Chapter 47: High Risk, High Reward
"Follow me you damn bastards!" Min-ho yelled at the top of his lungs. Which was no easy feat, as his lungs were struggling with just how much air his run demanded.
He ran with all his might, as death chased after him. Glancing over his shoulder, Mini-ho saw over a dozen Worm Hounds giving chase. The ones at the forefront drawing nearer to him as the seconds went by.
Fortunately though, he didn’t have to run for much longer, because up ahead rested a large rift in the ground five feet away from him.
This was the same rift they had come across not too long ago. It was wide, long and deep enough to carry out Min-ho’s plans.
Beyond the rift stood Sae-wee, Dok-su and Jang-book, all of them with weapons in hand and at the ready.
As Min-ho ran, he could see out of the corner of his eye a Worm Hound much too close for comfort. Though he tried to push himself harder, he discovered doing so was impossible because he had already hit his speed limit.
’Damn it,’ Min-ho thought. The distance separating him from the rift was less than two meters, but it seemed he wasn’t going to make it.
As he ran, he saw a shadow fall upon him. He knew at that moment the Worm Hound would get him. Before he could act, he caught a blur zip past him and cut a bit of his ear.
He winced, but then...
"KKAA!"
The Worm Hound behind him cried out before losing its footing and crumbling to the ground.