The narrow alley forced the group to spread out as they moved. Panic had clearly set in, their footsteps uneven and hurried, and some even fell.
"Ah!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Another scream came from the rear of the group, accompanied by several flashes of gunfire.
"We can't keep running like this! They've got their eyes on us! We need somewhere to hide."
Someone beside him kicked open the door of a house along the alley.
"Quick, this way!"
The others hurried inside, then passed through the building toward another exit.
The house seemed to have few occupants and was very quiet. The leader deliberately hung back a few paces, watching the door they had entered through with a tense expression.
After a few seconds, a dark figure suddenly dropped from above. The burly leader pulled the trigger instantly, without a second thought.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Flames burst from the muzzle, and three bullets hurtled toward the dark figure. But it seemed to have anticipated the attack, darting indoors even as it landed, its speed absurdly fast.
These bullets were clearly no ordinary ammunition, however. The three silver trails actually curved slightly as the figure moved.
Like three silver vipers, they struck the figure in an instant, burrowing into its body and spinning rapidly.
Thud, thud, thud!
"Aaaah!"
The dark figure let out an agonized shriek, far louder than those of the people who had vanished earlier. At the points of impact, burning light spread rapidly through its flesh like branching cracks.
"Aaaah! What is this? Aaaah!"
The figure screamed and thrashed, gouging long claw marks into the walls.
Boom!
The terrifying figure exploded into fragments, its flesh burning away as it scattered.
"Hah, hah, hah..."
The leader and the few people beside him panted heavily. He looked down at the