The Mayan Codex

101

Abi knew they were in trouble as soon as they emerged from the building.

Almost immediately, Berith jerked backwards and fell. The rest of them began to zigzag, firing as they ran.

The two heavy machine guns were still laying down covering fire. Then one of the machine guns abruptly stopped.

Abi could put two and two together as well as anyone. ‘They’ve got snipers. Disperse. Get under cover. We haven’t got a chance out here in the open. Get out wherever you can. Every man for himself.’ He grabbed Dakini with his free arm and dragged her towards the field of blue agave. He saw Rudra doing the same thing with Nawal.

Asson appeared to lose his footing, catch himself, and then trip again, spread-eagling himself flat on the ground. He lay there for a moment as if he was winded, and then his head exploded in a frenzy of blood, brains and bone matter.

Primary shot and follow-up – the bastards had semi-automatics.

Abi realized the snipers must be up in the trees overlooking the warehouse. Maybe they’d even placed deer platforms up there for just such an eventuality? He cursed himself for not having taken more pains reconnoitring the place. He’d simply assumed it was exactly what it looked like, and left it there. Now he and his siblings were paying for his slapdash ways.

‘We’ll make for the cenote. That’ll be outside their line of fire. We can regroup there.’

The second heavy machine gun stopped firing.

Abi was beginning to get a very bad feeling indeed.