Chapter 1824: Slater’s dilemma
BANG!
For a second, time stopped until another round was heard in the small room. Those guarding the path started shooting the men in uniform. And by men in uniform just like them, that included Slater.
"Shit!" Slater, quick to react, slid away the second the first shot was heard. In the next second, more gunshots rang out, so he took shelter behind a counter.
He flinched as some bullets managed to hit his cover. He didn’t fire back.
’Damn!’ he hissed, waiting until the gunshots finished. But they didn’t. In under a minute, all the bullets were coming directly at him. Fortunately, this counter was thick enough to protect him; otherwise, his body would’ve been riddled.
’What are they—why are they only firing here?!’ he panicked, sensing there was only one left. Him.
Since the men guarding the path had shot Nathalie’s men, Slater was quick to assume these guys were probably on their side. Just like him, they were blending in. However, with the ongoing battle somewhere in the mansion, he assumed they were also making their move.
The only question was, whose group were they from?
Mint’s? Hugo’s? Zoren’s? Penny’s?
As the men kept shooting in his direction, taking him as the last remaining soldier of Nathalie, Slater panicked. He could hear footsteps despite the deafening gunshots.
"It’s me!" he shouted. "Stop shooting, it’s me!"
But his voice barely reached them. Clenching his teeth, he grabbed his rifle and pointed it at the ceiling.