Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 93

           Scramblingacrossthemarblefloor,hepulledhimselfoutfrombeneaththecasketandtotheotherside.

           Deadend.

           Langdonwasnowfacetofacewiththerearwalloftheniche.Hehadnodoubtthatthistinyspacebehindthetombwouldbecomehisgrave.Andsoon,herealized,ashesawthebarrelofthegunappearintheopeningbeneaththesarcophagus.TheHassassinheldtheweaponparallelwiththefloor,pointingdirectlyatLangdon’smidsection.

           Impossibletomiss.

           Langdonfeltatraceofself-preservationgriphisunconsciousmind.Hetwistedhisbodyontohisstomach,parallelwiththecasket.Facedown,heplantedhishandsflatonthefloor,theglasscutfromthearchivespinchingopenwithastab.Ignoringthepain,hepushed.Drivinghisbodyupwardinanawkwardpush-up,Langdonarchedhisstomachoffthefloorjustasthegunwentoff.Hecouldfeeltheshockwaveofthebulletsastheysailedbeneathhimandpulverizedtheporoustravertinebehind.Closinghiseyesandstrainingagainstexhaustion,Langdonprayedforthethundertostop.

           Andthenitdid.

           Theroarofgunfirewasreplacedwiththecoldclickofanemptychamber.

           Langdonopenedhiseyesslowly,almostfearfulhiseyelidswouldmakeasound.Fightingthetremblingpain,heheldhisposition,archedlikeacat.Hedidn’tevendarebreathe.Hiseardrumsnumbedbygunfire,Langdonlistenedforanyhintofthekiller’sdeparture.Silence.HethoughtofVittoriaandachedtohelpher.

           Thesoundthatfollowedwasdeafening.Barelyhuman.Agutturalbellowofexertion.

           ThesarcophagusoverLangdon’sheadsuddenlyseemedtoriseonitsside.

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