I’m Someone Else

Chapter 275

Chapter 275

That voice had rang in his ears countless times during his eight-year army stint. Even after his retirement, it would often appear in his dreams. Today, he heard that familiar voice again. However, it did not occur in his dreams but in reality this time.

Sure enough, Zachary’s honest face appeared in front of him. Grinning, he said in a silly manner, “Thomas, why are you looking at me? You should be focusing on the direction of the Green Lake Manor. All the enemies are there. Kill them and bring back my mother’s ashes!”

“Zach, I’m sorry. I’ve taken an oath to never touch a gun ever again, but I—” Guilt was written all over Thomas’ face. However, before he could finish, Zachary interrupted him.

“Thomas, what are you talking about? Why can’t you touch a gun? The failure of the mission back then isn’t your cross to bear alone. I’ve never blamed you for that. Besides, if you were to pick up the gun again, it would be to take back my mother’s ashes, right? I am happy that you are willing to do that for me from the bottom of my heart. After all, you haven’t fully recovered yet, so there is no reason for you to take the risk of having hand-to-hand combat.”

Thomas’ lips twitched as if yearning to say more.

“Everything will be fine, Thomas. I will scout the enemy’s movements and report back to you.” With that, as if by magic, Zachary produced a telescope right in front of his eyes and pointed it in the direction of the Green Lake Manor.

Thomas knew in his heart that the person before him was not Zachary. He was born out of his longing and guilt for his friend, a mere hallucination.

Since Zachary put it that way, he was not in the position to say much. As such, he merely took a deep breath to steady himself and aimed the SR-25 rifle in the direction of Green Lake Manor. “There are a

total of thirty-seven hostiles inside the Green Lake Manor. I’m sure you can kill thirty of them. Let’s begin the hunt!”

Bang! Bang!

With that, two deafening gunshots were fired. Soon, the two lackeys that had tried to assassinate him earlier fell to the ground immediately.

“What the f*ck?!”

“What on earth is going on?!”

Just when everybody in the manor was suspicious of Thomas’ intentions, both their comrades had already collapsed in a pool of blood. Turning around, they noticed a bloody hole within their dead comrades’ skulls. Moreover, fresh blood was flowing out of the freshly made punctures.

Bang! Bang!

Two more gunshots were heard. Following that, two more men collapsed in puddles of red.

“Something’s wrong! There is a sniper here!”

Everybody started to panic as they quickly retreated to the manor in search of refuge from the barrage of bullets. Soon, the entire manor had descended into chaos.

“Somebody tell me what is going on!” Jake bellowed angrily.

“Boss! I believe it’s that b*stard Thomas,” said his confidant. He was equally afraid, to the point whereby he felt his calves cramping. At that moment, he had an instinctive urge to run away. However, he knew the safest place now was beside Jake.

“F*ck this! How dare that b*stard play dirty!” Jake cursed.

Nobody knew where he got his confidence from. How could he be allowed to set up traps against Thomas, yet Thomas was not allowed to snipe him from a distance? How shameless could he be?

“Thomas! Did you f*cking think you are the only one with a gun?! Since that’s how you want to play it, I will do the same as well. I’ll make sure you die today! I swear it over my dead body!!” Jake was not an amateur in this field. After thinking about it for a moment, he came up with a countermeasure. Turning around, he ordered his most trusted ally, “Tell the men to remain calm. The entire manor is filled with traps, so it won’t be easy for Thomas to infiltrate this manor. Tell them to take cover and locate his position. Once he’s found, I want all of you to shoot him!”

“Yes, sir!” After receiving his orders, the man turned around and began executing his plans.

On the other hand, Thomas perched on top of the hill and looked calm. There was not a single trace of emotions in his sharp face, merely a cold murderous glint in his eyes. While adjusting the barrel of the gun leisurely, he pulled the trigger one after another calmly.

Gunshots rang out one after another. For the uninitiated, one would think somebody was playing with firecrackers during the festive season.

With each gunshot, one of the lackeys in the manor would collapse onto the ground accordingly. The way they died was surprisingly consistent—all were hit by a bullet in the head and killed in a single shot.

No wonder Thomas was known as the King of Marksmen. He was an expert in his field! Every bullet he fired found its target, and he was akin to an emotionless executioner as he ‘harvested’ the lives of everyone there. How dare they touch his mother’s ashes! I’ll show no mercy to these heartless monsters! All of them deserve to die!

Within a blink of an eye, more than a dozen people had perished. His original intention was not to massacre everybody in the manor; instead, he wanted to create mass panic. The reason why he chose

to use the gun was that he did not want to put himself in danger by blindly running across those hidden traps. He was not cornered by fear and merely did not want to waste so much time and energy doing that.

Since he could not enter the manor, he decided to force them out of hiding. With all the traps they had laid, he would ensure they would not be able to use them!

Zachary’s voice was heard saying, “On the second-floor villa in the southeast direction, there are three men with guns looking for your location.”

Thomas did not hesitate. Immediately, he redirected his gun, his vision as sharp as a hawk. Within the time it took to take a single breath, he found their location.

Bang!

A strange thing occurred… There was undoubtedly only one bang, yet a single bloody gunshot wound appeared in all three gunmen’s heads. The scene shocked Jake, who was watching the battle unfolding within the insides of the manor. What is going on? Does Thomas have some kind of special ability? Only a single gunshot is heard, so why are there three bullet holes in total?

Unbeknownst to him, this was one of Thomas’ unique skills. In reality, he had fired three bullets earlier, but as the speed of his shots was rapid, the sounds of the three gunshots overlapped against each other, causing an illusion that he was firing three bullets in a single shot.

Jake had never seen this ability before. Immediately, he ordered the rest of his men to return fire. However, the moment that somebody arrived at the windowsill, he would receive a shot through the head.

That was not the most frightening sight to have occurred. Seemingly unwilling to waste a single second, Thomas continued to assassinate the rest of the lackeys hiding within the manor while locking his sight on the highest point of the building.

Within a blink of an eye, more than half of the people in that manor perished. At that moment, the inside of the building had turned into a bloodbath akin to hell on Earth.

Jake was shocked beyond words. He saw Thomas entering alone, yet why did it feel like he had the might of an entire army?

In the end, one of the men could not stand the pressure much longer, crying out, “My brothers! Run for your lives! You may stand a chance for survival if you do that. You will die if you do not run. We are merely sitting ducks here!”

Following that, a gutsy man rushed out of the manor and ran outside into the gardens. With the first escapee, the second and third followed. On the other hand, Thomas, who was positioned atop the hill, did not pull the trigger anymore; instead, he merely observed their escape route.

Seeing as he had stopped firing his bullets, the rest of the lackeys were relieved as they continued to escape outside, causing Jake and the rest of his men to be ultimately defeated.