Arriving Through Fire

"Shut up, you stinking bitch."

Red Helmet sneered. "You think you can buy us off with nothing more than an Undercity resident's identity?"

"Don't make us out to be that cheap."

"Besides, what's so bad about the surface?"

"Only cowards dream of going to the Undercity. For the strong, the surface is paradise!"

The woman hadn't expected even her final trump card to fail. She immediately panicked.

Red Helmet continued, "You're pretty cunning, hiding yourself among this group of adventurers."

"I wonder what honeyed words you used to deceive them."

"Poor bastards. They have no idea who you are."

"Nor do they know what kind of trouble you've gotten them into."

"In the end, they lost their lives for your sake."

"Tell me, you've killed quite a few people on your way here, haven't you?"

Tears welled in the woman's eyes as she shook her head. "I didn't."

"I—I didn't mean to."

"What else could I do?"

"To stay alive, I had no choice but to do this. Was I wrong?"

"Besides, you're the one who killed them! You and your fellow murderers!"

Red Helmet let out a cold laugh. "You're good at shirking responsibility. Fine. Don't say I didn't warn you."

"Boss Ke wants you alive."

"But he never said we couldn't break your arms and legs."

"If you don't want to suffer, throw down your gun and come with us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a vehicle.

Red Helmet raised his head and saw snow powder flying in the distance beyond the woods.

A short while later, a black snowmobile appeared in view.

The snowmobile came nearby and paused. After giving them a brief look, it drove away.

Red Helmet roared, "Kill him."

"Don't let him get away!"

The wind carried Red