Gunfire rattled off the walls of the crumbling Urzikstan compound,smoke and dust choking the air.“We’re pinned!“Farah shouted into the comms,“Makarov’s numbers are insane!“Ghost’s chest burned from adrenaline,bullets whizzing past.“Bloody fucking hell!“he cursed,diving behind a collapsed wall.“I counted fifty plus,and more coming!“Gaz barked,“We need extraction now!”“Not happening!“Graves growled,“Keep pushing or we die here!“Soap ducked behind a vehicle,magazine empty,“They’re flanking left!Someone cover me!“Price yelled,shoulder smoking from recoil,“Goddammit this is a meat grinder!“Farah’s voice was sharp,“All units,hold positions!Do not break formation!“Ghost’s vision flicked across the courtyard,“They’re closing in from every angle!“He shoved a body off him and rolled.“I’ve got contacts in the second floor!Moving!”
A single crack of a bullet echoed,and twenty-eight hostiles slumped at once.Ghost froze,eyes wide.“What the fuck?Did you see that?“Soap’s jaw dropped,“That’s…no way…that bullet…“Gaz muttered,“That’s not human…that’s a fucking demon!“Farah’s voice was taut,“Hold your fire!Do not engage whoever that is!“Graves cursed under his breath,“All-American units,stay the fuck back!Do you see what I see?!“Price’s tone was deadpan but frantic,“Holy shit…they’re monsters…two of them…top-tier…don’t get in their way!”
From above,Revenant dropped silently,landing in the middle of a firefight.His fists tore through two attackers,body slamming another against a wall,teeth bared like a predator.“Jesus Christ…“Ghost whispered,“Who are these people?“Farah barked,“Stay off their path!Do not interfere unless necessary!“Graves’ voice was sharp,“They operate alone!We’ve seen this before…never fails!”
A blur of black and white hair appeared next to him,Nightmare perched atop a corpse,licking a lollipop as the world burned around her.Ghost’s stomach dropped.“That…is impossible…“Gaz muttered,“She’s…she’s calm…on a fucking dead man!“Soap hissed,“We are so outclassed it’s unreal!“Farah slammed her palm on a crate,“Do not engage her!Do not make eye contact!Keep your focus on Makarov!”
Bullets pinged off metal,grenades turned the courtyard into hell.Ghost dove behind another wall,“How the hell do you even survive this?!“Price’s voice cut through the chaos,“Stay sharp!Covering fire!If we live through this,I’m drinking whiskey till I die!”
Comms crackled,“Laswell here,retain your positions,reinforcements en route but hold until cleared!“Shepherd’s voice overrode,“Do what you must to survive.Do not risk civilians!“Farah gritted her teeth,“We’re at breaking point!Someone get a line on Makarov!“Graves growled,“Impossible…he’s exploiting every choke point…we’re about to be wiped!”
Revenant’s movements were silent but deadly,nightmare’s ricochet bullet had already cleared half the compound.Ghost’s hands shook,“I’ve never seen anything like that…she’s…she’s not human…“Soap yelled,“Someone tell me we get backup now!“Farah’s tone was ice,“Eyes on the siblings!Do not interfere!If they fall,so do we!”
Another hail of bullets tore past,for a moment,Ghost thought they were done for.But Revenant leapt forward,tearing through hostiles like a hurricane.Nightmare dropped down last,landing on another hostile,twirling a lollipop in her mouth as chaos spiraled around her.“Holy shit…they’re…they’re gods of war…“Gaz muttered,voice trembling.“Keep moving!Keep moving!We die here if we hesitate!”
The courtyard was silent for a heartbeat,then erupted into screams and gunfire again,but Ghost’s eyes never left her.