"Step on it, Hoseok! They're getting closer!" Jimin exclaimed from the passenger seat while holding the device in his hand.

Hearing his panic voice, Hoseok changed gears and pushed the gas deeper.

Jimin stared at the red dots scattering on the screen with his unblinking eyes. The red dot was a sensor indicating the presence of a beast that could be traced at a certain distance by the device developed by Hoseok specifically for the beasts, the Bevice.

As the top hacker from camp one, he developed this device to enable the Blueties to recognize the beast's movements around them as a precaution.

"White dot," Jimin mumbled, glancing at Hoseok who stuck his gaze on the street ahead.

The presence of a white dot among those red dots over the screen meant only one thing. "The alpha is also there, Hoseok. It's chasing us with them."

Hoseok locked eyes with Jimin, swallowing hard as actual fear was implicit on his face. "Fuck!" He muttered under his breath, "it won't be easy this time," he said, turning his eyes back to the front.

The howls of those beasts became more and more vivid as their shadows began to appear in the distance.

"Serge, they're right behind us!" Jungkook shouted from the back, narrowing his eyes to look at the distance through the rear window.

Jimin turned to him, "take your machine gun and be ready!"

"Another horde, Serge! At nine o'clock!" Hoseok squealed frantically after seeing a raid of red dots on the screen from another direction.

Jimin drew back his eyes to the screen. There, he saw more red dots rushing in to their direction from nine o'clock like what Hoseok said, probably double in number.

He didn't blink. His eyeballs were constantly moving along the aggressive movements of the red dots. His face showed the utmost seriousness with his mouth mumbling words that only he could understand.

He learned those beasts' every move, watching how they were getting closer to where he and his team were. He got up, turning his heels to the back of the bus. He threw a glance at Namjoon who was lying unconscious on one of the seats as he passed by.

'We'll handle this, Joon, and you'll be fine.'

"Guys, we can't keep running," he said, standing right beside the weapon boxes. "At their pace now, those beasts can catch up to us in just a matter of minutes. We gotta slow them down. We need to disperse the herd and reduce their numbers before getting to the nearest safe area." He added before looking at the driver's side, targeting Hoseok's eyes from the rear-view mirror. And yes, Hoseok looked back at him and nodded in readiness.

"We're ready, Serge!" Hoseok shouted.

"What should we do next?" Jungkook came with a machine gun in his hands.

"Okay. Look, they'll meet at one point. It's around... here," Jimin pointed at a certain point on the screen.

"So, here's the plan," he looked at the confident Jungkook.

"Bring some silver powder grenades, open the sunroof and shoot through the crowd from there. Just wait for my cue, okay?" Jimin said as he took the machine gun from Jungkook's hands.

Jungkook provided a firm nod. His eyes glistened with a glowing spirit, his countenance fierce but calm. His jaw was clenched tight, adding an unmistakable sense of earnestness to his every gesture.

He's getting ready to go up the ladder after he grabbed the grenade he needed from one of the weapon boxes when Jimin walked over to the rear window, readying himself to shoot from that spot as a backup plan.

"In the count of three, Kook!" He warned Jungkook who's ready on his position at the iron ladder.

"One. . ."

Jimin started counting as he saw the red dots from both directions getting closer,

"two. . ."

"Come on, you dumb bitches..." Jungkook muttered upon seeing the two crowds getting closer to each other not far behind them.

The constant howls and growls of the beasts made the boisterous scene even greater. The contact between their hooves and the ground along with their high pace sent dust flying in every direction, overshadowing their figures that formed eerie silhouettes.

When finally the two crowds merged into one at one certain point just a few meters behind them, then they kept moving forward together as one huge horde at high velocity, that's when Jimin roared.

"Three!"

"NOW, KOOK, FIRE!!"

Jungkook pulled out the striker of the grenade with his teeth and threw it hard through the crowds just moments before the front beasts slammed against the back of their bus.

A huge explosion ripped through the ranks of dozens of beasts, throwing them out in every direction.

Many of the beasts were still survived. Jungkook tossed the silver powder grenades once more to tame the remaining crowds running aggressively in their direction.

More beasts were falling. The silver powder inside the grenade rendered them impotent. Jungkook smirked at the view, knowing their herds diminished drastically.

