Page 116 (1/2)

The designatedthe van behind one of the trucks and walking nonchalantly toward the building He placed a cigarette between his lips, si in his pocket for a pack ofup elimpse of the smoker just outside the back entrance

He slid a large knife out of his other pocket, gripping it behind his back as he headed in the kid’s direction Approaching hilish

The kid was happy to oblige, pulling out a cheap disposable lighter In one sht, reached behind his victied the knife in his back Before the kid could react, the killer slapped a hand over his ony

The struggle was over quickly The young guy dropped to the ground, dead

Without so lance, the killer bent down and ripped the key fob holding the victiues to join him

The leader and one other tea, while the driver remained at the wheel, ready to take off the instant the job was done

The three Black Eagles dragged the lifeless body into the building Shutting the door with a loud clang, they rushed upstairs to the main command center where a technician was huddled over a bank of monitors

The guy spun around, expecting to see his buddy back froreeted by the business end of an MP5K

“Where’s John?” the terrified technician sta around frantically for his smoker chum

“Dead,” the leader replied callish word—“unexpectedly Now I ask you question Tell me administrative password”

The technician hesitated The leader veered sharply to the left, aiun at a nearby chair He blew its back to bits in a hail of gunfire, transfor the e a fully loaded one, he turned back to the technician and un so close to his face that thebarrel and the hot, acrid sunpowder

“Password!” the leader shouted

The technician needed no further convincing

“‘Mortal Ko with fear as he spelled the password “The M and the K are capitals The rest of the letters are small It’s all one word: ‘MortalKombat’—no spaces”

The leader s for the technician to unfire The second gunman forced the technician’s hands behind his back and secured the his car keys