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#003. Boy on a pile of scrap metal (3)
“I came here because it was noisy.”
It was a low, eerie voice.
The silhouette of a man was revealed by a sudden lightning strike.
A clean-cut skinhead.
A tall man, probably 190 centimeters tall, with a muscular build.
Ray knew who he was.
An executive of the Hector Organization.
Silent Humphrey.
I have never met him in person, but I have seen him from a distance a few times because of his height.
“Huh, Mr. Humphrey!”
“Are you worried about a little rat?”
Ray kicked the floor straight away.
He thrust his elbow forward and stabbed Humphrey deep in the groin.
chin!
Is this what it would feel like if you priced a solid rock?
Ray had a gut feeling that his attack was not working.
It was definitely a completely different level of opponent than before.
Swish─!
I quickly flew away to avoid the grasp coming from above.
“… The movements are definitely nimble.”
Humphrey’s voice was calm.
It didn’t look like he was being sincere.
But even so, the speed at which he extended his arms was unbelievably fast.
Swish─! Swish─!
Ray focused on evasion.
Humphrey’s movements were so fast that it was difficult to react even if I read the flow of mana.
The pupils dilate.
My blood boils and my muscles pulse.
My head felt no tension, but my body was reacting honestly.
Because I knew that if I got caught even once, it would be over.
The best decision was to run away.
But the door was far away.
It wasn’t easy to escape Humphrey’s attack right away.
Chin! Chin!
I dodged and threw a few more punches at Humphrey’s chin, but he didn’t budge.
I needed a loophole to escape through.
And the only way to create an opening was now, when the opponent was letting his guard down.
Wedge!
Ray’s fist flies towards the target once again.
Just before the muscles and fists meet.
Ray opened his fist and created a small flame in his palm.
“Huh!”
Humphrey stumbled for a moment as a burning sensation passed through his forehead.
Ray didn’t miss the gap and ran towards the wide open door.
Swaaa …
The world was plunged into darkness.
I couldn’t climb over the fence because of the barbed wire.
Additionally, the wire mesh door was locked with a padlock.
‘then.’
Ray quickly made a decision and picked up a rock and threw it toward the door.
And I placed my back right next to the warehouse door.
visor!
The door that had been hit by the stone shook and made a noise.
The gang members poured out of the warehouse and shouted.
“Over there! By the entrance!”
“You cheeky brat, I’ll kill you!”
Chulbuk! Chulbuk!
Members of the organization running toward the entrance.
Ray, who saw the four people moving away, went straight into the warehouse and escaped through the hole.
─Over there! Behind the barbed wire!
─If you don’t want to get killed by the boss, catch him no matter what!
An angry voice was heard from afar.
Ray didn’t care and just ran up the hill with all his might.
Phew! Phew!
The ground beneath my feet was dented by the loose soil, but I somehow managed to reach the top.
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I looked back.
A few silhouettes appeared, running up the hill.
He was holding a flashlight and wearing a raincoat.
Ray turned around and ran back the way he came.
Clink. Clink. Clink.
Visibility is blurry because of the rain.
Rainwater trampled by boots splashes everywhere.
From behind, urgent cries can be heard without interruption.
Sigh─
Hot breath pours out of the boy’s mouth, contrasting with the cold raindrops.
If you get caught, you die.
You’ll be suffering so much that you’ll almost lose your breath.
I didn’t feel afraid.
However, he only thought that if he died here, he would not be able to repay the favor to the children of Guldari.
‘If I’m not there, the bridge will be taken by another group.’
It will definitely be like that.
In the slums, a place to shelter from the rain was as important as food.
One of the reasons why slum children have short life spans is because of black rain.
“There it is! Grab it!”
A member of the organization appeared in front.
Ray turned sharply and ran into an alley.
─Over there!
─Don’t miss it! Chase after it!
Chulbuk! Chulbuk! Chulbuk!
I felt the siege closing in from all sides.
As expected, it wasn’t easy to shake off the pursuit of a large group of adults.
Moreover, the opponents were members of a gang that had been living in a rough environment.
The end of the alley.
Ray stopped in front of a shabby warehouse and tried to open the door.
It was a hideout that had been prepared in advance for this kind of situation.
The back door of the warehouse was connected to 17th Street, making it easy to escape.
Crunch! Crunch!
Ray tried to open the door and saw a lock.
