Although Laz was surrounded, he wasn't overly worried. The main problem he had was the air support as that was going to be an issue.
Since he already said what needed to be said, it was time for action.
Laz put his hands up as though he was surrendering, causing all of the guardsmen to feel a bit confused. After all, why escape if you were going to give up so quickly without a fight. Little did they know that Laz actually had no plans to surrender.
Instead, as his hands were above his head, he lowered the front of his body like he was about to lay on the ground. Just as it looked like he was going to tip over, he brought his hands down and propped himself up before bending his knees and squatting.
It took only a moment for the guardsmen to understand that Laz had taken a runner's starting pose, but it was way to late to react.
Boom, swoosh.
You ever hear a new song and vibe with it right away, even if it's not something you normally listen to? Yeah, feels good, doesn't it? Well, it's almost the end of this arc. We are going to be a going a bit farther than I have before with plot liberty. I normally try to avoid deus ex machina or going to something so extreme that it seems out of place, but I wanted to include something now before we go on to give a bit of otherworldliness to the story. You will understand what I mean with the next chapter. Thanks for reading!