Chapter 129: CH 129: Beasts attack (WMR7)
"What the hell is going on?" a pudgy man with sweat-slicked cheeks stammered, his eyes darting wildly as another gunfire echoed through the area, taking down yet, another masked man. His hands trembled at his sides, caught between the instinct to flee inside and the paralysis of fear.
As he stood there, a masked man laying low behind him had instantly surged toward him. His rough hands yanked him backward, as cold steel kissed the soft flesh beneath his chin. The man gasped, a high-pitched whimper escaping his throat as the sword’s edge bit just deep enough to draw a thin, crimson line.
"I’m going to kill him!" the masked man snarled, his voice sharp but filled with a slight panic as he faced Dave. "Stop shooting, or I swear to God, I’ll slit his damn throat!"
"Idiot!" The leader of all the masked men, shouted as he could also be seen hiding behind some of the people. His voice was like a gravel ground under the foot. He gestured at the man with a clenched fist. "You’re going to get yourself killed, you moron, stand down!"
But the threat-holder wasn’t listening. His eyes were wide behind the slits of his mask, darting toward the armed resistance of Dave ahead. His blade pressed harder against the hostage’s neck, drawing more blood that trickled down to stain the man’s collar.
The hostage, now wheezing with panic, clutched helplessly at the arm choking him. Around them, people screamed, shouted, and wept. Some buried their faces in each other’s shoulders. Others extended trembling hands toward the captor, pleading.
"Please... please don’t kill him!" one woman cried, her voice cracking.
"You little rats!" the masked man roared, turning slightly. "Shut the hell up, or I’ll--" Moreover, the rest of his sentence never left his mouth as a sharp crack split the chaos, clean and final.
In the blink of an eye, a bullet punched through his skull. The man froze for a second, like a puppet whose strings had been cut, before eventually crumpling on the floor. His mask split as he fell, fragments scattering across the floor.