Chapter 106 - Rescue and Escape (4)

29 December, Terrorist Camp, South of City K

The Devil, was in position with his minions all around, awaiting the ideologs arrival. All were looking at him, waiting his signal. With the night vision goggles, he started to count the number of ideologs that came into his vision in the darkened tunnel. Once he was certain on the number, he motioned to his men, who using their own night vision goggles or scopes targeted and then opened fire with the silenced weapons on those in the tunnle.

Despite the presence of the silencers, for The Devil he could hear each shot from his men, and observed that they were close to the sniper rule of thumb, one shot one kill. seeing no movement, he quickly moved to the hidden switch location and triggered the completion of the explosive circuit before hurrying back to his men.

As he reached them, he observed that they had just completed collecting all their shell casings. they paused until they heard the first explosion on the explosive circuit and then saw the explosion at the exit of the escape tunnel. At his signal, two men quickly moved and removed the surveillance equipment they had placed in the area to ensure all signs of their presence was eliminated.

Quickly at his signal they moved to the boats in the nearby river, and as they climbed in and started moving away. When they arrived, the loaded everything they needed to remove from the area into the boats before pushing them into the river and boarding them. the designated pilots of them, lowered the motors and powered them up, for the quick ride ten kilometers along the river from their entry point where they had securely hidden vehicles, unknown to any members of ISX.

Just a couple of minutes into the trip, they felt another explosion which they knew would be the second set of explosives destroying parts of the tunnel to ensure people would not live long, if they survived the earlier explosions. Yes they would die from suffocation, but they did not want to unnecessarily prolong any suffering of people. While he turned and looked at each of his men, he just hoped that the explosions had gotten some of the soldiers and if not killing them immediately, buried them under rubble. They deserved death for disrupting his plans.

Meanwhile inside the terrorist facility the rescue team lead by David Deng and Joseph Wang, having cleared the two upper levels made their way into to the lower levels, meeting the first signs of resistance so far in the mission. Strangely, for them both none of the fighters had guns and came at the members of the team with knives and other weapons. That made it easier for them to deal with the terrorists, without alerting too many others within the complex.

Clearing the first lower level, David and Joseph paused with the rest of the team, before Joseph said "Be careful. I suspect that the guns will be at the lowest levels of the facilities protecting what they want to protect. But remember the priority is to secure the Colonel, then the other hostages, then any intelligence information we can fine and finally capturing terrorists. Importantly, take no risks, and if in doubt protect yourselves firstly. Once the colonel is located break radio silence and confirm he is safe." With a nod, other than the guards left at the stairs they moved down to the second lower level, splitting into two groups heading down the two corridors. As they split, they felt the first explosion. David and Joseph signaled to the soldiers with them, to move as quickly as they could to start to clear the level.

Inside the room, Matthew had just as he felt the explosion finally been able to open Lexi's Shackles. Once she was standing, he quickly looked around the room and determined the safest place for both Lexi and the Imam to stand, so he could protect them. He carefully manoeuvred them to that place saying, "Stay here it is the safest spot in the room."

With that he moved to the door of the room and looked outside. The screams he had heard were louder, and he observed some men running in the one direction. He wondered where they were headed, escaping the complex, heading to deal with the rescue team and defend the complex or something else?

As Matthew exited the room, Lexi knew that he was looking to see what was happening. The problem was for her the situation was becoming scarier. This situation was bad enough, but something was happening that not even Matthew felt comfortable with, hence he was moving. She needed him here with her, as he was the only thing that she knew in this situation.

Lexi stood up and moved towards the door, but as she was a couple of paces away, Lexi felt a blast which forced her onto the floor, and sent Matthew running back into the room. As he came in, he pulled, as gently as he could her up onto her feet and said, "Lexi move back there, something is happening, and you need to stay safe."

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