Chapter 21 - The Don and The Priestess Rescue Quest 3 (2/2)
Mambo humbly accepted it and he opened it. His face smiled when he saw a pistol of caliber .45 with three magazines aligned under the gun and a short blade. He bowed his head with respect at the young Don, ”Thank you very much, sir. After we save my master, I'll treat you with our finest dish. I don't have money to pay for this but I hope my cooking skills will be enough.”
”I'm looking forward to it.” Hermes simpered.
The kidnappers decided to camp in the deep part of the Dark Scily Forest. They had rifles and two mages on their ranks, so there were monsters including the demon wolves failed to take their lives. The plan was simple: exterminate the kidnappers except for the leader and save the young maiden.
”What the f.u.c.k did you say?” explicitly asked Hermes as he got surprised from sudden confession.
”Sir, the enemies are wearing the same outfit. They are wearing a white mask and all of them are well-experienced combatants,” replied Mambo as he cleaned his blade by a white cloth.
”I already know they are experienced mercenaries however, the fact that they are wearing the same outfit will prevent us to assassinate them during their sleep. We might lose our chance to extract some information who was the responsible for the kidnapping. Justin, as my adviser, what do you think we should do about this?” Hermes asked as he turned his gaze at his servant. Justin simpered, ”If the enemies are wearing the same uniform, confronting them is the best solution. Remember what he said, the enemies have different jobs and skills during live combat. The enemies shows their strength and abilities as they pleased.”
”In short, we must compromise them with full strength. We show up ourselves and fight them head-on.” Hermes sighed and sat down on the huge rock. ”I thought we will get this thing done easily. Sucks. My plan is ruined again.”
”My apologies, sir. I didn't mean to make you feel bad.” Mambo lowered his head in apology. The young Don gulped some air and exhaled. He said, ”Nevermind. Let's move out now.”
Later on, the campsite of the kidnappers was quiet. Two guards assigned to become the night watch, while the others were on their sleeping bags. There were several horses tied near the branches of the trees and a small white tent. Hermes made a guess that the tent must be the place where the leader slept and where the Priestess held in captive.
”It is unfortunate for the girl if she gets r.a.p.ed at a young age. That bastard is so lucky to have her by himself. Or she got gangbang? Yuck, but the mission is a mission. I don't think it is the right time to think about such an unfortunate event.” Hermes murmured which could only hear by himself.
”Sir, what is your plan this time?” asked Mambo in a low voice that the two of them could possibly hear, crouching next to the young Don on his left.
”Hmm, let me think.” Hermes thought for a solution but none of it was possible. ”Darn it, it's hard.” He pulled out his submachine-gun and reload it, just in case.
”So, it's going to be a long night for us, huh. How bothersome.” Mambo muttered aside.
”Oh, by the way, where's Justin?” asked Hermes as he looked around for his butler.
Mambo raised up his shoulder with his hands on the air telling him he had no idea.
Hermes stared him in a sharp gaze. He quizzed him, ”Hey, the two of you are talking to each other lately. What exactly did he say before you separated with him?” The black man answered, ”He said that he will do what his master said before. Confront them is necessary then I will do it personally.”
Hermes gulped upon hearing it. He muttered, ”Don't tell me. He ―” His face turned pale after the seven horses made a neigh in surprise.
The ropes were cut-off from the branches and the horses made an amock in the surrounding. The sounds of their neighs and footsteps made every kidnapper woke up from their slumber.
The two night watchers aimed their rifles at the butler however, they got easily beheaded before they pulled the trigger of their weapons. Justin hid behind the shadow before the leader ordered his crew to make a fire to serve as their light in the middle of the night.
When Hermes noticed that one of them cast magic, he didn't hesitate to fire his gun towards him. His bullets didn't reach his target because of the interference of the second mage. This mage used an invisible barrier to shield his companion before he got hurt.
”The mages have been identified. Ignore the other three. Shoot to kill. Mambo, do what I say!” Hermes reloaded his rifle and shot the two targets.
