That's right... a lump of Tuanzi.
I could feel Tuanzi's metallic, glistening body quickly stretching out from my neck, then swiftly turning into
a palm that slammed down hard—
"Thump!"
A muffled impact rang out, followed by a shrill, piercing wail.
"Argh!"
I jolted awake and spun around at once, aiming the gun in my right hand toward the scream. Using the flashlight in my left hand,
I finally saw the thing struggling on the ground.
It was a creature not much bigger than a baby... no, it was probably a baby—a monster that had once been a baby.
Its hands had turned into hooked shapes, their tips incredibly sharp. Its legs were thin, every vein bulging, and its skin was pitch-black.
Even its eyes were entirely black.
"Gah!"
When the light fell on it, it suddenly let out a shrill roar, then stood up and tried to run.
Of course, I wasn't about to let the monster Tuanzi had gone to all that trouble to catch get away. I'd already aimed at it, and as it turned,
I pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
"Vrrrr—"
All at once... my ears went numb and my head began to ring. A huge flash of fire, nearly a meter long, burst from the muzzle,
and the recoil sent me flying backward. I crashed hard into a heap of mannequins, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw what had happened to the monster.
Without any warning, it had been blown to pieces, bursting apart as if it had exploded. A huge crater had been blasted into the wooden floor, and dust billowed up,
reducing visibility throughout the room to less than a meter.
Lying in the heap of mannequins, my ears still ringing nonstop, I was completely dazed.
Where was I? What