With a burning excitement, he continued to ravage the beasts' ranks with his exploding grenades until there wasn't a single grenade left in his hand.

"Shit!" He grumbled.

He stared at the remaining beasts that kept chasing them with increasing rage. The black eyes of those beasts turned red as blood. They let out a powerful snarl from their drooling mouths.

Jungkook shuddered at the horrible sight. Some of the beasts crashed their bodies against the bus, causing it to sway side to side because it lost its balance.

It panicked him.

"Serge! Plan B!"

"I got you, Kook!"

Jimin immediately pointed his machine gun, firing deftly at those who approached their bus.

His fingers, arms, eyes, and body, all moved and worked in accurate sync from one side to the other, targeting every beast moving toward them.

He kept barraging those unyielding attackers with his extraordinary weapon skill. Minutes passed by and he gradually managed to reduce the onslaughts.

A few beasts from the rear of the line particularly chased and went after the side of the bus to avoid the gunfire. They moved incredibly fast and lunged from all directions, making it hard for Jimin to keep up.

They didn't stop, kept brutally attacking the bus by smashing the glass windows to break in. The bus began to wobble side to side and it was only getting worse as soon as Hoseok's frantic cry was heard.

"Serge! Kook!"

Jimin swiveled his head to the source of the noises. There, he saw one beast manage to break the glass of the window next to Hoseok.

"Hoseok!" He shrieked.

Their bus was getting out of control as one hand of the beast took the wheel and whirled it recklessly, while the other gripped Hoseok's neck tightly, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Hearing the loud noise, Jungkook descended the ladder in a hurry. His eyes bulged in horror at the sight in front of him.

"What the... Hyung! Hold on!"

Wasting no time, he jumped off the ladder, moving fast with his slightly wobbly steps. His eyes blazing with fury as he deftly reached his back to take his machete. Without a doubt, he slashed the hand gripping Hoseok's neck.

Black blood spurted on Hoseok's face as the hand broke at the wrist and fell just like that to the floor.

He coughed while panting hard. However, he tried to balance the wobbling bus at his best. "T-thanks, Kookie," he forced a smile while rubbing his reddened neck.

"You ok, Hyung?" Jungkook came to him, worry was evident on his face. Hoseok answered only with his thumb up.

"Here, take this," Jungkook handed his machete that was still dripping with black blood. Hoseok smiled once again as he took it.

"You sure you okay?"

"I am, Blueties Jeon Jungkook. Now go and help sergeant Park," said Hoseok, gave the younger a reassuring smile.

Jungkook seemed unsure at the beginning but he decided to leave anyway. He was about to walk to the opposite way in one swift move, but before he even stepped further, another attack came from Namjoon's window. It was broken forcefully.

A beast reached inside and got Namjoon's arm, pulling it at the broken window. Its sharp teeth aimed at the flesh beneath his bloody clothes but its jaw was blocked by the strong metal bars. The beast growled in anger while forcing to break in. It shook Namjoon's arm violently.

Jungkook snarled as he scrambled at the beast. He stuffed his right heel hard, and a small dagger flew out of the back of his shoe. With one swift move, he caught that dagger and stabbed the beast's forehead attaching to the window. "Not today, beast!"

The beast untwisted its tight grip from Namjoon's arms as it fell back helplessly.

"Is he ok?" Jimin shouted from his position.

"He's fine, Serge!"

"Now, let him rest and help me with this shit!" Said the busy sergeant. "These morons, I swear to God they keep coming out of nowhere! Take your gun and shoot them from above!"

"Roger that, Serge!" Jungkook dashed to the weapon boxes under the rear bench.

He was taking his gun when unexpectedly, some beasts barged in through the open sunroof.

"Oh, shoot! I forgot to close that shit!"

Jungkook returned to his upright position in a blink of an eye, readying himself to attack those intruders.

"Hyung! Give me a hand!" He yelled at Hoseok who was trying to avoid some beasts that kept getting in the way of the bus.

"What? But how can-"

"Ignore him, Hoseok! Keep driving, or we won't make it!" Jimin cut Hoseok off harshly as he glared at Jungkook.

"Aish!" Jungkook huffed, rolling his eyes in annoyance.

He had no other choice but to strike those beasts by himself. Standing with a strong stance, his eyes shot dagger to each one of those wild creatures in front of him.

