He didn’t know. There were very few things that Renard didn’t know and even fewer that he didn’t have the capacity to find out. He had no idea such a creature, which from the uniform must have been a previous BLU Sniper, even existed down there. How long had BLU had something like this? It couldn’t have been long; surely his other teammates would have spoken of it if they’d confronted it. He realized he must be the first to do so. And he had absolutely no fucking idea what to do about it. But it wasn’t like he had to wait long for some sort of action.
The Spy yelped in surprise when he was gripped by the shoulders with brutal force, his arms pinned to his sides. He could only stare in horror as he was quite literally lifted off the ground several inches, his feet left dangling, and crushed against the concrete wall behind him. Renard would be lying if he said he wasn’t extremely intimidated. At 6 feet, there weren’t many who were taller than him and if they were, it wasn’t by much. He was confident enough in his dexterity and skill to get him out of any situation he got himself into but this was far out of his range of experience.
The low rumble of words that poured from the creature’s mouth moments later made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. The sentry? He was worried about the sentry? The spy’s eyes darted to the busted machine on the ground and then back to that reptilian stare. The Sniper’s concern and controlled aggression suggested that he perhaps, wasn’t the kind of mindless monstrosity read about in horror fiction. And this thought made him feel a little better, but no less cautious. It gave him that extra boost of assurance however, his senses weren’t so fuzzed over with shock as they were.
He remembered that he still had his gun and knife on him. He calculated that his best bet would be to just get loose and run. Forget the kill count. His feet might not have been touching the ground but that didn’t mean he couldn’t use them. Staring the sniper straight in the eyes, he gave the BLU a swift, hard knee to the groin with all the strength he could muster. If there was one tactic that always worked, it was that one, and the RED had no qualms about exploiting it. When his shoes touched the floor he immediately moved far out of range of the other, pulling out his revolver and keeping it pointed on at the growling man, doubled over and understandably pissed. He fired off a few rounds just to distract and disorient before spinning on his heels and booking it. Renard was fairly certain that if he could just get out of the tunnel, he’d be safe. At least from it, the rest of the battle probably not. He doubted that a crocodile hybrid such as that one would venture out into broad daylight, especially since he hadn’t done so already.