”Sir, yes, sir.” Mambo jumped out from his hiding spot, ran towards the enemy mages and pulled out his blade on his left waist. ”Hello, motherf.u.c.kers.”
”What's going on here?” asked the leader of the group.
”The enemies are attacking. Permission to engage.” said the other one on his left.
”Permission granted. Protect the tent at all costs.”
”So, you're the leader, huh.” a man from the shadow showed up behind their back.
”Who the hell are you? Shoot him!” the leader ordered.
The two bodies of his henchmen were divided into two pieces like a slice of meat. The leader, surprised, peed on his pants.
”Allow me to introduce myself. I am the servant of the Supreme Being named Hermes Archnemesis. The Consigliere of the mighty family that will rise above all. You filthy insects have the right to remain your silence before you end. Allow me to put your mind at ease before you reach hell on my hand.”
”I-i-insect?” He couldn't believe he was called an insect. He couldn't deny it was such a humiliating feat for all of them because they lost.
The two mages got easily knocked down because they were bad in close-combat. They only relied on the defense capabilities of their comrades. It was unfortunate for them to be killed by a black man who they thought was killed from the forest.
”Oh, that was easy. Good job, Mambo, and Justin. My loyal servant, you deserve a reward.” Hermes gave him a thumbs up to praise his service.
”Your praise is more valuable than any kind of jewelry.” said Justin with his head lowered with respect towards his master, ”It is a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to receive such a gift but serving you is enough reward, my Don.”
Hermes smiled and turned his head at the enemy. ”Whatever. Tie them all. Find some ropes and place these bastards in one place. Mambo, search for the girl.”
”Y-y-yes, sir. Right on it.”
One of the mages asked the young Don personally, ”Who are you?”
Hermes stared at him and pointed his index on his neck, ”Justin, kill him.”
”Yes, sir.” His servant beheaded the man before he could say something.
The last mage survivor begged, ”W-wait, why are you killin' us? Don't you guys have no plan of asking for information?”
Hermes tilted his head and placed his hand on his chin, ”Well, yeah. He has the point there, Justin.” Upon hearing it, the two survivors heaved a sigh of relief. However, the atmosphere went darker than before.
Justin said, ”Sir, I advise you to kill everyone except the leader. We're really lucky that you didn't point at the leader of the group. It will be troublesome, sir.”
Hermes chuckled, ”Oops, my bad. My mistake. He doesn't look intimidating, so I decided to kill him. A'ight, kill the last henchmen.”
”Yes, sir. As you wish.” Justin raised his hand and readied to behead the last mage.
The mage got killed albeit he begged for mercy.
”Kyoowa, what have you done? You just killed my men! You monsters!” the leader said with anger.
Hermes moved his face closer to the leader, he said with a smile, ”Hey, hey, look at me. Look at me, dude. Do you really think we're going to allow you to rest your eyes? Do you expect something good of being a prisoner, hmm?”
His neon scarlet eyes made him trembled. The leader peed once again, ”N-n-no, but I don't expect anything at all. You guys are more vicious than any criminals I've ever encountered.”
”Oh, that's a good remark, dude.” Hermes pat his trembling shoulder and stood up. ”I expect nothing too, filthy criminal.”
Hermes got easily finished the quest with no casualties. He thought it was difficult at first, but this moment was already grasped by his hands. Inside his mind, his whole body celebrated their victory and laughed at the bottom of his success.
”Sir Aljen, we've got a problem!” Mambo panted as he approached the young Don. Hermes pat his shoulder and placed his rifle on his back. He asked, ”Hey, calm down. What's wrong, Mambo?”
Mambo tried to raise up his face and spoke, ”The.... The.... Hah... hah... The Priestess .... the Priestess is not there. My master is not here!”
Hermes stunned and a dark shadow appeared behind him while his face was still smiling. His body trembled and asked, ”Goddamn it. What?” That time, the quest turned out harder than he expected.