As Jane moved deeper into the forest while following the three waypoints on her HUD tracking the intruders, the terrain became more uneven and difficult. More than a few times, Jane has either her boots or other parts of her body snag or hit rocks, low hanging branches, and other crap in the environment. The trees became even more densely packed, making quick moves harder and harder to perform until Jane could no longer keep up her ridiculous speed through the forest.
The waypoints on Jane’s HUD suggested that she had another two hundred fifty meters of ground to cross before she caught up to the team of fraudulent Prime Swords. The team were on the move and Jane couldn’t afford to let them escape her. She knew that these intruders were stronger than regular tier ones judging from their performance against Dan in his berserk mode. Jane decided there was no point in practicing discretion in her approach.
These intruders would know of her approach. And she will strike terror into their hearts.
Jane grabbed the golden bladeless hilt from inside her long coat and ignited her viper fang sword. The vibrant pink blade formed in front of her until it extended to its full size. The glowing pink blade was a nanotechnological marvel of engineering. Jane smiled at the absurdity of what she was about to do.
The most powerful sword in mankind would now be used as a fancy wood cutter.
She lept through the gap between two trees and broke out into a run. Anything that got in her way would be chopped down to size. Jane cut and slashed blindly while bulldozing her way through the forest as fast as possible. Anything she didn’t hop over or crushed in her way was chopped down, including the trees.
One powerful bound had her soaring through the air and she used her viper fang to chop down any thick branches in her path. She headed toward a dree that was twice as thick as her waist and she simply slashed the tree, her sword passing smoothly through the trunk as if she was cutting air. She backhanded the tree while still in the air and the tree’s top half gradually slid off from the trunk and collapsed.
Jane sped straight ahead and her ears confirmed the loud crash of wood hitting the ground behind her.
Jane continued blitzing her way through the forest for another ten seconds before the waypoints on her HUD closed in. She lept and chopped down a tree branch before her feet hit the ground. Finally, she stood in front of the three intruders disguised as Prime Swords.
She narrowed her eyes at the three and studied their initial reactions. The one in the middle who she presumed to be “Rachel” stood her ground and gazed back at her. The two others by her side took a step back wary of Jane.
“The charade is up,” Jane said coldly. “We found the bodied of those you have slain. I don’t know what you’re goal is here, but I’m freezing you in your tracks. A direct interference with the Alpha Corp’s operations is punishable by death.”
To Jane’s surprise, the intruder in the middle took two steps forward and faced her with such confidence and assurance, confirming what she already knew. The strength levels of these enemies was beyond tier one level.
“You’re certainly as arrogant as ever, Jane Sunheiser,” the Prime Sword said.
“It’s not arrogance. You and your two cronies simply will not survive,” Jane said, pointing her viper fang sword at the intruder.
Jane quickly glanced past the lone Prime Sword and studied her two other conspirators. The other two had regained their composure and were primed to back up whatever actions their ring leader took. She saw both of their legs spread apart and facing directly at her. No one here intended to surrender.
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“There was a time I considered taking at least one of you in alive,” Jane said. “But since you were responsible for the deaths of three young innocent agents, you will receive exactly what you deserve for your crimes against the Alpha Corp.”
“You sure about that?” the imposter pretending to be Rachel Cutter said.
The agent backflipped and regrouped with her teammates with blinding speed, surprising even Jane’s eyes. The other two raised their rifles and Jane’s feet had already moved before their fingers pulled the triggers. As Jane ran through the shrubs and bushed in her way, circling around the trio as they tried following and shooting her, she was admittedly surprised.
These enemies were at least the equivalents to tier two agents, easily in the superhuman category. The fact the stilled tracked Jane’s movements and their tracers weren’t too far behind her was impressive.
It was no wonder Dan struggled so much against this team.
Jane jumped and aimed at a tree. She primed her foot and elbow and bounced off the tree and flew towards the trio, her viper fang ready for bloodshed.
The right-most enemy narrowly ducked his head underneath the sweeping arc of her sword. Before the other intruder could turn around, Jane let out a kick but the intruder stepped forward at the last moment, resulting in Jane’s kick hitting the third enemy that sent her flying and smashing into another tree.
Jane heard the cracking of armor and bone from her attack and knew that intruder was out of the fight.
The intruder who Jane almost beheaded spun around and Jane sidestepped, avoiding the attempted slash to the throat. He drew a handgun from his thigh but Jane was already on him, crossing the eight meter gap between them in just an eye blink. She clenched her fist and lifted her arm, then swung and backhanded the intruder, also sending him crashing into a nearby tree. The intruder hit the tree hard enough the splinter the wood and bury him into the trunk.
Only one more left and she would wrap up this intrusion into the Combat Games.
Before she turned around, her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a purple glow coming down on her shoulder. Jane barely saw the hit as her energy shield were drained to zero from the sudden attack.
Warning: Energy shields depleted. You are vulnerable to damage.
Jane spun around and swung her viper fang in a wide arc. But she hit nothing but air as the last Prime Sword had already backpedaled from her. Jane’s eyes widened in shock as she saw the glowing purple blade of the intruder’s sword, mirroring the pink glow of her own sword.
Were it not for her shields, the enemy’s sword would have passed through her armor like tissue paper and her arm would have been dismembered.
Jane knew of only one battle where she saw that same purple-glowing blade. It was the second out of three viper fang swords in the entire world. She had fought against a powerful Kodak agent named Lola who wielded such a blade.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” Jane seethed. “I never forgot what you did to me, Lola Odyssey. And this fight won’t go as the same way it did during our first encounter.”
She raised her viper fang and pointed the pink blade at her enemy. The intruder who Jane knew to be Lola simply threw her helmet back in laughter.
“You can call me whatever you wish,” the fake Prime Sword said. “But not even you can stop me from obtaining our objective. Not even the great Jane Sunheiser can stop me.”
Jane charged her, aiming for a quick decapitation. She couldn’t afford to drag out this fight against an adversary such as Lola. Not after Jane got humiliated the first time.
But her opponent was fast as well. Lola matched her speed easily and brought her sword up to parry Jane’s sudden attack. Her enemy’s purple viper fang clashed against Jane’s sword and almost knocked her back.
Jane was considered dangerous even amongst other tier threes within the Alpha Corp. Her speed and reaction times made her a fearsome enemy to face.
But Lola had proven in the past to be her equal if not superior. Her parry had made Jane stumble back and her opponent was no longer in front of her.
She felt a hand grab her shoulder and then spin her around. The last thing Jane saw was a purple flash that cleaved through her torso and then a punch to the face that sent a brief spike of blinding pain throughout her body before she saw nothing.