"Дон Пендлтон. The Libya Connection ("Палач" #48) " - читать интересную книгу автора Fahima and Bushir froze in their tracks. It was too late for any of
them to backtrack now. Three men came around the corner. They were heavyset black men in African military uniforms. Bolan could not identify their political origin in the instant that eyeball recognition was made on both sides. The three Africans toted AK-47s by slung shoulder straps. The troopers had evidently been headed toward the room where the father and daughter had been held. There was purpose in their marching stride. When they saw Bolan and the others, the three of them registered identical surprise. They fell away from each other and fought to sling their weapons around in a race for survival. The movements provoked grunts, a curse. The pistol in Bolan's fist chugged a death cough. Hot millimeters of parabellum lead lanced through space. The soldier on Bolan's left caught a round that smashed his head sharply backward against the wall, splashing the wall with bloody brains. The dead cock slid down the wall into a heap, the AK spilling useless alongside him. Of the other two soldiers, the one directly before Bolan was the immediate threat. The trooper's big hands guided his rifle into a smooth underhand arc, pulling aim on Bolan. The Browning had already spat. Twice this time. Two head shots. The soldier never completed target acquisition. He was kicked instead into Infinity in a backward halo of exploding head. around and at the lone remaining soldier. This last soldier had a firm grip on his AK. He too was bringing it around with commendable speed toward Bolan. The soldier's movement was halted by a whirling short-bladed knife that whistled through the air to Bolan's right. It embedded itself to the hilt in the soldier's throat. The man gagged frantically, released the rifle, started to grab his ravaged throat. Blood bubbled from the mouth. The knees buckled. The corpse collapsed to the floor. "Allah wa-akbar!" intoned old Bushir. A ubiquitous Muslim phrase that Bolan recognized. God is great. Yeah. Bolan understood that. Fahima's father had pulled the military knife from the equipment belt of the dead sentry who had been the first to die. Mack Bolan need not have purchased his. Bolan flashed an appreciative smile. The old man returned it. The Executioner led the two Libyans along the hallway toward a doorway leading outside. The killing here had only just begun 10 The nightfighter palmed a fresh clip into the Browning. He unscrewed the low-watt bulb near the door. The hallway bisected the stone building. |
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