<b>Chapter </b><b>159 </b>


    Conrad POV


    I woke that morning and went straight to the TV. Nightstalker sent a text overnight about the AI video she made. The morning show is on, and the presenter is talking about a video that went viral overnight.


    “What would you do if you were in the right ce at the right time but not ready. Two girls found themselves in this predicament when they discovered Billionaire Conrad Strongheart taking some well–earned R’N’R by going camping. In the video that went viral overnight, two girls came across his campsite but after realising they hadn’t showered or brushed their hair in two days, decided to run away“.


    They then y the AI video and show an apparent video of me shirtless in the forest. When I look directly at the camera after hearing a noise, the footage changes to the forest floor with noises of girls giggling and running away in the background. Perfect.


    We spend the rest of the day training. Aalto had never used a gun before, but stated he would be better as a shield anyway, as he could use water to slow and redirect bullets.


    We all try to sleep a bit more during the day, but my adrenaline is already running. I should have her


    in my arms in mere hours now.


    At 11pm, we all pile into the van. We do another loop of the city on the freeway to make sure they haven’t moved her, and thepass is still pointing directly at that building.


    We find a road that is outside the chainmail fence and park the van. We know once we have her, we


    will have to escape pretty fast, as we don’t know what condition she will be in.


    We kill the lights as soon as we enter the road and stop facing the fastest exit. It’s 00:47. The tension


    in the van is tense as we all stare at this modern, white, sleek building. As soon as we have checked


    thems, we contact Nightstalker.


    “Let us know as soon as the automatic alert system is off so we can set off the sprinklers. If you get the camera feed, it’s a bonus but not needed“.


    “On it, Boss. I have disabled the fence so you can get through now. Should only be 5 minutes before everything goes haywire and they run to the lobby“.


    We get out of the van with bolt cutters and make easy work of the fence. It would normally be electrified at night, but it will be just another system crash tonight. The only reason I don’t care


    about the camera is that I want them to know I won. That I was the one who took her back. That I


    outsmarted them.


    Wey down on the crest of the hill and watched the building. Through the ss windows on the bottom floor, we could see the security guard at the desk watching the cameras. It wasn’t long before we could see the confusion on his face. He started clicking on the keyboard and then radioed for


    someone.


    The elevator door opened, and two more guards came out and looked at theputer. We needed to act before they called anyone externally.


    “Shall we go say hi?“.


    We go down the hill in a set formation. Liam and I are at the front with weapons drawn, and Aalto and Eli behind us. Both weapons are in their own right.


    I fire a round to shatter the ss at the front and instantly duck so Aalto can throw in the sh grenade and Eli can set fire to the furniture for the waiting guest in the lobby.


    All men scream and are thrown to the floor. They scrabble to get their holster weapons, but we take them all out with military precision before they have a chance.


    Liam barks, “Which way?“.


    I check thepass and it’s pointing to the centre of the building. “Straight“.


    The sprinkers have all finallye on, and the lights have switched over to emergency lighting. The hallways start to flood, and we can hear the sound of sshing footstepsing towards us.


    “TAKE COVER“.


    We all run to the side, but Aalto stays put.


    The door burst open, and the enemy instantly opened fire. He forms a wall of water three feet wide instantly. It absorbed every bullet as if frozen by the water itself.


    They stop firing confusing. Aalto just smiles at them. “Mine turn“.


    He unleashes on them. A force of water so strong it hurls them into the wall as if the tidal wave itself were seeking vengeance. The swirling water dulls the sound of skulls cracking, but the way the water turns red and the body starts to move freely within. They have all been killed.


    We all just stand there stunned before our mind is taken back to the mission.


    We move through the hallway with Aalto at the front, keeping the shield up but opening gaps for us to fire through. Wee to a/section in the hallway where they starting from every direction.


    Aalto is struggling to keep up and yells at Eli.


    “BOIL THE WATER“.


    Eli doesn’t question the order and does as requested. The steam that rises is intense, but Aalto sends intense waves down each hallway. We can hear the skin sizzling over the screaming as they retreat down the hallway.


    “Always wondered if that would work“.


    I look at him, shocked. “You didn’t know that would work“.


    I snap back. “Well, none of us have been in a situation like this before, so I haven’t exactly tested the theory. Keep moving. Humans or backup will likely be here soon“.


    We find the door we are after. It’s a massive, heavy door with a biometric interface lock. FUCK.


    I order Liam to call Nightstalker, who is on standby, and plug an anti–encryption device into the lock.


    “You better work damn fast, Nightstalker, as we’re sitting ducks here“.


    “Gonna need more than a few seconds“.


    We all stand silent and on alert for three minutes before we hear the click and the door starts to


    open.


    We all pile into the room, and I scent them instantly.


    Wolves.


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