Chapter 91.1: Long Fucking Day (2)

They heard a horrible scream from far away.

They wouldn’t keep hearing it if they didn’t hear it the first time. However, now that they did, it kept reaching their ears.

Kang Chan tightly gritted his teeth. The chick he failed to save in Africa came across his mind.

“I did good, right?”

The screams of the new recruit, who wanted to get praised and brought him a water bottle, when he got surrounded by enemy soldiers and was getting stabbed with a large knife just like the scream Kang Chan heard a moment ago.

By the time Kang Chan had slit the enemies’ necks and stabbed their hearts, the new recruit was already unrecognizable.

If Kang Chan had arrived a minute—no, just thirty seconds sooner, if he got there a bit quicker just as how he saved Dayeru…

Kang Chan breathed in deeply when the wind stopped bringing screams toward them. “Daye.”

Dayeru just silently looked at Kang Chan due to how fierce and fearsome Kang Chan’s eyes had become.

“We’re going to attack them. Now.”

“Alright.”

Kang Chan solidified his decision and walked back to their camp. Gérard nervously stood up from his spot when he saw Kang Chan.

“Captain,” Kang Chan called.

“Please go ahead.”

“It seems like our people are being tortured. We should look for an opportunity to attack them at sunset, but I don’t want to go in there only to find corpses.”

Gérard was looking straight into Kang Chan’s eyes.

“Daeyru and I will go down to the enemy’s military base. Provide sniper support. If the operation fails, take the members and retreat using the same route we took to get here,” Kang Chan continued.

“Hmph!”

Gérard snorted as if at a loss for words, then said, “Do you think I’m a chick?”

Did this fucker really just ask that?

“A gentleman in the past disregarded me like that before…” Gérard abruptly stopped talking and tightly gritted his teeth. He then said, “Let me come with you to the enemy’s base.”

“There are thirty special forces soldiers waiting for us below the precipice.”

“That’s why I’m saying that we should go there together!” Gérard couldn’t bring himself to shout, so he snarled instead. “Don’t act as foolish as the gentleman who sent me somewhere else in the past. Let me come with you and protect you! I'm not going to let anyone go like that ever again! I’m going. I have to!”

“Captain.”

“Be quiet! I’m going if you are. Otherwise…”

This fucker was making an unreasonable demand.

“I’m going to go down the precipice with two of our members, so if a problem occurs, lead the retreat,” Gérard told Kang Chan.

Gérard didn’t react even after Kang Chan smirked in response.

The look in his eyes was the same as Seok Kang-Ho’s when he made Kang Chan promise to include him in every operation.

This fucker was still lonely. He lived pretending to be strong and better than everyone else, but he still failed to find someone he could turn to.

“We’ll rappel upsidedown to go down the precipice. Prepare three harnesses and three radios. Be on the ground in two seconds.”

“Understood,” Gérard answered, then breathed in deeply.

“Call the members before we go down the precipice,” Kang Chan continued.

“You don’t have to order me to do things like that. I would’ve done it either way.”

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

This fucker has really all grown up.

Gérard turned around first.

Kang Chan walked toward Seok Kang-Ho. “We’re going with Gérard.”

“We’re going with that baby chick?”

“Let’s be real. He’s now a half-grown chick.”

Seok Kang-Ho grinned. Having already gone past the point where he’d feel anxious or nervous, his eyes grew fierce as well.

They could be heading straight to their deaths. Some fuckers would feel overwhelmed with nervousness in situations like this. People like Dayeru, on the other hand, felt a strange sense of pleasure.

“Do you have anything important to report?” Kang Chan asked Dayeru.

“Not yet. I’m more concerned that we aren’t hearing screams anymore.”

While they were glaring at the enemy’s military base, Gérard appeared with the members. Kang Chan and Seok Kang-Ho received radios and hung them on their bodies, then fastened a harness behind their waist.

Kang Chan first explained the infiltration route and the plan that they were going to carry out afterward.

