Adopted Soldier

When Carlo heard what Specter said he was now really confused. He wasn't sure if Specter was lying or if Oliver was the one lying. Both seem to believe what they say was true.

Well at the moment it didn't matter what he thought, and also they had a time limit before Reghinald's soldiers would show up. Carlo proceeded to signal Dan and the others on what to do.

"Sorry Specter I want to talk more, but we have a schedule to keep." Carlo aimed his gun at Specter and shot him in the chest. Specter who was hit dead center wasn't even fazed. The black suit he was wearing was as Carlo thought bulletproof. Still, Carlo continued to shoot at the same spot.

Specter who got shot finally moved his body. He dashed at Carlo but when he did so, he noticed that Michel was now carrying Reghinald and was running away. Specter out of nowhere now held a throwing knife and threw it at Michel.

The knife was intercepted by a sword blocking its path. Seeing this Specter out of nowhere summoned more knives to throw. The more he threw he somehow got faster. Ryu who was blocking the knives wasn't able to keep up and let some through, fortunately, Dan was able to catch the ones that got past him.

When Specter was about to summon more knives to throw, he suddenly ducked. Carlo's whip sword sliced through the air. Specter then rolled on the ground as Carlo kept on shooting him. He then pushed himself upward only to be greeted by a fist, from Dan.

Before the fist was able to make contact with Specter, another object came in between the two of them and it was a shield. Same as the knives, Specter was able to summon a shield this time. Carlo had no time to question how he did this, as they continued their attack.

They attacked Specter while slowly retreating towards the extraction point. It was an amazing spectacle the three of them were S ranked mercs and they were even considered as one of the strongest in Berdonia, but this one guy was able to keep up with them.

At some point, Dan even got into his RELEASE state, while Ryu finally used the hidden sword in his back. Though Carlo was already a handicapped person he was still able to fight somehow well enough to beat A rank mercs. Yet even with them taking this seriously, they weren't able to bring Specter down.

Instead, it felt like Specter was the one on the verge of beating them down. They couldn't do much because of the black shield and armor. Even Dan who could pummel tanks with his fist wasn't able to penetrate through Specter's shield.

Ryu on the other hand who was able to bypass the shield wasn't able to cut deep enough to get through the armor. Though Specter had a few scratches here and there it wasn't able to slow him down. The scary part was the longer they fought the faster Specter seem to become.

This stalemate continued on until Carlo and his group arrived at the extraction point. The extraction point was a runway, and a cargo jet was there waiting for them. Michel and Reghinald were already inside.

Seeing as they were already far enough, and Carlo needed to distract Specter long enough to escape. He took out the wireless button for the mini-explosives they set all throughout the enemy base. Carlo then signaled Dan and Ryu, after which he pressed the button and a loud explosion was heard over the horizon. Since they were still pretty near the enemy base, they could feel the ground shaking.

This sudden explosion distracted Specter for a second or two, which was enough time for Carlo and his group to run towards the cargo jet. Dan picked up Carlo and run towards the cargo jet while carrying him.

When Michel saw that Carlo and his group were now a bit far away from Specter, she started to provide cover fire, for their escape. She couldn't do this awhile ago since the fight was fought in such high speeds that it was possible she might accidentally hit her allies. If it was Kyle who was here, he would've been able to provide appropriate cover fire. Yet Michel did the best she could given the situation.

Specter who was being bombarded by bullets was trying his hardest to follow Carlo. He now regretted holding back, because he wanted to ask more about the James Bourne, Carlo knew about. If he had decided to kill them from the start this wouldn't be happening.

Though the three of them were formidable fighters, their weapons weren't able to get through his defense. If he actually aimed for their vitals, Carlo would've been dead, while Ryu would have been gravely injured. The only problem would've been Dan, the body of that man was actually as hard as Specter's own defensive equipment. He wasn't even sure if Dan was human.

Specter could see that Carlo and his group were able to board the cargo jet, and were about to take off. Specter was helpless as he just watched the cargo jet flying away.

Specter saw the cargo jet slowly fading in the distance. He had failed a mission, it has been a long time since a Shadow Mercenary failed a mission. The last time was when James Bourne, the youngest of the group failed a mission and died in the process.

Specter took out his phone and called someone. "Mission failed."

When the person from the other side of the phone heard what Specter said, he was a bit surprised.

"Was Carlo Samarita and his group really that good?"

"Yes... But more than that, Carlo claims that James Bourne is alive, and is friends with his son." When the person on the other side of the phone heard this, he went silent. The shame of the Shadow Mercenaries was still alive... Only he the leader knew of the real reason James Bourne died. While the others only heard how James died, he was actually there when it happened.

"Did Carlo say anything about Phil and Margie?"

"No, why?" Specter was surprised that their leader would mention, Phil and Margie those traitors. This made Specter realize that there must be something more going on, about the death of James.

"Nothing... For now, return to HQ, we will have a proper discussion when you get back."

"Roger that." After saying this Specter hanged up.

"James... Are you really alive? If so, then why didn't you come back? Is there really something going on within the organization?" Specter had a lot of questions, and he knew the leader wouldn't answer them. It was obvious he was hiding something, there was also a possibility that the leader would order for his termination.

'If I go back, nothing might happen, but there is also a chance that I'll get killed... I already read up on Carlo, during the mission briefing so I'm sure he lives in Cromer city. If his son is truly friends with James, that would mean James is also in Cromer city. I guess I should head there for now.'

With a new goal in mind Specter headed towards Cromer City.. Unaware of the situation, Alex and his group were about to face a crisis.