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According to the Intel, this is the right place.

But how to look around with that small piece of information? Almost everyone is dead and half of the building has been taken over by the enemy.

"It could be somewhere. Just relax and think," he said to himself. He scrolls the screen carefully, glancing for the right keywords from the menu. Currently, he's on the third floor, in the archive room.

After hearing about the attack, he can't help but leave behind everything and come back home. When he arrived, he was shocked.

The Black Wolf building was destroyed and the enemy now taking over the military. He has no choice but to retreat from the camp and signalling his team to gather at the most remote spot in Cosmos City, The Hill of Forgotten Soul.

The spot is holding its name in glory. It is forgotten by the citizen because, rumor has it that the spot is haunted.

But, in reality, it's just a mere de lulu made by a secret operation team called The Black Knight. They use the spot as their safe house for decades. That is why they made up the story.

But, this time the enemy is not like other enemies. They did their research carefully, till they knew the reality about the spot. When The Black Knight team arrived, they had been attacked. The only person who was saved from the attack is him. He manages to get a small piece of information for his dying comrade.

"XX.."

Well, it is a small piece of evidence!

Now, it seems like he has a mission impossible to do.

***

"XX... What the hell is XX?" he scrolls down the screen again. There is too much XX thing in the archive. His head spins for a while.

How can he put the pieces together? He tries to recall any information that he might miss during the meeting.

According to the leader, the invasion might be related to some mystery that took place a long time ago, even before he was born. There was a spaceship, more like a troop of aliens attacking Cosmos City.

There is a legend about a hidden object that attracts the enemy. The reason behind this is still unknown, of course, because of the secretive policy made by the government. But the attack was severe, it cost lots of life of Cosmos City residents as well as the neighboring region too.

And, all the information is still unknown until now.

He suddenly remembers how he accidentally hacked the government server when he was in middle school. Something about an elite team called 'Guardian', pops up on his screen.

Rumors said, this group helps Cosmos City win the war with the alien. They were such a cool and powerful team with lots of ability and full-skill armies, something that makes him impressed.

They became his inspiration to join the Black Knight.

He quickly types the word into the archive bank. There are a few files related to his search. One of the files attracts him. It says 'Classified'. He immediately clicks the file. Fifty files pop up on the screen. He types XX. There were two files left.

"Guess this might be the one.." he held his breath as he pokes his flash drive and downloads these files. It took quite a long time to download due to the computer's condition. He can only pray that it will end up soon.

Beams of light suddenly appear from the outside of the archive. It is a huge room, but still, he can't take any risks. They may find him in a matter of a time. The enemy has the super-tracking ability, especially in this high technology room, filled with lots of satellite connections. They couldn't miss any. It's like their mind had been sewn along with the connection wave.

He glances to his right. 90% left. He couldn't wait till it reaches 100%

93%.. 94%..95%..

He slowly grabs his gun from his waist. His right hand slowly moves towards the flash drive.

99%.. 100%.. Download finish.

He unplugs the drive. At the same time, his eyes are blinded by the light.

Oh, crap!

***

Smokes fill the atmosphere. Justin coughs so hard due to the smoke and unpleasant smells around him. He opens his eyes slowly.

I'm alive!

He tries to unbuckle himself from the seat. Within a second his face slams on the ground. He grunts hard. He stands up slowly while checking himself. Not only did he survive, but he also didn't even have any injury at all.

Thank God!

He held a big sigh. He then glances at the building next to him.

Somehow he knew where he is.

"Data House?" he is talking to himself. He checks around him.

There is no one, but there's a Humvee parked just below the building.

Suddenly, he saw a quint jet flying on his head. He quickly runs into the Data House so he can take cover.

At least from now.

Far beyond his imagination, the enemy just took over the Data House.

He's falling into danger.

***

He held his breath. He almost throws up. Now he realizes that he is too old. He runs like an old man. But, at least he did try.

There is no sign of enemy left. He slowly walks down the stairs to the second level. He huffs so hard. How he wi6sh he listens to his brother about putting on a diet! Now, he lose a great amount of stamina.

