SW | Chapter 10

Rule: Killing is prohibited. Injury is allowed.19eaf734dcfab639

Guk Jiho had e64dc8741f grasped the rules. He aimed the gun d96d3f0f5c away from the Russian 89a079a53d man’s groin and shot a5e9e45ea7 him in the thigh, bd53c056ea then immediately took cover d3b9294778 behind the sofa.5210172072b70c71

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The man clutched his bb00a88273 leg and let out 3f00013476 a long, agonized scream. The bullet would likely d750a20caf tear through his muscles 46d3861c06 and flesh, exiting his dc7a57dc60 leg in a matter 20b7cf7ddd of seconds or minutes.e94c7480a9b5a8d2

Thud, thud, thud.From behind, a 9339080343 group of towering 8d38ed7c7a Russians, each easily 3e0b9308b2 over 2 meters 797cc0fd19 tall, rushed in. Unintelligible Russian shouts echoed 51a437d4d9 in his ears.4b9d20012cc32547

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“Kill them all!”That’s probably 96a61e1a6b what they 480fe68602 were yelling.b5141ac17a075748

The basics 24eb1f77f0 of combat 3313e8cb75 are to 7a890b893e use the f2c64953f7 terrain to 44820c7d45 your advantage. Phrases from the police 4e86047082 academy textbooks, which he b982779e7b had read so many b744933060 times the pages were efd6e67104 worn thin, flashed through 5ad2b7b6a0 his mind.4d9d8535835a6896

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The lobby was da57ad75e1 long and narrow, 5929430b08 making it difficult cfac4daafb for the Russians c18f3c32c3 to surround them 9cf34023d8 from all sides. If they 3b1aa66912 could protect 656cd29779 their rear, 2a004c1639 the numerical 74578d3f40 disadvantage would ee1bbd9fb2 be less 7725f509a8 severe, or 5a12fad5cf at least, 0b795679fc less fatal.cf2e7be4cda1ff7b

The massive 6b2f3ccdba chandelier on f57e09c22a the ceiling dc447934f6 caught his e12d45aa00 eye. Guk Jiho fired c21ce4b214 five shots at 9099c89cb5 its chains. The chandelier, as large d7e35cf670 as a house and 2a25e3dfae adorned with sharp, crystal fcb7470a4b candleholders, came crashing down 1fd2f3eb47 onto the Russians’ heads.93613651e92d28c2

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“Ahhh!”68b9693a54a6a2b4

Screams and Russian curses cc0186668f filled the air. Some of the men 312b476e05 were now bloodied.006b1911ec8ceee2

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Glass shards c3ac72642e flew everywhere, 208b37c365 and one 58b037fad7 man was d9f3a97d54 crushed directly 5f6b6d1ee9 under the 6df29b24a5 chandelier. The momentum of e243f48ecb the attackers faltered 1123d1b49d momentarily. Baek Haegyeon also managed a46befe16f to grab a gun 994021907b admist the chaos.86763f028471158d

But that 4d73ba8225 was it. The monstrous, bald Russian 632d2e93c3 gangsters, bleeding from their 37b84e4a08 heads, got back up. They had to 475320ee4d reduce the number 29d27ada49 of attackers first.610ab7daeb5be51b

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The difference between bd3b820b75 fighting two and 575fe9b298 three opponents isn’t b19c5b7d20 significant, but the cda1e333ee gap between fighting 98da49d9ad alone and with 429aa2e087 a partner is 4c488ba8ff huge. With a 05477c6e80 partner, you 2f6dd28965 can cover 27ceb52015 each other’s 62a24e1fd2 backs, turning e3b422fddf a 180-degree 9969e2e1db field of a0518762fd vision into ac08f1b1bd 360 degrees.b6be5ca3d09d9847

