Qin Ran was completely stunned, instinctively becoming alert.
He didn't know why such a strange-looking mother and daughter had appeared around this small town.
The mother looked elegant and refined, like someone from High Wall City... No, at the very least, she should have been from Main City of High Wall City, one of those people who called themselves nobles and still maintained the refined lifestyle they had enjoyed before the Cataclysm. But how could someone like that possibly appear around a small town? Judging by her appearance, she actually seemed to have come here as a tourist to admire the flower fields.
The little girl, meanwhile, seemed somewhat strange. She was short and wore an old white dress. Her black hair hung down, covering most of her face. Beneath that black hair were bright eyes, fixed intently on him...
...and she was letting out a low, spine-chilling laugh.
Outsiders shouldn't have appeared in this small town, especially not people who seemed normal yet were extremely abnormal.
Qin Ran didn't dare make a fuss. He merely stole a glance at them without even showing surprise. His footsteps didn't hesitate in the slightest as he turned naturally, preparing to duck into another alley and leave the town through a different exit.
"Excuse me, may I ask who sent you to investigate the escaped laboratory?"
A polite greeting came from somewhere not far behind him.
"Whoosh!"
Qin Ran's body suddenly stiffened. Goosebumps rose all over him, and cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.
Without time to think, Qin Ran drew his gun like lightning and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
A bullet shot toward the place where the voice had come from.
At the same time, he rolled himself away, nimbly diving into the waist-high flower field beside him.
Even without counting his