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A hot wind hit Sage, blowing dust into his face. Momentarily dazed by the dust blast and the sudden speed of the close vehicle, Sage tripped, falling to the ground. The armoured truck squeeled to a stop, pulling to a near 180 stop. Men with uniforms and gas masks stepped out, five in total. Two of which were under the additional protection of hazmat full body suits. The latter were not equipped with weapons, but the guards carried some sort of assault rifle. Quickly realizing that they were not here to help, Sage quickly pulled himself up to his feet, whipping his own firearm around. The dust was still flying in the air, and the lights of the vehicles illuminated the men, but Sage was hidden by darkness. Slamming the bolt, he fired off two shots into the foremost armed men, felling them. The last armed man raised his rifle, but was silenced suddenly by a third shot. The hazard suited figures stopped in their tracks. Wasting no ammo, he sprinted at the survivors with his combat knife, breaking the glass visor of one, and stabbing the last in the back. Panting with relief and exhaustion, he inspected the figures' prone bodies, stealing ammo and looking for other useful equipment. Finding nothing more of importance, he shouldered one of the new strange rifles and went to inspect the Humvee. The front consisted of normal seats, but the back was contained by metal bars and a plastic cover marked by hazard markers. CAUTION: INFECTIOUS/DANGEROUS CARGO. STAY BACK read the bumper and sides of the Humvee. He began to open the hazard area as he was stopped by a loud slam. Something huge had collided with the door. More slamming and banging. It was trying to get out, whatever it was. As the form snarled and slammed against the gate, he snuck around to the back, and opened the back. He wasn't ready for what he saw...