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Holly Short reached for the holster at her hip, but her fingers caught only air.
Her favourite Neutrino 3000 gun was gone.
"I knew I'd forgotten something." Holly Short scowled.
Shadow swallowed her as she retreated deeper into the Bum Alley, the slimiest alley in Haven City.
Above her broken light bulbs emitted a humming noise, while water dripped from a faulty pipe.
Closing in on her were D'krit, a hitman goblin working for B'Wa Kell.
"What's the matter forgot your weapon want to buy my spares? I'm having twofers sales right now."
He grinned, hand reaching into his coat caked in thick grime.
He pulled back his lapel, revealing a couple of old, illegally obtained Neutrinos strapped to his chest, some of it smeared with crimson stain.
He took one out and pointed it straight at Holly.
Before Holly could blink, a burst of blue light spurted from the goblin's weapon. Holly was barely able to activate the energy shield strapped to her left wrist. Even with the shield absorbing the brunt of the impact from the neutrino shot, her fingers still shuddered from the impact.
Burning metal filled the air, as the illegal weapon spewed out a black smoke cloud. A clear sign of a poorly maintain Neutrino gun.
Shouldn't have taken those shots. She thought frantically.
Should have dodged them.
With her fingers still trembling, she threw herself behind a garbage dumpster, almost falling down as her boot skidded on the wet slimy pavement.
She quickly grabbed the edge of the dumpster to steady herself to break the fall.
She covered her nose as the stench of rotting food mixed with heavy choking smoke assaulted her nose.
"You can't hide forever," the goblin shouted while sprinting toward Holly, his weapon still shooting at Holly's position.
Pew pew sound echoed off the narrow alleyway.
She looked at the pile of garbage under her feet, a desperate spark glinted in her eyes.
I can't believe I am doing this.
Holding her breath against the rotting musky garbage beneath her, she picked up a handful of wet garbages and flung them at the goblin who was closing in on her.
"What..."
D'Kritt yelped in surprise. Distracted by the incoming flying garbage he stopped his sprinting for a second and shot down the incoming flying garbage out of instinct like they were target practice.
The split second was all Holly needed, Holly took the opportunity to emerge from her cover and lunge at the goblin.
In a blink of an eye, she pinned him flat on the ground, grinding his face on the damp yellow brick floor.
"You have the right to remain silent scum," Holly panted as she slapped a pair of anti-flame cuffs on him.
"This shouldn't be happening," the goblin screamed in disbelief while still squirming trying to free himself from Holly's grip.
Impossible. Taken down by an elf female elf no less.
"You have nothing no Neutrino, no baton!"
"I saw your belt." He continued shouting.
"I got my fist and wits," Holly retorted, while swiping away sweat forming on her forehead.
"Turns out they more than enough for goblins like you."