Chapter 77
Chapter 77
Episode 77: 666 Hunters (1)
The abandoned factory's F Point was where Cui Xun and Warren Cooper were.
Warren was communicating with Yang Ji-chen, who had gone to D Point, via radio.
"This is Wolf. Jackal, transmitting."
[Jackal transmitting.]
"Is the rat hunt going well?"
[Just started.]
Chijijijik—
Another transmission came through.
[Friendly corpse found at C-2 Point.]
[Friendly corpse found at E-5 Point. Killed with a knife.]
[Friendly deceased found at G-2 Point. Knife here too.]
Perhaps thanks to the quick search, they were being discovered one by one.
The skills of the 666 Unit members under the TSF Chinese branch were different from ordinary mercenaries. Sensing something was amiss, Warren said,
"This should be enough. Start the hunt."
[Roger—!]
Meanwhile, Im Hee-yeon was still tied to the chair. Struggling to hold onto her fading consciousness, she could hear their radio communications.
'Is someone… coming to save me?'
Pak—
At that moment, a bullet flew in from somewhere, and one of the men guarding the entrance fell.
Simultaneously, the others took cover behind pillars and walls, aiming their guns in the direction of the bullet.
"This is A ONE. Enemy appearance at F Point. Estimated location F-3 Point."
[Ok— Coming right away.]
Warren gestured, giving instructions to the A team members.
They scattered to the left and right, cautiously approaching the location where the gunfire had come from.
That's when it happened.
Tudududu— Tudududu—
Loud gunfire began to ring out from outside.
"This is Wolf. Jackal, what's the situation outside?"
[This is Jackal. It seems the intruder has support forces. I'll have some of the team respond.]
"Numbers?"
[Not identified at this time.]
Papak— Papak—
Gunfire started from the direction of the earlier ambush, and the muzzle flashes flickered in the darkness as they fired.
Suddenly, a battle had begun both inside and out.
It couldn't have been unintentional. Sensing something ominous, Warren dragged Cui Xun out of the room.
"Director! If you stay here……."
Kwang—
As if on cue, the ventilation fan on the ceiling of the room shattered, and a person fell through.
'I didn't even sense their presence at this distance?'
The person who appeared was none other than Shinwoo. Because he was wearing a mask, they couldn't see Shinwoo's face.
Judging it was dangerous, Warren raised his gun to fire.
But again, Shinwoo was one step faster. Before he knew it, a silenced gun, already raised, was aimed and fired next to Im Hee-yeon.
Pshwook— Pu-pshwook—
Warren realized he was a beat late and barely managed to pull Cui Xun out of the room.
However, the bullets that tore through the air struck the A team members who were in a fierce battle with Lu Xian.
Warren frowned as he watched the scene from behind the wall.
'Could it be that he even calculated the direction I would dodge?'
The moment Shinwoo fell from the ceiling and landed was fleeting. In that short time, he had lined up the positions of the subordinates who were in a fierce battle with Warren.
Pu-pshwook— Pshwook—
The bullets continued to fire.
Warren, along with Cui Xun, hid behind the wall outside the room and watched the A team members being attacked.
"Director! We need to get out of here immediately!"
Cui Xun could also sense that the situation had changed rapidly, so he nodded.
"This is Wolf. Judging the current situation as Code Zero. Teams near the Safe Point, move there immediately. The remaining personnel, gather at F Point, gather at F Point! Kill them all."
The Safe Point was a plan to secure an escape route in case of an emergency.
At the same time, Warren took Cui Xun and entered the passage on the left side of the hallway, closing the door.
Meanwhile, Shinwoo checked Im Hee-yeon's condition and radioed.
"This is WHITE. F Point CLEAR. ALFA, transmitting."
[This is ALFA. Situation termination confirmed.]
Lu Xian slowly walked out of the darkness.
"You really found Executive Director Im Hee-yeon."
"Please take her out, Team Leader. The escape route is from this location……."
At that moment, Jang Man-soo's shout pierced Shinwoo's ear.
[LOX! The remaining forces that were fighting the external team are moving towards you! You need to get out of there quickly!]
"What about the escape route?"
[They're heading that way. It seems difficult to move separately.]
"I guess there's no choice."
Shinwoo muttered to himself and looked at Lu Xian again.
"The enemies who were in battle are moving this way. The escape route is also likely to be unsafe, so please protect Executive Director Im Hee-yeon here, Team Leader."
"I'll call the team members outside."
"Then it will be difficult for me to exert my full strength."
With that reply, Shinwoo returned to the room and checked Im Hee-yeon's pulse once more. Feeling that it was slower than before, he grabbed one of the blood transfusion packs placed next to her and connected it.
"It's a relief that they're thorough."
"Are you really going to move alone?"
"I'll radio as soon as the escape route is secured, so……!"
At that moment, Shinwoo raised his pistol.
Pshwook— Pu-pshwook—
Something fell as the bullets flew into the darkness. It was a 666 Unit member who had already approached F Point.
"...Did you see that?"
"They're close. So please stay here until safety is secured."
Kooong—
Shinwoo slammed the iron door shut.
.
.
.
Yang Ji-chen, who was moving to catch the rats at D Point, was grinding his teeth at the fact that they had been backstabbed.
"Just who the hell are these bastards?!"
Fortunately, Branch Director Cui Xun was escaping with Warren through the escape route. And now, Yang Ji-chen and his subordinates were passing through the machine room, where pipes and stairs were intricately placed.
