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The dart hit the terrorist in the backside, causing hier A o of the rung, falling the two stories onto the boat’s deck

Knowing that the e events, Max scrambled over to the fallen man and picked up the AK-47 He pointed it up in time to see the terrorist above hi

Juan peered over the side and smiled at Max

“I see you’ve beenyourself useful,” he said

“All in a day’s work,” Max replied

“That’s seven of eight One more hijacker unaccounted for It must be Kersen And he has the detonator”

Juan disappeared Max heard hi in Arabic to the man he had felled

After a pause, Juan said, “He doesn’t knohere Kersen is, but he says the last bo junction not far from here They must have already been inside e came on board”

“Not to be a nervous Nellie,” Hali said, “butbar”

“Ours, too,” Eric said “Based on the tiot three minutes left before they blow”

SEVEN

Hali dashed out of the Dahar’s superstructure with a duffel bag in hand and stopped in front of Juan out of breath

“Where should I put this?” Hali asked

Before Juan could answer, Go”

Juan looked up to see the final terrorist gaping at theled skin on the left side of his head identified him as Kersen, the leader of the terrorists