The night was pitch-black, and rain poured down.
The mercenaries drove their horses at a gallop, charging toward the train ahead.
Rumble!
Lightning flashed, and thunder roared.
As the thunder sounded, several mercenaries at the rear of the group shuddered, then toppled straight off their horses.
But no one noticed this strange sight. All the mercenaries could see was the train drawing closer before them. In the darkness of the night, even visibility was uncertain. Worse still, the pounding rain and howling wind muffled the sounds around them.
So even as their companions fell to the ground one after another in the storm, they remained completely unaware.
Rumble!!
Thunder sounded again.
A dark shadow flashed past.
A mercenary riding at the rear saw the companion beside him suddenly pitch backward and fall from his horse. Before he could work out what had happened, however, a spinning bullet pierced his forehead. He fell to the ground without a sound, following his companion into death.
Rumble!!!
Thunder sounded for the third time.
The train was now right in front of them.
The mercenary leader gripped his reins and raced forward with all his might, then leaped onto the train!
"Quick! Everyone aboard!"
Planting one foot on the coupling between the carriages, the mercenary leader shouted and turned to look behind him.
But... when he turned, he did not see his mercenaries swarming aboard as he had expected.
Instead... there was no one.
Whoosh...
In the pouring rain, everything was pitch-black. His men had vanished as though the night had swallowed them whole.
What was going on?
Click.
Before the mercenary leader could figure out what had happened, a cold gun barrel pressed against his head. Trembling, he turned around to find Li Wei standing beside the carriage door, watching him calmly with