Chapter 37: Lanlus's Death
This description might sound strange, but to put it more precisely, Alice had actually seen Demon Hounds across countless different possibilities at that moment, like the countless tributaries of a river.
Some leaped successfully, some tripped, some killed Evelyn, and some accidentally smashed their teeth against their own claws...
Some scenes followed naturally, some were a little coincidental, but overall they were still reasonable. Of course, a small portion of them were utterly absurd.
...Just like now.
Alice saw Lanlus across countless possibilities.
Alice realized that distant voice from before had probably turned one utterly absurd possibility into an inevitability.
Unfortunately, Alice herself had no ability to influence those possibilities for the time being.
But she had another way to affect them.
Alice drew her revolver and, relying on intuition, rapidly fired at Lanlus's possible evasive paths in descending order of likelihood.
Alice only had time to fire five bullets in total.
Lanlus, struck in the eye socket by one bullet, in the temple by another, in the chest by a Tarot Card, and in the ankle by another Tarot Card, fell to the ground and briefly lost the ability to move.
Having seen the disgusting possibility of Lanlus sprouting Flesh Buds all over his body, Alice emptied the cylinder into Lanlus's head Without Hesitation.
Klein looked Astonished at Alice as she holstered her gun and emerged from hiding.
Alice glanced at Klein, who clearly had many questions to ask, Shook Her Head, and said, "If you don't want to spend tonight living beneath the church, go search him first."
Klein immediately relaxed. Well, she had changed a little, but overall, she was still probably the Alice he knew.
Klein stepped forward and used his gloved hands to rummage through Lanlus's belongings—he failed to notice Alice