77 Predator 4 (1/2)
”Ke, keke.”
A lone Elu stood while crazily laughing without stop. Its skinny body resembled one of a hunter Elu. However, it fully geared itself like a human. It even armed itself with a gun.
”Take cover!” Schwartz shouted.
The squad scattered left and right and took cover in the corners of the room. The bullets shot past their original positions. Once the Elu emptied its magazine, it disappeared and escaped off to somewhere.
”It used a gun!” Private Herald shouted.
There had never been a case of Elus using guns. They never used the gears which belonged to humans. It seemed to have been a taboo of their species. But the Elu here broke the taboo and used guns while fully equipped with human-made equipment.
”A funny guy. Is it trying to imitate humans?” Schwartz's eyes glinted with light while he continued forward. He took a single leap which flung him forward ten meters. He was now buffed with extra strength and was capable of chasing down the Elu.
BOO-OOM!
There was an explosion. Schwartz was thrown back by the force of the explosion. He threw off his battle gear which was burnt into black charcoal. Thanks to his physical strength reinforcement skill, he didn't suffer critical injuries.
”Damn, he uses grenades as well.”
”It's fighting like a human would.” Han mumbled.
The enemy was calculative and provocative. It attacked from the front, but it understood it was fighting a disadvantaged battle, so it always maintained a safe distance.
Han had not fought many battles against Elus, but even he could see this Elu vastly differed in all aspects of a typical Elu.
”Leader Schwartz, it just attempted luring one alone so that it can kill you solo. It must have been trying to change this battle of 4v1 to that of a 3v1 battle, but failed. It must not have taken into account your physical strength reinforcement unique skill. We're not the only one in shock. It must be just as surprised as us. It would probably refrain from attacking for a short moment.” Han logically broke down the current situation. It was important to quickly calculate the situation of your allies and enemies to create an advantageous situation for the battle.
”Continue, Chan.” Schwartz said while patting off some of the black ash.
”It appeared as soon as we opened the level three door. Just before, it was with us in the second level. We can conclude that it's traveling in a route that we are unaware of. At first I thought maybe it traveled through the air vent, however its arms and legs are too long for it to fit in the small vents here. We would also easily hear it move around in such a quiet place.”
Han didn't miss a single hint. Anyone would be able to deduce these facts. It was just a matter of speed.
The ability to quickly catch all hints and correlate it in a logical way, not just anyone is capable of this. His harsh life in poverty which required speedy observations and decision-making skills helped groom his senses to this degree.
”His ability to aim is extremely poor. He has trouble aiming and it takes quite a bit of time for him to begin shooting. It's using human weapons, but it's not fully accustomed to it yet. It doesn't have the ability to set up grenade booby traps neither. If it had such ability, we would have all died the moment we blindly opened the door. Unless it gets a lucky shot, it will have a difficult time to headshot us.”
The squad simultaneously fully geared their under armor and helmets. The place was narrow and there was only a limited amount of places the bullet may hit.
As Han stated, it had a horrible aim, and it was very unlikely that any of them would be hit. The fog of mystery which shrouded the enemy slowly cleared bit by bit.