CHAPTER 161 Hignd Oaks Massacre
Joy
From the pub, we drove to themercialplex to change our mode of transportation.
Parked in Xavier’s warehouse were several motorcycles. We each took one motorcycle and drove off
towards Hignd Oaks with Cristos as our leader.
We veered off the main road heading to the high-end residential area and drove on the grassy terrain,
passing through sc attered trees and vegetation, until we approached the forest that hid part of the tall
brick wall that formed the beautiful enclosure of Hignd
Oaks.
“Dina, we’re on site,” Cristos said as we parked our bikes under a tall cottonwood tree. The forest
surrounding Hignd Oaks was surprisingly well-kept. There were hardly any dried leaves on the
ground and the grass and bushes were trimmed. The people who lived here undoubtedly spent a lot of
money keeping thendscape behind the wall maintained. Judging by the beautifully furnished roof
decks and terraces, the scenery the forest had to offer was the allure of thismunity.
is at “ording to Sam, the masked men have divided themselves into groups. One group the gate,
one at the far east, another at the center while thest group is right in your area,
Dina said.
“Okay, so that means we have to split up,” Sebastian said. “Girls, you stay here at the coroner’s house,
while C and I head for the center first. Then, C, you and I will split up. You
take the far east and I, the gate.”
“Wait. Hold on a sec. You’re injured, D,” Ki ki argued. “You stay here while the three of us
head out.”
“She’s right, D,” Cristos said. “You and Link secure this perimeter. The girls and I will clear the center
first before splitting up.”
Sebastian scowled, but he had no say in the matter. His stitches may not hold if he were to engage with
any of the masked men.
“Fine,” he reluctantly agreed. “You guys have your CCTV cameras with you?”
“Yep. Don’t worry, Dina. You’ll have eyes soon,” Cristos said.
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“Copy,” Dina’said. “Outdoor security systems are off. Primo, I have to warn you… These perps knew
where the CCTV cameras were and they also know the homes with outdoor security systems. And up
to now, I don’t know how they got inside. Clearly, they had help.”
“This is Liam’s work,” Sebastian said.
“And what about Hughes?” Ki ki asked. “She could have done this.”
“This isn’t her forte,” Cristos reasoned while gunshots rang out from inside themunity. “We’ll argue
about thister. Right now, we need to save all those innocent people.”
“Dina, standby,” Sebastian said throughs. “Wait for my signal to cut the power to this grid.”
One by one, we went up the wall. After signaling for us to hold our positions, Sebastian went ahead
and positioned himself behind a bunch of bushes surrounding a tree at the front of the coroner’s yard.
“Link, we’re here,” Sebastian said, informing Link.
“I have a guesthouse full of frightened people and the Martíns are here,” Link said, his anxiety straining
his voice..
“It’s a small gang of seven and from what we can tell from their erratic behavior is that all seven of them
are high. Do you have night vision goggles? Grab them. Dina will be cutting off the power soon,”
Sebastian whispered.
“Goggles check. Gun check.”
“Good. There are people running down the street,” Sebastian said, peeking over the bushes. “I need
you to pull them to safety while I get a location of the first target. He seems to be hiding in the trees.”
Link came out of his front door waving at the four people who were scurrying to find a hiding spot. All of
a sudden from behind an oak tree located in Link’s neighbor’s yard, a man with a goat mask stepped
out, shot at them thenughed.
I head Sebastian’s sharp intake of breath.
“Dina, cut the power,” Sebastian said. Cristos, K iki and I quickly slipped on our night vision googles
over our heads, giving us a clear view. I saw Link guiding the people safely into his house while
Sebastian screwed on a CCTV camera on the tree.
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“Go,” Sebastian ordered us. “Count down once you’ve neutralized a target.”
The three of us stood up from our hiding spots and walked quietly through the yard and
onto the street.
K iki signaled us and pointed to one of the masked men wearing a wolf mask making his way down the
street towards Sebastian.
“Let D handle that,” Cristos whispered. We parted allowing Mr. Wolf free ess. “Follow me. This way
to the center.”
We slowly walked through the eerie streets where bodiesy, sc attered on the cold, dark pavement. I
could already see the headlines on tomorrow’s news… “Many Shot Dead: Hignd Oaks Massacre”.
From behind the bushes of a yard, a man with a pig’s mask emerged, walking towards us. He was
talking on his phone.
“McDowell residence,” he uttered, passing us. “What the f uck is a deed of sale anyway? Alright. I got
Wolf and Goat in that area. We’ll kill them and search the house.” He picked up the pace and headed
towards Sebastian.
Sebastian was right. This was Liam’s work..
As we walked further into the gatedmunity, we heard gunshots.
“One down,” said Link.
“Two down,” said Sebastian.
“There is another headed towards your direction, D,” I said. All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.
“Got it, V, Sebastian replied. “Link, hold your position.”
A sudden gunshot erupted, echoing from a distance, which caused the nearby people to scream and
cry out. It was loud…rge caliber.
“Three down,” Sam said throughs. “You guys counted seven, but there’s three at the gate and two
at the other side of the residential area. I’m going to assist the girls.”
“Copy that,” Sebastian said. “Where’s X?”
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extraction”
“You heard Sam,” Cristos said, pausing to screw on a CCTV camera on a nearby tree. “Let’s split up.
Count down when you’ve killed your target.
We gave him a salute and veered off, making our way to the gates of Hignd Oaks. There were a
bunch of people hiding in that area, afraid to move.
It was pretty smart to guard the gate. No one in or out.
There were dead bodies lying on the street, on the sidewalks, and thewns of the houses. It was s
so sad to see how these rich people only thought of themselves. None of them opened their homes to
save one life. None.
