Rogue Goliath

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Lieutenant Sung-woo Yoon wiped sweat from his brow and glared at the chart. Deep inside North Korean waters, the Kim Jwa-Jin violated international law and defied a hostile seven-hundred-ship navy to find it.

Yoon’s mental clock ripped off seconds counting the surfaced South Korean submarine’s exposure to spying eyes and radar systems. Body heat from scared shipmates made the unbathed armpit stench heavy, and he welcomed his captain’s order to sniff fresh air.

“Lieutenant Yoon, lay to the forward hatch. Equalize pressure, open the hatch, and retrieve the infiltration party.”

Yoon marched by men hunched over consoles and then stepped through a doorway. After passing empty racks in the berthing area, he stopped below a machined ring. He palmed a handle, twisted it, and heard hissing heat race into the cool night.

Impatient, he cracked open the hatch, and residual positive pressure propelled the steel plate backward over its hinge. His fingertips burned, and he licked his abraded skin.

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