The next goal is to rescue the hostages.

Of course, the Iraqi Command and Washington didn't want any casualties.

Seowon considers it possible to rescue the hostages by himself. However, even if there were only three hostages, I was not confident that I could save them all without killing anyone. He thought he wasn't Superman. Not yet.

We need the help of others to rescue the hostages. And those who will help will arrive here after sunset. Seowon decided to keep his strength up while resting until then.

Eating well, sleeping well, and resting well are essential elements for a successful mission.

Seowon headed to Bremer's bedroom attached bathroom.

The giant bathroom was awkwardly fancy with the word toilet. Every tile on the wall was engraved with symbols, and every tile was made of silicone and gold plating.

All metals, such as faucets and showerheads, glowed golden and covered with fine gravel to prevent slippage.

The two of them had enough backpacks to put them in the bathtub, and the vows came out, holding the table chair and headed back to the bathroom.

The vow of climbing on the chair separates one light bulb from the chandelier, giving off a dazzling glow on the ceiling.

A vow of 20 light bulbs headed to the entrance of the bedroom.

He placed an expensive light bulb on the floor and stepped on it gently.

The light bulb has been smashed with a sound.

After checking the piece of light lying on the carpet, he nods.

At this rate, the intruder seemed to be aware no matter how cautious.

The vows that followed Bio Soldier's technique broke down all the lights in the bedroom, then went back to the bathroom, radioed the commander, and lay down in a cold bath.

* * *

Seowon, who was in shallow sleep, immediately opened his eyes when he felt a vibration in his waist.

He checked the time from before he received the radio. 5: 38pm.

There were no signs of intruders, and the sun outside the window did not fall. It was only 3 hours after I closed my eyes.

As I put the radio in my ear, I heard a voice.

“Can you hear Rattlesnake? ”

He wasn't the communications officer I was communicating with earlier. My voice seemed to have reached the highest rank because it seemed to have aged.

“I can hear you. ”

“I am Colonel Reggie Jackson of the Iraqi Command. We have an emergency. ”

Reggie Jackson is an important person who knows his vows well. He is the chief of staff for Iraqi commander Mark Kimmet and a member of the Iraqi United States military.

His voice stiffens, thinking that something bad would happen if Reggie Jackson contacted him directly.

“What's going on? ”

“I'm going to play a video, so listen up. ”

Reggie Jackson immediately played a video on his computer without explaining the situation. He puts the radio close to the computer speaker.

“…… All I wanted was peace. But the U.S. government pretended to listen to me and sent a rat behind them to kill my brothers. Look at my brothers go into Allah's arms!

…… these are good people who have not killed anyone and have never harmed anyone. Why should they be killed in such miserable fashion by strangers?

…… the wicked who take people's lives carelessly should be punished.

The U.S. government wants this killer in front of me right now.

I'll give you exactly one hour. If an unarmed murderer does not appear before me within the hour, I will return the hostages to the arms of my brothers one at a time. ”

I felt like I had taped a video, but it was hard to understand exactly what was going on.

Reggie Jackson started explaining as his vows frowned.

“A terrorist representative named Al Samadra sent another video to the station. He grabbed his dead man with a camera.... ”

Seowon immediately understood the situation.

“Bring me to you. ”

“Yes.”

“What do you say in Washington? ”

“This is why the President's emergency meeting is taking place. The press is having a crisis, and they're biting and tearing each other apart. ”

After taking the radio out of his ear, he sighed heavily.

There was no need to even check the White House meeting results. It was because I could see what the conclusion would be.

If the vows were from Deltafos, there is a good chance that they will send additional troops to the unproductive conference to try to suppress the terrorists. But now he's a mercenary who can be used and discarded at any time. Mercenaries are located at the bottom of the battlefield. Lower than civilian pets.

Idealists who have never been on the battlefield will argue that they should engage mercenaries in front of terrorists in order to rescue the prisoners. They're probably blabbering nonsense like Al Samad, who has shown his face to the public, can't easily commit murder. Once you stop the murder of the hostage and have a conversation, you will think there will be a special number.

Only a few people who know that vows solved the United Airways case will disagree, and they will eventually lose the argument.

Ignorant idealists don't know about dirty, ugly, and cold realities. Most of the world's terrorists are not my face. And the fact that what they say can never be credited.

He bit his lip.

Ever since I started working as a mercenary, I thought I'd be going through something like this someday. But I never thought I'd have to go through something like this with the success of the operation in sight.

He gets what he was promised as a mercenary. All he needs to do is carry out his designated mission. Orders other than the contract may be rejected at any time. But if here he refuses instructions to be sent through the Pentagon, the future of the Shadow Warrior will be darkened.

