Golgo 13 18

Golgo 13, Special Edition Volume 4, Chapter 18 (pp. 48~90)


<48&49>
The White Deadline

=Looks like he's fled into the mountains!

=What!?
=Impossible!


<50>
=He must be suicidal, heading into those mountains without any equipment!

=That man is clearly a top-notch professional!//He would never do something so reckless!

=Yes, but look!
=All the dogs are signaling towards the mountain!

[x5]WOOF

Part 1: The Fugitive (1)

=Alright!
=He couldn't have gotten far! Let's trust the dogs and chase him in!


<51>
=Mount Grand Combin, Pennine Alps//On the western part of the Alps along the Swiss-Italian border.
FWHOOOSHHH...
SHHH...

[x3]ZUP


<52>
=Dogs!?

=I fled here thinking they would never expect it...//But I wasn't aware they had dogs...

=Damn, this means I won't be able to just wait it out...

=Still...


<53>
SHHH...

=Crossing these mountains is out of the question without any equipment....

=However...

=Getting rid of them now would easy... But I would just be inviting them to send more men over to comb the mountains...


<54>
ZUP!
ZZT...

=If I can get over to that cabin...

Part 2: The Nighttime Client


<55>
=I think it's about time we talked business...

=Huh?

=I know...//You're no ordinary woman...


<56>
=A philanderer in Rio named Nesbeth once told me...
=You're the only woman I never want to let go of...

=You're the first man...
=That's ever managed to think about other things while you were with me...

=I haven't even asked about your trade... What makes you think I'm here for business?

STARE!

=Alright, come on out!


<57>
CHUK...

=KGB... Guessing from the facial features...

=The files...

=I haven't given my answer yet...
=Just take a look...

BWUSH...

=The ultimate mind of the 20th century,//Has Dr. Oleg Selnak defected!?//The U.S. embassy has announced the defection of Dr. Oleg Selnak, a scientist famous for his research on poison gases during the Second World War. He is believed to be headed for Italy through Switzerland...

=You must know about Dr. Selnak's involvement in biochemical weapons research...//Golgo 13!


<58>
=50,000 dollars in cash! Will you accept the job?
=What about your "services"?

=Don't worry about that... I probably enjoyed it more than you did...

=Here is the payment...

=In case you're wondering... That "mark" I left on your finger... It has nothing to do with this job...

Part 3: The Fugitive (2)


<59>
CRACK

[x2]WHUP

GULP

=They've taken cover from the snow...//Or they could be waiting for help to arrive...

=Either way, they won't be giving up anytime soon... Now that they know I'm in the mountains...


<60>
Part 4: Vertical Shot


<61>
SNAP


<62>
SWII—SH

VRRRR...


<63>
RRRR...


<64>
=They should be arriving soon...

=It's here!

=That car will be escorting you to Etrouvre, Dr. Selnak.
=Thank you...

=You're safe now that you've made it this far!


<66>
BWHAP

SWII—SH

ZWUU—SH

CHUK


<67>
Z-ZWUU—NG

BA—M

ZWUU—SH

[x2]BA-BA—NG


<68>
[x2]WHIZZ—

SWUU—SH

Part 5: Come Back Quickly...


<69>
=The storm is getting worse...
=I'll freeze to death unless I get to the cabin quickly.

=Hello.
=Yes, this is Basel!

=Is that Sam!? How are things going?


<70>
=I'm "Done with skiing." I'll be packing up tomorrow.

=I see, so you're done!

=Then come back quickly! Let's have some more fun...

=Are you listening, Sam!?
=Yes, I heard you... Alright then.

TING...

SHWUCK!

FWHOO—SH

Part 6: Escape


<71>
CHUK...
=Hello.

=This is the concierge. We're terribly sorry but we need you to use the bath as soon as possible.
=Huh?

=A bit of maintenance is needed, so we'll be stopping the hot water at 11:00. We hope you understand.
=I see...

GACHUK!


<72>
BWUSH

SWUP


<73>
=Hey...

CHUK

[x2]BA-BA—NG

GAWUU—NG

BATHUMP

VROOOM


<74>
VRRRR—

=After him!

V-VROO—M

WUSHHH...


<75>
[x2]ZUP!


<76>
GATHUCK!

=I lost sight of my companions... And...

Part 8: Why is the Woman...?

BWISHHH—
SHHH...


<77>
=Looks like the storm's started to ease up...

[x4]WOOF


<78>
SWUP!

=There's more dogs... So they did call in for help after all...

[x3]ZUP

[x5]ZUP


<79>
=Why are you following me!?


<80>
=You have food?

=Yes... A little bit...

GWUUUUSH

Part 9: Bivouac

FWHOO—SH

GWHACK

[x3]WHACK

[x3]GRUCK


<81>
=Now's your last chance to turn back...

FWHOOOSH

ZUP!

=That takes care of the bivouac...//You won't die as long as you stay awake...


<82>
=Why did you follow me...?

=I was just terrified of the men chasing after you!

=They could've been the police...
=I don't care about that...

=I just did what I felt was best...

FWHOOOSH—

FWHOOSH—
WHUSHHH...


<83>
=It's no good! The dogs can't track the scent now that the storm's gotten this bad!
=He was in that cabin, though...

=We can't go any further. Let's head back!//We'll start a new search once the weather's died down!

BWHOO—SH
GUSHH—


<84>
=Hey, don't sleep! Stay awake!
=Uh... Uh...

=I-It's cold...

GWHOOOSH

Part 10: 36 Hours Later

FWHOO—SH...


<85>
=It's been over a day, 36 hours... He must be buried in the snow by now...
=Hmm...

=We've set up a perimeter just in case, but...
=There's been no sign of him...

Part 11:

FWHOOOSH...

Part 11: An Embrace for Life


<86>
HUH

=Hey, wake up! It's all over if you go to sleep!
=Uh... Ah...

=Stay awake!

=Ahh...


<87>
Part 12: Farewell to the Bullet Mark

=Basel...


<88>
=He's dead. No doubt about it.//They've ended their search and surveillance operations!

=I see... So it's over!

=But... That man...

=Huh?
=Let's go.

RRRR...


<90>
GRIP

ZZT

ZZ-ZZT...

Published November, 1969.