I’m Someone Else

That voice had rang in his ears countless times during his eight-year army stint. Even after his retirement, it would often appear in his dreams. Today, he heard that familiar voice again. However, it did not occur in his dreams but in reality this time.

Sure enough, Zachary’s honest face appeared in front of him. Grinning, he said in a silly manner, “Thomas, why are you looking at me? You should be focusing on the direction of the Green Lake Manor. All the enemies are there. Kill them and bring back my mother’s ashes!”

“Zach, I’m sorry. I’ve taken an oath to never touch a gun ever again, but I—” Guilt was written all over Thomas’ face. However, before he could finish, Zachary interrupted him.

“Thomas, what are you talking about? Why can’t you touch a gun? The failure of the mission back then isn’t your cross to bear alone. I’ve never blamed you for that. Besides, if you were to pick up the gun again, it would be to take back my mother’s ashes, right? I am happy that you are willing to do that for me from the bottom of my heart. After all, you haven’t fully recovered yet, so there is no reason for you to take the risk of having hand-to-hand combat.”

Thomas’ lips twitched as if yearning to say more.

“Everything will be fine, Thomas. I will scout the enemy’s movements and report back to you.” With that, as if by magic, Zachary produced a telescope right in front of his eyes and pointed it in the direction of the Green Lake Manor.

Thomas knew in his heart that the person before him was not Zachary. He was born out of his longing and guilt for his friend, a mere hallucination.

Since Zachary put it that way, he was not in the position to say much. As such, he merely took a deep breath to steady himself and aimed the SR-25 rifle in the direction of Green Lake Manor. “There are a total of thirty-seven hostiles inside the Green Lake Manor. I’m sure you can kill thirty of them. Let’s begin the hunt!”

Bang! Bang!

With that, two deafening gunshots were fired. Soon, the two lackeys that had tried to assassinate him earlier fell to the ground immediately.

“What the f*ck?!”

earth

comrades had already collapsed in a pool of blood. Turning around, they noticed a bloody hole within their dead comrades’ skulls. Moreover, fresh

Bang! Bang!

were heard. Following that, two more

wrong! There is a sniper

to the manor in search of refuge from the barrage of

is going on!” Jake bellowed

it’s that b*stard Thomas,” said his confidant. He was equally afraid, to the point whereby he felt his calves cramping. At that moment, he had an instinctive

dare that b*stard play

against Thomas, yet

Did you f*cking think you are the only one with a gun?! Since that’s how you want to play it, I will do the same as well. I’ll make sure you die today! I swear it over my dead body!!” Jake was not an amateur in this field. After thinking about it for a moment, he came up with a countermeasure. Turning around, he ordered his most trusted ally, “Tell the men to remain calm. The entire manor is filled with traps, so it won’t be easy for Thomas to infiltrate this manor. Tell them to take cover and locate his position. Once he’s found, I want all of you to shoot

sir!” After receiving his orders, the man turned around and began executing his

a single trace of emotions in his sharp face, merely a cold murderous glint in his eyes. While adjusting

one would think somebody was

one of the lackeys in the manor would collapse onto the ground accordingly. The way they died was surprisingly consistent—all were

Every bullet he fired found its target, and he was akin to an emotionless executioner as he ‘harvested’ the lives of everyone

an eye, more than a dozen people had perished. His original intention was not to massacre everybody in the manor; instead, he wanted to create mass panic. The reason why he chose to use the gun was that he did not want to put himself in danger by blindly running across

With all the traps they had laid, he would ensure they would not be able