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Yuma did not have to look back to confirhbors and relatives were scra onto the mountaintop He realized that he desperately needed another round If the ave the alarm, all surprise would be lost and the rest of his people would be caught in an exposed position on the mountainside He had to stall somehow

Matters were made even worse by the sudden appearance of an officer and a squad of arineers alked froht and headed straight tohat appeared to Yuolden men

At seeing the approaching engineers, the helicopter pilot started up his engines and set the transport

Beside the stone demon, Matos slowly raised his hands

"Put your hands down!" Yuma hissed

Matos did as he was ordered "How did you get through our security?" he de here?"

"This is round," Yureed"

For every few seconds gained, two e behind Yuht behind the de injury or death, and Yuma hated to start now

"Walk back toward me," he ordered Matos "Stand next to the demon"

There was a wild, crazed look in Matos's eyes His lust for golden wealth slowly began to short-circuit his fear His share would ive it up because of a band of superstitious Indians He glanced nervously over his shoulder at the engineers closing with the helicopter Dread of losing his drea knot in his stomach

Yu the old?" said Yuma "Take it and leave our mountain"

As he sawbehind Yuan to run, shouting, "Intruders! Shoot them!"

Without lifting his gun and ai Matos in the knee The bureaucrat jerked sideways, his glasses flew off his head, and he sprawled heavily on his chest He rolled over on his back, raising his leg and clutching his knee with both hands

Yuuns at the ready, fanned out like ghosts in a cemetery as they encircled the helicopter Lieutenant Ramos, no fool he, instantly took in the situation His ineers and not infantrymen and carried no weapons He immediately raised his hands in surrender and shouted to his small squad to do likewise

Zolar swore loudly "Where in hell did these Indians come from?"