Chapter 52 The Floran Colony 7 (1/2)

It was in the middle of the daybreak, when the night was at its darkest.

John, Lenny and Peri were each on their tents, presumably asleep.

It was at this moment that Peri's eyes flared open and glinted with a dangerous, and malicious light.

She slowly left the tent, her footsteps didn't made any sound, but...

”Leaving, so soon?”

Peri heard a voice coming from behind her. She turned around and saw the yellow beacon known as Lenny, resting by a tree that was behind her tent.

She squinted her eyes and stared at Lenny. ”It's none of your business, Novakid.”

”Yes, it is.” Lenny took a revolver from his holster and aimed at Peri. He was calm and his expression was unreadable. ”Why don't you just say the truth right away?” Lenny glanced at her.

”I don't want to envolve him, and you in my problems...” She sadly sighed.

”Even though I appreciate your sentiments... It's too late now...” Lenny glanced behind him. ”We have company.” He took his other revolver.

It was at this moment that Peri also sensed the presence of 6 people coming from the direction behind Lenny. She looked at Lenny with eyes filled with surprise.

Florans have been trained in the forest since they were young, so they are the best hunters in this type of environment. Because of their living style, after centuries of evolution, they also evolved enough to have night vision.

That's why she was surprised. How was Lenny, who didn't had night vision and neither spent almost his entire life in forest, able to sense the approaching enemy before her.

”Enemies?” John emerged from his tent while carrying his two pistols.

”There is 6 of them.” Lenny said while throwing a glance at Peri.

”Indeed...” She confirmed with her high instincts.

John looked at Lenny and then at Peri. He noticed that there was tense atmosphere around them the moment he emerged from his tent.

”What we do then? Engage in direct confrontation or ambush?”

”I prefer direct confrontation.” Peri said unhesitatingly.

”What a crazy woman...” Lenny sneered at her.”We're in disadvantage of number, of course we have to go with ambush.”

”This isn't the Warrior's Way. Ambush is for the cowards and weak.” She looked down at Lenny.

”Hey!” John interrupted their quarrel. ”They are almost here, we go with the ambush, alright?” John switched his sight between Lenny and Peri.

”Alright...” Lenny shrugged his shoulders.

”...” Peri just nodded her head.

”Okay... Lenny, climb a tree and give support while me and Peri will go there and meet them face to face. We start when I fire.”

Lenny was about to left the place when he glanced one last time at Peri. After a few moments he took his sight away from her and swiftly climbed a tree.

Peri, of course sensed that glance from Lenny, but she just ignored it. She stayed with John and both of them went silently toward the group of 6 enemies that were in their front.

When they were almost closer to the enemies, John made a signal for Peri to go toward the left side while John went to the right side. They were going to pinch the enemy from both sides while Lenny would take care of the front.

John crouched by the bush and waited.

”They were around here...” John heard one of the enemies say.

”Hmph! They couldn't have gone too far, keep looking.” Said another of the soldiers.