There were over thirty of them. They could hold out for a while. 'If just one person like me disappears, they might not even notice,' he thought. 'By the time they do, I'll be long gone.'
"Where's the boss? How come he's gone?"
"Don't tell me he was killed by Caeluna's people?"
"Damn it! Avenge our boss!"
"Avenge him! Avenge him!"
The men on the inflatable boats shouted with fervor, completely unaware that the boss they spoke of had already pushed them out to die.
Dealing with these men would have been simple, but Sterling had ordered them captured alive, so the Caeluna Base members didn't shoot to kill.
The man who had already slipped into the water grew even more excited.
'This will buy me even more time. Go on, fight! A full-blown brawl is perfect.'
'I'm almost at the shore. Once I get there, I'll hide for a bit. After these people leave, I'll be safe.'
