Nana had not expected to end his sinful life in such a way; he had never imagined that someone would rush directly in front of him and shoot him several times.
He didn't even get a clear look at his opponent's face before he was muddled and gone.
If he were given another chance, he would never set an ambush in this place; he would advance towards the core area as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, there are no 'ifs' in this world, and no do-overs. A mistake means death—that is the world of an assassin.
After dealing with Nana, Ghost Wolf heard gunshots from ahead. He immediately holstered his Pistol and moved in the direction of the sound.
At this point, Johnny and John had approached a dilapidated small building—or rather, not a small building, but only the remains of a single-story structure.
They knew the guy was hiding inside, but they couldn't risk themselves, so John directly took an m67 grenade from his waist and shook it at Johnny.
Johnny raised his hand to stop John's action and, in John's puzzled gaze, pulled out his P320.
Johnny took the magazine from his pocket, reinserted it into the P320's magazine well, and then chambered a round.
Click!
Immediately after, Johnny threw the P320 inside. The Pistol spun as it flew in, landed, and then discharged accidentally.
Bang bang bang bang!
The P320 emptied its magazine the moment it hit the ground, bullets flying everywhere.
Lee Jae-kyung was very unlucky and was hit twice.
"Damn it, you bastard!"
Lee Jae-kyung cursed loudly; it was too vicious!
John covered his face, then pulled the pin from the m67 grenade, flicked off the safety lever, and threw the grenade inside.
Johnny silently gave John a thumbs-up; he was very thorough with his looting.
Just as John threw the m67 grenade in, he heard a voice from inside, "Damn it! Even if I can't escape myself, I'll take you two damned bastards with me!"
Large golden question marks slowly appeared above Johnny's and John's heads. The next second, the grenade exploded.
Boom!
Hundreds of fragments instantly splattered at high speed within the confined space. Johnny and John were relatively far away and had cover. When John threw the grenade, both had already crouched behind cover. Johnny even heard fragments hitting their cover.
"Heh heh, I knew it; its legend lives on!"
"The King of Accidental Discharges, well-deserved!"
"Hello everyone, I am the Vice President of Sig Sauer Technology. I hereby solemnly declare that the Pistol in the live broadcast is absolutely fake! That is slander!"
Cutting back to Lee Jae-kyung's perspective, after he shouted his declaration, he saw the M67 fragmentation grenade land about 3 meters from him, a little further than the P320.
In that instant, he just wanted to curse. He quickly dropped to the ground, knowing it was too late to run, and his shoulder and thigh were injured—damn the King of Accidental Discharges!
He had no choice but to lie down.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang in his ears. His right ear immediately went deaf, and he felt completely disoriented.
However, there was an art to lying down. If he had chosen to lie on his side or front, his chances of dying would have been very high.
So he chose to lie down with his feet towards the fragmentation grenade and his body and head away from it. This way, at the moment of the explosion, he could minimize the probability of suffering severe injuries.
He could clearly feel fragments piercing his legs, feet, and buttocks. The next second, pain surged like a tide.
Due to the close-range impact and sound of the detonated grenade, he lost his sense of direction. At this moment, he could feel pain but couldn't get up immediately.
Outside, John and Johnny cautiously approached. Johnny quickly peeked around and discovered a guy clutching his head and rolling on the ground.
After confirming that the opponent posed no threat, Johnny walked out completely, pointed his Pistol at him, and then fired two shots, ending his life.
Earlier, when the full map information refreshed, Johnny took another look. There were still 5 people remaining around them, though they were a bit further away.
This meant that this area was temporarily safe. Johnny was going in to loot the body. Well, there wasn't much left; that Pistol couldn't be used anymore, having been hit by fragments.
Finally, John and Johnny exited the area and met up with the arriving Ghost Wolf. The three then left this battlefield and returned to their initial hiding spot.
After reuniting with Little Devil and Lissandra, the group began discussing their next steps.
Seeing Johnny and the two others return, Little Devil and Lissandra were very surprised. The other side had 10 people, and only 3 of them went out, yet they annihilated the entire enemy force—this was too unbelievable.
Ghost Wolf alone took down 3 enemies, Johnny took down 4.5, and John took down 1.5.
In this flanking operation, Johnny secured the MVP top spot.
"Did you remember when the map refreshed just now?"
When the map refreshed, Johnny only glanced at it roughly, so he didn't remember it very clearly.
"I remember. Besides a team still about two or three hundred meters from us, the rest of the people were heading towards the center point," Little Devil said, recounting what he had seen.
They were very grateful for the cursed rule of full map reveals, which meant they had nowhere to hide. But the advantage was that they could clearly see the movements of others every half an hour.
Johnny nodded, deep in thought, then looked at Ghost Wolf and John.
"Should we deal with that nearby team first?"
After all, this was no time for compassion. Since they had seen the other party, it meant the other party had also seen them.
So, no matter the outcome, the other party would try to kill them. Of course, there was also a possibility that with so many people ahead, and suddenly only 5 remaining, the other party might just want to bypass them.
After some discussion, they decided to move in that direction and take a look.
As time gradually shortened, those assassins who were not strong enough or were unlucky would certainly be eliminated step by step, and the remaining people would only become more difficult to deal with.
So their core idea was to secure all the points they could, and then consider the ones they couldn't get later.
After all, as long as their team was not depleted or wiped out, they could still achieve a good ranking.
After agreeing, the five moved in that direction.
As for the cobra s300 compound crossbow, it had been returned to Little Devil. Honestly, its surprise effect was quite useful, but as a primary weapon, it probably wouldn't work.
When Johnny and the others arrived, they were startled to find that the environment ahead seemed very unfriendly. First, there was a swamp-like area, with various branches and twigs, a basin-like location.
Johnny cautiously scanned the area with his 6x scope but didn't find anyone.
This 6x scope was taken from the Korean guy's Pistol. Although his Pistol was damaged and unusable, the scope was still perfectly preserved.
It was extremely convenient to use as an observation device, but the current situation observed was not optimistic. As soon as their group went down, they would be exposed in the opponent's line of sight. Of course, the opponent might have already left.
"It looks like we need to change our position; this place isn't suitable for us," Little Devil said, having also observed the environment. He quickly came to this conclusion.
Lissandra also nodded, clearly feeling no sense of security here.
Johnny, John, and Ghost Wolf exchanged glances and agreed. Then the five quietly withdrew.
Continuing to advance in the next direction, not exposing themselves to dangerous situations, was a very good habit.
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