"Nick Pollotta - Bureau 13 - Judgment-Night" - читать интересную книгу автора (Pollotta Nick)

Rolling down a window, Richard gestured with his staff and
a low stone wall appeared directly in front of the truck. A split
second later, the tanker smashed through the barrier as if it
was paper mache.
тАЬLooks bad,тАЭ Raul said grimly, his wand glowing with
power.
тАЬIts worse!тАЭ Jessica added, staring to our left.
On the other side of the expressway, another tanker
marked тАЬLiquid HydrogenтАЭ was proceeding down that ramp. A
dozen plans flipped through my mind, each critically flawed
by the fact we could not move the van an inch. Only one
thing left to do.
тАЬAbandon ship!тАЭ I yelled and kicked open the door. There
was only a slim chance for escape, but we had to try. I hit the
ground running and slammed directly into a green wall.
Turning about, I saw that the van was now surround by a
shimmering green ball of force that encased us completely. I
had seen its like before, but never on this grand a scale.
Damn thing must be thirty feet in diameter! Tingling with an
adrenaline rush, I hesitantly climbed back inside. We
exchanged nervous glances. What was happening outside the


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by Nick Pollotta


sphere around us was impossible to say. This spell blocked all
vision, noise, vibrations, everything short of a nuclear bomb.
Think they have one? Jessica sent nervously.
I shrugged. With the Scion, it was anybody's guess.
On the couch in the back, the two wizards were holding
their wands in clenched hands, eyes closed, muscles
tightened and sweat pouring off their bodies. I could almost
feel the ethereal vibrations in the air.
тАЬHow long can they hold the shield?тАЭ I whispered, fearful
of breaking their concentration. This was not an easy spell to
conjure, I knew that from past experience.
тАЬUncertain,тАЭ Donaher said softly, mopping their brows with
a soft cloth. тАЬThey are both pretty fresh, but this shield is
huge. Biggest I've ever seen.тАЭ
As we waited in green silence, faint age lines began to
appear around the eyes of Raul, and Richard's hair began to
gray at the temples. Minutes passed and we started to fear
for their lives, when the wizards broke apart gasping for
breath. They limply slumped to the floor, wands still tight in
their grips. As Donaher and Jessica moved in with oxygen
masks, I went to a window bursting with the desire to know
what the hell had happened.