Chapter 19
Successfully infiltrated the building, Vayne immediately switched to his sidearm and slowly creep to the corner to check if someone near to them.
Listening carefully to the echoing sound, a drop of water splashing, wind blowing through the windows and holes, faint sound of breathing behind him.
He then peaked at the corner and found no one except for a body lying on the floor with a transparent small screen appeared on top of him as [DEAD].
Relief, he looked at behind him at the two girls hiding behind the wall and signaled them that it was safe. While the girls creeping towards him, he was constructing another plan.
‘It look like we are still haven’t been found out yet, still we had to be cautious, we never know if they haven’t suspected us infiltrating.’ «Vayne»
‘Then whats the plan? I could guess that you already had one.’ «Erica»
‘Yeah, but I can’t call it a plan if you think it is. The three of us would split into two group, you and Eliza would be going through the right side of the building, while I clear the other side of the building.
I recommend using your sidearm for now, if things get tougher then use your VS-02. It’s less consuming and more convenient that way.’ «Vayne»
‘Wouldn’t be more safer if we’re didn’t split up? After all we are out numbered.’ «Eliza»
‘You do had a point, but we’ll be prone of being surrounded after a few minutes. So tactically, splitting up is more safer than being together.’ «Vayne»
Eliza thought about what Vayne had said and already imagine getting surrounded from multiple sides, she couldn’t argue at his instructions.
Seeing Eliza getting depressed at her own suggestion, Vayne tried reassuring Eliza but Erica beat him through it.
‘Don’t worry over it, Eliza… This would also give us some experience for the future match, we relied too much on our teammates instead of relying on ourselves. This would be a great lesson for you and for us.’ «Erica»
She cheered up from listening to her twin and Vayne was also relief now that Eliza had lighten up. He disabled his Camouflage module and the twins did it as well.
They then split up and went to their separate direction, but before Vayne leave the room he had wanted to inspect the “Corpse” first.
Closely inspecting it, he found that the “corpse”‘s holster for his sidearm is empty and the sidearm itself is nowhere to be seen near or next to him, and this begin of his suspicious.
—Why would someone not have any sidearm?
—And where did it went into?
—Did he perhaps lost it from the ambush?
—Gave it to someone?
—Or did someone took it from him when he saw that he was “dead”.
So many questions kept popping out to his head, making him anxious from the empty holster. To stop himself from worrying, he tried ignoring it and just move up cautiously for now.
But even as he is moving room to room, he still couldn’t take his mind off of that gun. It’s like his having a bad filling of what about to happen later on.
As of now, he haven’t encountered any enemy yet and he already pass haft of the left building, but none of his enemy showed up till now.
When pushed open the door and about to pass through it, he immediately backed away to the wall and the door was immediately barraged by bullet from the enemy.
He couldn’t judged how many the enemy on the other side of the room, but when they began reloading he counted four clicks after finishing reloading.
“As expected, they already knew about us.” «Vayne»
He muttered to himself, he tried contacting the twins but no one had answered from the other side. Looks like his on his own, and he also think of it as well.
He calmed down for a bit and looked towards the window as he was thinking, he saw some cracks and holes that he could us to climbed up.
A crazy idea suddenly came to him at that moment, it was very crazy to perform it on this condition but because it was crazy that he is willing to try it.
* + * + * + *
On the main area, the screen shows two video feeds of a firefight that had began. Crowds is really heated up from just watching the two groups fight.
The first video showed that the twins had took out three of the five enemy with just their sidearm, while the other video feed show Vayne’s good intuition saved him.
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The audience from the start sees this match how one sided it would be and see how the challenged group would suffer a bitter defeat, but now it was gone and whats on their minds is how would the challenged group win the match with them being outnumbered and outgunned.
“Ohh… It looked like sir Colard had a sharp intuition to stop himself from getting killed! But because they split up, he is now outnumbered!
On the the other side, the twins haven’t had any problems up till now. But their enemies seems to be starting to push closer to them. Would they get corned at this point? What are your thoughts about what happening, Instructors?” «Commentator»
“Well, my expectations towards they didn’t change at all. Splitting up really is a good plan after all, this prevents them from being corned for the time being.
If one side took all the heat, he could stall some time till the other side had push towards him. But it seems that the twins were the one stalling some time.” «Inst. Fujiwara»
“What do you—What is this!! The amount of craziness is now reaching to the top!” «Commentator»
The video feed of the twin’s firefight had changed to a different feed where Vayne is climb up to the roof using the the holes and cracks as a support, then he moved towards room below where his enemy are waiting.
Tying a rope to the railings, he climbed back down with his upper body is at below like a lizard climbing down. Peaking from the window, he saw three enemy hiding behind the wall while the fourth person is creeping towards the room where he used to be.
He took his main weapon from his waist and immediately shoot at the three enemy hiding, the fourth person heard a thud sound from behind but didn’t get the chance to see it.
He confirm that there were no more enemy hiding and rotated himself then went back in, switching back to his sidearm.
Seeing it all happening made the crowd even more rowdy than before, Helen couldn’t even believe that he was able to take out four people easily.
Instructor Fujiwara couldn’t also believe how fast he took them out, but he already expected that he could do it easily after watching over him for sometime now.
* + * + * + *
As Vayne moved towards the last room, he felt something strange and peaked through the small open space of the door just to see that he was being expect by his enemy.
Better yet, he was being welcomed by them. He received the messaged and casually walked inside, they didn’t shoot but he still felt a gun pointed at him.
He stop after a few step from the door and the leader of this group walked through from behind the crowds. He felt that this person is grinning at him right now.
“I congratulate you for surviving this long and cornering us, but it seems that this little game of cat and mouse has to end.” «Alexander»
As if on cue, his vice-leader walked out from the other room along with two guns that he recognized. The VS-02, also known as the “Spitter Gun”, and threw it in front of him.
“To commend you for getting this far, how about a duel between you and our “Princess”. So how about it, interested?” «Alexander»
Vayne didn’t said anything nor bother glancing at the weapon in front of him, he just continue his stance and expression as the same as he walked in.
“I’ll take that as a “YES” then… The rules are the following.
You are only allowed to use either your sidearm and your MKnife, using your main gun aren’t allowed.
Losing your weapons for 30 seconds would declare that person as defeated, surrendering is also allowed.
The match would take place in the roof, I would be the judge of the match. If you manage to defeat our vice-leader in the match, then Vhecule Alliance would surrender ourselves. Any question?” «Alexander»
Vayne understood the rule of the match, but what’s on his mind is why do this? Hesitant for a bit, he went and ask him.
“….. Just one, why a duel?” «Vayne»
“That? Well, “Princess” were the one who insisted this.” «Alexander»
Receiving his answer, they went to the roof where he took a stance and readied himself for the duel. A duel between the two aces of the two groups.
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