“We’re going to launch an assault now. Dayeru, the captain, and I are going to go down the precipice first. Head down once we’ve secured a foothold. If the operation goes south, then you are to either immediately retreat using the same route we took to get here or head to the locations that I designate, depending on the circumstances. Any questions?” Kang Chan asked.

“Who’ll give us the order to open fire?” someone asked.

“Let’s not nitpick about the little details. Shoot at will if you deem the situation to be dangerous. However, wait for my order before opening fire.”

The members exchanged glances with each other, then briefly nodded.

Chk.

“One of the sniper teams will position in front of building 2. The other will go in front of building 5. We’re going down the precipice in five minutes. Depending on the circumstances, make sure to shoot to kill. However, refrain from doing so until we’ve cut the wire fence. We plan to infiltrate the enemy base from behind building 3, but contact me immediately if there’s a problem,” Kang Chan said.

Chk

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“Group 1, check.”

Chk.

“Group 2, check.”

With all the members equipped with radios, they were able to listen to everything being said right now.

“Chick,” Kang Chan called.

Everyone’s eyes fell on the new recruit.

“If you come down the precipice, don’t jump in the operation until I order you. This is an order.”

“Understood.”

Kang Chan took out a yellowish bandana from his left forearm pocket and covered his face. Dayeru, Gérard, and the others did as well.

After tying the rope to a tree and using a figure-eight knot to tie it behind their backs, they were going to run down from the precipice while looking downward.

Going down twenty meters in two seconds was no different from almost falling from the precipice. Despite already wearing two gloves on their left hand, they still had to be prepared to be wounded to some degree.

Kang Chan, Dayeru, and Gérard went toward the precipice after getting ready.

Chk.

“We’re ready to descend. Shooting team, report abnormalities,” Kang Chan radioed.

Chk.

“Group 1 reporting in. No significant changes.”

Chk.

“Group 2 reporting. Three tangos exited building 2. Descending team stand by for a moment.”

Kang Chan turned his gaze to building 2, but he couldn’t see it properly because it was covered by building 3.

Gérard stood at Kang Chan’s left, and Dayeru stood at Kang Chan’s right.

Chk.

“Group 2 reporting. The threathas been neutralized. There’s nothing significant to report.”

Kang Chan looked both ways, then leaned forward.

They normally would’ve gone out to the precipice and gotten into position first but they couldn’t even do that now.

Tatatatatak.

They rushed toward the ground as sharp wind came into their eyes.

Swoosh.

By the time Kang Chan felt like the skin on his left palm and index finger were being ripped apart, the ground was already in front of him.

Swooosh!

Kang Chan tightly pulled the rope, causing him to straighten up.

Thud. Thud.

His squadmates seemed to have arrived safely as well.

The ropes went up as Dayeru and Gérard lowered themselves to the ground, almost as if they were sticking to it.

Chk.

“Operations team, be on standby,” someone radioed.

Kang Chan heard an alarm from the radio, then he also laid down flat on the ground. The smell of dirt suddenly went up to his nose.

The rope wouldn’t have been able to go up the precipice yet…

Whoo. Whoo.

Kang Chan heard his own breathing.

Chk

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“Operation team, move,” someone radioed again.

As soon as they heard the order from the radio, Kang Chan ran forward. Gérard and Dayeru stayed by his side.

“Gaaahhh!”

When they arrived at building 3, they immediately heard awful screams.

Kang Chan first examined the wire fence, then held out his hand.

Gérard handed over the cutter. He and Dayeru then held onto the wire fence while examining their surroundings.

Chk.

“We’ve removed the wire fence. Shooting team, we’re awaiting orders,” Kang Chan radioed.

Chk.

“Infiltration team, enter,” someone radioed.

Kang Chan quickly went inside the enemy base through the crevice that was created when Dayeru and Gérard pulled the wire fence apart.

“Urrghh! Gaahhh!”

Screams from two or more people kept escaping from building 3.

Chk.

“Hold your positions, infiltration team. One tango came out of building 3. Reason is unknown. We’re ready to shoot,” someone radioed.

Bang.

The sound of the door being closed soon rang out.

Kang Chan took out the bayonet that he had attached to his foot.

Whoo. Whoo.

