Chapter 51 - In Three Days’ Time (1/2)
Chapter 51: In Three Days’ Time
“Woah!” Park Noah managed to hold onto the dangling iron bars and steadied herself. Whether Muell’s concentration was thrown into disarray, the invisibility spell that clothed her body has disappeared.
Park Noah struggled to recover her balance, muttering profanities. “Kyle Leonard… I won’t let this go. The train’s not speeding yet? Moderate exercise helps you improve your physical strength? Damn you…”
As she groped for the child, a series of gunshots continually resonated from below. What is going on down there?
Fortunately, Muell wasn’t carried away very far by the strong winds. As Park Noah crawled four steps, a pair of arms grabbed her leg.
“Mu, we have to go to the ninth compartment, the ninth!” Park Noah shouted over the clanging railroad, breathless; the bellows of her heart had gone silent in her ears. As they may say, adrenaline rises rapidly in crises.
I think it would be better if I bend my body… Lower your body and crawl, Noah!
It was quite a smart idea. Her squirming body began to move with more stability, and she could sense Muell in the same position beside her.
Little did they know, danger awaited them ahead.
Bang! Bang!
Park Noah whipped her head in the direction of the shrill sound and saw three bullet holes on where she was about to crawl over. The bullet penetrated the train’s roof at a terrific speed and soared into the air.
Bang!
Her body instantly froze as another bullet flashed past her leg. “Jesus Christ! You maniac! I’m up here! What the hell are you doing down there?”
Perhaps aware of the disturbance in the room, the attendant’s voice echoed in the entire train on a loudspeaker. “Passenger, please take your seats. I’d like to remind you once again. All passengers…”
Strangely, the attendant’s voice was calm. Park Noah felt a momentary wonder, but shrugged it off, and moved again without further thought. They had to hasten her pace and reach their destination before a bullet hole pierced their bodies.
Park Noah sported a look of triumph as they drew nearer, only three blocks of the train’s roof left. However, fear instantly replaced euphoria as a fat man with a braided beard poked out his head from the vent.
“I found you, Eleonora Asil!” He roared.
She stared at the man, blinking blankly, and breathed a sigh of relief. The man kept screaming profusely, unable to chase after them. It seemed his round stomach had him stuck in the narrow vent, which Park Noah barely pulled herself out.
That’s right. Keep screaming like that.
However, her composure soon enough shattered. The fat man disappeared, and instead, a slender man climbed out of the vent.
“Stay there!” He swiftly balanced himself against the strong winds and began to sprint towards them.