Chapter 209 - Talos Rises (2) (1/2)

Not only did Aslan abandoned them, he even sold them out to the enemy? How low can a piece of crap fall to? As much as Josh would've liked to deliver some colourful words to his 'friend', now wasn't the time to do so.

He double-checked the locks on the cupboard. After confirming that everything was in place, he took the nail gun and readied himself. Before he could put his plan into action, he heard the attackers laughing loudly.

”What did I tell you? These Blacks are nothing but cowards. Wetting themselves in the slightest face of danger... Pfft- pathetic fools.”

Another man stepped in the conversation, ”Are you certain there are people inside?”

”Yes, s-sir!” Aslan blurted out.

”Well then, we don't have any use of you anymore. Do we?” Then they all started laughing like maniacs.

”N-NO! Y-You said you'll let me go if I lead you to the others!” Aslan started crying like a newborn. But none of his pleas was heard.

”Yes, and we are letting you go... to hell! Rip him off!”

The next moment, the area was filled with screams. Josh didn't know what happened with him, but he knew Aslan was gone. Although he had betrayed him, Josh couldn't help but feel sad for Aslan. But he didn't have the time to mourn. He still needed to save Anna.

”Let's go in and see if there are any survivors or not. According to the guy, there should be a girl too... Hehehe. If there's a girl inside, I'll have the go first.”

”It ain't fair boss. You always go first and after you're done, there's nothing left!” One of the guy contested but he was soon silenced. Not by his boss or his comrades. But by a nail, which pierced through his skull, killing him in an instant.

Before they could realise what happened, a man broke through the window next to them and rushed out of the small room. Randomly firing nails at them.

”Puta Porra!!!” Their leader cursed in Portuguese while pulling the man nearest to him to act as a shield, ”Get that bastard!” (Author's note: Ahem. 'Puta Porra' means... Fcking bitch in Portuguese. According to Google. Don't roast me if it's wrong. Lol.)

Josh turned around and started sprinting in the opposite direction of the building. What he thought to be five men were actually seven, excluding Aslan and the guy Josh had just killed.

While outside, he saw the mangled body of Aslan... His eyes were plucked out. His body slashed in half. His blood mixed with other bodily fluids. His abdomen had been opened for display like a corpse in a med school. No matter what he had done... No one should have to go like this.

'These monsters! How did they even manage to do all this in a matter of seconds...'

Despite all that, Josh knew he had to keep running. If he got caught, his fate would be worse than Aslan's.

'Yes, follow me you basta*ds!' He thought and kept running while firing nails in their direction.

They were following him alright... But something was off... One man hadn't moved from near the entrance of the building. He was the one whom they referred to as the boss.

'Shit!' Josh cursed himself, 'I can't let that guy go inside the building...'

There was no time to think. He needed to act immediately... And the only thing that came to his mind was... to get caught and hope they wouldn't go inside the building. But he wasn't just going to surrender. He will take at least a few with him.

Without any further ado, he turned around and charged at his pursers. Rapidly firing nails at them. But the nails couldn't find their mark as they kept bouncing off their armours. The attackers were wary enough to protect their heads. As they got closer, Josh ran out of nails but was able to kill another careless guy before colliding with his enemies.