Silence descended upon the forest once more.
As though the fierce commotion from moments ago had been nothing but an illusion, only the unnatural craters in the snow showed that a small conflict had indeed taken place here.
Of course, for the red-clad nun, that attack had nearly claimed her life.
Yet the girl questioned Fang Li in a calm tone that hardly suggested she had just fought a life-and-death battle.
"Question one, are you a pursuer from the Russian Orthodox Church?"
As she spoke, the girl pressed the nail slightly into Fang Li's back, piercing his skin.
She was clearly forcing an answer out of him.
No, it should have been called torture.
As if to prove that the torture tools hanging all over her body were not mere decorations, the girl expertly restrained her hostage.
Unfortunately, the girl standing behind Fang Li could not see that her hostage showed not the slightest trace of fear. He merely raised his hands in a token gesture of surrender, then calmly questioned her in return.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
Fang Li's counterquestion apparently did not satisfy the girl.
"Warning one, you are the one who should be answering questions. I have no obligation to provide any information."
The girl was likely trying to say that Fang Li had fallen into her hands, so he should not misunderstand the situation.
But Fang Li only replied with one sentence.
"You can't put it that way. You were the one who came looking for us. I only came to investigate after noticing something unusual nearby. If anyone is suspicious, isn't it you?"
Those words seemed to make the girl fall silent for a brief moment.
Then, the girl answered.
"Answer one, I am Sasha Kloyechev, a Battle Nun belonging to the