“What the f*ck… You really came… … .”
These were the words of Andrei, a colleague he had met for the first time near the rendezvous point.
His face was hidden because he was wearing a mask and night vision goggles, but his expression seemed to be visible from his gestures and tone of voice.
As if facing a ghost or monster, he looked surprised and embarrassed.
“… Just move.”
Even so, he and the rest of his colleagues joined with him who radioed and moved to the assembly point where the helicopter was lowering altitude.
In the meantime, about a dozen vehicles that appeared to be Pikal’s mercenaries approached, but it didn’t matter too much.
It was thanks to the fact that if one shot was fired at the driver’s seat and the front passenger’s seat, the vehicle would collide with the car in front or run off the road and crash into a tree, rendering it immobilized.
Also, I didn’t have to destroy everything.
I only hit the car in front, including the lead that was caught in my sight, and the rest slowed down or made a U-turn on their own.
There were also Russian troops in addition, but this also did not pose a immediate threat.
It was rather late, and also far away.
It was because the location of the assembly point was not close to the military base on the border, and it caused an uproar in Moscow because of the sabotage operation.
Most of the helicopters capable of speeding were on that side.
There was an unlucky patrol, but my colleagues sorted it out without me needing to do anything.
As a result, the hardest thing in this escape process was only my body.
“I will support you, senior.”
Perhaps I was paying attention, Harry supported me from the side.
Then, just as the stretcher came down from the transport helicopter, I borrowed Harry’s hand and laid down slowly.
At the same time, the power was lost as if it was released.
A sigh came out of its own accord.
“under… … .”
It seems to be a sign that the body is very tired.
Even the stretcher I just lay on felt more comfortable than a hotel bed.
I was soon out laughing.
‘I’m going through all sorts of things… … .’
He didn’t make a sound, but only the corners of his mouth went up and down.
It wasn’t even completely expelled, but it was because it spread because he was lying on a stretcher.
It was embarrassing, and it was also outrageous.
It was because there had never been anything like that in the past time since I joined Lareple, going through G&G Corp, External Cooperation Bureau, and an unknown organization.
Originally, I only put my mind at ease after the operation was over and I was kicked out.
Because there is nothing to engage in, just rest.
But not now.
Instead of leaving Russia yet, they boarded a helicopter.
Of course, I couldn’t relax.
In case of emergency, I had to unfasten the fixing device and come down and grab the gun.
Moreover, transport helicopters are most dangerous during takeoff and landing, and there were many cases where they were attacked in the gap.
Although an attack helicopter was waiting for the escort, we shouldn’t have taken it lightly.
Wasn’t it literally the enemy camp?
Even so, my body didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to.
Even the old slogan of the Special Forces, which I consider to be a creed, to make it happen if it doesn’t work, didn’t work in this situation.
This too was natural.
It was because there was no way to cover it with mental strength.
I accepted that there was nothing I could do.
It’s because the limit of the special physical characteristics was exceeded.
While suffering alone, I could see the inside of the helicopter and the team members, as if everyone had finished boarding.
Of course, all I could see was a vague outline.
I took off my helmet while lying on the stretcher, and the night vision goggles attached to it were also taken with me.
Soon a familiar voice was heard.
– Seniors? Can you hear me? Please let us know if there is a part that needs emergency treatment.
Harry’s voice came through the headset when he put it on.
He wasn’t trembling as usual, but he was talking like a special agent with a special skill.
Of course, what I was going to say was decided.
“foot.”
It was the part where I covered 350 km in one day.
It must have been most seriously damaged.
Even when I ran 80km for several hours, I couldn’t even take off the walker to see how my feet were.
just ran
– Then I’ll check right away.
A few black outlines seemed to move behind Harry’s answer, but nothing was felt.
It was impossible to grasp because the body was already damaged and there was no sense to check, and because of the vibrations and rotor sounds generated by the helicopter and the movements that occurred while flying.
Only the light shimmering at my feet passed by.
However, he knew very well what Harry was doing.
I’m carefully cutting the walker with the scissors, and if the socks are exposed, I’ll cut them off as well so you can see the bare skin.
Then the horribly ruined bare feet would be exposed.
It was like that when I checked hours ago, so it must be worse now.
Soon, the expected reaction broke out.
– What the f*ck, senior? How the hell did you come… … ?
Harry’s words were mixed with profanity, but it was understandable.
I thought I had lost all my senses, because the thick smell of blood flowed from my feet.
Not only had all the toenails fallen off, but the skin on the soles of the feet would have peeled off as well.
So I tried to say it was okay, but I couldn’t answer.
It’s like you can’t hear anything while sleeping.
– Seniors?
When Harry called again, he barely answered.
“I kinda… I need to sleep… … .”
Sleepiness was coming.
In movies, people say these things and die, but I didn’t think I would die.
It wasn’t a bullet wound or fatal wounds.
Rather, it was natural to sleep.
