35 What to choose? (2/2)

{100 meters, closing within 1 minutes 5 seconds. Wind 12 KPH south. Number of Raptors 34. Train velocity 102 KPH}

David breathed in, and focused. He pumped a bit of his Elms into the Time Crystal. Time slowed as he lined up his sniper rifle with the front most raptor.

BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG,BANG

5 shots, 5 dead.

”Bullet time success, reloading,” David muttered as he reloaded his oversized gun.

Five bloody headless bodies could be seen. The bodies were trampled by their fellow pack as they drew closer.

David finished reloading but waited a bit longer to completely cool down his gun. The veterans nodded approvingly at his display as the snipers in their squads shot. Not as accurately as David, but soon only 12 of the original 34 were left. However no the distance was in their favor. David had finished cooling his gun, and locked his feet magnetically to the train again.

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

One by one, heads were popped. However now it was too late to do more. The Raptors quickly got alongside the train. David quickly disassembled his gun and went as close to the head of the train as he could. The Raptors raised their claws and slashed at the train causing men to fall out, and the train to slow down a bit. Men were rushing towards the head of the train as they were blocked by their own comrades. David ran off the side as he used his magnets to wall run to the head.

In the driver's compartment, the Captain yelled out an order.

”Disengage the last two train carts as bait,”. Men screamed as they were abandoned. The train sped up and rushed away. The remaining Raptors dressed their wounds and decided on the easier prize, instead of chasing. As the train glided away shots could be heard, silenced by loud crunches. David sat down in a random seat, and thought to himself,”What a waste of bullets,”

{Dragon calculated that if the heard had not sustained at least a 80 percent casualty rate, they would've kept chasing for greater rewards}

”So not completely a waste, but how many people are left now?,”

{ Scan indicates that there are 426 men out of the 587 men alive.}

”And we're barely a day in to a thee day trip,” David finished as he put in shells the size of his hand into a cartridge.