Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Yi-hyeon who disappeared from the team members’ field of view ran the dark jungle like a roe deer. Stepping on fallen leaves and tree branches wet with rain no sound comes. Soon he arrived at the site where someone is making a fire.

“Hmm.”

Yi-hyeon opened the transceiver and said low.

“Fire making site. There are civilians here. Looks like natives. Number is two.”

The team members who heard Yi-hyeon’s contact approached quickly. And they saw Yi-hyeon watching the front with his back to the team members.

“Sergeant.”

At someone’s call among the team members Yi-hyeon turned his head. And nodded pointing to the front. When that team member quietly approached and looked ahead, sure enough in a narrow clearing about 30 meters ahead two people were making a fire and grilling something.

“Oh, shh!”

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The team members and Hesse lost words.

They thought no way, but this young Eastern guy really smelled the smoke smell. Smelling the smell from outside 100 meters in this jungle. Is this guy really human.

Among the two people one is an orange T-shirt with Coca-Cola largely engraved and blue pants. And barefoot. Age would be about thirteen or fourteen now. Low facial features and dark face. In front of him there is a child who looks even younger, no upper clothes and wearing old dirty pants.

The two children who look exactly like natives were grilling something on a fire the size of a palm. Would they have caught a mountain dove or something to eat.

Yi-hyeon who glanced at Team Leader Hesse who approached close said low.

“Let’s go around a little. So those children do not notice.”

Hearing Yi-hyeon’s words the moment the team leader who briefly examined the vicinity was about to say something, a team member who was a little behind stepped forward.

“Wait a moment, if going around from here how much more does one have to walk? Now there is no time because of you.”

The speaking person looked Hispanic and tied slightly long hair on the forehead with a thin towel.

Was the name Jim··· no time because of me?

When Yi-hyeon closed his mouth and glared, that guy glared. Blood vessels were visible on the white of the eyes so it was creepy.

“Why, is my words wrong? Because of you who took reconnaissance and guidance wandering unable to find the way time was delayed. But now coming to go around a long distance because of those two brats?”

Though speaking low without turning on the transceiver, all team members who gathered around heard.

“Look, Jim. Let’s do such talk later. Now···.”

Hesse who was listening stepped forward to try to ease the awkward atmosphere but Yi-hyeon already heard, and in the middle Jim stepped forward and cut Hesse’s words.

“Earlier the team leader also said so. Because of that young guy wandering the way it became late. But now going around again?”

Due to the human named Jim exposing Hesse became awkward for a moment. The team leader lost words to say and looked at Yi-hyeon, but seeing the expression it does not seem greatly sorry either. Looking it seems he has been chewing Yi-hyeon behind whenever there was time.

Yi-hyeon’s expression disappeared. And he opened his mouth and began to speak calmly.

“Is everyone the same thought? That it became late because of me.”

Yi-hyeon’s words gradually slowed and he briefly touched the ballpoint pen stuck in the chest pocket of the combat uniform top. A small action naturally done while speaking so no one paid attention.

Rather the fact that time is flowing even now made the team members anxious.

Surely, having gossiped a bit behind that Eastern country bumpkin what problem would there be.

“Look, Sergeant if we have to go around how much more will it take? Time.”

Hesse who thought simply ignored Jim and asked.

“As you see the left is swamp. If we go around to the right and approach the target it will take about 30 minutes more.”

“Damn!”

“Shh!”

A few team members who heard Yi-hyeon’s words got irritated. The heart is urgent but going around 30 minutes so anger surged. In fact now the team members’ morale was the worst.

Even the famous Delta after crawling half a day in such a harsh jungle patience bottomed out. So from a while ago dissatisfaction toward Yi-hyeon who took path guidance, that is reconnaissance was boiling.

Jim steps forward and says one word.

“Look, small guy! We have no more time. We have to quickly finish this dirty operation and go back and drink cool beer or something. There is no time to go around as you say, so let’s do as we say.”

Yi-hyeon asked quietly. Patience is right before bottoming out. Come to think of it this guy is also a newly come newcomer. So he sees Yi-hyeon for the first time in this operation.

“Yes? How will you do?”

When Yi-hyeon stared at him and asked, Jim quietly smiled. Smiling revealing white teeth on the black face even with camouflage cream applied, Yi-hyeon watching also got in a bad mood and frowned.

“What, ponder? Quietly eliminate those yellow native kids and advance quickly.”

The surroundings became quiet.

Yi-hyeon lightly scratched his chin and asked again.

“Look, you said Jim right? Say again. Kill those children and go?”

Yi-hyeon spoke low while not meeting eyes with the guy named Jim. Because the killing intent boiling inside might stretch out through the eyes.

