Chapter 5 - The Frozen Hunt
The three injured survivors stumbled blindly through the blinding blizzard, leaving a very obvious trail of red blood in the white snow.
Tyler had absolutely never experienced true physical hardship in his entire, highly privileged life.
His expensive designer sneakers were completely soaked, and his freezing feet were going entirely numb from severe frostbite.
Leo walked entirely silently beside him, boldly displaying an unnatural, terrifying amount of physical endurance for a ten-year-old child.
Marcus was rapidly losing a massive amount of blood from a incredibly deep laceration on his upper thigh.
He finally collapsed heavily against a frozen pine tree, completely unable to take even a single step further.
Tyler desperately tried to help the billionaire up, fully knowing they absolutely needed to stick together to survive the night.
Marcus violently pushed Tyler away, coughing weakly as the distant lights of enemy flashlights fiercely pierced the snowstorm.
He sternly told Tyler to take Leo and keep running directly toward a highly hidden emergency bunker located three miles north.
Tyler entirely refused to leave him behind, arguing loudly that his millions of loyal followers would inevitably send a rescue team.
Marcus laughed incredibly bitterly, explaining clearly that out here in the brutal wilderness, social media clout meant absolutely nothing.
He pulled out his incredibly last remaining explosive grenade, entirely prepared to hold off the advancing enemy troops with his own life.
Before Tyler could argue any further, Leo calmly reached into his injured father's jacket and pulled out a heavy backup pistol.
Tyler completely assumed the brave kid was going to stay and aggressively fight alongside his dying father.
Instead, Leo entirely slowly raised the heavy weapon and aimed it directly at Tyler's chest.
Tyler froze completely, his shaking hands instinctively going up in the air as he stared at the cold, incredibly dead eyes of the young boy.
"My father is weak," Leo said, his tone entirely devoid of normal childhood innocence.
"The syndicate wants you alive, Tyler."
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Leo slowly cocked the heavy pistol, intentionally stepping closer to the highly terrified influencer.
"I am going to completely trade your life to them in exchange for my own safe passage back to the city."
