Chapter 114

"My queen, if Night Coon exposes the Undertaking, then everything you have worked for, everything you've built, will have been for nothing." Ruth said to Kayla as they stood in the Iset Hidden Stronghold under Rowan's mansion.

"Which is why you are going to ensure that he cannot. It's a shame, I was very fond of Microsoft X's little toys being useless, but I cannot risk him trying to expose everything I have built again." Kayla said as another minion of the Iset Corporation approached him. "What is it?" Kayla asked.

"We've just received word that the Alienware Crystals are ready. The ship will soon be on its way here now." the minor member said.

"Redirect them to the proper locations. We're setting off the Undertaking immediately. Take one squad to the backup device's location in North San Juan. I'll have Rowan meet another squad at the primary location in Alaska and I'll get there to support him later on." Kayla said.

"Yes, my queen." the minion said as he walked away. "Go. You have your orders." Kayla said to Ruth. "And you my queen, what about you?" Ruth asked.

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"The Night Coon most likely already knows, and he will come to try and stop my plans somewhere. And when he does, I will have enough men to silence him and kill him." Kayla said and Ruth nodded as she walked away.

Night Coon was hiding behind trees getting closer and closer to the ships. Night Coon crouched into a bush and started to use his goggles to analyze how many people he might need to deal with tonight. Isaac knows by now Helena and the others must be almost finished with their missions by now. Isaac and his team were the last to be sent out. So, Isaac must end this mission as swiftly as possible.

"A woodland critter like me will finish this boss", said Isaac grinning under his mask.

Like a well-oiled machine, hands clasp down upon John's arms and legs as David slaps the rag down upon John's mouth. John's body tenses as his eyes widen in shock but he does not inhale the scent because of his mask. Minions of Kayla snuck up on Night Coon, so the plan seemed to work. Kayla was worried enough to send high level fighters to protect her goods.

John twists at an odd angle, causing one of the men holding his arm to lose his grasp. With his one arm free, John reaches up, grabs David's wrist, and snaps it. As David stumbles backwards with a cry, the others pounce upon John who produces the short sword from beneath his, driving it into the arm of one man's neck and then slashes his ankle. Night Coon arched his back, and wrapped his legs around another man's neck, tensing until the man passes out.

The remaining three horrified are at a loss; far removed from their element. David and a gunman run for the door as a third steps back, removes his silenced pistol from a holster, and blindly fires. The bullets etch up along the trees and into the bushes. As John rolls behind a tree, he activates his Tier 1 skills. [Bow and Arrow and Quick Paws].

Night Coon shot a arrow quickly from behind a tree that hit the gunman's right leg. The arrow started to shock him while this minion was screaming. He sinks to the ground. Night Coon shots another arrow again at the fleeing gunman in the open woods where he was going. The man fell and was starting to be shocked by the arrow in his back. 

David, running back to the ship out of the woods rips off his mask as he slides to a stop when he sees something fall from a tree in front of him. David lifted his hands up, just as Night Coon emerges from the tree, holding his bow and arrow at David. He walks towards David, the weapon steady.

"Please… Don't kill me", said David with fear in his voice.

Night Coon places the Bow and Arrow to the back of David's head. Night Coon is terribly unsettling when he's quiet. He produces a small map and points at the loading dock they are at.

'Do you know where Herschel is", asked Night Coon calmly.

"No", said David.

"Do you know where Kayla's hidden base is", asked Night Coon.

"N-no", said David.

Night Coon sighed in annoyance "Do you know anythin' worth knowin'?

Tears roll down David's cheeks as he wracks his brain, thinking.

"Just because I'm good at using this bow and sword'... doesn't mean I like to use them all that much… Tell me something".

"The ship is carrying Data Chips", shouted David worried.

"What. You mean Alienware?", asked Night Coon confused.

"No, the Alienware ship left early after Kayla knew Rowan was taken in by Microsoft X's other squad. So, Kayla sent the ship early to a location this morning with Commander Ruth", said David.

"Shit. It seems my allies moved faster in their mission than I thought", said Night Coon annoyed.

"You can still catch her. She won't make Alaska tell the morning. If you take a plane you could get to her in an hour", said David scared hoping this information would save his life.

"I see. Thank you. That will do", said Night Coon.

"Really", said David happy.

"Yup", said Night Coon who swung the sword, knocking David out with the butt of the weapon.

Reinhorn and Barricade both walked out the dark of the woods. 

"Well,", asked Barricade.

"What do we do now", asked Reinhorn looking at Night Coon.

Night Coon walked up to Reinhorn and put his hand on his friend's arm. "I need you to use one of your strength stacks buddy", asked Night Coon.

"Really", said Reinhorn with excitement.

"Yup, this might scare Barricade. But can you jump to a ship on the ocean while carrying me and her", asked Night Coon.

"What! Are you crazy", said Barricade shocked.

"Yes, I am", said Night Coon already being picked up by Reinhorn.

Reinhorn then started to pick up Barricade. "Wait, I'm not ready".

"Sorry Barricade, but mission calls", shouted Reinhorn running as fast as he could intel, he put huge amount of strength into his legs. "Tier 1 ability activate. [Monster Horn Strength]. 

Reinhorn jumped as far as he could the direction Night Coon was directing him to go with his goggles.