"Fuck you, bitches! One, two, three, four, five. Just five of you, huh?" he sneered, "come to daddy, kids... I'll chop your five heads off with pleasure!"

In one second, he lunged viciously, slashing and thrusting his blade forward and backward, side to side in a stunning technique, leaving the beasts with no chance of fighting back.

He kept attacking them tirelessly, leaving them cornered. And in just a few minutes, three of five beasts were already sprawled out on the floor with open wounds, causing black blood to flood the floor under their lifeless bodies.

The two remaining beasts jerked their head aggressively while growling, showing their sharp teeth. Their eyes moved along with every Jungkook's movement. Then without a cue, they attacked him from both sides with loud howls, trying to pin their sharp claws on him.

Jungkook moved swiftly to one side, then ducked down to avoid another attack, then rose back just to kick hard one of the beasts on its back, causing it to crash onto the floor near Namjoon. He took one step forward, about to strike that beast again but the other beast came in between, moving so fast to grip him by the neck, lifting him to the air.

He wriggled his body in an attempt to get away but the grip was just too strong. He's helpless, unable to catch a breath. And that's when the first beast got up on its feet and went to attack Namjoon.

Drooling, the beast lacerated Namjoon's chest with its elongated pointed fangs, causing red blood to spurt from it. Didn't stop there, it aimed his neck for the next move. Bringing its face closer to the vein, that beast opened its blood-soaked mouth to sink its teeth into the flesh once again as it wildly grinned. Its thick black eyes turned fully red.

Jungkook bulged his eyes at the dreadful sight as he whimpered, "no... No...Nam-joon h-yung!!"

From the corner of his eyes, Hoseok peeked at what was happening behind him from the rear-view mirror. The noises surely bothered him. And his eyes caught it—the unpleasant view of the helpless Jungkook.

"Holy shit! Kook, hang in there! I'll help you!"

Without a second thought, he made a sudden turn motion, sending the bus sideways for a moment and knocking all the passengers down. And the two beasts were no exception.

Using the opportunity, Jungkook got up on his trembling feet, approaching the beast that strangled him earlier.

"You, ugly moron!!" He roared as he sharply stomped his foot on its back and yanked its brown hair back. The beast screeched in anger.

It moved aggressively under him as he took his blade, swirling it in his palm. "You make daddy angry, kiddie... Now, go to hell!" Without hesitation, he cut its throat almost to the end.

The other beast showed up to attack him right after it saw the limp body of its fellow fall onto the floor. But Hoseok once again made a sudden turn, causing the beast to stumble and stagger toward Jungkook who swiftly pointed his blade at that beast until it pierced deep in its chest.

"Dumbass..." Jungkook snorted, but then unexpectedly, black blood spurted right at his open mouth. "Eww!" He made a gag gesture as he wiped the blood with his knuckles. "Aish! Disgusting!" He roughly flung the beast's lifeless body off his embrace.

Jimin came to him not long after with a rather calm face while dusting his clothes off and said, "I got them down, but do the double-check from the top. Go!" He signaled with the jerk of his head to the still panting Jungkook.

Jungkook bowed slightly before turning away. He climbed the ladder, standing at the top to cast his gaze around at their surroundings. All the beasts were already far behind, with their fast-moving bus, they were perfectly safe.

"Clear!" He yelled from above.

After a while, he got off and folded the ladder back to its place. But before he could even stand up in the right position, Jimin had already in front of him and flick his forehead hard, making him weep in pain.

"Ouch! Serge, what-"

"That's for rolling your eyes at me and asking for unreasonable help from Hoseok earlier!" Jimin snapped and just left him like that.

"But, Serge-" Jungkook kept rubbing the stinging spot.

"Shut that whiny mouth of yours if you don't wanna get something worse, Blueties Jeon Jungkook!" Jimin threw a glance with his sharp eyes, threatening the pouting boy from his crouch position as he put back the machine gun into the weapon box.

"Right, Serge," Jungkook murmured, "and I'm sorry for my attitude earlier," he slightly bowed, pouting even more.

He took a glimpse at Hoseok who was snickering and mocking him from the rear-view mirror, making him even more upset.

"Asshole" he mouthed at the older guy with his annoyed face. But when Jimin rose and walked towards him, he pretended to grin widely and put on an innocent face.

