Grid Attack (Cyber War #2) by Emerson Hawk Page A

but I was close enough that if I could hit the leg of the old guy, I might just be able to wound him enough that one of the other guys could take him down.
     
    I crawled on my belly as fast as I could up onto the edge of the pavement.

    Taking a deep breath, I brought my head up enough and put my arms out in front of me on the ground, taking aim at his calf.
     
    Gently squeezing the trigger, I pulled off three rounds. As if in slow motion, the mans front shin shattered and he went to the ground in a horrid scream.
     
    I waited until he was down on the ground, and leveled my site on him. I didn’t want him to have a chance to shoot me once he figured out who’d shot him.
     
    Where he dropped, I didn’t have a clear shot of his head, but I did have a shot at his huge beer belly. I decided I would go for the most obvious target and pulled 3 more rounds.
     
    All three bullets buried themselves in his belly. Blood began to gush from the bullet holes as the man began to shudder. It only took a minute before he stopped moving.
     
    I wasn’t assuming he was dead until I could check to be sure.
     
    At that point, Evan called out to the last shooter.
     
    “You’re all that’s left alive boy! You wanna live, you put down that gun and come out with hands raised!”
     
    It only took a few seconds for that to click in. A shaky voice called out.
     
    “Okay, don’t shoot! I’m coming out with no weapons.”
     
    I waited in the ditch and the young man raised his hands and stood upright just like Evan said.
     
    Evan came out from behind our truck, walked right up to the man, and shot him square between the eyes.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 14 - Anthony
     
    “Tony, wake up. Com’on man, snap out of it.” Carl said, as he stood over me, popping me slightly on my cheek.
     
    “Dammit Carl, leave him alone!” Kat said as she rushed over to me.
     
    My head hurt like a motherfucker and the last thing I remember was being dragged out of the truck. I couldn’t see a whole lot and my vision was really blurry. I was really dizzy, too.
     
    Carl and Kat lifted me up and leaned my back against the side of the truck. Kat was taking a bandana and holding it against my head.
     
    “Here, hold this on your head babe.” Kat said as I began to get my vision back.
     
    “What happened?” I asked.
     
    Carl and Evan laughed nervously.
     
    “You decided to take a nap in the middle of a gunfight.” Carl joked, trying to release some of the tension we all were dealing with.
     
    I looked up and noticed blood all over the road.
     
    Kat sat down on the road next to me. I could see the worry on her face as I reached out and touched her on the cheek. I could see the tears welling up in her eyes.
     
    “Babe?” I said as she pulled me close and held me so tight I almost couldn’t breathe.
     
    She began to sob into my shoulder as I put my arms around her and held her until she let out all her anxiety.
     
    Whatever had happened, it must have been bad.
     
    “Where are the hoosiers?” I asked.
     
    “Dead!” Evan said, almost with a sense of pride.
     
    “All of them?” I asked, astonished but thankful.
     
    “Yeah, it was crazy. Kat made it easy for us.” Carl said.
     
    Katherine was finally calming down as she pulled away and wiped her face on her sleeve.
     
    “Not exactly, but I helped.” She said, trying to catch her breath.
     
    “Guys, I know we’re glad we are all safe and stuff, but we really should get out of here. Who knows who these guys kin folks are and if they see us here, they will hunt us down, no doubt.” Evan said.
     
    He was right, we needed to get the hell out of here.
     
    I tried to stand but was too wobbly. Carl and Evan helped me get into the passenger side.
     
    “Do you think we should take their truck? Sure would be handy to have a four-wheel drive out here.” Kat asked.
     
    “No,” Evan said. “They see