20 Minutes Later

2110 CDT

July 1, 2075

The Undead Forest

Billy Cooper's Point of View

“Now listen here, lady!” Ruby shouts in anger at Angela. “Don’t think I can’t beat your ass, just because you know martial arts!”

“Silence, carrot top,” Angela responds. “For your information, my exquisite fighting techniques include a mixture of Karate, Krav Maga, and Tae Kwon Do.”

“I Tae Kwon don’t give a fuck, so why don’t you and the other shitheads ca-rawl away before Luke knocks your heads off your entire stinking bodies!” Ruby fires back in frustration.

You’re going to get us in trouble, Ruby! I still can’t believe that we allowed ourselves to get kidnapped. The last thing I saw before they blindfolded us was the undead forest, so we must be at least a few hundred meters high off the ground. This Angela gal is smart. She must’ve chosen this location to lure Luke out into an area that gave her a better battle advantage. Not only do the Death Angels have more cover, but they’ll be able to attack him from several locations at once. Luke barely defeated them the first time and is still resting, so I don’t know what he’s going to do. Maybe Sonya can do somethin’, but she’s just one person, and Angela seemed to be leagues above her in terms of fightin’ skills. Maybe the others can do somethin’?!

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“Your tongue is quite sharp, heathen,” Angela says in a sinister tone as she grabs Ruby’s tongue.

“Agh! thy thung!” Ruby cries out.

“But I have a theory that my katana is even sharper. Keep talking, and I might just have to put this theory of mine to the test,” she says in a cold tone.

Oh no.

“What the hell is that?!” Angela asks in anger.

OBAE must’ve fallen out of your pocket, Ruby!

“If I told you it was makeup, would you believe me?” Ruby asks in a serious tone.

“Why is it glowing?” Angela asks in a curious tone. “No, don’t tell me. It must be treasure.”

“Angela, to be honest, neither yours truly, nor Hercules are the ones you should be worried about,” Ruby calmly warns. “My boy, Billy, here is an uncontrollable beast.”

“Oh? Is this true, Billy?” Angela asks in too interested of a tone.

“No!” I say.

“He’s just being humble!” Ruby chuckles. “He defeated not one, not two, but three Behemoths with his bare fucking hands!”

“No, I didn’t,” I say.

“Damn it, Billy!” Ruby yells out in disbelief. “Can’t you see that I am trying to intimidate the enemy?”

“Gag them,” Angela orders.

“Gag your breath!” Ruby screams out.

*

1.6 Kilometers Away

Rachel Cooper’s Point of View

One Angela Blackwood, and eight Death Angels. Anna and the captain are hidin’, awaitin’ the signal. No wind and I’ve hidden in an obscure position. Everythin’ is to my advantage, but… gulp. Can I really do this? I have the latest equipment, a semi-automatic sniper rifle equipped with a high-powered night-vision scope, armor piercin’ rounds, and an extended magazine, but the problem ain’t the weapon. I’m so nervous! I-I can’t do this! I’ve never been so scared before. Rachel, they’re relyin’ on you! The New World is a battlefield, remember? You can do this, but if I do, then I’ll be a murderer. But she’ll kill Ruby and Billy if I don’t do it! No no no no no. What do I do?!

“From our twelve!” A Death Angel screams out above a sudden eruption of automatic gunfire.

The signal!