His legs still dancing down the stairs. He needs to get out from there as soon as possible. It's getting dark and the enemy is everywhere. He forgets about his infrared goggle. So, his eyesight will probably be limited.

Same goes for the enemy. But, he notices that they have a gun with an infrared feature. He saw it before. His brother's best friend shows him the gun a few years ago. He can still remember the gun based on the design.

Who would forget that hideous design?

He can still remember how he complains about the design and ends up bickering with that person.

Now, he regrets it every second!

"Hope you guys will be safe, no matter where you are," he whispers under his breath.

He manages to reach level two. Only one level left.

"Fuck!!" suddenly the staircase door flew towards him. Luckily, he manages to dodge it. Arm fire shoots everywhere. He squeezes himself to the side.

After a while, it stops. Slowly, he pokes out his head. A man with a firearm runs away from the enemy. He tries to return fire but it is hard to fight alone.

He grabs the man to his side and drags him across the aisle of the room on the second floor. The fire started to blast again. They run like maniacs, saving their own life when he finally saw a room on his left side.

The door creaks open so he pulls the man into the room and shut the door immediately. He pulls him down and puts his finger at his lips as a signal to keep quiet.

That Bambi's eyes stared at him quietly. They wait until they are sure the enemy just passes over them.

"Who are you? How did you end up here?" the young man looks at him. He immediately recognizes the dog tag necklace that the man wore.

He's a Black Knight.

"I'm Lt. Justin Finn. My Pegasus crash and landed here. I thought this building is safe,"

"Believe me, even your house isn't safe anymore now.." he whispers slowly, in case if the enemy hears them.

"I know. I saw it blew up to the sky myself.." there's a sad feeling in his voice. He choked a bit.

"I'm Yoon, Agent Yoon. I'm from..."

"Black Knight, I know. Saw your dog tag," Justin points to his round dog tag with an Armour symbol. He smiles while standing up slowly and walking around the room.

"Are you new?"

"Yes, I just became a handler two years ago,"

"You look super young. I guess you must be the youngest handler,"

"I was 19 when I joined Pegasus,"

"Oh, I was 21 when I joined Black Knight," says Yoon. Justin feels amazed when he hears it.

"You must be the youngest Black Knight. I thought you must take a lot of exams and training before joining the team," says Justin.

"Yep, I joined the Black Wolf when I was 17. It took me almost four years to complete the training," says Yoon.

In conversation, his eyes keep wandering around, looking for an escape path. He puts his ear onto every wall that he can find.

"Looks like we are stuck here," Justin says.

"Kid, are you fast?"

"The fastest in my squad.."

"How many seconds did you need to finish 100 meters dash?"

"I can't remember my record, but it is less than 10 seconds," Yoon suddenly feels small. He can't even finish the dash within that time. He only manages to get 15 seconds for a 100-meter dash.

"Have you ever tried with some weight?"

"Yeah, I'm running while holding my friend. It took me 20-30 seconds if I'm not mistaken,"

"What are you? A bionic man?" he asks with his crooked eyebrow.

"I am just a human..." Justin replies. His eyes are so innocent.

"So, listen to me carefully. We need to get out from here to some other place. I saw a window at the staircase just now. We gonna jump out from the window and run towards my Humvee. But, how we gonna do that?" he asked.

Justin makes his calculation. From the room to the staircase, it is only 40 meters long. That means, he can speed up and arrive at the window in less than 10 seconds.

"I can attract them. I can run from here towards the other side of the wing and turn back. It might take somehow 15 seconds so you can escape from here. How's that?" he shares his idea with Yoon.

"Are you sure? It's risky!"

"Better take the risk than die here doing nothing.." he grabs his gun from his waist. He clicks it twice. It changes into silence mode so it won't make any sounds that will attract the rest of the enemy who currently roaming around the building.

"I saw lots of CCTV cameras just now. I guess the reason why we can't escape is that they monitoring us," says Justin.

"Let me handle that. Just focus on your task," says Yoon. He took out a small piece of equipment from the side pocket of his military cargo. It looks like a gun, but it is too small like a lady's gun.

"Let see what we can do.." he gives a nod to Justin.