Chapter 201: A Bad Dream
Bang!
Bang!
As the gunshot sounds roared into the air, Zach felt a weight fall behind him. He turned around and his face was frozen in total terror as soon as he saw what it was.
"Torin!" Snake shouted as he hurried towards Torin who had selflessly used his own body as a shield to block the bullets fired at Zach by Mr. Big.
"What the hell did you do, dumbass?!" Zach murmured erratically as he held Torin in his arms and checked on the wound on the side of the stomach where Torin was hit.
Torin laughed and murmured in between his breaths, "Playing hero, what else...? I’m such a great friend, right...? Nah, it’s just a scratch, not even close to any internal organs... I’m sure of it. So, don’t worry."
Torin had noticed that Mr. Big had pointed his gun at Zach when Zach was still busy fighting Draco. As he was just a few feet away from Zach, he quickly ran towards him to shield him without a second thought.
He smiled at Zach and was still trying to crack a joke, "Do you think I’ll be a smiling ghost in this ship, Bro?" Blood had started to drain from his face as he was starting to get paler and paler because of the bleeding. And it was getting harder for him to talk.
"Stop talking nonsense and press on that damn wound harder!" Zach instructed Torin as he shot him a disapproving look. Torin quickly followed and pressed harder on his wound. Then Zach looked at Snake. "Go first! Get Torin out of here! He needs immediate medical care!" Zach commanded.
Snake quickly followed. "Contact! Snake to Base! Snake to Base! We’ve got a man down. We are heading to the south deck on the Ghost Ship! I repeat, we’ve got a man down. Immediately bring a medical team! Clear, over, out!" Snake shouted as he hurriedly moved towards the south deck of the ship. He had given the command post his location on the ship. He knew that their communication device which was also integrated in the contact lenses had already been activated as soon as their coordinates were traced and therefore his message would be heard and acknowledged by the Military.
After about forty seconds their aid arrived and Snake let out a long deep sigh as he said, "Hang in there, buddy! You’ll make it!"