The faint sense of being watched had not vanished, but Qin Ran stepped out of the shadows.
"Found you."
Qin Ran spoke coldly.
Then, before the high-level Evil Spirit could react, he raised his hand and fired.
Bang!
An [Armor-Piercing Round] shot from the [Python-W2] tore straight through the high-level Evil Spirit's chest.
The high-level Evil Spirit, its body pierced by the special bullet, collapsed with a look of utter astonishment.
What happened?
Who was I?
Why was I here?
2567, did you get the wrong script?
We were supposed to be on the same side!
Countless questions surged into the high-level Evil Spirit's mind like a tidal wave. Before it could figure out what was happening, Qin Ran, who had walked up to it, raised his gun again.
This time—
It was aimed at its forehead.
Bang!
The high-level Evil Spirit's head exploded, and it vanished without a trace.
Qin Ran remained where he was, seemingly examining something. Yet when he left, the frown on his face seemed to tell everyone that he had found nothing.
About half a minute after Qin Ran departed, the high-level Evil Spirit appeared again.
Its face was slightly pale as it looked in the direction Qin Ran had gone. There was a trace of vicious malice in its eyes, but even more panic.
And in its heart?
Having received another new task from Qin Ran, if not for the restraints of the contract, it would have spat in Qin Ran's face.
What did he mean, not telling it was meant to make it seem real?
What did he mean, it should maximize the effects of its "immortality" trait?
Excuses!
They were all excuses!
He just thought it was cheap and useful!
Otherwise, why didn't he use those guys?
The grumbling in its heart