The U.S. government and the military do not leave work to PMCs who do not cooperate with the regime.

Seowon shakes his head and picks up the radio. Reggie Jackson explains something hard, but it doesn't get in your ears.

“Tell him you're coming. ”

“What are you talking about! We will protect you to the end!!! ”

Reggie Jackson raised his voice to stop his vow of death on my feet.

“You don't know what decision will be made? Don't be discouraged, too, Colonel, and do as you're told up there. ”

Reggie Jackson felt sorry and gratitude for the struggling vows he was putting his life on the line for. He also hesitated at the fact that the non-regular mercenaries were holding the key to the case.

The worst enemy is always inside.

Those who are ignorant of military operations do not know the value of Elite Field Operators. We don't even know how much money and effort it takes to raise an elite operative, and we don't even have a sense of the magnitude of what a vow alone has done at the Republic Palace so far. No matter how much you vow to be a mercenary, you don't even know that vows fall into the category of U.S. strategic assets.

The longest-running men with a revolutionary past in war were those who only participated in war in a safe place.

The vow felt very unpleasant in the reality that he had to place his fate in the hands of others.

‘For now, I'll do as you say. But I will move in my own way when I want to. ’

Seowon took the equipment to Juju Island.

Beretta and an extra mag, an MP-10, and a triple barrel.

In the event of a firefight, more than ten hostiles were engaged with insufficient ammunition. This won't hold for more than a minute.

It is believed that vows that are not tied to modern weaponry anyways are the most popular weapons, triple sticks.

He spreads a blood-stained tripod on the handle. I rubbed my clothes, but the dried blood didn't come off well.

Then the waistline radio cried again. It was John.

“You're going to walk to your own extremities? What are you thinking?”

“You know I don't have a choice. ”

“It's still not a good idea to show up in front of Al Samad. Delta Force is pushing forward…… ”

John tried to change his pledge. The vow shakes its head.

“I have an idea. ”

John said in a quiet voice.

“No one's listening. You can say it.”

* * *

The masks guarding the hostages in the basement hall scream at the AK-47.

“Everybody up! We're moving out slowly! ”

The hostages stand up in a tense expression.

Most of the hostages were government officials in suits. But some of them were ordinary men in flabby work clothes. Unlike the suits hanging around with their heads down and anxious faces, they move slowly without raising their heads to avoid attracting the masks.

They were new recruits to the Shadow Warrior who had successfully joined the hostage ranks after Terry Cummings broke up shortly after the incident. They're all veterans with thick bones in the Special Forces.

The moment they heard the gunshot above, they dressed up the diner waitress according to Terry Cummings' instructions. Thanks to this, they safely joined the hostage ranks without being spotted.

They survived so far without hesitation. It was an advantage for my age and experience. Most of them are in their mid-30s and later, they have had a taste for bitterness in society after discharging special forces. They knew they had to lay low in these disadvantages.

The hostages are starving and can't sleep well. They howl like zombies and take the central staircase up to the first floor.

“On your knees, hands behind your back! ”

Kneeling is a posture taken when paying homage to Allah or punishing sinners in an Islamic culture. The new recruits of the Shadow Warrior realize that their situation has changed dramatically.

They don't raise their heads, but they scrutinize the surroundings with their eyes wide open. There was no way to counterattack now. However, when the unexpected happens, people who are looking at the environment and those who are not are looking at the environment make a huge difference in their ability to respond.

They trusted senior members of the Shadow Warrior. Terry Cummings had faith he would never watch them die.

Kneeling on the cold floor, as the masks instructed, a pile of terrorists appeared on the second-floor rail.

They were all wearing masks, except for one.

The man in the expensive suit looks at the watch and shouts at the hostages.

“In the next 10 minutes, I will choose and kill one of you. And every half hour, one by one, will bring about a miserable death. ”

The hostages were greatly shaken.

The new recruits of the Shadow Warrior were also surprised. They open their eyes and look at Al Samad.

“You have so far followed my instructions well. Nevertheless, the reason you die is because of the incompetent U.S. government. They release a cockroach in the building.

I wanted peace. So far I have posed no threat to you. But he used my generosity to kill my brothers.

I can't take it anymore. Don't blame me, but blame the cockroach and the incompetent representative you hand-picked! ”

The wailing and sighing began.

The male hostages suffer, wrapped around their heads, and some women burst into tears. Some people begged for their lives. It was so unfair that someone else had to die.

The Shadow Warriors, like the rest of the hostages, suffered with their palms on the ground. But they shouted for joy in their hearts. Terry Cummings, who had been separated from himself, thought he'd been able to carry out an assassination campaign alone.

* * *