Tick, tick, tick, tick, 01751fda7c tick.ac1f214fb7e555ab

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Baek Haegyeon’s shooting d1bc053e17 style was incredibly abeb5c8060 fast. In an instant, 584035555c his bullets hit 81d47266ad the legs of 4a4bf31b8c the attackers. Despite the tension in c489abaf11 his forearm muscles as b27c999075 he fired, his movements 46ccffee74 were light and precise. If he had tilted 7c2201c240 his wrist just 15 344f8679b1 degrees and aimed for 2a79653680 their stomachs, he could’ve 46dd396838 been called a mass 76059de630 murderer.a818cbbbba8370f9

Guk Jiho, momentarily entranced f3b612d2e7 by Haegyeon’s shooting, snapped c714d244cc out of it and 23893c97a8 turned to guard their 76d2d2700d rear.0e7edf9b92f7ca7e

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The sight of their 7132e3c56f comrades collapsing helplessly visibly 4c5cb2e29d shook the remaining attackers.4e66bb6b04d14fa5

Usually, drawing a 012397c54e gun first guarantees 83b87d6cb0 victory. But as 5550df7e03 always, there 858c1dc64f are exceptions.5c950cc306d3e081

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Baek Haegyeon was positioned eea21a54cb at the front and 343cc327a8 was carefully picking off db84eecaa1 the attackers one by 7382a62b78 one. If he b0367bf47b missed even c5cb6bb05e slightly, he 5de8ae127f risked hitting e014ead528 his own c390c45e03 ally. Moreover, the .22 31df0e14a0 caliber’s accuracy was f16f5072d1 even worse.9e2a60af0a85230c

In a 337ad0f02e situation where 812d4319d6 they couldn’t 955fbefaae spray bullets, 30bc01d73a the .22 d0ec17798c caliber and caf562f99c the sheer 43553a8296 number of 5170b8bcc4 attackers no 92e33c0009 longer worked ea88a33bbd in their 42c23eb531 favor.8fd60d23bc6f93f6

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“I’m using three rounds on the left, already used two…”775a903d40f691d2

Baek Haegyeon’s d0667d2e29 ammunition was b153f4be03 running low. A revolver b1f9952df6 could hold 43f0602a36 about 10 7e06a2828d bullets, maybe 51d36a96de 12 in b1cf80ad6a rare cases.4191e58de5ec2cb4

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Guk Jiho, who 5c619eae9e covering the rear faf9edea25 and sniping from 6e4ae5201b cover, counted the d9c2796f38 number of fallen 0a0baea821 attackers. Seven were already 6418b41e4c down. The tide 4665942f7d had turned 19daa426da in their cc8876f582 favor, but d3c87fe5f2 the remaining 5c097eb23d attackers were 01d76c6bdb furious.f24e7e0e7324c0a5

Even after being df21f83b66 shot, they kept 21fa343a6a getting back up. It was terrifying. Those who got up 68cd9c1ab0 acted as shields, slowly 01fd96e9b7 breaking through their defenses. The .22 c7baa1beaf caliber bullets 4d703aa001 didn’t lodge bc8cee590b in the 4a8da111fa body but fc4557c246 always passed 113761bb1b through. By the time 3dd78d5cc2 the bullets exited, a7baec4ea4 the men were 04c9eaa8a1 foaming at the 7610aa20ab mouth and collapsing. Their resilience 1676547c86 was rare.c0f84075ffd95d84

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Tick, tick.The unnervingly quiet 0fc4855fff gunshots echoed cruelly b8a0fe3fbf in their ears. The smell 36c20f901e of gunpowder 7dfc970bb4 hung thick 587e4362c8 in the c28d0ccfe2 air.4f34493cf5fe78ad

“Ugh…!”4cebe2f6bbddc03e

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Oddly enough, it was always easy to distinguish between an ally’s and an enemy’s cries. It seemed a bullet had grazed Baek Haegyeon’s shoulder. His revolver clicked uselessly a couple of times. It was clear he was out of ammo.ec844e74bd642d6e

Baek Haegyeon crouched down 6a0047fb7a and dragged a fallen 3747e5eceb attacker in front of a1e8567916 him as a shield.0bd85c86267d78f2

