As you were on your knees, the rain began pouring; your eyes were devoid of emotion as a gun was pointed towards you. You underestimated the rogue merchant and thus you reap the consequences. Soap was already down, but still conscious as he propped himself up with his still-good arm and watched the whole scene go about.

You had a slim chance of survival and your options were limited. It didn’t help that you were already injured prior and it most certainly will lead to your death. However, what you didn’t realise was that Soap had already gotten up and he lunged at the merchant, both stumbling down in the struggle.

At the heat of the moment, the merchant fired multiple shots towards you. This caught Soap off guard; this ultimately makes him lose focus—to which the merchant unknowingly took advantage, ditching the gun and stabbing Soap in the stomach.

”Tch..militia, always so pathetic…” The merchant shoves Soap off of himself, a smug and disappointed look in his eyes as he walks away..