Chapter 7: Injury
Chapter 7: Injury
"With great power comes great responsibility, right? You can’t expect me to go. At least you’re made of metal—you’re bulletproof," Sun Jack said earnestly to Tapai.
“Uncle my a**!” Tapai gripped his gun tightly. His reverse-jointed legs stomped hard against the ground, propelling him straight toward the group of people behind them.
Bullets from the front zipped toward Tapai’s figure, quickly sparking a furious exchange of gunfire between the two sides.
"Haha! It worked!" Sun Jack cheered, clenching his fist in excitement as chaos erupted between the two groups.
Then, with a sudden “squelch,” the grin froze on Sun Jack’s face.
He trembled as he looked down. A bloody, electric arc blade had pierced through his abdomen. As the blade was withdrawn, hot blood spurted out like a fountain.
Clutching his stomach, Sun Jack turned around to see who had attacked him. To his shock, there was no one behind him—only a bloodied blade floating in mid-air.
Under his horrified gaze, a bald man with prosthetic metal arms and an inverted cross branded on his neck sneered as he deactivated his camouflage and revealed himself. “Batard.”