Chapter 121: For Survival (3)

Leva's body kept rolling. The three gun wielders fired several times, and now Leva's body left a red trail running down the snow.

I couldn't help but freeze, watching Leva's body continue to roll around before finally lying at the end of the descent. The woman lay on her stomach and didn't move at all.

No.

A clatter of steps from the direction of the trees woke me up. This is not the time to mourn. I still have my other colonists to lead.

I turned around and shouted at Eric, who was about to come out.

"Stay there! You'll get shot!" I gave a warning to the man whose right temple was already bleeding.

Eric braked his steps. Mark turned and lunged forward, giving Eric another punch combination. My male colonist dodged all of that with great difficulty, then thrust his sword.

However, Mark managed to catch Eric's hand again and beat it with an elbow. It only took a few seconds for the katana in Eric's hand to come off.

Instead of taking the katana, Mark strangled Eric from behind.

"I wanted to kill you so bad, but my heart was telling me not to." Mark hissed to Eric, whose facial muscles were so tight and having trouble breathing. "Perhaps our guardian angel wants the others to judge you."

Eric's movement to free himself was getting weaker and weaker. Until finally, his eyes closed. Mark put the man on the ground and picked up the katana.

Mark went back into the tree area while his comrades were still standing guard in their original place.

Seriously, does this Congraylham colony spirit guardian have that much faith in Mark?

Having just stepped through the trees, Mark ducked to avoid an arrow that was shooting at him. The arrow was only stuck in one of the trees.

Yes, I did summon Kat to attack Mark.

The man began to creep, moving from tree to tree with crouching and silent steps. I continued to follow behind him, not wanting to lose track of this enemy of mine. But, I have to admit. His sneaking abilities are swift and completely silent.

However, a distant gunshot startled me, causing me to turn my head towards the Congraylham colonists on guard.

Did they shoot Manu?

When I turned to Mark again, I couldn't see the man anywhere.

Shit.

I paused the gameplay, then used the tracking feature for Manu. It turned out that my male colonist was still walking among the trees, still fine even though he looked surprised, maybe because of the gunshots just now.

The guardian spirit from Congraylham used that gunshot to outwit me?

Trying not to panic, I looked around for Mark's whereabouts. In the end, I did find him, but he was close behind Kat, who was hiding behind a large tree.

With the two of them so close, it seemed impossible for Kat to turn around and shoot her arrow.

My only hope was Rox, who was already running to lunge at Mark's side.

I'm counting on you, Rox. Please, save your master.

I pressed the play button, Rox jumped with her mouth open, about to pounce.

However, Mark had quickly changed course, from Kat to the dog. One slash and Rox was blown away with a gaping wound to his face, leaving a large bloodstain on the snow.

"Rox!!!" Kat was in a state of shock but still managed to aim her arrow.

Mark was about to dodge, but the arrow managed to hit his stomach. Kat didn't pause at all. She shot again, this time in the man's knee.

"Arrrrghhhh!!!" With tears in her eyes, Kat continued to shoot at the man from close range.

Mark couldn't do anything but try to run away. However, Kat showed no sign of stopping. Mark finally fell with his body full of arrows.

Now, Kat's expression showed that she was in pain. She threw her quiver and bow, then pulled one of the arrows from Mark's body and stabbed it into the man's back while screaming again.

Manu appears and catches the girl's hand. "Enough, he's already helpless!"

Mark coughed, splattering blood from his mouth. "Damn, so far I've never failed.... You trained your dog in stealth well.... I only realized its existence after it came to me...."

After raving like that, Mark was out of breath. He just lay there with wide eyes.

Kat looked at her victim, then widened her eyes and turned to Rox, who was still lying on the ground.

"Rox!!!" Kat crouched beside the dog and burst into tears. The massive slashing wound on Rox's face continued to bleed. The animal's breath was already so weak. "Rox, hold on!!!"

Kat unloaded her sack, probably trying to get something out to squeeze her dog's wound. However, after a few seconds, Rox's breath stopped.

Kat's body froze instantly. With her mouth open, she shook the dog but got no response. "Rox.... Don't leave me …. Please …."

Still no answer. I turned away from the scene and cried too. It's the first time I've seen Kat look this expressive, but I certainly wasn't expecting this.

After Pif, now Rox is dead. Rox is no ordinary dog. He had saved his master many times in various situations, including today. The dog didn't deserve to die.

There's too much sadness for me in this virtual world. Why am I still in this game?

I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard several approaching footsteps. Instantly, I pressed the pause button and looked back.

Manu stood by Kat, looking at the small package in his hand. Meanwhile, Kat was still on her knees with drooping hands, and head bowed.

Leva was probably dead or at least unconscious, Eric seemed to be still out too, and now Kat didn't seem to be able to fight anymore.

I checked ahead, finding the Congraylham colonists who had finally entered here, walking with their weapons in hand. Two men wielding machetes, Jill with the gun and Emma with the rifle. Another rifle-wielding woman didn't come with them, probably standing guard near the house.

I turned back to Manu, observing the little square package in the man's hand.