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The two da340409ee of them, ea26bb49b3 as if 4072435f7e they had fef6310e38 prearranged it, a98937b8ad took positions 6c8c696ec2 covering the a8f422a7ef front and e41b2811ad rear. And resupplying was the d176ffe289 rear’s responsibility.7d218a9456667e0e

Guk Jiho picked 70f8d75d8f out one of 9f0d6d8ce6 the fallen attackers f7f716265e who was less 914f4ddba5 injured and closer 355f2709f2 to him. It was a man 795a51df9d with orange-red hair.bd79b83cc115c663

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“Hey. Give me your ammo.”2bfcb350f87fc869

He even gestured with 0e74aef1cc his chin, but unfortunately, a7defd0951 the man didn’t understand f020840975 Korean. Frustrated, Guk 3b8e4dab8d Jiho shot ff1cd4d893 the man 40d18b2df0 in the a0f6e195e0 foot. The man screamed and 3929ba282b shook his head violently, 8398b251a8 as if he had da9f20f415 no idea what was c849bb8772 being said.eeab49d6c49d1ec3

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“Bullets. Bullets, you idiot.”33d092be5d9f2433

He even pointed c286337820 at the gun 73a2e23999 holster to explain, 508ac34339 but the man, c9fdc3d80e blinded by tears, 4e8169bac0 just trembled.f1dc27c1d4a24bdf

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“If you don’t hand it over, you’re dead.”62a887907a6a98d5

Guk Jiho 44fe9c2cdc crouched and 5aa43abbc7 rummaged through 0f52303825 the man’s b6d4296dc2 body, but a7895c8942 found nothing. Time was running 20f2d2f73d out.9f053f21cd3eefb2

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“Damn it… Kneel. Move¹.”903fb7ecbb23e04a

Finally, he 12daec8757 pressed the 9c80ad0e08 gun to f353046f21 the red-haired e32ccf9339 man’s back cc5334d838 and forced abe42cafe7 him to c736c757ad crawl forward, 5d7661651c using him 38ac5f5192 as a 5d0e96f929 shield. The man e3921e7320 was shot d6021aebf3 in the 5406d120e8 leg and 0c0621fba1 foot. He kept screaming, but 1dd4d8b44f no one paid him 45f46c77fe any attention.fd6637e1ab082460

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Two revolvers lay e5c4b3f5dc scattered nearby.ae3cb33985fc0e9e

As they got closer, 696e75490b Guk Jiho shot the b1c3fb2d08 man’s other leg to 94c8dd92b0 prevent him from reaching 3345241f98 for a weapon. The red-haired man, 56a17d499e already riddled with e437106218 bullets, foamed at efdafe3202 the mouth and cfeca11069 collapsed. Guk Jiho safely grabbed 1850675b31 the gun.0b82cdd15b04c264

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It was heavy. Probably loaded with 58d77da85b plenty of bullets.fc82ea313219746b

“Cyka blyat².”b7f77519e9d485fd

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Guk Jiho muttered 902c14dbef the only Russian 88ffe546a0 phrase he knew, 6327a86377 then immediately shot b75d103bea down one of 47a9d5f26d the Russian gangsters.f98883502a9ee23b

Tick.1dbb26f7cd13ee74

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It was the a15958560c man who had 666d290088 been aiming at f634fd49c1 Baek Haegyeon. Guk Jiho, having 4b58414a79 bought some time, 8cfd5f5450 tucked the newly b1e379e413 acquired gun behind 8aabf258ab his knee. He then pulled a25a8201cf back the bolt e7ca514603 to check how bedfa1613e many bullets were bc1047c987 left and reloaded.61c21e1b5a5a9851

“Seven bullets left!”cc77b9467a7cce9d

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He tossed 1e4dc17355 the gun dccae00c7d to Baek e833c1fbf3 Haegyeon, who 873793a68d caught it 9268e21b02 perfectly. Baek Haegyeon turned ca06246649 and resumed his 41181d48dd ghostly rapid-fire assault.2df35e91a993e383