With his head, he gestured and made Dayeru and Gérard stand far apart from him on either side to avoid all of them getting gunned down in the worst moment.

Chk.

“The enemy went into building 4. Infiltration team, move,” someone radioed again.

Kang Chan sheathed the bayonet, pointed to his own eyes with his index and middle finger, then designated places for Dayeru and Gérard to go to. Afterward, he moved to building 5 and stuck to its wall. Lowering his posture, he examined the guard post. One man was in it.

Kang Chan held up his index finger and turned it three times in the air, then pointed to the guard post in front of building 5.

Chk.

“We see tangos at the third guard post. Stand by,” someone radioed.

Kang Chan kept hearing his own breathing.

He discreetly looked around the mountain, finding no traces of them going down the precipice. The wind calmly circulated around the army base as the sunlight warmed it up.

Chk.

“Clear out the fifth guard post,” someone radioed.

Tatatatatak.

With his posture lowered as much as he could, Kang Chan followed the wired fence to the fifth guard post’s wall.

The guard post had no windows.

Kang Chan went in between the wired fence and the guard post, then took out his bayonet and slowly raised himself up.

He saw the special forces soldiers. If they treated them carelessly, then everything would end here.

The enemy was sitting upright with his rifle in front of him.

Kang Chan slowly raised his arms.

Swoosh. Shhhiiick.

He then placed the bayonet on the enemy’s neck, covered the enemy’s mouth, and slit his neck with the bayonet with all of his might.

The enemy choked due to the air in his blood and lungs moving the vocal cords.

Chk.

“Fifth guard post cleared. Infiltrate building 3,” Kang Chan radioed.

Kang Chan climbed up the window, went into the guard post, then waited while supporting the enemy’s back. As he heard more screams, he saw Dayeru moving from the opposite side.

They were doing better than he expected.

Kang Chan wiped the bayonet on the enemy’s body, then sheathed it.

Chk.

“Clear out the third guard post,” Kang Chan radioed, then looked alternatively at the main gate and the third guard post.

After a while, two arms came up and the enemy flinched. Two guard posts had been cleared.

Rattle.?

At that moment, an enemy opened building 4.

Kang Chan quickly looked at the third guard post. Dayeru’s hand was still covering the enemy’s mouth.

Whoo. Whoo.

It was over if the enemies saw them.

Kang Chan held his rifle, then turned his gaze to the building.

The enemy that came out of building 4 stopped walking in front of building 3 and looked at the guard post. Kang Chan turned his gaze, finding the enemy manning it, and he was turning his head toward the main gate.

Kang Chan didn’t see Dayeru.

He returned his attention to the enemy, finding him opening the door of building 3 and going inside.

Chk.

“Third guard post cleared,” Dayeru radioed in.

Chk.

“Third and fifth guard posts have been secured.”

When Kang Chan answered in French, he saw Gérard in between building 2 and 3.

Chk.

“Teams standing by, prepare to infiltrate,” Kang Chan radioed.

A moment later he received a response, “Standing by.”

Chk.

“Shooting team 1, aim for the guard post at the main gate. Shooting team 2, cover them. Teams on standby, proceed with the infiltration.” Kang Chan ordered, and the other members came down the precipice. Considering three soldiers could come down at once, they just had to buy time for two batches.

Kang Chan was a nervous wreck as he watched the members. He wasn’t angry because they were late, but he was worried that they’d get shot while they were dangling on the precipice.

The first group came down safely. Next was the second group.

From what Kang Chan could see, the person at the very left of the precipice was the new recruit.

Kang Chan was so frustrated he felt like he was going to go crazy, but there was no other way. The new recruit would build his skills in this way.

This was just like riding a bike. As they accumulated experience, there would come a day when they would be able to do this naturally. From that moment, their eyes would become more terrifying. After all, their gaze would show they could stab anyone at any moment or pull the trigger without hesitation.

1. Kang Chan, Gérard, and Dayeru are referred to as the ‘infiltration team’ for most of this operation after they descend, but the author referred to them as ‘descending team’ here perhaps because they’re about the descend down the precipice