy captain and his squad demanded a meticulous approach.
After traveling some distance he identified a network of narrow alleyways and hidden passages that could serve as advantageous ambush points. He calculated potential chokepoints and areas where he could leverage the environment to negate the enemy's numerical advantage.
"That will slow them down !"
He began to set up a trap and his mark across to lead the enemy straight into his trap .
It took him few minutes to set up a concealed trap , sighing himself he began to exit the alleyway.
A fifteen minutes later , the enemy captain, fueled by vengeance for his fallen comrades, mobilized his squad in a systematic search for the elusive messenger. Each step brought them closer to Jake, their determination unwavering.
Darcy finally arrived at the passageway and looked at the fresh blood sipped on the narrow alley that led ahead. He didn't understand why would there be blood on the ground and it was even a fresh one .
Darcy looked around and saw a sharp long nail on the ground that had a blood on it.
"It seems he was running and accidentally stepped on a nail which resulted his injury....that's good , atleast we can follow the blood and stop wasting time in searching blindly."
He signalled his men to follow the blood trail and soon they all rushed at the narrow alleyway. But in the middle of the alley , one of the leading soldiers suddenly tripped on a wire and fell to the ground .
"Be careful ! Can't you watch your step-"
But in middle of his oeech Darcy suddenly saw the wire that the soldiers tripped on earlier.
His expression changed immediately!
He suddenly stepped back and yelled at his men but it was too late .
"Fall back it's a grenade trap !"
Booooooooom!
The grenade exploded and the entire passage began to shake while screams and explosions covered them .
Rumble !
The narrow passage collapsed and the enemy were buried under the passage.
To be continued!