Kill The Dragons - Chapter 63

Inspector Rue thought in the same direction as Han. Han already understood his squad’s condition.

‘I can’t use half the members of my squad for this battle.’

Han thought of the first time he had killed another person. It had not been intentional on his part. It was an accident. Technically speaking, he had not killed the person. He stole some fruits and made a run for it over the train tracks. A majority of the farmland in Korea had become desolate and fresh fruit were extremely expensive.

The fruit vendor had continued to chase him to the train tracks. Although the sound of the train could be heard, the vendor was persistent to chase him. Han pushed the vendor at the tracks and continued to run. At that time, the vendor’s foot got stuck in the train tracks and he could not escape.

‘The train ran the man over.’

Han couldn’t stop shaking seeing the vendor’s body shredded to pieces. The red fruit he held, seemed bloody. Even so, he shared the fruit with his younger siblings. The bloody fruit tasted delicious.

The fact that it tasted so delicious made him so sad that he spent all night crying quietly under his blanket. Now, this was just a faint memory of the past. The clouded feelings he felt back then, had gone and dispersed.

“Canute, are you okay?”

“No problem. Don’t worry.”

Canute was courageous and mentally strong. He was born in a fishing village of Norway. He had been able to build a raft during the deserted island drill to escape due to his experience at the fishing village.

He frequently followed his father into the forest to hunt. He had experienced many things already since young due to his experience fishing and hunting. This became a great strength for him as he grew up in Ark.

‘This will be the first time I’ll shoot another human, but I’ll just pretend it’s a deer.’

Canute’s eyes chilled. I must shoot even a human. Just think of it as a deer. He repeated this over and over in his mind.

‘If I don’t kill them, my friends and I will be the ones to die.’

Han and Canute lead the way. Canute was like a pillar of strength. Canute never let others down. Even if Han gave him difficult tasks, Canute always pulled through.

When Han’s plans failed during their squad battles, he would be able to adjust the battle tactics and adapt due to Canute’s strength.

“Shh.”

Canute narrowed his eyes and raised his hand. There were strange movements at the end of the urban warfare battle grounds. They were not second years. They were definitely not drill instructors neither.

“It’s the enemy. How many?”

“Minimum of three people.”

“Have they seen us?”

“I’m not sure.”

Han picked out a few of the members that looked to be in good condition and directed them behind a sturdy looking cover wall. He left the remaining squad members to protect the inspector and the entourage. The squad members split in two and hid in between two covers.

“Throw the airbeat forward.”

A squad member threw an airbeat into the air.

BANG!

The enemies shot their guns. The airbeat that was thrown flew back from the impact.

“The enemies are at the 3 o’clock direction behind the fast food store. Canute, take two people to make a detour around the back. Jose, burn the ground to make smoke. Can you do it?”

There were not many inflammable objects in the urban warfare battleground. They must constantly uphold their psychic powers through until the end.

“I will try.”

Jose’s eyes burned red. He burned the place Han pointed towards to make smoke. The concrete ground below charred black.

“Run, Canute. We will cover you.”

Han poked out the barrel of his gun and began to shoot. Their bullets wouldn’t last if they were to confront the enemy from the front. Canute must make a detour to quickly end this battle as soon as possible.

“However, the enemy would probably think in the same way. This is the standard procedure for a battle with many obstacles.’

Han suddenly had a thought. His enemies were not minions, but humans. They will act in an organized tactical way. He looked back.

“Kuro!”

He spotted movement from the back. He had gathered all the panicked members in the back side. If they were to meet the enemy, they would be helpless.

“Enemy?”

Kuro felt a chill at the back of his neck. His eyes shined with blue light. He could foresee the enemy coming this way. His foresight had always been right. Immediate foresight users could only see their immediate future.

“GET DOWN!”

Kuro shouted to his squad members. His squad members reflexively fell flat to the ground. Kuro’s warnings had never fell short. His squad members reacted in this way through repeated experience.

Tudududu!

Soldiers suited in black began blindly shooting. The enemy didn’t have the slightest bit of hesitancy. They moved with a sense of duty to kill psykers.

“Ah, aah.”

Kuro took erratic breaths of air. He saw a soldier appear in front with his foresight.

I must kill him.

If I hesitate, my peers will be the ones to die.

Click.

Kuro held his gun.

Kuro aimed his gun to his enemy. They were humans.

‘I must shoot this person.’

Kuro’s barrel kept trembling. The enemy soldier spotted Kuro. Kuro’s arms shook violently.

“Give it here.”

BANG!

Inspector Rue took Kuro’s gun and shot. He had undone his handcuffs at some point through this havoc. He took out a small knife from beneath the sole of his shoe and cut the rope tying his hands.

“You’re still too young. You probably learned many things under Squad Leader Han.”

Kuro looked up to Inspector Rue. Rather than realizing that his gun has been stolen by Inspector Rue, he felt a sense of relief for surviving the ordeal. Inspector Rue had killed the enemy in place of Kuro.

‘Another enemy.’

More enemies appeared from the side of the building. Kuro calculated the oncoming battle with his immediate foresight. He used his telekinesis to lift a steel door from amongst the urban warfare training battle grounds. The steel door protected Inspector Rue’s flank.

Kang!

The bullet hit the steel door, causing a loud ringing. Inspector Rue looked to Kuro with surprised eyes.

‘He only hesitates to attack. It is a difficult thing to shoot another person after all.’

Inspector Rue and Kuro took care of the enemies who came attacking from the back. Inspector Rue wore a colder expression than usual.

Inspector Rue also used to be a military officer. He was an intelligence officer, and was chosen to become one of the top inspectors of the military committee board.

-Situation Terminated. Enemy has been ki-killed.

Canute reported. It was Canute’s first time killing another person as well.

He wore a bitter expression. He would not be able to get a good night’s rest for a long while. He would not be able to forget the first person he killed for the rest of his life.

“Squad 13, assemble. How many are injured?”

Nobody in Squad 13 suffered injuries. Han and his squad members assembled. Inspector Rue appeared straggling along in the back while carrying a gun.

“.”

Han didn’t say anything and glared toward Inspector Rue. He generally understood the situation already. A skirmish broke out at the back, and Inspector Rue had helped fight against them.

‘If Inspector Rue had not fought, there would have most likely been casualties.’

Inspector Rue returned Kuro’s gun and raised his hands up in the air.

“I didn’t intentionally resist. It was an emergency situation, I will do as you command.”

Han nodded. He didn’t trust Inspector Rue. He was used to being doubtful of others.

Humans are never friendly without reason. There is a reason for all action. Adults become used to this type of lifestyle easily.

“Kuro, you stay next to me. Canute, you protect Inspector Rue.”

“Understood.”

Han left Canute to survey the Inspector. Kuro was not competent enough to look after the inspector.

It would be better if Kuro helped to defend the squad with his psychic powers. Kuro lacked the power to attack, but he was a ranking psyker and this mere support helped to keep a heavy load off his shoulders.

Han was able to confirm one thing through this battle.

‘The enemy is weaker than us.’

Second years of Ark are artificially strengthened so that they could manipulate psychic energy with ease.

It is harder to find a better kind of human resource for battle than these youths. With the addition of actual battle experience, these soldiers would become terrifying existences.