227 Defier , The Shield that was Made to Attack (1/2)
Day 35 – 11:54 PM – Barangay Poblacion I, Real, Quezon
The man standing on the back of the pickup truck had his face filled with impatience. He was already crossing his arms in front of his chest and he was tapping the floor of the truck bed with his foot in a fast rhythm. There were ten outlaws circled around the pickup truck and protecting their leader. These outlaws looked better looking than the others and they exude a different aura indicating that they were elites. Still, these guys could not help but feel the impatience of their leader.
They came here to take revenge on his men that died, especially his higher henchmen, Fang and EagleEye. Even among their whole organization, those two were rare talents especially EagleEye who was a professional sniper. He was irreplaceable due to the fact that very accurate snipers needed years to train even with Evolvers and Mutators that gained sight abilities.
EagleEye was strong enough to be able to shoot the wheels of a speeding vehicle in one shot and in terms of sniping ability, he could even contend with the best snipers in the military of this country.
Fang on the other hand was also irreplaceable. It was because he was one of those who were called [Full Body Mutators]. This information had already circulated nowadays after being disclosed by the military. Many mutations and abilities sprung upon Mutators. Some of them were similar abilities while some were unique but the most unique ones were those who were able to transform their whole bodies.
Those valuable henchmen of his however were killed today which made him furious. Normally, they would capture their victims but now, they were only here to kill.
Yet…
They were not even able to start the attack when their ranks had been broken by an attack that who knew where it came from. The worst part was that none of him men was able to see the figure of the enemy at all even though the enemy managed to kill several people already.
”Boss Drake!”
Three outlaws came running from the direction of the house and called unto the man on the back of the pickup truck. The torches they were holding were already enough to light up the grave expressions on their faces.
”What's the situation?”
Drake asked as calmly as possible to exercise his position as his leader that would not lose composure but the impatience was still present in his voice.
”Boss, we already separated into groups but we could not find even the shadow of the enemy.” The outlaw that led the three reported. ”We think, night eye saw the enemy. But…”
”Where is NightEye now?”
Drake asked in a stern voice. NightEye was also one of their precious assets as he was not only able to see clearly in the dark but he was also physically strong. However, his men in front of him cutting his sentence gave him a grave premonition.
”Boss, NightEye and our men with him are all dead. By this time, we already lost twenty-three men.”
”DAMN IT!”
Drake roared which made his men around him flinch. He was not the boss for nothing. Among these outlaws here, he was the strongest despite his lean build. However, he was not the strongest within their organization. He was just a division leader.
”Wait, you said that you all separated into several groups, right?”
The outlaw boss took a deep breath and realized something.
”Yes, Boss.”
”Sh*t! The enemy should be taking advantage of you all separating from each other to hunt them!”
Drake then turned to the man to the side of the vehicle guarding him.
”Liucer, go and make those idiots come back. Make them regroup here.”
”Yes, Boss.”
The man called Liucer replied and bolted off in a speed that was hard to see in the dark.
Liucer, the ShadowFeet. That was his alias. He was a Mutator that specialized in assassination due to his noiseless movements and very light steps. In terms of physical speed, he was the fastest among these outlaws. Even before the outbreak, Liucer was a notorious assassin for hire. There should be no problem for Liucer to just relay his orders.
”Boss, why don't you just call for retreat?”
One of the three outlaws asked. It was obvious that they were afraid. They had seen what happened to those who died and they did not want to have that kind of horrible death. However, he could not help but flinch when he received the glare of his boss.
Drake did not say anything but his displeasure towards his idiotic men was apparent. To call for retreat, they just needed to sound the horn of the pickup truck. That method however would surely alert even the enemies. It was what he least wanted to do.
Soon, all the remaining men under him retreated around the pickup truck totally abandoning the attack on the house. Still, the remaining number of his men made Drake's countenance turn several times darker. Right now, there were only twenty-one men left of those that encircled the house. Added his remaining men on guard around the pickup truck, they only had thirty-two people remaining out of all the sixty-seven people that came here.
”Huh?” Drake noticed something. ”Where's Liucer?”