فصل 58

chapter-58 The Cavalry.

From the center of our fortress, Ostin and McKenna watched the attack unfold around the compound on a panel of screens. If it wasn’t for the occasional sound of explosions rattling the room’s walls, it would have seemed more like a movie than an actual battle.

“They’ve breeched the wall,” Ostin said calmly. “Everyone’s falling back.” McKenna looked at him. “What do we do?”

“In the movies this is when the cavalry rides in.” “It’s not the movies. And we don’t have a cavalry.” The monitors showed guards flooding into the complex by the tens, then hundreds. The prisoners who hadn’t made it behind the chain-link fence were shot down. The grounds were littered with bodies. Jack had already lost a third of his forces.

Ostin looked at the screens for a moment, then over at the central control panel. “Battery power at ninety-seven percent, estimated battery life thirty-six hours. That should be enough.” He examined the panel again, then said, “I have an idea.” He looked at McKenna. “Maybe there is a cavalry.”