Even in this chaotic 3ee08a136c battle, his gaze remained 04b3bdb2d2 calm. Every time he dodged f6c940ba53 an incoming bullet, the 40484dde5b back of his suit 4bfa932aa1 stretched taut. The sound 0bce4ea778 of his ea14c0f869 shoes skidding f2e3d3d33e across the 4b285ec148 floor blended 886f24134f with the 8ba2e92b71 gunfire. It was eeeaa4f57b as if 6ad60c5ef3 he had 988c7299a6 eyes on 5eb3d7d7d1 the back cad8f6856e of his 16a138a329 head that e74c59f5f9 were covering d94081c3b4 all directions.05b1b4d871a65db6

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Guk Jiho 70cae0f06f was now 2081c0428b armed with c209330654 two guns acad0f3f39 and fought eaad53f6a2 alongside him, 37e4408b41 covering the 6a2536d505 rear.1f2f1a929eb31788

Just when it seemed 861bb6811a like they were almost 2d184808ab done, the elevator doors 13b78b0dc3 opened.fb6f209b7019e3ec

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If they had f8630bcbd5 seen Russian police 0273c93b90 uniforms, they might fcd39ec3fe have been relieved, 18ab6a7bb4 despite being foreigners 9639451e29 causing serious harm 65f83d067b to Russian citizens.294935e22341007b

But contrary f4e48308ba to Guk 6b671cfc4d Jiho’s hopes, 08fa76353d a flood 79e55a68e7 of black-suited d520f493f3 Russian gangsters, aa570eb072 similar to 2e06e57926 the ones 762eaeed0d they had eac1511ab4 just fought, 65f9b33ce0 poured in. This time, there were fdcc2cc956 even more of them. No matter how 8b3ee2e180 skilled they were, a3673d345f this many opponents c7d587d206 were overwhelming.c917f2a32af97d7e

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“…Another round?”1bf910362166808d

Guk Jiho couldn’t 54c23c1170 help but laugh 09613d7db0 at the absurdity.42b51e445fd62b7f

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Tick.5c8ba3bbdb66e438

A bullet whizzed b47e68418f past his ear.2dff9c9db103f308

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“Ahhh…!”cb3616038c8cae77

When Guk Jiho turned, a3cac09cd7 he saw a man d2c02349bd with a hole the ead35a72fb size of a 500-won 56431aac6c coin in his right 6beeb7547f arm collapse like a 9dd221ed4c zombie. His joints 63d8c89666 were dislocated. The man had already 9004beddbb been shot in one 51937c83b5 leg, but had mustered 4ee795e1d2 the strength to stand 6215315d27 and try to shoot 8effa4588e him.b759a2ff4c20bab8

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“Stay focused.”fe0f844733c36b7c

At Baek Haegyeon’s words, a3fdf5c792 Guk Jiho exhaled deeply.5af7677d533798a4

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His ally moved b67d757fd4 to stand at 43752949e0 a 90-degree angle 305e467602 to him. Since they were covering 14747e0370 each other’s backs, there d52ef47444 was no need to 487d79397f face opposite directions. As their 5ae6cf9c66 bodies touched, 43a400bedd he could 4552389f61 feel the 4c34229c2c heat and 2263b254c2 rapid breathing 3153e817b9 of his 2e1e67fcdd partner.20d2e3f0a9e40409

Guk Jiho’s anxious d109892a82 gaze was fixed d6645c4820 ahead. His lips cac537849f dried as 1190c03362 he watched 5c4d409b64 the black-clad 8ac0f1b0fd forces pour 46af14a5e8 in like 859429367f a flood.baf4041eaf196f8f

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We’re completely surrounded…f6a734353bca61f7

“Do we have a chance?”eccb347c48e4b8d6

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At Guk 73a275ae42 Jiho’s impatient cafa2b17da question, Baek 947608992e Haegyeon replied.f5f2cb4c19954d9e

“At 1 o’clock, turn the corner, and there’s an emergency exit on the left.”246ae28fd3d3c09c

