Chapter 1188: Ape
The scrutinizing gazes believed themselves well concealed, but before Qin Ran's current SSS+ Perception, they had nowhere to hide.
Enduring the other's up-and-down gaze, as though he were merchandise being selected in a general store, Qin Ran leaned casually against the carriage wall.
Even after noticing several more similarly self-concealed presences, Qin Ran's posture did not change in the slightest.
However, Snake One, seated beside him, vanished without a sound.
Tosta and Fink, who had gone to investigate, vanished as well.
"2567, what's wrong?"
Inside the carriage, the sharp Mary had clearly noticed that something was off.
"It's nothing."
Qin Ran answered blandly.
Trusting Qin Ran, Mary did not press him further. She immersed herself once again in communicating with the [Sword of Thorns], while a silent battle began outside the carriage.
A faint scent of blood spread through the surroundings.
As the smell of blood drifted through the air, a figure suddenly burst from the woods and shot straight at Qin Ran like an arrow loosed from its bow.
Then...
A narrow-bladed longsword pierced through his chest.
Hidden in the shadows, [Dandelion's Piercing] was like the finest assassin—untraceable and ruthlessly efficient.
Pfft!
The pierced figure lowered his head in disbelief to look at [Dandelion's Piercing].
But [Dandelion's Piercing] paid him no heed. It flew straight onward, slicing across his throat.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed out as the figure's head separated from his body.
Snake One, Tosta, and Fink returned at that moment as well.
None of them had been injured.
"A bunch of amateurs."
Fink commented.
"They were pretty capable, though."
He added another remark afterward.
Tosta nodded beside him, agreeing with Fink's assessment, while Snake One began examining the corpse slain by [Dandelion's Piercing].
In the end, he shook his head.
It was no one he