The west side of the rockfall is far less steep and you have no difficulty descending to the road. Repeatedly you glance over your shoulder as you escape along the broken highway, cursing your pursuer and the lack of cover. You attempt to maintain a fast pace but the heat, the dust, and the fear, which is gnawing at your insides, all conspire to sap your strength. Four hundred yards from the mound, the best you can achieve is a lumbering shuffle.
You are turning to glance over your shoulder once more when a shot rings out and an agonizing pain pierces your left temple. The pain fills your head and courses down your spine, bringing you crashing to the ground. Then it disappears, to be replaced by a numbness that clouds your vision and drains the last of your strength from your unfeeling limbs. An overwhelming desire to sleep assails your senses, and, although you fight to stay awake, it is a fight you have no hope of winning.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Arizona.
+A fraction of a second before you fire your weapon, a spurt of yellow flame leaps from the muzzle of the clan commander
Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Columbus.
+You fight to control the skid, but before you can bring the roadster back onto a straight course, Mad Dog fires another burst, and the heavy-calibre bullets tear into your rear tyres, ripping them to shreds. Your roadster slews across the freeway and smashes into the central crash barrier, transforming it into a blazing fireball. With a scream of triumph, Mad Dog Michigan passes your burning car, happy in the knowledge that at last he has wrought his revenge.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here, less than thirty miles from Tucson.
+You make the leap, but your legs are tired and you are too fatigued to reach the opposite ledge. With a numbing crunch, you slam face-first into the wall of the neighbouring building and fall three storeys to your death in the alley below.
-Your life and your mission end here in Lordsburg.
+You spin the steering wheel to the right, hoping to avoid the barrier, which is racing towards you at a terrific speed, but Mad Dog anticipates your move and rams you again, sending you to certain doom. Your car slews off the freeway and smashes into the central crash barrier, transforming it into a blazing fireball. With a scream of triumph, Mad Dog passes your burning car, happy in the knowledge that at last he has wrought his revenge.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here, less than thirty miles from Tucson.
+Something hits you at the base of the neck, flinging you to the ground with the sheer force of its impact. A sudden, short-lived pain in your chest and a reddening of your vision is all that you sense of the assassin
Your life and your mission end here in Arizona.
+You are within a few feet of firm ground when the bark of the tree you are grasping tears loose in your hands. Desperately you throw out your arms in an attempt to find new purchase, but you are already falling and your flailing hands claw only air.
For a few seconds your senses are scrambled as you somersault backwards through the empty sky. Then you hit an outcrop of rock and instantly all feeling deserts your body, saving you from experiencing the pain of your shattered bones when finally you crash to the valley floor below.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in the Pedregosa Mountains.
+The muzzle of the gun belches flame, and in the close confines of the corridor the noise of its discharge is deafening. Something stabs you in the chest, and an instant later you are lying on your back, staring at one of the dim electric bulbs in the ceiling. You sense Knott moving past you, but you can no longer hear clearly, or feel anything save the numbness that has engulfed your body.
-Powerless to resist, you slip gently into a sleep from which you will never awaken. Sadly, your life and your mission end here.
+Suddenly a terrible pain explodes in the nape of your neck and you are thrown forward by the impact of something heavy hitting you between the shoulders. You crash to the ground face-first but feel very little as the pain quickly gives way to a chilling numbness. You have been hit in the back by the clansman
You are helpless, unable to move or defend yourself as the clansman enacts a swift but brutal revenge for the death of his dogs. Tragically, your life and your mission end here in El Paso.
+An agonizing pain erupts in the middle of your forehead. You have been hit by your enemy
Tragically, your life and your mission end here at Tombstone, Arizona.
+Your weapon arcs towards the clansman, but your aim is poor and it misses him by an arm
What the
hisses the captain, his eyes wild with anger and fear as he turns to face the shouting Mexican. Then, in the next instant, all hell breaks loose.
