Bang!
Chen Xu's left hand held the gun's grip steady. With the Exoskeleton Mechanical Arm assisting him, the shoulder bracing the stock felt no recoil at all.
At that moment, he paid no attention to it. His body had gone a little stiff from the lingering fear.
He remained in his firing stance, staring at the woman in green lying on the ground, feeling cold sweat soak his entire back.
That had been too close.
If he had not raised the muzzle just a tiny bit at the instant before firing, he would have blown the woman's head off with that shot.
He normally would not have been so reckless. But in such a dangerous environment, he had become somewhat jumpy. The moment he saw a green figure, he instinctively thought it was another Green-skinned Gorilla. He had nearly caused a tragedy.
Fortunately, the bullet had flown over the woman's head. She had merely been frightened, which was why she had fallen to the ground.
Why wear green clothes when everything was fine?
Even as the fear lingered, he could not help complaining. Then his gaze met the woman's, and his heart gave a slight jolt.
There was no fear on her face. Instead, she looked furious. Her sharp gaze carried an intimidating force.
A strange feeling rose in Chen Xu's heart. His instincts told him that this woman was no ordinary person.
"Are you all right?"
He finally remembered to put away his gun. As he spoke, he tried to make his tone sound gentler. "I thought you were a monster, so I fired. Sorry. I didn't scare you too badly, did I?"
As he spoke, he held out his hand, intending to help her up as a gesture of goodwill.
The woman in green did not take his