Chapter 66: Injured

  Nine Russian soldiers targeted by the ambush were killed in an instant, and the most threatening sniper was also shot dead under Scorpion's rush, the balance of victory in this battle has already tilted towards us.

  Suddenly, a burst of loud wailing and angry roars echoed from the opposite side, accompanied by muffled sobbing that reverberated throughout the entire mountain forest. Clearly unable to bear the fact that his comrades-in-arms had died one after another right in front of him, he was overcome with immense grief and could only vent his anguish through loud crying and shouting.

  My heart ached and I couldn't help but cover my chest with my hands.

  The crying and shouting grew louder, accompanied by bursts of angry Russian speech from behind the trees.

  "He's scolding us." Tank said calmly.

  Nobody speaks.

  Another burst of loud Russian chatter came from behind the trees, and Tank frowned and said: "He's reporting our position and situation, we must take him out immediately and retreat!"

  I gazed at where the tank was hiding and then looked over at the large tree across from it.

  It seems that the tank is also Russian, right? It's also a retired soldier from the Russian army. The opponent is his compatriot, his comrade. But why are his words so cold? Doesn't he have any fluctuations in his heart at all?

  "Our time is running out, lunatic, water snake, from the back, pack and get rid of him, others pay attention to cover!" The captain commanded.

  "Yes."

  "I understand."

  The madman and the water snake poked their heads out from their hiding place, crouching low to quickly flank the big tree from both sides.

  At this time, the voice of Russian soldiers behind the big tree became more intense, and the tank shouted loudly: "Everyone be careful, he is going to fight to the death!"

  No sooner had the words fallen than the Russian soldiers hiding behind the trees suddenly stretched out their hands from behind the trees, and simultaneously threw two hand grenades with both hands to the left and right. The four hand grenades rolled in the air and flew towards us in all directions.

  "Bang......!"

  The gun fired, and Kim Jee-joon quickly pulled the trigger before the soldier could pull back his left hand. The bullet whizzed through the air, severing the exposed half of the soldier's arm, which was then pinned to the trunk of another tree several meters away. The soldier let out a pained cry as he fell backward, revealing half of his oil-smeared face contorted in agony.

  That was enough, the scorpion tail immediately pulled the trigger, and the 7.62mm bullet of the AWP pierced through the air, shooting into that half face, the huge power shattered the entire head of the Russian soldier into powder. The headless corpse flew another meter back under the power of the bullet before heavily falling onto the snowy ground.

  Four hand grenades, two have landed, one was blocked by the tree trunk and bounced back, and another one flew over an arc towards where the black bear was hiding.

  Everyone fell to the ground, and the black bear also discovered the hand grenade falling towards him. He quickly got up and tried to take cover behind the rock where I was hiding. But then something unexpected happened - just as the bear was about to lift its foot and run, it suddenly stumbled and sat back down in the snow, revealing a pained expression on its face, with its left hand clutching at its ankle.

  I hid behind her and saw clearly, my heart was shocked, damn it, must be a cramp! We had been hiding in the snowy ground for so long, now suddenly made such a big movement, very likely to cause leg cramps. And at this time, that grenade was about to fall down!

  I'm the closest one to him, and I'm the only one who can save him!

  "Black bear!" I shouted loudly, quickly scrambling to my feet, climbing over the rocks, and jumping in front of the black bear. With the hand grenade still falling, I swung the butt of my gun and hit it back in the direction it came from.

  No time to dodge, a loud "boom" sound, I suddenly felt dizzy, my head buzzing, my body was lifted by a blast of air and floated lightly backwards. Immediately after, my whole body shook, my soul seemed to have left my body!

  In front of me was a vast expanse of whiteness, I felt as if I were floating in mid-air, unable to sense any existence. A thread of fear rose up in my heart, I wanted to reach out and grab something, but there was nothing to grasp!

  Sinking, I'm sinking! My mind is slowly becoming blurred, a thread of drowsiness is slowly creeping up on me...

