"[2:30 AM]"
"Have they located the rats?" Anton checked the time and asked Jack, who was beside him and observing everything from above.
"All the assassins in this area have mobilized. What else can we do?"
"Just send the condemnations to John so he can take care of them along the way. The groups in the field should eliminate the agents without exposing themselves too much. The more they eliminate, the better the rewards they'll get." Anton had only one goal: to clear the way for John in the early hours.
"Yes, sir!" Jack nodded before quickly leaving to send the message.
"We'll kill them before they realize."
Akira adjusted the scope of her sniper rifle and aimed down the street, where John would pass, to have greater precision in her shot.
...
Under the starlight, a truck appeared, setting up an ambush for a van transporting John.
A squad of ten men quickly exited the truck and lined up on one side. Then a man got out of the passenger seat, and the ten men saluted him.
"Mission instructions: Locate John and eliminate him. He's an extremely dangerous man who could be the cause of your ruin if not dealt with. Locate him, kill him, and send a photo of his corpse."
Another truck drove away, the sound of its engine fading into the distance.
The man giving instructions was the same one who had been El Márquez's bodyguard, but now being sent to the field, he seemed very strict.
His name was Chidi, and as El Márquez's right-hand man, he was aware of the importance of eliminating John before he reached the duel site.
If they failed to execute him, he and his squad wouldn't even be able to escape the consequences of disappointing the order. Before he could do anything, Servín was eliminated. Chidi knew very well how dangerous the order could be if it were taken lightly.
If they fail, not only will El Márquez die, but everyone involved will as well. So he had to be extremely careful while carrying out this mission.
"Zz... Have the assassins go to their strategic points. The rest will be split into groups of four at different strategy points."
"Yes, sir!"
At his command, the soldiers moved out.
One of the snipers climbed to a high position, while a man carrying a machine gun took position with his assistant, settling in an open area filled with solitude and light.
The remaining eight men, including Chidi, took their weapons and headed towards the houses to prepare for an ambush.
Watching all this from his hiding spot, Anton furrowed his brows.
He had thought he had underestimated everything El Márquez would do to preserve his life, but in his eyes, it still wasn't enough.
"Dark entities don't do their shopping with them."
Anton looked at two of the search teams, then at the large target, silently positioned in a building with a partially wooden roof.
At this moment, Anton prepared his snipers to target strategic objectives.
"Zz. Eliminate the sniper first."
Once that decision was made, one of the agents prepared to eliminate him directly.
The second target would be the machine gunner, so they waited for the right moment.
Having cleared this place silently, there were very few people. Anton deliberately chose this route to minimize casualties and do the job better.
When the van carrying Anton appeared in their view, Akira, who would eliminate the machine gunner, waited.
"Zz... Now!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amidst the gunfire, Anton took advantage of the chaos below to eliminate those at the sniper and machine gunner positions.
"Zz. Two assassins with rocket launchers in the ten o'clock alley."
Bang! Boom!
The explosions and gunfire started as soon as those two were eliminated. Anton, who was getting involved little by little, simply supervised the battlefield.