“Just a word of warning,” I said.
“What?”
“They’re a bugger to kill.”
He raised his eyebrow in a disbelieving gesture.
“Listen, kid, even when that thing was dying, it still killed two men. Malicious sort of monster. It ate lead like candy. I had a whole team behind me, and you’re going to hunt one down on your lonesome?”
“With all due respect, I can’t tell you what I’m doing, sir.”
“Yeah, ’cause I’m just the blighter who discovered the blasted thing. I’m not intelligence. I don’t see the big picture, just some kid about to get himself killed.”
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