Acquiring the DSM hadn't gone the way your team expected it to go.

"That's one less loose end..."

Shepherd's last words before he fired a bullet straight into your abdomen.

Luckily, Simon had just enough reaction time to fire one back at Shepherd, saving himself from a bullet as well.

Blood stained the dead grass under you, and the sound of warfare filled your ears. Simon tried his best to keep you awake.

"Stay with me, soldier," He murmured. "Come on, you can't die yet."