Chester Bennett. Lieutenant Colonel Chester Bennett. A former Marine
who became the right-hand man of Colonel Kurt Hansen and the one who
maintained discipline, not hiding his sadistic tendencies, which is why he
was feared no less than Hansen himself. A rare bastard and freak.It was his face, or rather the remarkable white mask,
that I saw when the bullet knocked off the disguise.-Shit. Barghest is here! All! Our enemy Barghest!" Wheezed
as loudly as he could.The engine of the minivan roared with the engine and began to drive away. I began
to shoot at the wheels, but only a couple of bullets hit them, and even then they did not suffer much
damage.-Rico! Private! Run to the parking lot and get the two fastest and strongest
cars you can find. Manfredi and I will join you, and
then we will rush after the kidnappers." He turned his head to the medics who were
examining Kowalski. "What's wrong with him?"- He was given an injection with sleeping pills that can even knock out an
elephant. And so he is fine, but it will take a lot of time to
put him in order. Manfredi replied.-So. You're coming with me. Johnson, you'll have to contact
our people and request support. Let them connect the AI, only they can take the
trail. Now run Manfredi! I pulled Manfredi with
me, and we headed for the parking lot as fast as we could.At the very exit, Rico and Private were already waiting for us. Rico was
driving a Quadra Turbo, and Private Jeep Ragnar.- Guys, tell me that you have guns in the trunk? - asked
sitting in the front seat of the jeep, and Manfredi in the back.- I had to take what was at hand. I have one of our old assault rifles and a couple of smart submachine guns behind me
.
There are not very few cartridges, but not many either. There are no grenades at all. - replied the Private and roared
the engine and drove the car.- Come here. Let's go here, if the map does not lie, then this is the only
road on which they can get lost in the flow of cars, and then fall off. - I
turn back and point to the assault rifle, which he handed me along with
a couple of magazines, and took two submachine guns for himself.Rico followed us, but then took the lead due to his
higher speed.-Skipper. Do you think the AIs have picked up the trail?" He asked through the intercom."They have to take him. Even if it's Barghest, the AI is no match for them.
Especially here, not in Dog Town." I replied to him, and I began to
call Blue-Eye."Marcus, we already know and start looking for targets. But any
information will not hurt us." His words made me relax a little."I recognized one of them. It was his mother, Chester Bennett.
But the main role was played by Kiwi and her bitch student Lucy. Unleash all your bloodhounds and
lead me to them. At the same time, try to send us a drone or another set
of heavy armor. Bennett and his bastards are not ordinary cannon fodder. - I told him
and made a quick inspection with an assault rifle check.-Ok. If anything, don't be surprised by a police drone that
drops a package for you. Anything else? In response, I sketched him a short list,
which included non-lethal grenades and first aid kits with stimulants, a
police drone could steal quite a lot of stuff without losing much speed.The blue-eyed man nodded and said goodbye."Eh, Skipper. Next time, I'll put a reinforced
engine on my Valor and enlarge the hidden weapon compartment. Then I wouldn't have to take these and
wait for delivery from Blue Eyes." Private sighed, driving the car."Good idea, Private. But you know what? Fuck you.
