Episode 22 : Scrutinize

Zawaq got down from the military truck. Captain Zahir and three Arab soldiers accompanied Zawaq. Zawaq inspected the bodies of the nearby Israhell soldiers.

"They have many headshots. This is not something normal. The invincible Israhell soldiers cannot be injured with regular bullets," said Zawaq.

"As ordinary soldiers, we are actually at a loss on how to face the Israhell soldiers," said Captain Zahir.

"Captain Zahir, I understand. I can't save everyone myself. I am also thinking of ways to face the Israhell soldiers without the Arab soldiers depending entirely on me." explained Zawaq.

"The time will surely come for us to be able to fight them," said Captain Zahir.

"The base commander ordered me to stay at the main base to protect them," said Zawaq.

"True, but the base commander also told me that the main base will be moved," replied Captain Zahir.

"Oh. It's not surprising since the main base has become a target for the Israhell soldiers," said Zawaq.

Captain Zahir looked at Zawaq who was deep in thought with his hands in his pockets. Zawaq took out his hands and then pushed Captain Zahir with all his might. Captain Zahir quickly drew a pistol and shot Zawaq in the forehead three times.The three bullets shattered as soon as they hit Zawaq's forehead. The bullets fragmented into pieces. Zahir's eyes widened.One of Zawaq's arms exploded and was severed at the elbow. Zawaq screamed in pain. His right hand fell to the ground.

"Run, Zahir!!!" shouted Zawaq to Captain Zahir.Captain Zahir quickly stood up and ran. Zawaq sprinted towards Captain Zahir and pushed him harder. Captain Zahir flew into a nearby building, crashing through one of the windows.

Zawaq was hit hard from behind by gunfire. He was thrown forward, rolling over. Zawaq quickly got up and sprinted towards his severed right hand, dodging powerful shots that destroyed the ground. Zawaq sprinted into the building where Captain Zahir was.

"Zawaq?! Your hand is severed!" shouted Zahir to Zawaq.

"No problem!" replied Zawaq, tearing off his white shirt and tying his severed arm.

"I can heal," replied a sweating Zawaq.

"My soldiers!" exclaimed Zahir, looking out the window.

Three Arab soldiers rushed towards him and were blown to pieces by a destructive shot.

"No," said Zahir, shocked to see his three soldiers turned into chunks of flesh by the explosion.

"Israhell soldiers," said Zawaq.

"We are being followed?" asked Captain Zahir.

"It seems so," replied Zawaq.

"What about you? Your right hand is severed? Can it be reattached?" asked Captain Zahir to Zawaq.

"It's okay. I can now heal faster than before," said Zawaq, removing the bandage from his arm.

It was clear that the flesh on Zawaq's severed arm was reconnecting at a fast pace. His right hand immediately healed as it was before.

"Impossible," said Captain Zahir.

"Now you need to hide and escape," said Zawaq to Captain Zahir.

"If I can, I want to help," said Captain Zahir.

"No need, thank you. I will handle everything from now," said Zawaq.

Captain Zahir took several smoke bombs hanging from his waist.

"I will run as soon as I use the smoke bombs," said Captain Zahir, pulling all the pins and throwing them out in front and behind the building.

Two smoke bombs were thrown out in front and behind the building. The smoke obscured the area and the enemy's vision.

"I will go out the back," said Captain Zahir, nodding to Zawaq.

"Don't. I have another suggestion," said Zawaq.

Explosions occurred in front and behind the building. The powerful explosion shattered the smoke bombs, revealing the area previously obscured by smoke bombs.

Captain Zahir was shocked to see the situation. If he had exited through one of the fronts or buildings earlier, his body would have been shattered.

"Follow me," Zawaq said to Captain Zahir.

Zawaq kicked and punched, creating holes in the walls. He brought down the walls of each building he stormed through. Captain Zahir followed Zawaq from behind.At the end of the building, Zawaq broke through the wall. Bricks fell from the building's ruins. Zawaq's entire body was covered in cement dust.

"You're safe here. You can run now, Captain Zahir, while I take over distracting the enemies." Zawaq said to Captain Zahir.

"Thank you very much, Zawaq." Captain Zahir said, then ran as fast as he could away from the area.

Zawaq ran out of the building in the opposite direction, dodging several enemy shots that destroyed the surroundings and created large craters.

