The bullet was like a reaper come to claim a life. Almost the instant Yin Qin turned her head, it pierced her left eye socket. The tremendous impact sent her body toppling backward, and scarlet blood and the bullet burst from the back of her skull, spattering the ground.
The sudden turn of events made every Investigator present blanch.
Wisps of smoke curled from the black pistol.
But just as the surrounding Investigators reached for their waists and turned toward the Investigator who had fired-
Bang-
Bang-
Several fierce gunshots rang out.
Blooms of blood erupted across two Investigators' chests, and they fell heavily to the ground. Only the few farther away escaped being hit, rolling behind a nearby iron crate at the last moment.
With a roar, Bai Yi rushed to Yin Qin almost instantly and hurriedly lifted her up with trembling hands.
But as he looked at her pierced eye socket and the scarlet blood spilling onto his hands-
He knew.
She was dead!
Another volley of fierce gunfire rang out. The Investigator who had fired was struck in the chest by the Investigators behind cover, but he did not fall. A cruel sneer remained on his face as he staggered onward, taking one labored step after another toward the twisted corpse.
"Traitor! Kill him!"
The surrounding Investigators were already seething with fury, sending bullet after bullet into his body.
None of them had ever expected this.
Everything made it clear that the Flesh God Cult had long since planted a mole within their Supernatural General Administration. This was a setup, a trap laid specifically for their only Medium.
Yet even with several bullets in him, the Investigator kept smiling.
"Really..."
"Picking you off... certainly wasn't easy..."
And at that very moment, amid the hail of bullets, his