Yuri was no longer saving anyone.
Now he was just walking to stay alive.
No hope, no direction.
His body was tired…
Hunger was burning in his stomach like fire.
Then… a shop was visible.
An old, dilapidated building, but the board still had the words:
> "Food and water are available."
Yuri started walking slowly.
But then…
The door opened.
A man came out — his condition was the same as Yuri's — tired, scared, hungry.
Yuri stopped immediately.
He hid – maybe he was a soldier?
But after a few seconds he realized – he was just a civilian.
He slowed his breathing… calmed down a little.
But then…
"BANG!!"
Shot in the head.
The man fell down on the spot. Yuri's eyes widened.
In one flash, fear… then anger.
He looked up – three snipers on the roof of the other building.
---
🎯 The snipers were talking:
> "You hit?"
"Yes brother, a straight headshot!"
"That was fun… like hunting!"
Yuri clenched his fist.
> "Are these… humans or monsters?"
---
He turned around. Changed his hiding place – but then…
He saw two more civilians running on the road.
The sniper looked – laughed.
> "Let's take another headshot from me."
BANG! BANG!
Both fell down.
Bleeding from their heads, and laughter kept coming from above.
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💥 Now Yuri burst out:
> "Enough… you enjoy killing people, right?"
"Now see how I end your game…"
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🔪 First attack:
Yuri picked up a broken iron pipe —
Threw it like a spear — straight into the chest of a sniper!
"THUNK!!"
One fell down.
The other two were startled.
"What…?"
A shot was fired — but Yuri had already jumped.
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⚔️ Second sniper:
One sniper came down — he aimed his rifle, but Yuri pushed him off the building.
He fell straight down… his neck broke.
---
🔫 Last sniper:
Now only one is left.
He kept firing —
Yuri kept hiding, but was tired.
Finally — he picked up the last rod, and threw it hard.
"THUD!!"
The third one fell too.
---
🌩️ Everything quieted down.
Yuri was panting… bleeding… but he stood.
He wasn't just a boy anymore —
he had become… a hunter.
---
🏪 Back in the shop:
He entered the shop.
Slowly checked every room:
> "Is anyone there…?"
"No…"
Silence.
There was half a loaf of bread on a table.
Yuri ate it… very slowly.
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😢 But then… he broke down.
He remembered Argon.
Brother's smile… the window… the red fruit…
And the grenade…
His hand shook.
The bread fell.
Yuri burst into tears.
> "I survived… but you didn't. Why?"
"Why am I alive?"
"Argan… I couldn't save you…"
"Sorry… I'm sorry…"
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🔚 Chapter Ends With:
> It was night… Yuri was sitting on the ground, alone… hungry… broken…
But for the first time, he felt like fighting back.
"No more innocents will die now."
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: The Man Who Moves Before Bullets
The first rays of the morning fell in through the broken window of the building.
Yuri's eyes opened - his stomach was still not full, but he had gotten a little sleepy.
He got up... but then -
"CLICK."
He saw - an unknown man was standing in front of him.
Very quiet... hidden in the shadows.
Yuri immediately aimed his pistol.
> "Who are you?"
But that man...
moved like a storm - and in a second snatched the gun from Yuri's hand.
> "...you are too slow." He said – a strange smile on his face.
Yuri was stunned.
> "Who are you?"
"I am Krist. I have protected you."
> "Why?"
Yuri's voice was suspicious.
Krist remained silent.
His eyes said a lot… but he said nothing.
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💥 Just then—
"RATATATATA—!!"
Firing started from outside!
Glass broke, holes were made in the walls—
Yuri bent down, but Krist stood straight.
A bullet passed right near his ear—but he didn't even move.
> "Yuri," Krist said.
"Can you shoot a gun?"
"Yes," Yuri said.
"Then when I say, open the door as soon as the firing stops."
"Then don't come back."
---
🎯 The firing stopped.
Three seconds of silence.
> "Now."
Christ broke the iron door with his knees —
and started killing the soldiers one by one.
Absolutely silent — every shot, every blow was very precise.
Yuri also picked up his weapon — and started giving support from the side flank.
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🔥 10 minutes later…
There was blood on the floor.
Bullet shells were scattered.
38 soldiers…
were dead.
Yuri and Krist — both had their faces covered with sweat and dust.
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🧠 A few seconds of silence…
> "Who are you… really?"
Yuri asked again.
Christ looked… felt like saying something…
Then he just said this much —
> "Your fight is mine too."
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🔚 Chapter Ends With:
> For the first time, Yuri found someone —
who was a fighter equal to him…
but more mysterious than him.