"Faker..." Hoseok teased him in a sing-song voice.

Jimin chuckled, knowing what Hoseok meant. "Hey, you know what, Kook, I was amazed that you managed to beat those beasts so quick, really!" He stood beside Jungkook with his hands on his waist, smiling proudly at the younger.

"So, kudos for that!" He patted Jungkook's shoulders, making him grin even wider.

Jungkook couldn't hold back his excitement, his nostrils flared because of pride rising in his chest. "Thank you, sergeant Park, that's actually because of the help of Hoseok hyung too," he said shyly while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Ah, yeah... of course!" Replied Jimin, "that was a brilliant trick, Hoseok! You knocked me down actually," he chuckled, making Hoseok smile sheepishly. "But that's okay, what matters is that we have succeeded in our mission. Good job, Blueties!" Jimin raised his thumbs.

That was what made Jimin so likable not only by Jungkook and Hoseok who were looking at him with such reverence and admiration from their positions but also by the rest of his team, the whole of Blueties group.

Jimin was like a guardian leader type. He could be very firm and disciplined if his members made mistakes but he's also unafraid to praise them when they executed their missions well. And for them, the most admirable thing was that he treated his members like brothers, like family, and would do anything in his might only to protect them.

Jungkook and Hoseok held each other's gaze through the mirror, sharing their genuine smiles.

*****

Jungkook headed to Namjoon to check the pulse on his neck. He tapped the neck with the pad of his fingers but flinched when he felt the pulse was so weak.

He shifted on his seat to check out Namjoon's body with a proper look for the first time since they managed to rescue him. He frowned at the sight; bruises and claw wounds were all over him, his chest was lacerated badly with fresh blood still flowing from it and his breath was shallow and quick.

"This is not good," Jungkook mumbled, fear enveloping him.

'He won't make it to the camp if his wounds aren't treated immediately'

"Serge, we have to stop and do something about these bleeding wounds," Jungkook called Jimin, "he's so weak, he won't make it to our camp," his voice slightly shaking.

Jimin walked over to see Namjoon's really bad condition. He sighed, closing his eyes tightly in regret.

'I will never forgive myself if something bad happens to you, buddy...'

"Okay, Kook, prepare your medkit and Hoseok, we're looking for a safe place now!"

"Yes, Serge!" The two Blueties answered in unison.

Jimin walked further to the back of the bus, peeking thru every window to make sure of the safety of their surroundings.

"We're entering the safe area, Serge!" Hoseok informed him.

Jimin came at the front and took a seat beside Hoseok, gazing around the surroundings to find a suitable place.

"There, we stop there!" He pointed to a specific place; a big and old abandoned house surrounded by thickets.

They entered a quiet neighborhood. It was so silent as if there had never been a life before. The street was destroyed, the needle-leave trees towering unkempt-in along the sides of the road, the empty houses were completely abandoned, giving out a haunted vibe. The whole environment was terrifying but not enough to make Jimin and his team back off.

They approached that large house. The house with columns that looked fragile, with paint that had been flaked off on all sides. The gloomy and macabre atmosphere was distinctly felt by everyone.

The bus entered the dark basement of the house before stopping right after it was fully in. Jimin got up from his seat, preparing himself to open the locked front door. "I'll get down first and you'll follow after I tell you it's safe, clear?" The two guys nodded as they also prepared themselves to get down.

He hopped off with a gun in his hand pointed straight ahead and a machete hidden beneath his clothes. He continued to step further to the dark basement silently.

It took about ten minutes before Jungkook heard a knock along with Jimin's voice from outside the bus.

"Clear."

It's a cue for him to get down and bring Namjoon on his back once again while Hoseok followed behind.

They walked further to the back of the basement with their barely audible footsteps. Jimin stopped when he found stairs to get into the house, eyeing his members to get ready. And they both nodded in anticipation.

"Wait for my cue," Jimin whispered as he reached out his hand to the doorknob.

When the guys once again nodded, he clicked it so slowly and pushed the door open. With step as light as air and the breath that was almost untraced, he entered the dark house in slow motion without making any noise. But he froze and instantly stopped all his movement when he felt a cold metal bar pressed against the side of his head.

"Drop your gun, or you die!"

A/N

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