  No, I couldn't sleep! I grasped desperately, grabbing randomly and aimlessly, but I still felt like I didn't exist, unable to feel my own body. My thoughts drifted chaotically in a vast emptiness, consumed by deep-seated fear. I thought of home, friends, and those ruthless bastards around me! The memories of the past twenty years flashed through my mind like a movie, only to be torn apart again and again.

  Someone is calling me! I feel someone is calling my name, no! That's not my name, they're calling... 17!

  Who is No. 17? It's me! I'm No. 17! I struggled to get closer to the source of the sound, just like grabbing a lifeline, and the sound got louder and louder. Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed before my eyes, and a cacophony of sounds came from my ears, buzzing and stimulating my brain.

  Where am I? What just happened? Explosion! Grenade! Black bear! Where's the black bear? How are you?

  "17... I'm here, I'm fine, you son of a bitch wake up!"

  I heard a faint call! My ears and head are still buzzing, and my eyes can't see anything dazzling. I feel like someone is calling me! Many people are calling me! Although I haven't felt the existence of my body yet, but in front of me, what was originally a white expanse seems to have gradually gained color.

  My body is gradually regaining consciousness, and the scene in front of me is slowly becoming clear. I see many blurry figures surrounding me, and my ears faintly hear repeated calls: 17... 17... Wake up!

  Suddenly, a severe pain spread throughout my body, as if I was being branded by countless hot irons all over. The scorching pain made me involuntarily close my eyes and let out a loud cry. My waist trembled and arched up, and I vaguely called out the name "Black Bear".

  "Number 17, I'm here! Good heavens, how are you? I'm fine, hurry up and wake!"

  A familiar voice, a very familiar voice. I struggled to open my eyes, and the scene in front of me became completely clear. The captain, Heukgu, Birdman, and Kim Jihun were surrounding me. And on Kim Jihun's face, there were even tears! My thoughts gradually recovered, and my head throbbed with pain. What had happened earlier clearly replayed in my mind, and the pain all over my body told me I was still alive!

  The man actually cried, and I burst out laughing, it feels great to be alive!

  "Damn it, you still have the nerve to smile!" Jin Zhijun saw that I was laughing at him as soon as I came in, and he couldn't help but raise his fist in anger.

  "Brother! Thank you, you saved my life!" The black bear stretched out his fist and gently patted my chest.

  "How are you?"

  "It's nothing." I struggled to sit up, but as soon as I exerted some force, my whole body was overcome with another wave of intense pain. I couldn't help but let out a groan and took in a deep breath before lying back down on the ground. Kim Ji-hoon quickly put aside his PSG-1 and helped me up from behind.

  I took a deep breath, just as I was about to speak, the birdman stretched out his hand and interrupted me, putting his hand beside my face, then suddenly exerted force. I let out a miserable cry, the pain was so intense that I almost fainted, and immediately a hot liquid flowed from my cheek all the way down to my neck.

  I wiped it with my hand, and it was blood! I couldn't help but curse loudly: "You birdman, what the hell are you doing?"

  The Birdman innocently waved a small, black object the size of a coin in front of me: "This is a single piece of that hand grenade. Although I've helped you fix your face, it can't stay stuck on your face forever, right?"

  "What?!"

  Looking at the black pellet in Birdman's hand, I felt a chill. This thing is stuck on my face? Damn, isn't that disfiguring? Is this okay? My life is too big! I hurriedly reached out to touch my face, but was grabbed by the captain: "Birdman, take care of it!"

  The bird man quickly opened the first aid kit and helped me dress my wound.

  "Number 17, how are you feeling? Can you move?" The captain patted me on the shoulder with a look of concern.

  I shifted my body slightly, feeling only one thing - pain! I didn't want to be looked down on by them. I gritted my teeth and forced out a smile that was even uglier than crying. My clothes were already tattered and torn, revealing the bulletproof vest underneath, with several irregularly-shaped shrapnel fragments stuck to it. I could only helplessly say to the captain: "My whole body hurts, I'm afraid I won't be able to move!"

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