Chapter 17 (2/2)
But what really attracted her is her mind.
She has shown signs to be a great biologist and researcher in the field of genetics. Normally, it is too soon to discover it but her interest as well as the notes she have shown all signs of it
So, be offered him a job along with a scholarship to his sister and free treatment to his sick mother. The family has some doubts about whether he is playing tricks or was trying to hook with his sister. After some time, they agreed.
He wasn't as happily convinced as Derek was, but with time he too becomes one of his trusted men.
Over the years, Thomas has introduced around a hundred men and women whose abilities and skills impressed him.
Out of them, only ten are granted the ability to be a super-soldier. The super soldier strengthening agent is something which can give an edge to them, though it isn't without problems.
One of the requirements of the agent is it required the person to be at the apex of human conditions. They must be as strong as a human can be physically, without any powering enhancement.
Till now only fifteen people has reached this strength. But out if these fifteen only thirteen are now under him. Two of them left when they found better options not knowing what they missed.
Ten are men while Three of them are women who are the bodyguard of his mother, Daphne.
The killer's stamina cannot match that of the superhumans like Derek and Ron, so they are getting suppressed.
This battle isn't the final one but one of the many which will be fought before the dawn. So their is no use to go all out and perish at this moment.
If they fail the task, they will suffer punishment. Their goal is the Allens family not its security guards.
The leader among the five gave the signal to retreat which is noticed by the two superhuman. Not willing to let them escape, they increase the pressure.
To help their boss, the surrounding weaker ones use their guns and throwing knives to create an opening for them.
But, the security guards took this time to deal with the small fry. They fall to the bullets from the other side when they lose their focus.
Luck seem to still favour the killers for when one of them died, his bullet is fired unconsciously and hit Derek on his stomach.
This level of injury is not enough to harm or kill a super soldier but it is will enough to affect his movements. Using this opportunity, they escaped.
One of them used sleeping gas around and the rushed out. Derek and Ron jumped back to escape the radius.
” Damm, they escaped. What do we do now?” Derek cursed when he saw them leaving and they can do nothing to stop them.
” Didn't Michael say they won't put all their effort this early on. They will drag the time and attack when we least expect.
Moreover, our job is to create problems for them. Floyd, Michael and Nathan will look at the parameter with boss James. ”