"We've lost contact with the unit member who said they arrived at F Point."
"Tell them to narrow the approach so that the enemies can't escape from the escape route."
As the instructions were being given over the radio, another subordinate confirmed their location.
"We'll be there soon. Should we go in right away?"
"Split to the left and right… Damn it!"
Tatang—
Yang Ji-chen hurriedly jumped behind a pipe and hid. At the same time, the head of the subordinate who was following behind him snapped back, and he collapsed.
He had been hit by a bullet that flew in from somewhere.
"This is Jackal. Enemy appearance near the entrance of F-3 Point."
[Roger.]
[Roger.]
After radioing first, Yang Ji-chen checked the direction of the bullet trajectory.
'The entrance at the 2 o'clock direction…….'
If he hadn't seen the muzzle for a moment, he would have been hit. The enemy's presence seemed larger than expected.
'Hehehe. Looks like a worthy opponent has appeared after a long time.'
Yang Ji-chen slung the rifle he had on his shoulder behind his back and grabbed a pistol in his right hand and a Karambit Knife in his left.
Because it was easier to move in close combat rather than with a rifle due to the complex pipes and stairs in the surrounding area.
Clang— Clang—
At that moment, the footsteps of the team members who had entered later echoed loudly as they stepped on the steel stairs and passageways. And as they got closer and closer, bullets were fired from the same direction as before.
Tatatang— Tatang— Tatatang— Tatatatang—
Gunfire rang out loudly once again.
Click— Click—
The sound of ammunition running out in a magazine was heard from afar.
At that moment, the other team members, who were exchanging signals with Yang Ji-chen through hand gestures, revealed themselves and charged forward while firing.
'I don't know who they are, but I'm going to kill them for sure.'
The number of enemies was estimated to be at least ten. Yang Ji-chen had heard from Warren over the radio that the skills of the person who had raided F Point were exceptional.
That's when it happened.
"Kuh-erk—!"
"Keuk!"
"Heo-eok!"
The subordinates who had gone forward suddenly tripped over something and collapsed, or their necks and bodies were thrown over.
Seeing that, Yang Ji-chen also hurriedly stopped from going forward. He was able to spot a thin Wire Trap installed in the darkness.
At the same time, a light flashed in the darkness, hitting those who had fallen.
But the direction of the gunfire was different from where the gun had been fired earlier.
"They're setting up Wire Traps as if they knew the direction we were coming from and moving. And even using decoys……."
The gunfire from earlier was also bait. It was also certain that the location of himself and his team members had been revealed.
The scale of the abandoned factory was very large. In such a place, the enemy knew exactly where Im Hee-yeon was being held and raided it.
At that timing, even the enemy support forces waiting outside appeared. It was impossible unless they knew their movements.
"Is it over there?"
Now, only Yang Ji-chen was left alive. In that situation, there could be enemies lying in ambush in other places besides where the bullets had flown from earlier.
Chijijijik—
[Enemy appearance at F-5 Point! Enemy appearance at F-5 Point!]
A subordinate's urgent voice rang out from the radio that was stuck in Yang Ji-chen's ear.
'External forces have already gathered near here?'
In response, Yang Ji-chen detoured to approach and ambush the enemy from behind.
Less than a minute. In the meantime, the enemy had moved to another location and was nowhere to be seen.
"Is it hit-and-run?"
Tatatang— Tatatang—
In the meantime, gunfire and screams were heard from the direction of F-5 Point. It meant that the engagement with the enemy had become more violent.
Yang Ji-chen ran quickly to support his allies.
"This is Jackal. Arriving at F-5 Point in 10 seconds. What's the situation?"
But there was no answer from the radio. In the meantime, the gunfire that had been ringing out until just now was not heard as if it were a lie.
"...Could it be that they were all taken out? This is Jackal! Any remaining personnel, transmit!"
He arrived at F-5 Point right away. The corpses of his subordinates were scattered on the dark steel stairs and passageways.
They were all dead.
Chijijik—
[This is Wolf. VIP escape is all clear. What's the internal situation?]
It was Warren. The situation had not been conveyed to Warren because the channel had been changed due to the emergency.
"This is Jackal. There's a problem……!"
Just as he was about to continue the answer.
Tang!
"Kuek!"
Yang Ji-chen saw the suddenly moving corpse and quickly turned his body.
But he couldn't avoid it completely and was shot in the left shoulder and collapsed. There was no time to counterattack. He immediately rolled between the steel railings to avoid the next attack.
Kooong—
"Damn it! The Wire Trap and all, how could I get caught in this kind of trap……."
Yang Ji-chen, who had struggled to get up from the floor, took out the long gun he had slung behind his back. It was because he had dropped the pistol he was holding while falling from above just now.
He didn't even know how many enemies there were. There was still no radio communication from the other subordinates. In that situation, escape was the only way.
"But just who the hell are these guys? How could my subordinates be taken out like this!"
The corpses from earlier were gathered in one place, looking as if they had been helplessly attacked. The enemy had been hiding in that pile of corpses, waiting for Yang Ji-chen.
"They even knew I was coming here… But how……!"
There were no CCTV cameras installed inside the abandoned factory at all. Of course, it was impossible for anyone to grasp the movements of people walking around inside at once.
But the enemy moved as if they knew everything, and Yang Ji-chen was also caught in their grasp.
Taang—