Chapter 2: Met the main objective

"Hand me the keycard."

"S-Si-n-ahh!" d***g nito ng barilin muli ni Uno sa hita.

"The keycard."

"Uno, may isang dambuhalang buwaya ang paparating sayo."

Babala ni Greg. Pagkatapos ay tinuluyan niyang tapusin ang buhay ng lalaking nasa harap niya. At sa paglingon niya, nakita niya ang isang maskuladong tao na naglalakad papalapit sa kaniya. Ilang sandali pa ay nasa harap na niya ito. Ang hawak nitong baril ay ibinaba habang ang mga mata ay hindi inaalis sa kaniya. He immediately understood the meaning of this. The man wanted to challenge him to a manual fight—instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to inform Lev about their attack here.

Kung inaakala ng isang ito ay matitinag siya dito dahil sa laki ng pangangatawan kumpara sa skinny body niya, ay nagkakamali ito. He did not hesitate to move close to this big man after he threw the gun he was holding on the floor. Agad siyang sinalubong nito nang malakas na suntok ngunit mabilis niyang inilagan. Naging sunod-sunod ang pag-atake nito sa kaniya ng mga suntok, sipa subalit hindi hinayaan ang anuman dito na tumama sa kaniya. He did that until this man ran out of strength. Umuklo ang katawan nito sa harap niya at ang mga kamay ay nakahawak sa magkabilaang tuhod matapos makaramdam ng matinding pagod.

Uno took this chance to attack the guy. He swiftly stomped his left foot over to the man's knees and struck him on the chin with his right knee; at the same time, he raised his right elbow and dropped it hard on this guy's head, which was the cause of his death. Kinapkapan niya ito sa bulsa matapos bumagsak sa baba. Hinahanap niya ang keycard ng penthouse ngunit wala siyang nakapa kahit doon sa dalawa. Kinuha niya ang itinapon niyang baril at pumunta sa tapat ng pintuan. He had no choice but to press the ringing video doorbell and quickly hide on the other side. The door opened. He swiftly showed up, aiming his gun at the head of this person, who was now whimpering and trembling in shock and fear.

It was her, Via Petrov.

Her eyes landed on the three dead people lying on the cold floor, bathing in their own blood, wondering why she had not heard any noises from outside. Her feet slowly stepped backward, attempting to escape and run from the man she could not recognize because his cap covered his face. But before she could move into her stance, Uno fired his gun at the floor close to her feet, leaving her stunned from where she was.

"Stand by."

Uno pointed his gun at the girl again, especially in the middle of her head. Her face quickly turned pale and filled with fear, starting to sweat.

"W-Who. . . A-Are. . . You?"

The girl's voice shook with terror, but Uno stayed silent as his eyes travelled down her body from head to toe, making the girl feel an uncomfortable sensation that horrified her entire body. She was five-three inches tall, dressed in a grey Filipiniana semi-formal dress below the knee, with a pair of skin-tone high heels on her feet. Napansin kaagad ng binata ang pagkahawig ng mukha nito sa sariling ama, dahil lahing Russian ang itsura nitong dalaga.

"Move, and walk over to me."

Uno motioned to her with his gun. Gustohin man nitong lumapit sa kaniya ay hindi nito magawa. Bakas sa itsura nito ang doble-dobleng takot at kilabot ang nararamdaman sa sarili, dahilan kaya hindi magawang gumalaw sa kinaroroonan. Uno fired a gun at her side to make her move closer to him. And she was just like a thunderstorm that reluctantly complied with his command. He grabbed her arm and hauled her out of the penthouse, making her stand with her back to him. His gun, still aimed at her head, touched her hair and made her shudder in her knees.

"The intrusion detection system, Greg. After the people leave the building and us, prepare to launch the missile, Rick," Uno ordered them.

Tumunog ang malakas na alarm sa buong building. Lahat ng mga tao dito ay agad na-alarma at lumabas mula sa bawat kuwarto ng gusali. Via could not understand what was going on here. She wanted to throw some questions at the man behind her, but she could not even open her mouth to speak because she was too scared of him.