Until yesterday there was no lock.
I clearly knew it was an abandoned warehouse with no owner.
‘Did you get a new owner?’
Ray looked around with calm eyes, trying to find another way.
The shadows of the organization members loomed behind.
“Oh my… gasp, gasp, shit. What the hell is this on a rainy day.”
“That’s right. Haa, why are those little cubs so fast on their feet?”
Shoo-ah─
Three members of the organization are visible through the raindrops.
Fortunately, Humphrey was nowhere to be seen.
… then the story changes.
Ray took a deep breath and waited for his opponent to make the first move.
“Just shoot him. If he gets a hole in his stomach, that’ll break his habit.”
“You little brat? Who would hear about it? What if the boss hears about it?”
The members of the organization growling among themselves.
In Sector 50, firearms were not common items, nor were they something you could use at any time.
First of all, there is a dead-end wooden wall behind.
There was nowhere left to run.
The member at the very front waved the tip of his knife at Ray and spoke.
“Hey, kid. When I say nice things to you, come here and spit out all that crap. Even the things you’ve stolen so far. If the numbers don’t match up when I check, we’ll all be killed by the boss.”
He didn’t show any sign of letting his guard down, as if he already knew that his opponent was no ordinary brat.
“… … .”
Ray didn’t answer.
If I let my voice out, I could get caught on the street later.
Just looking at the other person with careful eyes.
Ray’s pure white irises.
Inside, the mana of various colors flowing through the bodies of the organization members shimmered and swayed.
It was like colorful paints mixed together on a piece of paper.
“Kid. I told you to come here. Okay?”
“Are you mute? Are you a friend without numbers?”
The members of the organization slowly closed the distance.
“Catch him!”
“Tch! I won’t leave you alone!”
Then, they all rushed in at once with a shout.
Wedge!
Ray twisted his waist to avoid the first knife strike that swung horizontally.
At the same time, he struck his opponent’s face with his fist with all his might.
“Ugh!”
“This cheeky little brat!”
I narrowly avoided an attack coming from a different angle.
And at the same time.
Snap!
Grabbed the opponent’s wrist.
And by gathering mana, he created electricity.
Phagec!
“Ugh, ugh!”
A blue current coursed through the bodies of the rain-soaked members of the organization.
The member of the organization who had collapsed suddenly writhed as if convulsing.
“What, what! This little electric shock device─ ggggggggg!”
The other two fell one after another.
Earthworm-like currents crawled across the surrounding floor.
─Over there! I heard a sound from here!
At the end of the alley, several pairs of footsteps were heard, along with the silhouettes of people.
Were there more people at the warehouse checkpoint?
It seemed like there were more pursuers.
Ray jumped onto the large trash can next to him.
Knock! Knock!
A protrusion in the concrete wall next to the warehouse.
A large nail driven into a wooden wall.
By stepping on them one after another, I was able to quickly jump over a 4-meter high wooden wall.
thud!
The organization members who arrived late.
Ray shouted in a panicked voice as he heard the sound of falling on the other side.
“I, I’m crazy─!”
“What are you doing! Break through!”
Crackle! Crackle!
After a few tackles, the wooden wall collapsed.
What appeared before my eyes was 17th Street.
From here on, it was the territory of the hostile organization Niles.
“Hey, I don’t think we can go past here.”
“fu*k. Either way, I’m going to die to the boss. I have to catch that bastard to have a chance of survival.”
One of the members of the organization stepped over the collapsed wooden wall and jumped over to the other side.
Ki-ki-ki-ki!
He said, looking around.
“It’s a day with black rain. There’s no one outside and the noise is drowned out by the sound of the rain.”
And then, looking back at his colleagues, he added:
“Catch him and come back here. Before anyone notices.”
The gang members exchanged glances and began to chase them down 17th Street.
A night where everyone held their breath to avoid the rain.
Kkwarreung!
Underneath the thunder and lightning, the sound of several pairs of footsteps echoed busily through the street.
─This… bird…!
─Caught…! Dead…!
Ray thought as he looked at the members of the organization following closely behind.
Seeing them chase us all the way to the territory of the hostile organization, I think they must really be prepared to die.
… there are too many numbers.
If you lure them out one by one and take them down, it isn’t impossible to escape.
However, I couldn’t guarantee how much time and effort it would take to do so.
