Chapter 9: Enemy Attack

In the cavernous expanse of the abandoned warehouse, the air thickened with tension as Eric's car skidded to a stop. The mercenaries, relentless in their pursuit, closed in from all sides. Realizing the gravity of his predicament, Eric surveyed the surroundings, seeking an advantage in the looming confrontation. As the mercenaries surrounded him, the night sky above the warehouse stirred with the distant hum of approaching reinforcements. Concealed in the shadows, Eric's loyalties descended from the heavens in a synchronized assault. Helicopters hovered above, deploying a team of highly trained operatives who gracefully descended on ropes, landing with silent precision. The warehouse erupted into chaos as Eric's mercenaries engaged the pursuers from the ground and the air. Like a scene from a Van Dam movie, bullets ricocheted off forgotten machinery, and the acrid smell of gunpowder hung in the air. The mercenaries, caught off guard by the unexpected counter-assault, found themse