"Theretheyare!Theyareonthendingontheroof!"Mr．Kaffeecursedandsaid，
"Somesonofabitchmusthaveletthecatoutofthebag!Whocoulditbe?"
Hecouldneverinhiswildestdreamhaveknownthattheculpritwasaminuteman,whowashidinginhissofa．Therewasnotimeforidlespecution．Inafsh，headjustedhispnofaandmadehisdecision．Puttingdownhispipe,hepickeduphis44caliberMagnumandcoollycheckedtoseeifitwasfullyloaded．StevenandAllenbothtookuptheirAK47automatidpreparedfora．
"Thetimeforfrontationhase．It’seitherthemorus.Theymustbeterminated!"saidMr.Kaffeeandhurriedout．Stevenstoppedforasedtofixthebayoohisonwithaingsmile．Hewasofasadisticdisposition,takingpleasureininfligthemostpainandthoughtasimplebulletwastoomildawaytokill．ThenhefollowedhisbossandAllenontotheroof．BeforethepuzzleofFatewassolved，everyonerushedonblindly．Itwasjustaswellthatthesethreewereignorantofwhatwasinstoreforthem;forhadtheyknownthattheywererushingtotheirowhs,theywouldhavesloweddownabit．Afterall,lifereciousandworthholdingonto．
Abrandnewluxurie-sizedhelicopterstoodreadyforaonthending，glossyinshimmeringsplendoruhelimelight．Dimitriandhisfriendswerejustpreparingtoboardit，whensuddenlyadoorohersideoftheroofflungopenandrowsuponrowsofbulletsflewatthemastheautomaticonsopenedfire．Dimitri’shearttractedasheexcimedtohimselfindismay，
"Ohoote!"Helookedswiftlyaround，sawmaintenanceshedandissuedabriefand，"Dudrunfortheshed!"Theyimmediatelyobeyed．Mr．Kaffeerogressing,slowlyandcautiouslyashewasn’tsureifanyofthegroupwasarmed．Onside,RichardturoJamazandsaid，
"Timetodoyourstuff,Jamaz．youbreakthatlimelight?"Jamazsilentlytookupalongironrodandthrewit,justashewouldthroearatapreyinthewildsofAfrica．Thelightbrokeintosplintersandtheroofwasenvelopedintotaldarkness．
"Goodjob!"excimedRichard,pattinghimontheback．Thenturningtotheothers，hesaidsolemnly，"Ofthefiveofus,itishardtosaywho,ifany，wouldlivethroughthis，butwemustdoourbest．JamazandIwillgoinoppositediresasdecoystodistracttheirattention，whileyou，Dimitri，takecareofthetwogirlsandmakeuseofeveryopportunitytthemtosafety.”Dimitrinodded,forwhenlifeahwereatstake,therewaserpn．Inafsh，Richardranlithelytowardsthewatertowerontheright,whileJamazscootedtowardstheelevatoro．Thereatterofshots,Richard’stragicdthensilence．Hehadfallenaneasyprey,asAlleandshothimcoollyandcasuallyasahunterwouldtargetalowerlevenimaloingground．MeanwhileJamazandStevenwereengagedinhandtohandbat．Thebarehanded,onlessJamazwasnomatchforthefullyarmored，experieeranarmysergeant．Thistime，JamazwasnotupagainstthemindlessbeastsofthewildshewasusedtohuntingonthegrassndsofAfrica，butawilyarmybayocharger．Soonhisbodywasstabbedandwoundedinnumerouspdfellinapoolofblood．Allthishappenedsoquicklythatitwasoverbeforetheyk．Mr．Kaffee’sgunremainedpoiDimitri,givinghimnocetodashatfreedomwiththetwogirls．Fromtheerofhereyes,YokoandMaracouldseethetwobutchers,AllenandSteven,ebacktowardsthemagain．Tremblinginfrightandaheythrewtheirarmsaroundeachotherinadesperateembrace,preparedtodie．Backedintoaer，DimitrisuddenlythoughtofMedusa’spartingwords．HeraisedhisheadtotheskyandcriedoutMedusa’snameloudlythreetimes．
Amiraclehappened!Anenormousbckbirdsuddenlyappearedfromoutoftheblueandswoopedd，
"Don’tworry，mymaster，I’mhere!"HerfivesharpironcwsclutchedSteven’sheadsotightlyinhermightygripthattheyweredeeplyimbeddedinhisscalpandhescreamedinagony．Allenatoncewhippedouthisgunpreparedtoshoot．MedusaflewoutintospadletgoofSteven’sunsciousbody,whichfluttereddowntheheightstondinacrashonthepavementbelow．Turningback，shegatheredspeedaraightatAllen，imperviousoftheshotshefiredather．Herpowerfulwingsknockedhimagainstthewall，whichcrackedopenhisskull．Theimpetusofthatcollisiondidnotweaken,butwentontohurlhisbodyovertheedgeoftheroofanddowntheheightsafterhisfriend．DimitriwatchedasMedusadisposedofhisoppossoeasilyandthoughtinanguish，
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