𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟕𝟖

the eight ran through the tunnels, occasionally stopping to shoot at the peacekeepers. the tunnels seemed endless and it was getting harder to fight them off as more were beginning to appear. it wasn't long until one of them was injured. jisung let out a pained yell as he fell to his knees. a bullet had grazed his leg so it wasn't fatal.

"jisung!" haechan grabbed his arm, pulling him up. "come on kiddo. we gotta go."

the peacekeepers were hot on their heels and jisung wasn't the only one to get injured. they all sustained injuries that luckily didn't do much damage but had slowed them down.

"fuck it." jeno cursed as he threw something over his shoulder as he ran. suddenly, there was a large bang and the area behind them exploded, killing the peacekeepers.

"why didn't you do that in the first place?!" chenle yelled.

"i forgot, okay?!"

the grenade had given them enough time to reach a door. the first sign of what might have been an exit or maybe it would take them somewhere else but they were too out in the open and needed somewhere to hide.

"it's locked." jihyun said, fiddling with the handle. "i can try and use something to open it."

"we don't have time. i got this." jaemin said and she stepped aside. he slammed his arm into the door and it moved slightly. he tried a few more times and it was beginning to look like it would open, but peacekeepers could be heard not too far away.

"fuck. hurry." mark said, glancing around, his gun held up ready to shoot.

"i'm trying." jaemin groaned, hitting the door one more time and finally the lock broke and the door flew open.

"quick!" renjun yelled as the peacekeepers began shooting at them. they ran through the door, jihyun last through. she slammed the door shut behind her.

"jihyun, let's go!" jeno called for her and she hurried towards him as they ran through the tunnel. it seemed like they were stuck in a world of tunnels.

they found a tight passage and went down it, waiting to see if anyone had followed them. a couple peacekeepers passed by, not noticing the gap. they moved further through the passage until they reached a safe distance, hidden from others.

"we should rest here for a bit. we need to figure out where the hell we are and how we can get to the capitol." mark said, sitting down.

jihyun tried to sit as well but there was a sudden aching pain in her side. she pressed her hand down on it hoping it would sooth the pain but it only made it worse. when she held her hand in front of her she could see it was covered in blood. she had been shot and she hadn't even realised. a wave of nausea hit her and she looked at her friends who were quietly conversing.

"guys..."

"shit." jisung said, his eyes widening when he noticed the blood.

"i..."

"foxy!" jaemin exclaimed as she stumbled forwards and he caught her. he helped her sit down, her wincing in pain at the movement.

"when did this happen? oh god." chenle said as he searched his bag for bandages.

"i think when we were going through the door. i didn't even feel the bullet. it must have been the adrenaline..." she replied. "but it hurts like a bitch now."

"lift your shirt. i need to bandage your wound."

"those bandages won't do anything, lele." she whispered but did as he said. she knew all too well that if she didn't get proper help soon she wouldn't make it.