The End Of Life

The fight between the two sides continued rigorously as the army was slowly getting suppressed, with the soldiers fatigued from the last battle and the enemy reinforcement being almost double of them. They continued to struggle and as they did, Barns looked over his shoulder and shouted towards his fellow colonel. 

"Where is that other team you guys planned? How much longer do we have to hold on to this. We will be wiped out if this continues." 

Shooting another thug down, Steve shouts back, "They should be on their way here. Let's wait for some more time before we make a decision." And saw his brother going against another mutant. This mutant was different. This one spits poison out, making it hard for Denton to move in closer for a kill. 

The guy didn't let Denton shift targets and would spit whenever he tried. So Denton could only pick up things and throw them at him, hoping he could get knocked down, but until then it didn't work and was very concerning to everyone. The guy was also quick with his feet and escaped everything thrown at him. 

As they continued to fight, they heard a loud thud and turned to see the enemy mutant down with a bullet through his throat. Turning around, they searched for the shooter and got an answer when they see Kevin walk out through the alleyway, limping. 

Denton walked near him and saw his bloody appearance. He quickly supported Kevin who almost fainted and asked, "Was it you who shot that guy down?" Looking at the dead enemy mutant. They tried to shoot the enemy down the same way but the guy was intelligent and used Denton as a cover, making people hesitate to shoot.

Kevin almost spit out blood when he heard Denton's stupid question and before he could answer it, Denton got what he deserved and it was a smack on the back of his head by Steve. 

"How can you ask such a dumb question? Can't you see the guy can barely walk? Kevin, did everything go as expected? The situation here is depended on the results you guys produced." Hoping for a positive answer. He had doubts in his mind as he saw Kevin's patched-up body but hoped for the best. 

"It was very tough, and we almost didn't make it. But we got the job done. Their main base is down. The only thing left us for you guys to clean up the people in the other outposts." He answered weakly. 

"Alright, go to the temporary medic room we set up here. You look horrible. Oh, and where is Mark?" And called for a soldier to take him there and asked about Mark as they were about to go back into hell. 

"Who do you think shot the mutant down?" And walked away with the soldier's help. He was too weak and just wanted to rest. 

Hearing his answer, Steve looked out to find Mark but couldn't so he went back into the battlefield and told Barns the result of the mission. 

"Hahaba, Finally they are done with their mission. So it seems like we need to get this done quickly and go back as victors." As he enthusiasm sprung back up and shot fiercely. 

Kevin reached the medic room and saw David sitting beside the two teenagers, both on beds. He didn't have any energy to call them out but the soldier noticed and did it for him. David turned around and noticed the soldier but just as he was about to ask, he noticed Kevin's state and rushed over. 

"Oh, god. You lost so much blood. How are you even able to be awake right now? Just come and sleep, I'll get you patched up better and remove the bullets." He urged the soldier as both of them supported him onto an empty bed. 

"Ugh, it's been tough. I was barely hanging in there. Take care of me, can't push the body anymore." He mutters as his back touches the bed and passes out. Steve quickly starts his work and takes out all the bullets he got in the body while patching up the wounds. Luckily all the bullets weren't deep like Derreck's and he could get the work done there. 

After a while he safely changed the cotton and patched him up properly, stopping the blood loss. They didn't have any blood bags to use, so they had to hold on. He sat down on the chair beside him and wondered where Mark was. 

"If Kevin himself is this bad with Mark beside him. How bad is Mark himself? If he didn't come here, it only means he could continue. Let's hope his powers work and can heal himself properly." He looked out the window and noticed the fight was slowly shifting their direction with the soldiers more enthusiastic. Suzie was also down there. 

As Kevin finally got some treatment, Mark was like a reaper, going through the enemies from their back. He was the one who shot the mutant down as he was climbing a building full of enemies, using his sword and gun to get things done. His body was in a better state after the short rest he had in the car when driving as his powers kicked in while hurting his head and draining his energy. 

His work in the enemy lines was the reason the pressure decreased on the soldier. He was now on the top of the building, with a sniper he took from the enemy and was shooting down the enemies from behind. He felt his accuracy increase as he continued to shoot as the healing powers decreased and most of his broken bones and bullet holes were closed. 

The fight continued for another complete hour until they successfully wiped out the enemy's massive reinforcement and Mark got down from the building. He was dead tired and felt like he would fall over anytime. Just as he was walking towards the soldiers, he noticed Steve waving at him with a smile and as he was about to respond he passed out and fell into someone's hands.