What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 79
I whipped my head to face Fear. "You were shot by a turret, and you didn't bother to fall back for medical attention?"
My friend didn't look at me when he answered. "It was just a scratch. The mission was more important than a bullet wound. Besides, I cauterized it."
My eyes widened even more, if that were possible. "Are you crazy?!" I exclaimed. "You could have tissue damage, or maybe even something more serious!"
"I agree." Pete added in. "I strongly advise that you have that wound checked before we set out again."
Fear didn't argue back, which really worried me.
Normally, he would have refused to be checked out by a doctor, but the fact that he didn't suggested that his wound bothered him more than he had let on. Goddamn it Fear, why did you do this to yourself? I thought worriedly.
Agent Claire coughed uncomfortably. "May I continue?" She asked.
Pete nodded, and I shoved my hands in my pockets to shut me up.
The woman let out a quiet sigh of relief. "As I was saying, the sewers are a no-go. Same with the main entrance. There's just too many Phantom agents patrolling the area for us to have a chance against them. This mission is suicide."
I slammed my hands on the table which caused everyone to jump. "We're going, no matter what. There's got to be another way. I'm not leaving Rachel behind."
Agent Claire narrowed her eyes at me. "Is the life of one person more important than the lives of the rest of the surviving Seeker agents?" She asked. "We can't risk losing more Seeker lives. If we went ahead with this mission, we'd all die. What good would you be to Agent Moore if you were dead?"
A silent agreement passed through the room, which made me feel abandoned.
We came all this way only to just give up? There was absolutely no way I would have allowed that.
I gritted my teeth in frustration as I glared at the woman.
Said person stared back at me evenly, not at all intimidated by my reaction.
I flicked my eyes to Fear and saw that he was looking at me warily.
He relayed the message that if I went out of line, he would put me down.
I glared at Fear for a bit, before I looked down and pushed back from the table abruptly. "All right then." I finally said. "If you're all such cowards that you won't go on this mission, then I'll do it my damn self. I made a promise to Rachel that I'd find her, and I intend on keeping it."
"Now wait just a minute." Pete said. "No one said anything about leaving. We just need to find an alternate pathway inside the building."
"Maybe not you Pete, but Agent Claire certainly seems to not want to participate in this mission. Maybe we should just leave her behind." I said as I narrowed my eyes at the woman.
Fear narrowed his eyes at me in warning while Agent Cian took a step towards me. "You watch your tongue boy because that's my niece you're talking about." He practically growled. "This may be a difficult time for you, but remember that it's a difficult time for all of us. We all lost someone, but you're the only one who has a chance to possibly save a loved one. You should be grateful that we're risking our lives to save your girlfriend." His nostrils flared. "Take this as a warning kid: if you're disrespectful to my niece again, I'll shove my foot so high up your arse that your nose will bleed out shit." He literally spat the words at me.
I just glared at Agent Cian's angry face.
After a few minutes, I looked away, and crossed my arms.
The Irish man's initial anger faded away, and he too looked away, and grunted at Pete's direction. "So what do we do now?" He asked.
Everyone turned their attention to the Head Warrior as he placed a hand under his chin in a thinking position.
He remained in that stance for several minutes before a light bulb went off in his head, and his eyes widened in slight thrill. "We go in through the river. Deep underneath the building's foundation is an underwater entrance that was used for submarines. Due to the bombing of one of the subs six years ago, the entrance has been decommissioned for safety reasons. Today, though, it might work to our favor."
"Excellent idea!" Agent Arrow replied enthusiastically. "The remaining two teams enter Seeker HQ using that entrance, and then they split up once they reach solid ground."
"Great plan, just one flaw: how do we get there?" I asked.
It was Agent Evan's turn to look excited. "We've got some scuba diving equipment in the back. The tanks have enough oxygen to last for five hours. Hopefully, that'll be more than enough for you to swim down and find the entrance. There's only enough for a small team though; the rest will have to go by foot. That could be left to the Distraction team."
Pete gave Agent Evans a look of approval before he looked at all of us. "Indeed." He replied. "Alright then; you've all got your assignments. I suggest you all rest as we will be commencing at night fall. Dismissed!"
Chapter 38: A Traitor among Us
All too soon, the day turned into dusk, and we were preparing for our risky operation.
It was fairly appropriate to call it a suicide mission as we were so few compared to the Phantoms that had so many disposable agents, and had the advantage.
Nevertheless, my fellow Seeker agents and I were prepared for such a burden.
I was inspecting my shotgun when Fear limped his