Alexandra Verlino

Ep 24: Two situations

I charged forward and started attacking the guy with the baton by kicking his hand that is holding the stick. Missed! I stay alert and start running to the lift and press the button to go up. Then turn back to face the two guards. While waiting for the lift to come down, I will try to avoid their attack. The baton guy swings his stick right front and I bend forwards, almost bowing to him. My eyes still focus on the chain guy who is now on my right side. He is going to throw his metal at me again! I charged at him before he managed to lift his right hand and pushed him with all my strength until he hit the huge circular pipes along the wall. I then lift my right foot and kick the baton guy behind me, trying to aim so that I manage to make him lose his baton stick. I think I kicked him pretty hard, but he only steps backwards from pain. The baton is still in his hand. By then I heard the lift sounds. It's here!

I leave the chain guy and try reaching the lift, but he pulls me right back by grabbing my shirt from behind. The baton guy closes the lift right then while looking angry at me for kicking his arm. Damn!

I have no other option but to make them go further from the lift. Before the chain guy manages to knock me to the wall, I hold his left hand that is holding my shirt and quickly do a 360 degree turn to flip him down. It actually takes most of my energy and speed as he is bulky and taller than me. I did manage to bring him down, but I knew the impact of him hitting the ground was not enough to bring him down. Only able to delay his movement for a while. The baton guy charges at me this time and I duck down while running forward towards the lift again. Pressing the button for the second time, then I run towards my right, away from the lift. My purpose is to make both of them get further from the lift so I can easily slip into the lift while fighting them. I know my strength is never enough to take both of them down, but the least I could do is to delay their movement.

I don't notice the water puddles along the way inside this tunnel. I am guessing the pipes probably for the air conditioner and some probably for water flow. I am not expert in piping, so I have no idea which pipes are for which. I look around the water puddle and somehow reach a conclusion that it comes from the pipes that have water flow. That can only mean the pipes above the water puddle is the one carrying water. Okay! I get the idea! I will make them hit the pipe so water will spurt out on their face while I make my escape. Sounds like a plan, but not easy to execute. I stop running not far from the water puddle. I turn back to face the two guys. The water puddle is located northwest from my position. The two guys now can't stop cursing while approaching me while now reducing their speed. They must have been thinking I am an easy prey. Who would have thought I managed to make them flustered with my not so strong attack.

"Come on, tough guy. You still got surprises for me?" I try to enrage them.

They both charge at me at the same time. The chain guy this time dragging his chain instead of lifting to throw it while the stick guy lifts the stick up high to hit me from top, probably aiming for my head. I bend 90 degrees forward while swinging it to the left. Starting to move toward the water puddle a little. My entire body now shifts to the left side, near the pipe. And then I face them so that the pipe is located behind me. I just need the chain guy to swing his metal to me again. He hesitates before deciding to throw the metal on my direction. I move a bit left. Missed! The metal doesn't hit the pipe! It will take time now for me to make him throw it in this direction again.

By then I heard the lift sounds again. The door will probably stay open for ten to fifteen seconds. I need to distract them. I look down and see the water puddle is right in front of me. Not much water, but enough to perhaps blind them for a moment. I guess I have no choice but to go with this one. I move my left leg backwards, then start scooping the water and aim it at the chain guy who is nearer to me. The stick guy is behind him, but he is covered by the chain guy, so the water only reaches the chain guy's face. I make my move then, rushing towards the lift. I can sense the lift door is starting to close now. With my small body, I slip in just in time inside it, but the stick guy manages to stop the lift with his left arms. I have no choice but to kick him away from the door while pressing the close door button. It was really a slight escape, but the lift finally closes the door and starts moving upward. I breathe heavily as I just manage to escape those scary guys. My legs give up right away and I fall down flat on the floor, sitting while leaning against the wall.