The Wolf Soldier
Chapter 19
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The corridor was dark, very dark. Their flash lights were now the only source of light they had at their disposal.
Artorus squinted his eyes as he looked on, the light mounted on his pulse rifle shined off into the sizable expanse of darkness.
Progress was slow now, and the moral was at an all time low. The brief hope of getting out fast and efficiently had proven more complicated than expected. And the growing number of deaths was also a bone of contention amongst them.
Rita sighed as she moved along. She was now taking the lead with Artorus, so she was close to him, and this at least eased her fears somewhat.
The real muscle of the team was gone now, the Smart Gun troopers were ineffective now, as one of them was dead, and the other had been forced to leave her weapon behind in favor as hasty retreat
The Sergeant and the 2nd officer were dead as well, along with many others. If things got really bad, they'd be in a pinch to defend themselves. Artorus and Einrich were the only hardened soldiers.
Jackson was a computer technician, and Salazar and Rita had only seen light combat before this. Also, Artorus was beginning to question Salazar's ability to perform under pressure.
Else where, forces of a different nature were encountering a similar, yet entirely different problem. . .
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They reached the doorway at last.
"We're here." Jackson remarked as he walked up to the front and began working on the door.
Einrich inspected her rifle and frowned when the display revealed that it was almost depleted.
"Shit, is jamming." Jackson remarked as the door failed to open.
"Stand back." Einrich instructed as she stepped forward and blasted away the mechanical locking device. The impact of the rapid fire hits warped it enough to bend outward and slightly off its hinges.
Einrich threw her rifle down and pulled out her side arm, watching as Artorus delivered a series of vicious kicks to the door, causing it to eventually come loose, so that he could pry it open.
"I'll take point." Artorus announced. "Einrich, watch my back." He the instructed her as he stepped through the doors and descended a flight of stairs.
Einrich kept a close watch as he progressed. Artorus reached the floor and made his way into the center of the chamber. He then snapped to attention as a door slid open and a soldier in battle gear and a gasmask appeared, he was carrying a modified Fa-Mas with a special grenade launcher built into the design.
Artorus sighed in relief for a moment, when the soldier screamed something unintelligible and raised his gun. But shots came from some where else.
Einrich fired off several rounds right at the trooper, one passing through his head.
"Look out!" Rita screamed.
Artorus turned to see more troopers appear from another doorway. He fired a grenade at them and blew them away. "Something's wrong here. What are they doing?" He exclaimed.
Einrich and the others descended the stairs and joined him.
"We have to get out of here." Artorus yelled.
The group turned to make it out through another doorway, when it slid open and a half dozen troopers aimed their guns right at them.
More troopers came in through the doors in the room.
"So, it would seem that you made it out, after all." Came a voice from one of the troopers who appeared from the back and approached the marines.
"I must say that I am quite impressed with your progress." He announced as he reached up and pulled off his helmet and gasmask. "It was never anticipated that you would make it this far, at least to this point where I woul see you face again."
Artorus looked in confusion for a moment, and then suddenly looked at the man standing before him. "Abel."
The other man smiled at him.
-End of Chapter 19-
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See you guys in the next chapter. I know this one was pretty short, but this was done to make the next chapte flow more smoothly. I'll try and have the next chapter up soon.
-Bojack727