Chapter 53 : Last Day on Deokchun Island

Bang, bang, bang! Tatatatatat!!!

Boom. Crash!!!

The city is now filled with the scent of gunpowder and fire.

The once lively streets of Deokchun Island have turned into a battlefield between armed citizens and the police.

And, it seemed like the end was slowly coming into sight.

[Police forces are retreating.]

[How many times have they retreated now? We’re going to win this easily…]

Union members laughed and chatted in the ruins at the heart of the city.

In reality, at this midpoint of the war, Union was predicted to have the advantage.

Just in terms of numbers, they had nearly double the forces, and their equipment was no less impressive.

On top of that, wasn’t he here? Keanu Reeves?

Sure, Chief Killognot of the police was strong, but this time, he would have to fold.

That was what everyone believed.

Step… step…

[Wait, where are you going, Mr. People’s Man?]

Noticing something strange, one of the Union members asked.

But Mr. People’s Man kept walking somewhere in silence.

[…People. Where are you going?]

Just as Keanu Reeves was about to pull out his pistol—

Click.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of explosions shook the city.

Red flames swallowed the sky, and thick black smoke spread through the streets, suffocating everything.

Union’s ammunition depot had exploded.

Their arsenal was destroyed.

The supplies of numerous gangs had all gone up in flames.

Amid the chaos and despair,

A man stood in front of the ruins.

Mr. People’s Man.

In his hand was a remote detonation device.

On his face, emotions of liberation and regret were intertwined.

[…Ha.]

From the crimson ashes,

A black silhouette slowly walked forward.

Her figure became clear.

Black suit.

White dress shirt.

A smoking pistol in one hand.

Keanu Reeves.

She walked forward quietly.

Her expression was calm.

Her lips were thinly pressed together.

Her eyes were colder than anything.

She stopped and stared at Mr. People’s Man for a moment.

Even as explosions roared and screams filled the streets, silence fell over that moment.

The police, who were preparing to advance, paused to observe.

Click.

She raised her gun.

[If you have something to say, say it.]

At that,

Mr. People’s Man finally shouted.

[Is this right?!]

His voice trembled.

He was completely immersed in his role-playing.

If Hanwoo had seen this, he might have been amazed at the quality of his method acting.

[I just wanted to be the protagonist!!!]

Bloodshot eyes.

A cry filled with rage and despair.

[This is just terrorism! This is villainy!]

His face twisted.

His eyes turned red, his lips quivered.

[I wanted recognition, not this!]

His voice

Now sounded more like a plea.

[But this is the result?!]

Collapsed buildings.

Burning debris.

In front of it all, he

Threw the remote control in his hand.

The shattered pieces bounced off the ground.

He…

Trembling all over,

Looked at Keanu Reeves.

[Answer me, Keanu Reeves.]

He

Spread his arms and shouted.

[Is this righ— Bang!]

A single gunshot rang out.

A bullet pierced cleanly through the center of his forehead.

Instant death.

Silence filled the air.

Thud.

His body collapsed powerlessly.

Scarlet blood soaked the dirt floor.

Just like that.

All his cries and all his resentment ended with a single gunshot.

[…Phew.]

She lowered her gun.

She looked down expressionlessly at the corpse with a hole in its forehead.

Then, without a word, she turned away.

Holstering her gun, she murmured quietly.

[Too noisy.]

She walked again,

Back into the heart of the war.

Her black silhouette disappeared through the crimson flames.

[Prepare again, everyone.]

If we’ve started, we have to see it through.

She quietly put away her still-smoking pistol and stepped over the fallen Mr. People’s Man.

Keanu Reeves’ broad back stood in the center of the ruined city.

“Hehehe… Hehe.”

• Just when I thought it was getting serious…
• Turns out it was just Yuki being Yuki.
• Cute, though.

Ah. Now I was really starting to get excited.

I mean, noir-style stuff like this is just too much fun.

It’s dripping with masculinity.

It’s been a while since I felt like this.

It feels like my testosterone is surging.

Of course, it’s just a feeling. It’s not like it’s literally happening…

“Ahem. Alright. Now, shall we finish off the police?”

• You say it like you’re just going out for a walk, lol.
• Well, it is that easy.
• But we’re out of bullets now, what do we do?

“Yeah. Not much ammo left.”

Leaving all the magazines in the car was a bit of a miscalculation.

There should still be bullets left in the system, but after that dramatic scene, going back to get them feels off.

Right. I only have one magazine left for each gun…

Click.

“Then.”

I switched my machine gun to single-shot mode.

Every fully automatic weapon I had.

“If I kill one person per bullet, I can take out over two hundred people.”

A headshot usually does the trick.

I’ll just have to fire carefully.

[Keanu Reeves. Surrender now, and I’ll let you rot in prison for the rest of your life.]

As I slowly rotated my machine gun, lost in thought, Killognot’s voice echoed.

Does he know today is the last day of the server? If he does, he should know this is pointless…

“Screw you! I don’t know how many cops are here, but I sent all my men to the police station…”

[It’s just the two of us. I swear. The rest have all been sent to guard the station.]

Huh. For real?

I quickly moved the camera to check every direction.

The silence was eerie.

Well, Killognot isn’t the type to lie…

So, it’s really just the two of us left.

“So it’s really just us?”

[Yeah.]

I let out a small laugh.

“This is just like a movie.”

• This is straight out of John Wick 4.
• Wow, the final duel scene is insane.
• Keanu Reeves VS Killognot, the strongest players in a 1v1 showdown.

I held a machine gun.

He held a semi-automatic rifle.

Distance: about 50 meters.

The number of concrete walls as cover: three each.

Aside from that, it was an open battlefield.