It was because I only split about 4 hours out of about 30 hours to take a nap or take a break, and I was on the move for the remaining 26 hours.
And now, the fatigue overtook the whole body.
I had no choice but to sleep.
I calmly accepted the sleep that came like a tidal wave.
In the meantime, a few words came through.
Intravenous gel, pulse, disinfection, etc.
Thinking of first aid, I let go of my consciousness that I had been holding until the end.
It was a proper sleep that I met in 30 hours.
* * *
In the morning before dawn, a mansion somewhere in Moscow, Russia.
“The devil was right… … .”
Pikal muttered and looked at the laptop screen.
In the floating photos, there were several SUVs and vans damaged in the accident.
A wrecked car or a tree in front.
However, it was different from a normal car accident.
There were bullet marks.
It also had two holes in the windshield.
It was a trace found on a vehicle with a relatively intact front end.
One foot each for the driver’s seat and passenger’s seat.
There was no need to investigate a vehicle that had been smashed to such an extent that no glass was left.
There would have been a gun hole there too.
This was because the mercenaries at the scene all reported the same thing, and the bodies found proved it.
It was difficult to find a gun hole in a body with water.
It was because the face that was hit was smashed.
The same was true of the mercenary commander who had a phone that Pikal had given him, who led about 100 people.
He died with half of his head blown off.
Pikal’s eyebrows naturally furrowed as he recalled the picture of the corpse.
It wasn’t because it was cruel or gross.
It was because the distance Kang-tae shot was a whopping 2km away, so it was still unbelievable that he had shot a moving car at that distance.
It was said that it was good to run forward and shoot, but it was in the middle of running on a dirt road.
This was not something a person could guess.
If it was 2km, it wasn’t easy to hit a target that was standing still.
Even Kang Tae was not normal.
According to Russian military satellite images, it was because they were assisted and put on a stretcher before boarding the helicopter.
In other words, it means that the shooting was perfect even when the body condition was not normal.
The wrinkles around Pikal’s eyes deepened.
‘Even if they put more bounty, who can kill this devil… … .’
A sigh like a sigh came out.
It was because a lot of rumors about Kang-tae spread around the border, but there was no reaction.
In particular, Estonia, where the helicopters had escaped, was the quietest.
There were impure elements, illegal mercenaries, and brokers who could move after seeing Russia’s notice, but even these showed no reaction.
There was only one good reason.
Since he wasn’t an adult who could tolerate seeing a billion dollars, he must have deliberately quieted down.
The main culprit also knew.
The only country in Kang-tae’s back that can cross over to Russia and escape.
It was America.
Estonia was the only country that could have such an influence in the shadows.
He would have done that even if he had been involved.
Because Kang-tae was worth it.
Naturally, there was an uproar in Russia as well.
It’s the same now.
Tiriri- Tiri-ri-
It was a call from the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army, to which there was no reply when requesting cooperation.
It was already several times, and contact from other officials was pouring in.
Unlike when I first gave the data on Kangtae.
It was time for Pikal to shake his head and take a closer look at the data he had received from the mercenaries.
smart smart
A knock was heard, and a man in a suit appeared instead of a uniform.
“What is going on?”
“Sorry to disturb you, but Your Excellency is looking for you.”
“Is it single?”
Pikal asked.
If I were called to a meeting like before, I would not go.
Even though I went once, it didn’t work.
After waiting for an answer, the man in a suit politely replied.
“That’s right.”
“Then it’ll be better, I’ll be out soon.”
“thank you.”
After the polite reply and the door closed, Pikal put away her laptop and got up.
It was worth it if it was a private meeting with the president.
Where there are officials from related ministries, you will be able to quietly give and receive things you cannot ask for.
Of course, he didn’t know what he wanted, but Pikal was determined to get what he wanted.
For example, nuclear warheads or missiles capable of carrying them.
He was a trustworthy person himself, but it was thanks to the money he had.
It is also slush funds that can be rolled in the shadows.
Of course, it was impossible to bring the missile in its entirety like buying something from a mart just by giving money.
No matter how much money you have, since it is a dangerous strategic weapon, you will end up transferring some of the technology or dispatching officials.
That was what Pikal wanted.
Because it was impossible to receive the missile right away in the first place.
It was messed up in the middle, but there were data related to the nuclear missile that was being researched, so it was possible to develop it based on this.
It was also suspended due to Gangtae, but it was to be resumed by taking advantage of this gap.
I was worried about Kang-tae’s pursuit, but I couldn’t be afraid of it.
Even though it’s like a devil, it was the second task that I had to deal with in the end.
It would be nice if Kang-tae died before he could be tracked down, but the chances of that happening were slim.
Kang-tae’s ability is also an ability, and it is because Kang-tae was the one who survived even though he had already mobilized all means and methods.
Kang-tae was not a person who could be easily killed just because he ordered it or because he paid money.
Pikal instinctively realized.
He said that he could never be killed before completing his first task, so he had no choice but to meet him.