‘Because magic can’t be used indefinitely.’
Think about it carefully.
You can’t go back to the culvert with your tail attached.
Even if you shout through the rain, no one will come out.
This is a slum.
Because excessive interest in other people’s business leads to death.
‘I wish the Niles gang members would show up.’
But that won’t happen.
Although this was a management area, it was not a place where organization members resided.
It was a long way to the residential area.
My stamina was starting to decline and there was no guarantee that I would be able to get there.
Ray made a decision.
I turned into the alley and pushed up the lid of a large trash can.
Knock knock-
I hurried inside and hid among the trash.
And he reached out towards the cover.
‘… … .’
The trash can was so deep I couldn’t reach the cover.
Outside, the urgent footsteps of their pursuers were drawing near.
Knock knock knock!
‘Just a little more.’
My fingertips were trembling.
─This way! They ran this way!
When a clearer voice came closer.
Druk-
I could barely get the cover off.
Ray stopped breathing calmly.
Boom. Boom.
Heavy raindrops beat against the canopy.
The vibration was transmitted intact to Ray.
─What the heck! Where did you run off to!
─I’m sure it went this way.
Dull voices are heard.
Ray grabbed the handle of the knife he had picked up earlier.
─Let’s spread out and search for it. We have to finish it before the rain stops.
─I’m going towards 15th Street. Guy, you turn towards 14th Street.
The sound of footsteps receding.
Ray let out the breath he had been holding.
“… … .”
Even after the sound of footsteps had died down, the hand holding the knife did not loosen its grip.
It was not yet entirely possible that the gang members would return and open the trash can.
‘I guess I’ll have to stay here today.’
The gang members will not return to their original areas until the rain stops or the sun rises.
Hector is famous for never forgiving his subordinates’ mistakes.
It was safe here.
Rather than going out clumsily.
Rustle. Rustle.
Ray found a comfortable position and laid down between the trash bags.
‘hmm.’
As the tension that had been holding my whole body released, I suddenly became very tired.
My mind was hazy because I had used magic so many times.
I was lethargic.
My eyelids felt heavy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The raindrops hitting the cover at regular intervals sounded like a lullaby.
The coziness and warmth felt from the stack of envelopes also contributed to the feeling of sleepiness.
Things that are tightly stuck together tend to generate warmth.
And the trash bags here too.
There are also children living under the bridge.
Because the neglected and abandoned things came together tightly, they had their own warmth.
Of course, Ray was neither aware nor conscious of such facts.
In this situation, I just felt an inexplicable sense of awkwardness and blinked my eyelids.
It was because of unconsciousness.
A very old memory of being thrown away in a trash bag right after birth.
The warmth that trash bags give off.
That was the first warmth Ray had ever felt in the world.
Soon the eyelids will close completely.
The boy’s ragged breathing could be heard.
Swaaa …
It was a rainy night in the slums.
* * *
Ray opened his eyes, feeling his vision brighten.
Light was streaming in through the gap in the trash can lid.
“… … .”
It seemed like he had dozed off for a moment.
I felt completely refreshed after a good night’s sleep.
I listened outside.
I felt no sign of anything.
Squeak──
I carefully opened the cover and went out, looking left and right.
The rain had completely stopped.
The ends of the narrow alley led into the street.
Between 6 and 7 in the morning.
Looking at the sunlight, it’s about that time.
Hector’s gang members would have returned to their own territory.
Now is the time when people start to get active.
Still, just in case, I took out my knife and walked cautiously.
and.
widely.
“Yeah. I knew you’d be around here somewhere. It’s good you came back.”
A member of Hector’s organization appeared at the entrance of the alley.
A dry raincoat.
Bloodshot eyes, as if he had stayed up all night.
“What are you going to stab?”
The gangster also pulled out a knife.
With the tip of the sword pointed forward, he closed the distance between himself and Ray with a ecstatic smile.
Jeokbuk─ Jeokbuk─
Ray also aimed his knife forward.
I took a slow step back to distract myself.
‘It’s not just one person. I feel a presence outside the alley.’
“I will kill you!”
The gang member kicked the seat fiercely.
It was then that a man appeared silently at the entrance of the alley.
A gun in a man’s hand.
The gun was pointed this way.
The finger on the trigger moved without hesitation.
bang!
A loud gunshot woke the slums to their morning wake.