I don't need such adventures with kidnappings. About the AI, they've got the trail! They've found
the right minivan. Apparently, they're driving towards the border." I displayed a map on
the front display, which indicated the last location of the kidnappers
, and then sent it to Rico. "Did Rico get the data?" It's cool.We started slowly but surely catching up with Bennett. Although he had
a decent head start, the minivan was still the fastest car, so after
a while I was able to see it.-Rico! Try to cut them off or delay them. Dog Town wasn't too far
away. Bennett could call for reinforcements, and in the worst
of cases, set up an ambush.-Took. His car accelerated sharply and, like a predator,
began to approach the minivan.Bennett and his henchmen spotted Rico's car. They abruptly
opened the back doors and started shooting. A whole rain of lead fell on
Rico's car.-Whore! Skipper! They've damaged something in the engines. He's
starting to overheat!" Rico cursed, but that was only part of the problem.The Barghest fighters frightened the other drivers with their shooting, and
now Rico had to not only hide from bullets, but also try not to
crash into other cars."Hold on, Riko! Private, try to keep the car as level as possible
. I'll try to pin down the gunners and hit the wheels. Manfredi, you start firing too
, but save ammo." I pressed the button and the sunroof
opened.This one was much better than if I had to climb waist-deep
out of a side window and fire. Standing up, I began to aim at the enemy
shooters.- Phew-phew. - I even out my breathing and activate the chromium.The accelerated reaction speed allowed me to aim more
efficiently and in just a couple of seconds I managed to fire several bullets that
found their targets. The first bullet hit one of the shooters in the stomach and caused him to
grimace and stop shooting. The second bullet hit the other shooter right in the leg and he, screaming,
began to fall forward, which led to the fact that he simply fell out of the
car. The third bullet hit the tire and caused the minivan to wag."Riko, get ahead and pin them down!" And Rico tried to do it,
but Lucy's head appeared from the side of the minivan.For a moment, her eyes flashed red, and then Riko's car began
to wobble from side to side.-Skipper! Netrunner! The hand doesn't obey!" Rico shouted.- Manfredi, press this bitch! Don't let her stick out! Rico, slow down
! - he gave new instructions, and he began to aim the tires once the plan with Rico
went through the ass.I managed to fire a few more short bursts before
the magazine was empty. The last one remained, and I managed to damage
only one tire, Bennett ordered the driver to use the other cars as cover.
The enemy riflemen also began to fire for suppression, their
main target was me. A couple of bullets hit the windshield, and one hit me directly
in the chest. Only the subcutaneous armor and the special fabric of the suit saved me from
a mortal wound, although the armor action was strong enough for
me to fall and try to take a breath."Skipper, how are you?" The private looked at me.- Damn it. Well, he doesn't fuck going to weddings or anywhere
else without a normal bulletproof vest. I hope only a bruise, not a crack. - Gnashing my
teeth, taking a breath, the pain was such that it was as if I had a cramp in the
chest area. They hit me, apparently, with some kind of powerful bullet.-Guys! Another minivan on the side! He's going to ram! Manfredi
abruptly rushed inside the car.The private tried to dodge, but I could see in the side mirror
that another minivan was too close. He was almost close to us, and I was about to
fire all the remaining bullets at the driver, when I saw Falco, and Rebecca was sitting next to him
with a couple of pistols.-Falco? What the hell?! – I said, and he had already moved the
car to ram and only at the last moment, when he was able to catch up with
the car, he saw me.The blow to the side caused our car to wobbly and only thanks to
the strength and driving skills of the Private, it did not overturn and did not crash into the
neighboring car.- Well,, hold on! - Manfredi cursed and prepared to
open fire.-Wait! Don't shoot! - I began to scream at the top of my lungs. -
Perhaps there are our own people!Falco's minivan began to align with us, but this time he
was not going to ram us. Falco
rolled down the window with an expression of not the slightest surprise on his face, and Rebecca, who had climbed out of the side window and wanted to open
fire, stopped and looked directly at us with bulging eyes.- Falco to fuck you in the ear! What the fuck are you doing?! - I shout to him, lowering my
rifle, but not putting it away.-Marcus! What are you doing here?" He shouts back.- I want to catch up with that fucking minivan over there! And you're a beast with
your Pokémon! Are you what you're doing here?! - I yell at him because of the
car noise."Lucy asked for help. She said the corporats were
chasing her. Kiwi was also injured there. So they rushed
here as fast as they could.- This creature kidnapped my friend along with his bitch
teacher and the degenerates of Barghest. Falco, your choice is simple! Either you help me
and get a lot of money. Or I'll shoot your car to hell, and
I'll shove Rebecca's guns away! - he improvised on the go.-Ok. But Lucy and Kiwi shouldn't get hurt. Rebecca start
shooting, and I'll try to close the distance." Falco nodded his head and gave the command
to Rebecca.-Aha. They won't suffer. Not here and not now. And then she
will suffer again." He muttered and lifted the side window.While Falco and I were dealing with the situation, the Barghests
managed to break away a little, but the shittest thing was that we received a message from the AI,
which said that their reinforcements were near. Very close.And in the next few moments, a couple of
cars appeared on the road with a bunch of evil bastards inside and the symbol of a vicious dog."Oh shit!"