Adopted Soldier

Though he had a hard time accepting it, Hektor had not time to dwell on that matter . All he needed to know was that Alexander Samarita was the victor .

When Hektor thought of that, he immediately adjusted his understanding of Alex, this kid in front of him was a true blue monster . The chances of him winning against someone who killed Richter was close to zero, even against an exhausted Alex the chances were slim, coupled with the fact that he could team up with Oliver and the others, this made winning practically impossible .

After quickly assessing his chances, Hektor quickly distanced himself from Alex . Unable to follow up his attack on Hektor, since he was too exhausted Alex could only watch Hektor as he escaped from his sight . The other members who saw Alex wanted to go near him and ask a bunch of questions, but they couldn’t since they were in the middle of a fight, and Kei was shouting at them through the earpieces .

"Everyone, now that Alex is here, the enemy is sure to become desperate! This is no time to let our guards down! I noticed the look of panic in his eyes the moment he spotted Alex . He might not wait for the timer to finish anymore, and immediately launch the missiles . We must not let him do that! Everyone attack him don’t give him any chance to flip that switch!"

When they heard Kei’s orders the group concentrated even more on assaulting Hektor, not even giving him time to breathe . While the others were pressuring Hektor, Kei slowly approached Alex and passed him an extra earpiece that he got from Emily .

"Alex, there’s not much time to explain, so I’ll just keep it simple . That guy over there is an enemy, and we can’t allow that guy to flip that switch . " Alex put down Richter’s body and responded to Kei .

"Roger that . " Once he said that Alex even though he was exhausted leaped into battle . With Alex in the mix, Hektor could no longer attack and concentrated wholly on defense, as he now needed to be wary of not only Rachel’s strikes but Alex’s as well .

With the addition of Alex in the group, Hektor was having even more difficulty pulling out the switch to launch the missiles . Hektor even with his skill and superior defensive ability couldn’t hold on against the onslaught of perfectly coordinated attacks .

Alex with sword and gun at hand made precise strikes that would force Hektor to show an opening . Once an opening was made Rachel without any hesitation would attack with the intent to kill in one strike . Niel using his wires would stop Hektor from making a crucial move by entangling his hand or leg at a crucial moment . Then there was Sayaka who suddenly pops out of nowhere, striking Hektor in different parts of his body . The attacks were basically the same as cat scratches, though they were worthless, they still hurt . The nanomachines might heal his wounds, but Hektor was still getting hurt as he received the damage .

There was also Oliver who kept on blocking Hektor’s path as he tries to retreat . Then there were Evangeline and Emily who were providing perfect supporting shots . Every time one member makes a mistake and shows an opening for Hektor to exploit, the two of them would provide cover fire .

Yet the most irritating of the bunch was Kei, who never attacked, but gave detailed instructions on what to do . He might not be able to keep up with the speed of the battle, and it took everything in his power to be able to perceive the high-speed battle, but even with that handicap Kei was still able to feel the flow of the battle, and with the information he had from the things he observed from the way Hektor talked and moved, Kei had a pretty good grasp on what Hektor would do next .

This made fighting these teenagers extremely hard for Hektor, as just one misstep from him would spell his doom . As he continued to defend Hektor was watching Alex very closely . Though at the moment Alex was the greatest threat to him, he was also the best chance Hektor had to slip through the torrent of attacks . Since right now Alex was exhausted, his breathing was heavy and Hektor only needed to outlast him to escape . Well, that’s what he thought, but someone else was the first to crack .

Rachel who was moving while using RELEASE could no longer keep up . She collapsed like a puppet that had its strings cut . When Hektor saw that, he was happily surprised, as he used that moment to move towards Rachel .

Alex who saw Hektor dashing towards Rachel dashed forward and stood in front of Rachel ready to block whatever attack Hektor had in store . Yet that was a feint as Hektor didn’t attack and instead took some distance while pulling out the switch to the missile launch button .

As he was about to flip the switch, he felt something slice through his wrist . Hektor then saw that Sayaka was there right behind him . His right hand that was holding onto the switch fell, as the switch was falling down Hektor kicked Sayaka away and tried to catch his detached right hand .

As Hektor was about to reach his right hand, somebody shot at it pushing it away . Evangeline who had a sniper rifle only fired once at the hand and didn’t do it again, since she was scared she would miss and accidentally hit the switch and break it .

Hektor grew truly irritated as he continued to try and reach his right hand . Yet that moment he was about to snatch it, a bunch of wires enveloped his falling right hand and pulled it . Oliver then jumped upward blocking Hektor’s path towards his hand .

"I have no time for this farce!" Hektor with his left hand did a backfist strike in midair, in which Oliver countered with his sword . Hektor’s remaining left hand was sliced off . Still, Hektor didn’t give up as he headbutted Oliver and then stomped on Oliver’s belly while they were falling .

As the two were nearing the ground, Niel using his wires entangled Oliver’s hand and pulled him away from Hektor . Now that he had the switch and safely rescued Oliver, Niel flipped the switch that should stop the timer .

Once he flipped it, the countdown for the missile launch stopped . Seeing that they succeeded in stopping the missile launch, the members of the Mercenary Club sighed in relief . They then proceeded to surround the now wounded Hektor .

"How’s that, your plan failed . " Oliver who was pointing his gun at Hektor’s head spoke to his uncle with clear hatred . Yet even surrounded and his plan thwarted Hektor smiled and chuckled .

"What’s so funny?!" Oliver shouted as he wanted to immediately shoot Hektor’s head .

"It’s funny that you guys think you won . " After saying that the timer of the missile launch started the countdown again .