Dayetia’s and Szlamy’s white horses were spooked and they turned to gallop down the mountain. 

Szlamy hid behind a rock, cursing as she shot at the enemy. “Bastards! You are all castrated goats!” 

A bullet hit the rock she hid behind and sparks flew, hitting her face. She quickly ducked. 

Dayetia’s situation was no better. She could not lift her head for fear of the bullets trickling down from the mountaintop. 

The soldiers on top of the mountain moved quickly and their tactics were clear - some continued the suppression fire while the others charged downhill. After some distance, the group in front begun firing from favourable positions, providing cover while the others ran forward. If they kept this up, they would be able to surround Xia Lei, Dayetia and Szlamy in under five minutes. 

Bang bang bang! Dayetia stuck her AK47 out from behind the rock and fired a round of bullets. She didn’t dare lift her head, much less aim at a target and kill. She and Szlamy could only use this blind way of returning fire in their situation....