Chapter 32- Another Variable

Bang! Bang!

"Haa... Haa... Bastards, if you have guts, then don't hide!" gasped a man in a black suit, seeking shelter against a concrete pillar after narrowly escaping gunshots.

Swiftly turning with his gun to retaliate, he heard a hollow sound.

Click Click

'Fuck,' realizing the cartridge was empty, he disregarded his gun before reaching for a knife at his knees.

"David, come here," a hushed whisper called from nearby barrels.

He turned to see his comrade, Max, lying with a shoulder wound, calling him to a safer spot.

He swiftly leaped towards the barrels.

Bang!

"Kughh?!", He felt a searing pain as a bullet pierced his thigh, though he managed to get half his body under cover.

"David!" Max, spotting the bullet in David's legs, quickly shifted to pull him further into cover.