The Red-Haired Girl climbed the steps, making her way up the folding staircase one step at a time. Soon, she arrived once more at the opened security door.
"What exactly is going on now?"
The Plump Woman, lying by the doorway, looked at the Red-Haired Girl before her with trembling eyes.
Though she had occasionally seen randomly erupting gang fights on the streets before, those involved small-caliber firearms or cold weapons such as knives and clubs. As long as one ran fast enough, it was usually fine.
This was the first time in her life she had witnessed the horrifying sight of a large-caliber rifle being fired at close range. And clearly, the soldiers outside were not exactly "friendly" toward survivors like them.
As she spoke, she also looked past the Red-Haired Girl at the Bearded Man standing in the wilderness not far away.
Behind the Bearded Man, fully armed Exoskeleton Armor soldiers were rapidly forming up and encircling the crashed airship.
At that moment, the Bearded Man seemed to notice her gaze. With interest, he shifted his eyes and looked at her.
The Plump Woman shuddered. Before she could meet the Bearded Man's eyes, she immediately withdrew her gaze and looked back at the Red-Haired Girl.
That single glance had been enough for her to feel the Bearded Man's terrifying pressure. It was as though killing people was as simple to him as eating or drinking. How could this Little Girl still stand straight and speak in front of someone so terrifying?
"These people should belong to the Kopes Mercenary Group."
The Red-Haired Girl did not pay attention to the Plump Woman's reaction. As her gaze passed over the Plump Woman, she also looked toward the other survivors slowly gathering around them.
The Plump Woman was not the only