Laosan, who had been enduring in silence, scrambled to his feet and began to serpentine forward. It looked like he was about to clear the last stretch and dart into the dense forest!
However, just at that moment, a sudden noise came from behind. He didn't even dare to look back, but the next second, a BANG shattered his last hope.
Laosan was thrown forward as if struck by a heavy blow, tumbling across the ground and rolling continuously before finally stopping at the edge of the dense forest.
Don't stop...
But soon Laosan realized he wasn't dead; the shot hadn't been aimed at him!
Realizing this, he scrambled to crawl into the forest, but then a chill ran down his neck as a ghostly voice drifted to his ears.
"Brother San, why the rush?"
This familiar voice made Laosan come to his senses. As he turned around, he saw Dismas—who supposedly had been the first one shot—standing unharmed behind him, a Short Sword pointed at him.
This...