I saw a woman walking on the road, clutching her arm. I was about to help her, but Ki ki grabbed me
and shook her head.
“If she cries out, we’re good as dead,” K iki whispered. “The only way to help her and all these
people is to kill these b astards. Come on.”
I felt a pain in my heart as we passed the wounded woman, but K iki was right. If I tried to help her, she
would definitely turn hysterical.
A gunshot at the gates rang out, causing those hidden near it to cry out and scream.
There were more people than I imagined.
ording to Sam, there were three shooters guarding the gate. As we approached, we saw
r the third shooter. We one with a rat mask and another with a horse mask on. We looked
couldn’t find him.
He was hiding somewhere. We needed to ask Sam.
“Sam, third shooter’s location?” K iki whispered.
“He’s right above you,” Sam said. I looked up and there he was, seated on a thick branch of the huge
oak tree, ying with his assault rifle. The mask he had on was a gori head. “I’ll shoot him down to
grab the other two’s attention. When they walk in, shoot them in the
back.”
*Copy,” I whispered.
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the wall. Since we needed to wait, I ced a CCTV camera above my
head.
When I was done, I peeked around the brick wall and saw a pair of headlights approaching. We
needed to kill these two before that car arrived.
I took my gun out and screwed on a silencer. Each gunshot made these people cry out. I didn’t want to
add to their stress.
“Standby,” Sam said. I looked up and saw Mr. Gori-Head, aiming his gun at the window of the closest
house. He was getting bored.
A loud gunshot sounded, followed by the characteristic wh izzing sound of a bullet. The nearby people
screamed, agitating Mr. Gori-head. He aimed his weapon, using the people’s cries as his guage.
However, the bullet pierced his chest before he could move or react. He fell from the with a loud thud
causing the nearby people to scream.
“Four down,” Sam counted down.
tree
The raucous caused the two masked bandits to enter the residential area. They quickly made their way
towards the cries and pleas, aiming their guns at their direction.
Before they could shoot, Ki ki and I aimed our weapons at their backs, squeezing our triggers almost
simultaneously. They fell to the ground like paper.
“Five down,” I counted down.
“Six down. Come on, V,” K iki whispered. “Back to the coroner’s house. We can’t be seen.” She pointed
at the headlights. “Sam keep an eye out for more, including that car. That car may
have reinforcements.”
“Roger.”
Before following K iki, I took my goggles off and peered through my binocrs to take a look
at the iing car. It had the characteristic BMW emblem.
“Liam’s here,” I growled, pocketing my binocrs. I raised my gun, wanting to shoot, but I
had to wait.
“Soon, V. You’ll get that a sshole soon. But until then, may all of this weigh on his
conscience… heavily.”
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Cristos
“Four down,” said Sam.
“Five down,” said Joy.
“Six down,” said K iki.
Two left.
There were bodies everywhere. This was just in cruel.
Liam’s n, I assumed, was to cover up the deaths at the Ol’ Barn and the deaths of the Martins by
creating a massacre.
“I have two in my sights,” I whispered. I had cautiously walked towards thest two shooters who
looked as if they were wandering around. The moon was covered by the clouds, so there wasn’t an
ounce of light..
These idiots didn’t even bring a shlight.
“Dude, I can’t see s hit,” I heard the one with a bird’s maskin. “I’m going to take my
mask off.”
“You f ucking m oron. You want people to know who you are? We’ll be castrated and left to b eaten by
the vultures when people find out we did this,” the one with the dog mask said. “How about we use our
phones?”
“Why didn’t I think of that?” Bird said. “Hold on. My phone is here somewhere. He struggled to find his
phone.
I was right behind them. I could smell the acidic scent of their sweat. I’m guessing they could smell me
too.
“You smell that?” Dog asked, sniffing.
“Smell what?” Bird answered with a question. He was still fishing out his phone from his pocket. What a
loser.
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“Boo!” I aimed my gun at the back of their heads and pulled the trigger. They both fell
forward.
“Seven and eight down,” I said throughs. “Heading back to the coroner’s.”
As I ran back, I noticed a car speeding towards this direction. We needed to leave.
We were about to head up the wall when we saw someonee down.
It was Xavier.
“Found you,” Xavier said.
“Why are you here?” I asked.
“All this s hit was Liam’s idea. The killing isn’t over. No one knows the shooters are dead. I suspect,
Liam is going to make it look like he is negotiating with the criminals when in fact he’ll be killing the
Martins, Link included. We need to get Link to safety.” Xavier slipped on his goggles and walked
casually towards the Old McDowell house. We followed him while the girls stayed behind.
“Link, make it appear you are talking on your phone. Liam ising to kill you. You need to
leave.”
“What about the people in my guesthouse?”
“Liam won’t touch them, but you… you need to leave.”
*I can’t leave the Martíns here. If they die here, they’ll pin it on me and I’ll be part of the police most
wanted.”
Xavier scratched his head. Saving anyone from the Angels of Darkness was like saving a
snake.
*Fine,” Xavier reluctantly agreed. “Girls, you go ahead. We can’t allow your cover to be
blown.”
“Copy.”
“Masks on and no speaking,” Xavier ordered us. Lou, I need a van to transport the Martíns. and make
sure you have ck hoods to cover their heads. We’ll meet you at the boundary to Arnold County.”
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“Link, open the door.”
Xavier walked in and came out with the Martins. He took Tomas, pushed Ford to Sebastian while Link
assisted Norma.
“A BMW has stopped at the gates,” Sam said. “Get out!”
As a demonstration, Xavier went up and over the wall. It was a struggle, but we were able to get the
Martins over the fence.
Once Link was on the other side of the wall, Sebastian followed. That’s when I noticed a shlight
heading towards our direction.
I clicked on my harness and up I went.
Liam was here.
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