Finally after making it to the bottom of the collapsing tower I could take a moment to breathe. The explosions seemed to be done for now, but the building itself was definitely about to fall apart completely.
Those guys didn't even hesitate to blow the building to pieces, says a lot about our supposed backup. Maybe they should do a bit better on the vetting process next time.
I haven't confirmed that it is definitely lotus/9 or not yet so I can't just make the assumption. There's also a chance of this being a different group entirely.
Lotus/9 would just make the most sense in our current predicament.
I took a few glances around at the bottom of the tower and quickly ran up to the door. Nothing was falling onto me just yet so I need to take advantage of this for a few moments.
Looking outside I could just barely see that they didn't come towards me just yet.
CRUMBLE! CRUMBLE!!! "Shit... I don't have any time to wait around after all." I said out loud without thinking.
I made my way outside as the tower completely collapsed on itself, getting as far away from it as I could. The only problem now, was that I was in the open.
I've still got some ammo for the LZR-01 so I can definitely rely on that for the range, but up close will be another problem itself.
Reika doesn't know what's going on with me either since I've had my comm off, but it is for a good reason. I'm now in a shitty situation with no way to contact any of the other Karma members.
Rezex should be around though since he was handling the outside part of the depot, right? I swear I saw him before the heavily armed guys showed up.
I swung the sniper over my back and pulled out the deagle for the time being. It was the smartest move until I knew that there was no danger up close.
It was time for me to start making my way towards the depot since they'll probably need some more backup. Only two of the guys died out of however many got out of the truck.
Ahead of me I could see that the coast was pretty clear for now, but it doesn't mean that people aren't hiding.
Trusting my senses on this is kind of rough when I can't really see a whole lot. Those guys must be smart enough that they would send people to investigate the tower.
I wouldn't expect them to blow it up like that and just ignore it.
Gahhhh. This is why I hate relying on others to get shit done and to make the plans in the first place. It always winds up like this.
A shitty spot where I have to find a way to help get the other people out of the situation. Renji was a prime example of someone that got us into a bad spot.
I love him but he definitely was the main reason we got involved with the Vantablades. He was soft... But he didn't have a problem stealing.
It was hard not to notice the piece of tech that he stole but I didn't say anything about it.
I'm confident he's still alive out there, he better be putting that tech to use. Otherwise I'd have covered him for nothing and well... Died for nothing.
Distant gunfire took me out of my thoughts immediately, it was coming from inside of the depot. This raid was definitely going to be coming to an end.
I started to sprint for the depot while keeping an eye out for any potential enemies, it still was so damn quiet. This was starting to seem more and more like a trap.
KRRRZZZ- The sound of a rifle charging up was all I could hear from my left side, without even thinking I jumped and rolled into cover.
They didn't fire the shot? That could be a good sign or a very bad one... I don't really want to relive the whole getting shot through my chest thing again.
I'm going to assume they don't have a netwire rifle. That would be the best possible outcome since I do have one.
Both my weapons are netwire guns. Hehehe.
I could feel myself grinning a bit as I cocked back the deagle. Everything is ready so I might as well introduce myself a bit better.
I peeked from behind the cover and could see the guy holding the rifle, he was looking towards the other side of my cover. Probably expecting me to peek from that side instead.
It didn't matter though because it gave me this opportunity instead. The sight was lined on his head and the modification made it impossible for me to miss. Bang!!
SPLAT!!!! The bullet went clean through his head, blood spilling onto the ground, and soon after his body fell to the floor as well. Thud! Clatter.
There goes his rifle as well.
Looking at the current ammo count I could see how much I had left in my current magazine. 6/7 shots remain in my current magazine.
Surely there's more of them around here somewhere, just don't know where. I definitely have plenty of ammo for all of them so it isn't an issue.
These guys can't possibly be lotus/9... They'd be kind of pathetic if they were, especially since lotus/9 are supposed to be these highly trained killers.
I'm probably thinking about this all wrong if that is the case.
Pinky, Rezex, and the others inside should be able to handle this just fine then. I'll still do my job with trying to help deal with them from behind.
I've got some hand to hand combat experience as well so I can handle them if they don't have the chance to grab a gun.
Tap. Tap. "Don't speak. A few made it inside but we can take them out." A familiar robotic voice spoke from behind me quietly.
I did think to myself earlier that he was supposed to be handling some stuff outside, this should be Rezex then.