Sacrificing oneself

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Jungeun and the group had been running for about twenty minutes, but the gunshots behind them did not stop. They were unable to see the faces of the shooters, they did not have time to do so. Sarang, who was on Changbin's back, had not yet woken up. As they ran, Choi kept casting worried glances at Ryu. Jiyoon did not let go of her hand, holding her hand tightly, Yun ran as fast as she could. Already sweaty and out of breath, the group jumped over a huge fallen tree one by one. Yuju was having a hard time keeping up with her friends. With the adrenaline that was in her blood and the goal of surviving, she endured the pain through clenched teeth and ran next to Mai. With the remaining bullets, Mai and Bang Chan covered their backs. Suddenly, one of the bullets flew straight into Bang Chan's hand. With a cry of pain, he continued to run and shoot with his good hand. But the wound slowed him down noticeably, causing him to fall behind the group, giving the attackers a great chance to hit the soldier again. Only this time, the bullet flew straight into his leg. With an even louder scream, he fell onto the wet grass, which had not had time to dry out due to the huge trees that did not allow the sun's rays to warm the ground.Hearing the man's scream, Mai immediately turned around. Without thinking twice, she ran towards the wounded soldier.

"Mai!" Yuju shouted, seeing the Japanese woman rushing towards the man.

The entire group immediately stopped. Watching Mai try to lift Bang Chan, Koko hurried to the girl. Quickly lifting the man, they moved forward again, but before they had time to walk even a few meters, another shot rang out, which sounded very close to them. Chan stopped, blood flowing from his mouth. He went limp in the girls' arms, unable to continue moving.

- Lieutenant!

- Chan!

Jeemin and Changbin shouted at the same time. Carefully placing Sarang on the drier grass, the man rushed to Bang Chan, who was already lying on the ground.

- Hold on my friend, General Lee should be catching up with us by now

- Save... the girls... - having squeezed out the words with force, Chan closed his eyes forever

Hearing the gunshots again, Changbin rose to his feet. As much as it hurt him to lose his friend, there was no time to mourn. Raising his head, he saw a group of men with different types of weapons standing about ten meters away from them. He immediately raised his weapon and glared at the attackers.

Jiyoon looked with fear at the men in the same clothes as the jailers who had captured them earlier. Glancing at Jungeun, she noticed how tensely she was standing. Looking down at the younger girl's hands, Yoon saw how tightly Jungeun was squeezing them. Looking up at the girl's face again, Jiyoon could see the angry expression on her face.

- One more step and a bullet will fly straight into your forehead!

Hearing the loud voice of the military, Yoon turned her gaze to Changbin. But they only ignored the Sergeant's words. Grinning disgustingly, the jailers stopped only three meters away from them.

- We've been looking for you for a long time - one of them said

And then Jiyoon saw Yeonjun and Donghee step forward from behind them.

In a few seconds, several emotions were reflected on Yoon's face. Shock, sadness, pain, and finally hatred. Seeing Yeonjun, who was once close to her, among these rapists and murderers, she felt a strong hatred for the guy. Although the girl did not love him, she considered the guy her friend. Leaving Yeonjun there alone, Jiyoon hated herself and, always left alone with her thoughts, she cried uncontrollably.Without letting go of Jungeun's hand, she took a step forward and said with all her hatred: