Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 108

           

           WhetheritwasinstinctorexhaustionthatbuckledLangdon’skneesatthatmoment,hedidn’tknow,buttheknifesailedpasthisleftearandclatteredtothefloorbehindhim.TheHassassinseemedunfazed.HesmiledatLangdon,whowaskneelingnow,holdingthemetalbar.ThekillersteppedawayfromVittoriaandmovedtowardLangdonlikeastalkinglion.

           AsLangdonscrambledtohisfeet,liftingthebaragain,hiswetturtleneckandpantsfeltsuddenlymorerestrictive.TheHassassin,half-clothed,seemedtomovemuchfaster,thewoundonhisfootapparentlynotslowinghimatall.Langdonsensedthiswasamanaccustomedtopain.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,Langdonwishedhewereholdingaverybiggun.

           TheHassassincircledslowly,asifenjoyinghimself,alwaysjustoutofreach,movingtowardtheknifeonthefloor.Langdoncuthimoff.ThenthekillermovedbacktowardVittoria.AgainLangdoncuthimoff.

           "There’sstilltime,"Langdonventured."Tellmewherethecanisteris.TheVaticanwillpaymorethantheIlluminatievercould."

           "Youarenaive."

           Langdonjabbedwiththebar.TheHassassindodged.Henavigatedaroundabench,holdingtheweaponinfrontofhim,tryingtocornertheHassassinintheovalroom.Thisdamnroomhasnocorners!Oddly,theHassassindidnotseeminterestedinattackingorfleeing.HewassimplyplayingLangdon’sgame.Coollywaiting.

           Waitingforwhat?Thekillerkeptcircling,amasteratpositioninghimself.Itwaslikeanendlessgameofchess.TheweaponinLangdon’shandwasgettingheavy,andhesuddenlysensedheknewwhattheHassassinwaswaitingfor.

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