Uno ordered this woman to walk and leave here along her, but Greg spoke from the other line to stop him. Sinabi nito sa kaniya na may limang armadong mga lalaki sa loob ng elebeytor ang papunta sa kanilang palapag. Hindi siya kumibo. Hinila niya ang dalaga palapit sa tabi niya. Alam niyang mga tao ito ni Lev, kaya hinintay ang pagdating ng mga ito. At makalipas ang ilang minuto, dumating ang lima at ang mga hawak na baril ay agad na itinutok sa direksyon niya.

"Ibaba mo ang baril mo, kung ayaw mong mamatay!" sambit ng isa sa mga ito.

Uno remained silent while looking at these pipitsuging tao ni Lev. He kept a close eye on every one of these men and felt they were ready to open fire on him at any moment. He slowly raised his hand, holding the gun to the right side, and dropped it without averting his eyes from these people. Their attention was focused on it as if they were waiting for the gun to fall to the floor. He then took advantage of this opportunity to make a move. Itinulak niya ng malakas ang dalagang nakatayo sa tabi niya, sa lugar na tiyak niyang hindi tamaan ng bala mula sa lima.

The next thing he did, he threw himself on the floor and quickly picked up the gun he dropped. He simultaneously shot the men in every part of their bodies. His movements were so fast that none of these people had a chance to fight until they died and fell to the floor. Afterward, he turned his head to the woman lying on the floor with her hands covering both sides of her ears, shivering from what she had witnessed; she was sobbing silently. He stood up and took a step toward the girl. He held her arm and yanked her up in front of him. Her body was quivering even more than before. But he did not care. He shoved her to the front and ordered her to take the elevator out of the building.

Marami pa rin ang mga taong nagkakagulo sa lobby ng marating nila ito at nakasabay pa nilang lumabas mula sa malaking building. Hinanap ng binata ang dalawang guwardiyang nakabantay dito kanina, pero hindi mahagilap ng kaniyang mga mata. Kaya, nagpatuloy silang naglakad hanggang makarating sa sasakyan na ipinarada niya sa tapat ng gusali.

"Get in," he commanded the woman.

Via hesitated at first to obey, but she soon realized there was no point in resisting because even if she tried to disobey and fight him, she was pretty sure her strength would be useless against him. Her hand was still shaking as she opened the passenger-seat door of the car and climbed inside.

Uno closed it. He went to the driver's seat and got in. He locked all the doors to ensure that she could not find a way to escape from him.

"Now, Rick," atas ni Uno at nagmaneho palayo sa lugar.

"Teka, Thelo, si Greg? Baka matustado kung hindi pa nakakaalis," wika ni Rick.

"G*go! Papunta na ako sa napag-usapang tagpuan," sagot nito.

"Ang bilis mo naman! Nagteleport ka ba?"

"Hindi ako pagong na kagaya mo."

Rick let out a deep sigh that both Uno and Greg heard from the line. Within seconds, a loud explosion occurred in the area. Galing iyon sa pagmamay-aring building ni Lev, na tiyak ay wasak na matapos ang pagsabog.

Habang nagmamaneho ng mabilis si Uno, narinig ang tunog ng bombero at sasakyan ng mga pulis na sumasalungat sa kaniyang daan. Hindi niya ito pinansin. Alam naman niya kung saan patungo ang mga 'yon. Kaya, itinuon niya ang atensyon sa pagpapatagbo ng kotse papunta sa napag-usapan na tagpuan nila ng kaniyang mga kasama.

Mabilis narating ng binata ang lugar at nasilayan ang kaniyang private jet. Muli niyang kinaladkad ang dalaga palabas ng sasakyan at dinala pasakay sa loob ng jet. Narito na rin sina Rick at Greg. Bago nila nilisan ang lugar na ito, tinadtad ni Uno ng bala ang ginamit nilang kotse na kulay itim at sumabog. Pagkatapos niyon ay inutusan ang kaniyang piloto na paliparin ang jet sa himpapawid at bumalik sa kanilang orihinal na bansa.