No escape.

A perfect duel between the two strongest players.

I slung the machine gun over my shoulder and took a step forward.

“This is just a whoever-shoots-first-wins situation, right?”

This isn’t an FPS, dodging bullets won’t be easy.

[Could be.]

“Then I’ll shoot first.”

Without hesitation, I pulled the trigger.

I controlled the recoil, pulling the mouse downward, firing single shots at every possible path he could take.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

As I fired, I worried it might end too anticlimactically.

But Killognot was already reacting.

Contrary to expectations, he minimized movement, twisting his body left to dodge while firing a single shot in response.

Bang!

I tilted my head slightly to dodge.

The bullet grazed my hair.

• W-what the hell is this?
• (Info) What the hell is dodging bullets in GTA?
• No, both of their shooting speeds are just insane, lol

Killognot aimed again.

I lowered my body and pulled out my pistol.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bang!

We both moved, dodging each other’s bullets.

I rolled on the ground, trying to find cover, but the distance was too far.

In that case…

Click.

“Yeah, this is it!”

I grabbed my machine gun again.

And the moment I fired—

Killognot was already aiming at my predicted position.

“Of.”

Shit…!

I instinctively ducked my body.

A bullet zipped past right in front of me.

But.

[It’s over.]

Bang!

Killognot’s predictive shot grazed my arm.

“Ugh!”

• Oh
• Wow, I didn’t expect Yuki to get hit first
• It’s been a while since a one-on-one fight has been this even

Damn it. Getting hit first is a bad start.

I staggered back slightly, breaking my stance.

Killognot immediately stepped forward with precision.

His gun was aimed at my head.

[Now, let’s finish this.]

“Hah. Go ahead, then.”

I smirked, thinking about my remaining moves.

I was clearly at a disadvantage.

And then.

Beep.

“Ah. Finally!”

A signal rang in my radio.

The final plan I had prepared for the last moment.

[Executing as planned.]

Killognot narrowed his eyes.

“…What?”

I smiled.

“You said you were guarding the police station, right?”

[Of course, it’s the symbol of Deokchun Island…]

“That police station probably just exploded.”

BOOM!!!!

In the distance, the police station erupted in flames.

The explosion shook the entire city.

Killognot’s face stiffened.

[You…]

Nice. Got him.

I didn’t miss the opportunity.

I threw myself forward and aimed my gun.

And…

Bang!

One shot.

Direct hit to Killognot’s shoulder.

“Ugh!”

A clean shot to the shoulder—

He staggered backward.

Now, we were even.

I raised my gun again.

“The strongest on the server is!”

Killognot clenched his teeth.

I aimed directly at his head.

“Me, right?”

And I pulled the trigger.

Bang!

However, at the same moment, Killognot tilted his head to the side.

One of Deokchun Island’s signature emotes, the “bowing” motion.

With that, the bullet missed.

“…Huh?”

I was stunned.

I instinctively pulled the trigger again, but—

Click.

“…Huh?”

No bullets.

Killognot smirked and raised his gun.

I reflexively anticipated his timing and pulled my trigger, but—

Click.

He was also out of bullets.

“…Eh?”

[Oh…]

We stared at each other.

Then, at the same time, we both threw away our guns.

• LMAO
• Even if this were scripted, it wouldn’t turn out this perfect
• This dopamine rush is insane, lol

“What now, Chief of Police?”

[You’re really not in a position to be asking that.]

He pulled out a knife from his waist.

I also slowly drew my tactical knife from my belt.

Distance: about three meters.

Same weapon.

We both knew each other’s abilities well.

Now, all that remained was pure knife combat.

[Here I come.]

Killognot moved first.

He advanced quickly, slashing sharply with his right hand.

Swish!

I sidestepped slightly, aiming for his wrist.

But he anticipated it, twisting his arm.

The moment my blade sliced through the air, he slipped behind me.

• What the hell are these two, lol
• Is their reaction time even real?
• Wait, this is actually turning into a knife fight?!

Whoosh!

I twisted my body just in time to evade his strike.

His blade barely nicked my collar.

Whoosh!

I rolled backward, creating distance.

[Don’t run. That’s not your style, remember?]

“Haha. Survival instincts.”

I steadied my breathing and gripped my knife again.

This time, I moved first.

I advanced quickly, throwing a fake with my left hand.

But Killognot didn’t fall for it.

In a split second, our knives clashed.

Clang!

[Using a trick I taught you?]

“You taught me this in A-Class, remember? The trick of unequipping and re-equipping.”

Screech.

We pushed against each other, locked in a deadlock.

Both of us held our breath.

In this fight,

One mistake meant death.

Killognot’s eyes glowed.

He threw a punch with his left hand.

I instinctively ducked.

But that was exactly what he planned.

The moment I lowered my head,

His knife lunged straight for my stomach.

“!?”

But I had anticipated this much.

Instead, I leaned forward, slipping under his arm.

Swoosh!

My blade sunk deep into his thigh.

[Kh…!]

He staggered back.

Blood gushed from his thigh.

The thigh—

A vital area.

Severe blood loss.

I thought I had won, but—

Thud!

“Urk…!”

His knife was buried in my stomach.

GTA is infamous for its extreme detail.

To the point where you can actually kill someone through blood loss.

[…So, it’s a draw.]

“…Ha. Guess so.”

Thud.

Killognot and I collapsed at the same time.

With both leaders down, the battlefield suddenly fell silent.

The police and Union members, who had been fighting to the death, looked at each other.

Was there any reason to continue this battle?

Eventually, the police lowered their weapons first.

One by one, the Union followed.

The war on Deokchun Island was over.

That was the last day of Deokchun Island.