The clansmen who are guarding the toll bridge rush to their searchlights and train them on the walkway entrance. Within seconds the whole area is bathed in white light, revealing the team and the bodies of the two dead clan sentries. Swiftly the area is surrounded by the enemy, who open fire mercilessly. Unable to find cover or escape from this deadly ambush, all four of you fall victim to the clansmen
Tragically, your life and your mission end here on the banks of the Rio Grande.
+The clan commander
Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Columbus.
+The highway weaves its way towards a high pass, beyond which there is a hairpin bend. Fatigue is making it increasingly difficult for you to concentrate, and you take the sharp bend too fast, causing the jeep
Your life and your mission end here.
+Suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your back, and your vision swims in and out of focus. You have been hit by a pistol bullet, and, although you fight to hang on to life, it is a struggle you cannot win. Gradually, your fingers weaken and you fall three storeys to your death in the alley below.
-Your life and your mission end here in Lordsburg.
+The barrel of Mad Dog
With breathtaking suddenness your car slews off the freeway and smashes into the central crash barrier, transforming it into a blazing fireball. With a scream of triumph, Mad Dog passes your burning car, ecstatic in the knowledge that at last he has wrought his revenge.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here, less than thirty miles from Tucson.
+Your gunfire wounds the clansman but does not prevent him from returning fire, and, as he staggers back, he empties his magazine into your hiding place. The bullets rip through the table and hit your chest and legs. You try to move but cannot. Colours swim before your eyes and the sharp pain that fills your body at first quickly gives way to a numbness that clouds your mind. You try to fight the overwhelming urge to close your eyes, but eventually you drift off into a sleep from which you will never awaken.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in El Paso.
+Blinded by the glare of their spotlight, you struggle to avoid the oncoming truck and swerve sharply to the right. Captain Frankland, who is manning the heavy machine gun, is poised to fire when you make your move. Not only does the sudden change of direction ruin his aim, it hurls him out of the jeep into the path of the pick-up truck. The loss of your commander distracts your attention from the road, and you fail to see the steep ravine that is looming out of the darkness. The last thing you hear, as the jeep plummets sixty feet into an empty reservoir, are the terrified screams of Haskell and Knott.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here.
+You aim and fire at the approaching clansman, the rising barrel of your weapon blocking your target for just an instant. As your gun comes down from its recoil you see him staggering on the steps, his eyes bulging and his hands clamped to his chest. Then his legs buckle and he falls from the stairs to land, with a dull, heavy thud, on the dried-up bank of the Rio Grande.
What the
hisses the captain, his eyes wild with anger and fear as he turns to face you. Then, in the next instant, all hell breaks loose.
Alerted by the sound of your gunfire, the clansmen who are guarding the toll bridge immediately rush to their searchlights and train them on the walkway entrance. Within seconds the whole area is bathed in white light, revealing the team, and the bodies of the two dead clan sentries. Swiftly the area is surrounded by the enemy who open fire mercilessly. Unable to find cover or escape from this deadly ambush, all four of you fall victim to the clansmen
Your life and your mission end here.
+The unexpected ramming sends you to your doom. Your car veers off to the right and collides with the stationary Landcruiser at over 100 miles an hour, transforming it into a blazing fireball. With a scream of triumph, Mad Dog crosses the bridge, happy in the knowledge that at last he has wrought his revenge.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here, less than twenty miles from Tucson.
+You are within a few feet of the foliage when a shot rings out and an agonizing pain in your left temple brings you crashing to the ground. Swiftly the pain is replaced by a numbness that clouds your vision and drains the strength from your limbs. An overwhelming desire to sleep assails your senses, and, although you fight to stay awake, it is a fight you cannot win.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in the Pedregosa Mountains of Arizona.
+Confident that the clansmen are too shaken to be able to shoot straight, you laugh with disdain at their attempt to hit the truck. Unfortunately, they are armed with high-powered, M-10 assault rifles that are fitted with telescopic sights. Moreover all three men are expert shots.
