El Baile de la muerte Part 19, also called Chapter 62, is the sixty-third chapter of the Black Lagoon manga. It was originally released in March 2008.
Summary[]
As the injured Bugsy Lance walks away and the FARC fighters think that they are closing in on Roberta, Garcia stays hidden while Revy continues shooting at some FARC soldiers. Hiding in an adjacent building, Caxton orders his soldiers to wait for Roberta to pass by so that they can properly execute a counterattack and then rejoin their other teams. Preparing his rifle, Ray asks what is their next action afterward, and Caxton states that they will get to some ground in town and await further orders from the NSA. While Garcia exits his hiding place, Revy grunts to Fabiola that their enemy is still shooting at them. Garcia walks into the hall and sees Roberta's bottle of medication on the floor but hears nearby men, instinctively hiding again. Walking with a few FARC fighters, Alberto Camarasa orders his men to find Rosarita and comments that the Americans will likely use a flank attack against Roberta, claiming that they taught the Americans that. Garcia overhears them and continues to stay out of sight.
Looking out the window, Roberta spots a few Grey Fox soldiers but is interrupted by hearing FARC soldiers' footsteps. As the FARC soldiers walk near, Roberta improvises quickly by straightening a metal clothes hanger into a makeshift weapon. Garcia quickly and frantically runs to find Roberta, but he comes across a couple of FARC corpses, including one who got killed with the clothes hanger. Holding the bottle of pills, Garcia tells himself that he still believes in Roberta. The young boy then hears the soldiers and crawls to hide, and two FARC soldiers come across Rojez to ask him about his report. They then notice that the immobile Rojez is dead with Roberta standing behind his upright corpse. She kicks and punches the two men dead, and Alberto jokes to Roberta that the "sabueso" (hound) still has the same fighting skills. Countering her moves, Alberto punches Roberta in the stomach and pins her down on her back onto a table, pointing his pistol at her.
He tells her to give up since she should recognize his affiliation, which she knows is the Cuban Special Naval Forces. Knowing that Roberta is wondering why he has not shot her, Alberto calmly brags that he could have certainly killed her earlier and that he was ordered by Comandante Marulanda to bring her head back to Colombia. Camarasa then clarifies that he and Commander Vargas want to instead re-recruit Roberta because of her previous impact on Central American guerrilla movements. Listening to them, Garcia overhears Roberta silently agree with Camarasa's claim that she cannot resist the scent of blood. When Roberta replies that she needs to finish her mission, Camarasa responds that her desire is just a cover and asks her why she is even loyal to him. Roberta adds that FARC's leader will not likely forgive her, but Camarasa explains that his influence and bringing back American heads will easily coerce them into accepting her.
Putting her legs around Camarasa's back, Roberta slyly asks him if they need to build trust between each other. Not fazed, Camarasa retorts that she should not test him, warning her not to try anything funny. Garcia continues listening and is unnerved at the conversation's direction. Remarking that the building is heating her up like a sauna, Roberta intentionally sticks out her tongue in a seductive manner and tells Camarasa that she is really turned on.