CHAPTER 11
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THE BLAST OF THE FEARSOME Kalashnikov (aka AK 47) assault rifle had surprised and terrified Huacman and Marcelo, who heard the dangerous rebounds of the bullets on the hard rock wall, that were however ineffective, since the man who had shot, one of the accomplices of Rangel, had also been surprised by their presence on the small plain. Marcelo drew his revolver and fired a shot at random. The outlaw who had discovered them fell heavily on the ground fortuitously hit by the shot, and began to crawl on land out of the line of fire. Other irregulars began to shoot from behind the trees, but obviously its visual shooting was restricted by foliage. With his hearts beating fast, Marcelo and the guide literally dove in the vegetation crawling painfully between root