A withering hail of bullets hits you in a line across your chest and sends you tumbling backwards to crash against the cab. You feel no pain, for two of the rounds have pierced your heart. Death is instantaneous.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here on Highway 9.
+You freeze for an instant, and then raise your hands above your head slowly in a desperate attempt to save yourself by surrendering to the assassin. Unfortunately, your actions do not impress the cold-hearted murderer.
With horror you see the muzzle of his rifle spit a core of yellow flame, and then an agonizing pain erupts in the middle of your forehead. The impact lifts your feet off the ground, sending you sprawling against the courthouse wall. The pain disappears to be replaced by a numbness that clouds your vision and drains the last of your strength from your unfeeling limbs. An overwhelming desire to sleep assails your senses, and, although you fight to stay awake, it is a fight you have no hope of winning.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Tombstone, Arizona.
+You ain
screams the clansman, fixing you with his flashlight. He stands silhouetted in the doorway, as his bloodhound lopes across the desks towards you. Automatically you reach for your gun, unaware that the clansman has taped his torch to the barrel of his machine pistol. Callously he watches as you struggle to free your weapon; then he pulls the trigger and cuts you down with a lethal hail of lead. Death is instantaneous.
Tragically, your life and your mission end here in El Paso.
+Your gunfire catches the Angelino clansman in the side and sends him tumbling from his machine. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.) Simultaneously, however, you are hit by his burst of machine pistol fire, which knocks you off your feet. Pain fills your chest and a terrifying greyness clouds your vision. You hear voices, those of Sergeant Haskell and Marine Knott, but you cannot make out what they are saying.
Swiftly the pain subsides and, despite your efforts to stay conscious, you drift off into a sleep from which you will never awaken.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Mexico.
+You gun the motorcycle along the wide trench until you find a rocky slope that offers a way back onto the highway. The ascent is difficult, and when you reach the crest of the gully, you fall and become pinned beneath your motorcycle. As you struggle to free yourself you notice that the cloud of dust has stopped less than half a mile distant. The outline of a man
Chilled by the thought of your murdered companions, you renew your efforts to get free. You are pulling yourself upright when a shot rings out and an agonizing pain explodes in your left temple. The pain fills your head and courses down your spine, bringing you crashing back to the ground. The pain disappears, to be replaced by a numbness that dims your vision and drains the last of your strength from your unfeeling limbs. An overwhelming desire to sleep assails your senses, and, although you fight to stay awake, it is a fight you have no chance of winning.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Arizona.
+You realize too late that the biker is already dead, killed as he sped over the bridge by a ricocheting bullet. He is slumped forward over the handlebars in a racing pose, his right hand locked on the throttle and his weight balanced to keep the machine upright and fixed in a straight line.
You try to get clear but in your panic you mistime your dive. With a fearful crash, the motorcycle ploughs into the gas pump and explodes in a ball of bright flame, catching you in mid-leap. The last thing you see is a blinding yellow flash as you are engulfed by the blazing inferno. Death is instantaneous.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Mexico.
+Your gunfire is accurate
In desperation you scramble to your feet to throw yourself out of the path of the bike, but you have left it too late. With a fearful crash, the motorcycle ploughs into the gas pump and explodes in a ball of bright flame. The last thing you see is a blinding yellow flash as you are engulfed by the blazing inferno. Death is instantaneous.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here in Mexico.
+The shock of being fired at by the captain and Sergeant Haskell freezes you with fear. You are unable to react quickly enough to avoid the first wave of bullets and, as they slam into the front of the motorcycle and tear the wheel to shreds, you lose control of the machine. Without the tyre to absorb the bumps and holes that litter the road, the machine becomes a bucking bronco. The bars twist in your hands and you are flung head-first into a gully at the side of the highway.
Marine Knott survives the crash but you are not so fortunate. You suffer fatal head injuries on impact and death is virtually instantaneous.
-Tragically, your life and your mission end here.
+A sudden, short-lived pain in your head and a reddening of your vision is all that you sense as the assassin
Your life and your mission end here in Arizona.
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