Zawaq jumped as high as he could into the air, landing on the wall of one of the buildings. He ran on the wall while looking for the enemies targeting him.

A building where Zawaq was exploded and collapsed. Large blocks of cement from the building flew, but Zawaq ran swiftly on the walls of the aligned buildings.

Zawaq jumped far, moving to another building. He ran quickly in a zigzag motion, avoiding enemy fire. Zawaq jumped high into the air, then dived towards the enemy, kicking them.

His kick had no effect on the enemy, so Zawaq kicked the enemy again to propel himself into the air, then landed on one of the rooftops of a tall building where the enemy was also present.

The enemy was fully armored with numerous black iron plates. There were two cannons on his shoulders and two more on each of his arms.

"Did Israhell send you here to hunt me?" Zawaq asked the armored enemy.

"No need to hunt you. We can conquer the world without killing you," replied the man whose face was also armored.

"You tried to shoot the soldier next to me earlier. Why? Why not prioritize me?" Zawaq asked.

"No answer for you. You're not worthy of a response from me," replied the heavily armored man.

"I'll get the answer out of your mouth until it breaks!" Zawaq declared, then jumped towards the enemy.

The armored enemy dodged Zawaq's kick. Zawaq kicked the enemy after landing in front of him. The enemy punched Zawaq's abdomen, causing it to explode.

Zawaq was thrown far from the enemy, falling off the building's roof. His quick reaction allowed his left hand to grab the building's ledge. Zawaq launched himself into the air with one hand, then landed, hammering the enemy's head from above with his heel.

Zawaq landed in front of the enemy. The enemy punched Zawaq's chest. Zawaq dodged another punch from the enemy and then punched the enemy repeatedly. The enemy did not budge or get hurt at all.

"As I expected, you're weak!" the enemy shouted, then shot Zawaq with the cannons on his arms.

Zawaq was thrown far after receiving the enemy's devastating shots. He knelt on the ground, controlling his breathing. Now Zawaq was only in his pants. His shirt was torn and burned by the fire.

"If you think you're special, forget it. Israhell is creating soldiers far superior even without your help," the enemy said to Zawaq.Zawaq rose again and attacked the enemy with dozens of punches and kicks.

"Boring. Get lost!" The enemy punched Zawaq's face with full force.

Zawaq fell, rolling on the ground. He did not give up and got back up.

"Squad! Kill him. I'm going to cause chaos elsewhere." the enemy commanded, and eighteen soldiers emerged from hiding.

Each of them also had twin cannons on their arms, except they did not have two cannons on their shoulders.

Zawaq looked around. The enemy, the leader of the minions, jumped off the building where Zawaq was and landed on the ground with both feet. The ground cracked, forming a crater under the weight of the heavily armored enemy.

The eighteen minions fired at Zawaq with their arm cannons simultaneously. Zawaq screamed in pain, bending down to protect himself from the painful shots. Each enemy aimed and shot at Zawaq together.

Continuous explosions on the building caused it to collapse. Zawaq fell with the building's ruins. He was crushed by many rubble pieces.

The eighteen minions jumped into the air, aligning with the collapsing building below. Zawaq lifted and pushed the rubble off him. He looked up at the sky.

Dozens of Israhell soldiers aimed at him from the sky with their arm cannons. Zawaq was showered with cannon fire. The enemies did not stop shooting Zawaq. The ten-story building instantly collapsed, turning into a desolate field.

The enemies landed around the building's ruins, still aiming at Zawaq, even though he was not visible beneath the rubble.

One large piece of debris flew, hitting three Israhell soldiers. Zawaq jumped into the air, then landed towards two Israhell soldiers, smashing them with a large chunk of the building ruins. The chunk broke into many pieces after hitting the two Israhell soldiers.

Zawaq sprinted, dodging the enemy's fire. He lunged at one enemy, punching non-stop. The Israhell soldier stepped back several times under the impact of Zawaq's powerful punches.

The enemy deflected both of Zawaq's arms. The enemy punched Zawaq's face and shot it. Zawaq was thrown far back, landing face-down on the ground. Zawaq spat blood and coughed. He got up from the ground, then knelt.

The enemies surrounded Zawaq, each aiming at him. Zawaq was shot simultaneously without stopping. Zawaq screamed in pain as he stood up, then knelt on the ground again, taking the shots.