Chapter 1022
“I just didn’t want you in danger p>
Mira said.
“Who are you looking down on?
We’re all Mavarian citizens. If you can come here and risk your life to help, why can’t we p>
Harvey was visibly annoyed.
Natalie chimed in, “Everyone risked everything to save me. Why shouldn’t I do my part to help p>
“Alright, alright, noble and passionate, as expected!
Since you want to help so badly, go assist with settling the hostages. We’re short- handed out here p>
Mira led them to the room where the hostages were being temporarily held.
“There are people from all over the world. Mira, are we saving the foreigners too p>
“We’re saving whoever we cross paths with. If another country’s special forces were here, I’d like to think they’d save our people in passing, too p>
“Mira? Are you Mira Mercer p>
Just as Mira was turning to leave, another voice called out from the group of “patients p>
As that voice broke the silence, dozens of other gazes suddenly snapped toward her.
“Are you here to rescue us p>
Someone in the crowd asked.
“Yes, I’m here to save you.
Just stay calm and sit tight. I have to go secure the rest of our people p>
Hearing those words, a vibrant spark of hope finally returned to many of their eyes.
Mira couldn’t afford to waste another second, so she hurried off.
The real challenge was up next: storming the basement.
By this time, Master Ellis and his team were wrapping up their skirmish. There were no fatalities on their side, but two men were severely injured.
Mira used her specially formulated trauma medicine to treat them on the spot, then had them escorted back to the hotel where the military medics were waiting.
After catching their breath, they prepared to head to the darkest core of the hospital: The Underground Organ Lab.
According to intel from Master Ellis’s informant, practically every doctor working on the underground level today was strapped with a time bomb.
“In a situation like this, the only
option is a headshot. And it has tet
be perfectly synchronized one shot, one kill-so they don’t have a millisecond to hit the detonator.
But pulling that off? It’s nearly impossible. If even one slips through our net, we all go up in smoke p>
York Vance said, his brow furrowed.
“There’s another way. We just don’t go down there. We rig the ceiling and blow the entire lower level to hell p>
Callum Young suggested.
“But there are still a ton of hostages down there. The informant said they’re using
the captives as human shields at the basement entrance.
And a large portion of them are our Mavarian citizens.
The whole reason we came to the Balkan Underworld was to bring our people home p>
Owen Lance reminded them.
“Then we only have one option left. We use our heavy-duty sedatives to knock them out before they even realize what’s happening p>
Mira said.
Master Ellis nodded. “That’s our safest bet. I’m just worried we might run out of the compound.
The hospital’s basement is massive p>
“We’re running a bit low on the pure sedative, but we can mix in some fast-acting neuro-inhibitors. Asdòng as it knocks them unconscious instantly, if work
Master Ellis pondered for a moment. “Alright, that’s the play for today. But once we get back to the hotel, we need to find a way to restock p>
He let out a helpless sigh.
When they traveled to the Balkan Underworld, eighty percent of his and Mira’s luggage had been packed with finished pharmaceuticals, yet it still wasn’t enough. Master Ellis turned back to York and Callum. “Lieutenant Vance, the few of us will mix the chemicals. You need to resupply your tactical gear immediately p>
The previous firefights had drained their resources. They needed to restock their ammunition and explosives.
Master Ellis and Mira quickly got to work mixing the formulas while Owen assisted.
Because many of the high-end
ingredients were packaged separately, they had to be mixed right before use and couldn’t
together for too long without degrading.
The underground area was vast. They would need several industrial sprayers going simultaneously, which would consume a massive amount of the mixture.