Blinded by his own arrogance, Raul was so convinced that he had shaken Alex with that nuclear demonstration that he took the bait without hesitation.Alex knew he couldn’t offend Raul while he still had connections in the dark places, but he had already formulated a plan to weaken his influence and corner him when he was finally alone.The next morning, as soon as Alex opened his eyes and sat down to enjoy his freshly brewed dark-roast coffee, a call from Godrick gave him all the information he needed.“The Peacekeepers are currently headed by two men: Basher Al Hamadi and Sven Erickson. Basher is mostly responsible for smuggling military-grade weapons and supplying artillery and ammunition to war-torn nations. Sven, on the other hand, manages the more diplomatic missions like brokering shady peace deals in exchange for mining rights and trade contracts. If we want to dismantle their little organization, we need to take out both the heads.”Alex noted the names and asked, “Where can I

Captain Williams and Dr. Lucy dropped to their knees, crossing their hearts and bowing their heads in submission.“Supreme Commander! It is an honor to be in your presence!” Captain Williams exclaimed aloud, his voice full of devotion. “I promise to serve you till my last breath. Please take me under your wing again!”“It’s good to have you back, Commander Payne,” Dr. Lucy said through her tears as she looked at Alex’s divine form, radiating an aura of undefeated glory.Alex looked at each of them and raised his arms, gesturing for them to rise.“Rise and shine. It’s been a long time. There is plenty of work left to be done.”Alex first turned to Dr. Lucy and took her hand in his.“Thank you for your years of hard work and devotion. I shall remain indebted to you forever.”“It was my honor to assist you,” Dr. Lucy said, crossing her heart.But instead of holding her at a distance, Alex pulled her close and embraced her tightly.“I will never forget what you have done for me. You are t

Alex’s satellite radio buzzed in his ears as he landed on the rooftop of GE Energy. It was Captain Williams on the private comms channel.“The civies are going to skitter off any second now. Triggering all independent fire alarms.”The very next moment, the building buzzed with fire alarms as sprinklers opened up on the ten lower floors, spraying the whole office with icy-cold rain.Hearing the sudden fire alarm buzzing across the office, the employees panicked and ran for their nearest emergency exits.Even the security staff threw the rear doors open, activating all emergency lifts and automated escalators.The mad rush to get out of the building compromised the security protocols, giving Lukas the perfect opportunity to sneak inside and head for the control room on the fifth floor.The lone guard monitoring the cameras became an easy target as the others had already scampered to safety.Lukas knocked the guard out and turned off all security cameras and disabled all laser trip wire

Alex knew that catching just one of the two heads wasn’t going to solve any of his problems. To truly bring the Peacekeepers under his control, he needed both Sven and Basher.But since Sven had already alerted Basher, nabbing him was going to be a more difficult challenge.“What exactly did you say to Basher?” Alex asked, pulling Sven up by his collar.“I…I just told him someone’s infiltrated GE Energy’s headquarters…Possibly a merc squad,” Sven mumbled back.Alex understood that Basher still had no idea who was coming after them. This gave him just the little edge he needed to improve the odds in his favor.But even with this slight element of surprise working to his advantage, Alex knew he had to move quickly or Basher would disappear without a trace and become untouchable once more.“Captain, I’ve got our man. I need you to do two things: call in the extraction, and get me another chopper.”“A separate one?”“Yes, you take Sven with you. Keep him safe. I am going after Basher Al Ha

Unaware of the midnight operation carried out by Alex and his elite commandos, Raul was still under the impression that he had everything perfectly under control.Staring out of his penthouse window on the ninth floor, he called the man who had funded his madness, supporting his devious intentions.“Good evening, General Varoose. How did you like my new toys?”General Kreig Varoose, the Chief of Valheim’s army, responded in a gruff voice from the other side.“That demonstration certainly impressed the media. But I think we all know those Hell Razers are cheap stunt bombs. They don’t have enough firepower to breach any guarded facility, and can be easily intercepted by AA guns and anti-nuke missiles.”Raul’s face soured as he heard the General’s critique.“You know I spent a lot of time and effort designing those nukes. It isn’t easy to design lightweight missiles capable of striking targets with such pinpoint accuracy,” he muttered back.But General Varoose wasn’t impressed.“I don’t