Chapter 73: The Twelve Arhats (46)
The man fell headlong, but his companion immediately spotted me crouching by the tree, and I turned the muzzle of my gun at the same time as the man and I turned our guns to shoot, but before he and I could pull the trigger, the man was shot and fell. Then a heavy burst of gunfire rang out from the border.
I looked at the border, and saw Semolov and Kurch rushing back with others I didn't know, and the other side lost a few men after being attacked by this array, but they still didn't intend to let go, and the people behind followed and continued to attack.
I walked around the tree next to me, and I had to keep running towards the border. Otherwise, who knows who will beat who in the end, maybe this will be my last chance to run out of here! Thinking of this, I took one last look at Karachev, who had already died beside me, and rushed in the direction of the border line with a gritted tooth.
Kurchi, who was coming in front of him, saw me first, and he shouted to the others: "Two o'clock in the direction is my own people!" Cover Shot! Cover Shot! “
After running for about twenty or thirty meters, I gradually saw the group of people who had come with Semolov and Kurchi, about six or seven of them, and when they saw me approaching, one of them in the middle of the opposing team shouted to the others: "Withdraw!" Cover the retreat! “
After everyone started fighting and retreating, the guy who had just been in command looked at me and shouted, "Keep running!" Through the open field in the back! “
I ran forward as I could, looking ahead, and as I ran through the line of pick-ups, I saw that the trees in front of me were getting smaller and smaller than before, and my view was getting better and better, and not far away was a clearing that seemed to be only grass.
I continued to accelerate, and as I ran to the clearing, I suddenly realized that it wasn't as easy to walk as it was from a distance. The ground here is much harder than behind you, and there are a lot of exposed stones on the surface, which is why there are no trees here all of a sudden, because there are not many trees here, only patches of grass.
As soon as I ran up to the clearing, the people behind me also retreated. I glanced back and continued on, the clearing was not large, and after about sixty or seventy meters I would enter another wood, and in that woods I saw Ivan waving at me.
"Gypsies! Fast! Ivan shouted as he hid behind a tree and beckoned to me.
At this moment, the bullets flying from behind me were getting fewer and fewer, and the pursuers behind seemed to be paying more attention to the people in front of them, and they didn't seem to have much interest in me, the person who had already run out. This gave me the time and courage to look back, and I saw that our people had also retreated to the clearing, and they looked like they were in no hurry to pass through the clearing.
Wouldn't that make them a target for the other side when they were all in the clearing? When the other party is hiding in the dark woods, while our people are standing in an empty and bright clearing, can this be retreated?
But just as I was thinking about this, a loud gunshot rang out in the woods in my direction. A moment later it was again.
This is a sniper rifle! The person who picked us up arranged a sniper! I ran quickly into the woods, panting for breath and looking back behind a tree.
As I looked over, the gun rang out again, and I saw that at the edge of the trees opposite, where the trees had become noticeably sparse, one of the opposing men had fallen, and his companions around him were afraid to show their heads.
Semolov and Kurch, as well as those who picked us up, knew that this was an opportunity and sped up through the open field. The other party obviously didn't want to give up, and someone turned sideways and started shooting, but before two shots were fired, the gunfire behind me rang out again, and one shot hit the man's hiding place.
I looked back at where the sniper rifle was fired, and after searching for a moment, I saw a figure in a tree. The man had a pair of binoculars hanging from his body, and he was quietly aiming at the opposite side with an SVD.
"We're safe." Ivan looked at me and spoke.
 
; I sat down against the tree and looked at him without speaking. Ivan also sat down holding on to the tree next to him, "We are in Hungary now. Ivan said, gesturing to the ground under his ass.
Not long after Ivan finished speaking, Semolov and Kurch ran into the woods one after another. Then there were the people who answered us, and as they entered the woods, one of them looked at us and said, "Get out of here now." Otherwise, soon the military police of the border guards of these two countries will come. After the man finished speaking, he looked at me as he was getting up and said, "You're the last one to run out, right?" ”
I gave him a strange look, and the man immediately said, "I just want to make sure that no one else is here... ”
I nodded, "I'm the last one, yes." Everyone else stayed on the opposite side. ”
The man nodded and looked at the others, "Let's go." Get out of here. Out of the woods, our car was nearby. “
I looked again at the woods across the open field, where our pursuers were still hiding in the woods, and they did not immediately withdraw or shoot, let alone attempt to pursue, as if they were seeing us off.
Instead of Semolov and Kurci, they carried Rudick and Luković on their backs, and we all walked together in the direction of Hungary, although the sniper did not immediately follow us, he continued to stare there to prevent the other party from playing tricks.
After walking in the woods for about half an hour, we came to a small path. The trail was empty, with neither people nor cars in sight. After about two kilometers of walking, we finally saw the car, which was driven by the person who answered us, in addition to an SUV, there was also a large truck with a closed cargo box.
After arriving at the car, we did not leave immediately, but waited for a while, after all, the sniper had not yet come. As I leaned against the side of the truck and took out a cigarette to light it, Semolov came up to me and said, "Are you going to continue your plan?" “
Coleman, who was not far away from me and was asking Ivan to examine his wounds, heard Semolov's question and looked at me as well, waiting for my answer.
Without waiting for me to speak, Semolov continued: "Your original plan was to have three people, but now you have two people left, one of whom is still wounded, do you want to continue?" “
I looked at Coleman, and Coleman saw me looking at him, struggled to get up from the ground, looked at me, and said, "I'm fine." I was just shot in the arm, everything else is fine. “
"Your arm is broken... It's not as simple as getting shot! Ivan spoke.
"That's not going to die, is it?" Coleman said with some stubbornness.
"What about the man? There are only two of you! Semolov glared at Coleman.