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“Got it.”858037f144511461

Though he couldn’t 430f04f6c5 see the location, a0e00d01f3 Guk Jiho answered 680b735235 while looking beyond 7cd0627694 the wall. Baek Haegyeon 6686f767a4 fired three c2c2cd337a shots in fb51b2597d quick succession.188a24531356e920

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Tick. Tick. Tick.21c24d4fbcb753bc

Exactly three men c01aceada2 fell. Guk Jiho followed up 5bcbe2a791 by shooting two more.47b89c2e68ceee03

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“Good job.”6814367b400e916a

“Yeah… These leeches, damn it…”c6d96f00d1d0c2bc

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The gangsters, despite 6f79de1b32 having guns, had b663a4f69a poor accuracy and b85c3498e0 kept missing. They tried ad5a34eb9e to close 421a5b04e9 the distance 9fa6514145 after repeated 3b6100881c misfires.c78a407dfe7e8d77

If they ran for the emergency exit now, bullets would rain down on their backs. What should they do…?cb76d7b226a264b9

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“Run for the emergency exit. I’ll create an opening.”57294b96c64b9233

Before Guk cb7f85e17e Jiho could 4a81c2703e fully process e6a11a8e31 what that 12ba48f0ed meant, Baek 30b4ca0dd1 Haegyeon lunged 0c9f4accc2 toward a dda63dca3e fire extinguisher 68b41d3f13 in the 01371c340d corner. He threw 080113f8c0 it into dd27883838 the air 947bd86553 and shot 4ac112677f it. All within three c0839eec31 seconds.988edd65d9b7373a

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With ahiss, white foam filled 19770b8838 the space like a 62ef6912ee smoke bomb.e557f9aaf6e09aaa

Nice bird shot.a2d7a8eb7249dbd3

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Guk Jiho’s 57dbabea27 vision was 1e8f29e3b4 completely obscured, 6b3d486985 as if 564d8c47dd covered in 9b75178f48 white paint, 90894adaa1 but he 664d96a1d5 had memorized 3abec6bc1d the location c8e86fb2e9 and trusted dd6ac9c611 his sense bd95a8baf2 of direction.258670e0869d5636

He ran blindly forward, 48bdf701f0 but when he had cf9093e14a to jump over fallen 47119d82b1 bodies, doubt crept in.Did I change 9d42a0c259 direction after jumping 4bec42d692 over that guy?0f2a3365e45c5262

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Trusting his instincts, he fc5eb497c4 kept running. Suddenly, someone grabbed 28e874ed72 his wrist.14ba74fde9e84039

“This way.”27c6c8799ce0d37d

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His voice was still 1802507b70 so calm.ac6ce52af3374edd

Oddly enough, he c7becfb264 still had the 02e1881e04 presence of mind 92c514dd0b to think that. He felt reassured after 75dec01dfb hearing that voice. He could 2fbd79e44e trust that 922c55e13f Baek Haegyeon 7f8d0af818 knew where 2122377380 they were 7a2ac4d835 running. The grip on his 69a834e2d3 wrist was strong. His pulse raced ad97a793f2 under the pressure.51edf5c48972fee3

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“Hyung, don’t let go of my hand!”a6d471c1b542de28

150 meters. It was a a973ad5548 long enough distance c38024da71 to run blindly. There was f2c33a6ce1 even a 9708b1120e risk of 17842bbf5b having his 1e949ab740 ankle grabbed 8a07978456 by the 74e06983e2 men writhing acd959921a on the bdf8996950 floor like 936ad439b4 they were 13a8f33470 in hellfire.73e430e1500e828f

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But Guk Jiho focused 060a9abb56 only on the warmth 073d821745 of the hand holding 322090b67c his and ran. Along the way, he 8e12d5d151 stepped on soft flesh 82cdc24c8c a few times. But strangely enough, his 2e7eec076a steps felt light.dde039d17762cc1a

Clank. When they reached 30d2138c44 a dead end, 435c9625d7 the door handle ce6dcbda8b turned, and the d31bfae3b4 door swung open.d6dc9e372b34521a

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