“Heh, this greenhorn! Even now the operation is about to fail because you wasted time yet the leisurely thought of going around? This bastard. If this operation fails will you take responsibility?”

Team Leader Hesse was about to stop Jim who spits as it comes from the mouth but when the words operation failure came from his mouth he flinched.

This operation really must not fail. Before departing he was called to the person in charge at headquarters and firmly instructed. To rescue the abducted people no matter what sacrifice paid.

Momentarily Team Leader Hesse conflicted. If as Jim’s words dealing with those two young native kids and going one can buy time. If only approaching the guys’ base quickly, closely the operation success probability rises overwhelmingly.

“Is the team leader the same thought?”

Yi-hyeon asked looking at Hesse.

Hesse hesitated a little and answered. Since he is the team leader he has to make a conclusion anyway.

“That, killing is a little so how about catching and tying and going? Covering the mouth.”

“That would be good.”

“Right! If done that way it works.”

A few team members agreed with Hesse’s words. Yi-hyeon who was listening turned his head from them.

All the same guys. Tying those two young children in this jungle and covering the mouth so they cannot shout and going? Probably within not even one hour they will become food for pythons or jaguars.

Yi-hyeon slowly stood up from the place.

“Bastards!”

Yi-hyeon speaking as if chewing and spitting low had eyes burning blue.

“You! Come here.”

What Yi-hyeon points with his finger is Jim. The guy who said to kill the children and go.

“What, what? Me?”

Jim pointed to his own chest with his finger and asked awkwardly. No need to drag time more.

Shii!

Yi-hyeon approached Jim without sound and grabbed his belly, the lower part of the ribs.

“Heuk!”

Yi-hyeon’s fingers dug into his abdomen that was muscular and bumpy from training in his own way as if grabbing a soft rubber balloon.

“Dog-like bastard! A guy like you being Delta.”

When Yi-hyeon let him go and turned, Jim sat down as is in that place. Whether already fainted the eyes revealed only the white whites and foam leaked from the mouth.

“There are such damn guys! What operation says one has to succeed even by killing noticeable civilians that too young kids? Is walking a little more that uncomfortable?”

Looking at Yi-hyeon grinding his teeth Team Leader Hesse approached and said.

“Hey! Sergeant. Are you going to violate orders during operation? No matter how much you are affiliated with the Korean army now is wartime. Don’t you know I have summary execution authority?”

Yi-hyeon felt the string that was restraining him snapping.

“This bad bastard! What is different between tying the kids in this jungle and going and killing and going? Want to try being tied in the jungle for one hour?”

“This, this. Sob···.”

At Yi-hyeon’s abusive language Hesse also spat curses. Since urgent common curses pop out. And while doing so the hand headed toward the pistol worn on the waist.

Peok!

Hesse who was about to continue speaking was hit with one blow on the face and flew backward and stuck. Immediately fainted as expected.

The face already became covered in blood. Especially the area around the mouth was completely ruined so a few white teeth popped out are visible. It seems hard to live chewing steak from now on.

Yi-hyeon turned to the remaining personnel. The momentum he had been suppressing without realizing rises.

“If there is a guy with the same thought as these guys come out now!”

Looking at Yi-hyeon’s burning expression the remaining team members swallowed.

“Uu···.”

“Krum···.”

The team members spat groans. Teeth automatically meet and chatter. A feeling of the heart being squeezed by fear. They could not even imagine there would be a human who gives such a feeling.

A feeling of seeing the messenger of hell. That much Yi-hyeon’s expression was overwhelming.

One cannot give such fear with having hit a few people.

The study Yi-hyeon has accumulated with Sion so far is revealed and emitting momentum.

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When a little time passed someone who came to senses opened his mouth.

“Huk. Then, Sergeant. How do you intend to do the operation?”

Now since Team Leader Hesse became that shape, though asking for an alternative, asking that to Yi-hyeon.

But Yi-hyeon answered without hindrance.

“From now on do as I say. I will definitely succeed the operation.”

And pointing with his chin to the two fainted people, Hesse and Jim he said.

“Even without that incompetent team leader the operation succeeds. I am a body that even received a US military medal.”

Now everyone’s gaze gathered on Yi-hyeon.

“First you, you, two people run with full power together with me. You two run well. So go as the advance team. The rest follow the path we go, and contact headquarters to send a helicopter to the designated point B after one hour 15 minutes from now. At that time we will rescue the prisoners and arrive at point B.”

Yi-hyeon’s instructions had no hindrance. Even now he pinpointed and called out the two people who run the best among the team members. Somehow he has grasped the team members’ specialties.

Vitality began to come alive on the faces of the team members who were listening.

A little while ago they were pressed by Yi-hyeon’s fierce aura, but now it is different. Yi-hyeon’s strong and unhindered leadership was raising the team members’ morale.

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