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While Linc, Eddie, and Raven got out and lowered their night vision goggles, Goine and looked at his watch, then at Juan “Linda estiht e of the eye wall does”
Juan nodded His original time estimate had been too rosy because they had to wait to fly until the eye of Hidalgo was over both the ship and the cavern
“If we lose the coet back,” Juan said, “your orders are to fly back to the Oregon There are plenty of trucks and Humvees in the cavern to provide us alternate transportation”
“I wouldn’t risk it,” Gomez said “You’ll be lucky to find clear roads all the way to a safe shelter Better to fly the friendly skies”
“We fully intend to See you soon”
Juan joined the teah the deep shadows cast by the jungle They hoofed it double time down the road toward the cavern entrance
Juan was ih ale-force winds, none of theh to block the road If they needed to coet back to the chopper quickly, they wouldn’t run into any major obstacles on the way
Fifteen minutes later, they reached the location where they’d seen the truck enter the hillside Juan checked his GPS twice to ht place because the entrance was so well hidden by the foliage covering the gates Even the tire tracks of the truck leading inside were invisible, disguised by artificial turf layered over solid pavement
Careful to ates Without disturbing the cah one of the only spots with a tiny gap left for the guards inside to see out
Two guards lolled on chairs, obviously unconcerned that anyone would be approaching the hideout in this kind of weather in the o was no threat to the so but suited Juan’s purposes
He nodded to Linc, who had MacD’s crossbow at the ready Linc shouldered it and lined it up with another gap so he could aim at the man distracted by his phone Juan drew his suppressed pistol and aiuard
He whispered, “Now” With a barely audible twang, Linc fired the crossbow At the sale round, which sounded no louder than the snap of a rubber band
Both round
Juan waited abells, no shouted commands
He found the hidden handle and twisted it so he could pull open the gate just wide enough for thees made no sound