"What are you doing here?!"
After the pupils of the man with the backpack shrank sharply, he let out a stern shout.
His voice wasn't just loud, it was sharp as well, as if it was going to pierce the eardrums of the people around him. However, the real lethal part was the gun that suddenly appeared in the man's hand.
The gun was black and didn't even reflect the light in the corridor.
It seemed like the gun wasn't some crude homemade product. It should be a modified military grade gun.
Without a second thought, the man raised the gun and pointed it at Kieran.
The man didn't know why Kieran was here.
He also didn't know if Kieran came alone or if he had called the police.
All he knew was that his plan had failed.
The man before him had ruined his plan for the second time.
'This man must die!'
With the thought lingering in his mind, the man wanted to pull the trigger.
Then, he saw Kieran walking up to him.
A suicidal man?
He wouldn't hold back either!
A vicious smile appeared on the man's face.
He grinned and stuck out his tongue to lick his lips like a wild beast hunting its prey.
Bang!
A gunshot was fired.
A spark exploded at the muzzle.
However, the bullet missed.
Dodging bullets wasn't hard for Kieran, whose body was still at the limits of a common man.
He didn't need to be faster than a bullet.
All he needed to do was calculate the bullet's trajectory and be faster than the person who pulled the trigger.
The vicious smile froze on the man's face.
He looked at Kieran with an inconceivable gaze.
"How is this possible?"
The man shouted.
"In this world, there are too many unknowns that are treated as impossible.
"Look, it's just like behind you …"
"They are all quietly watching you."
Amidst the heavy and coarse voice, Kieran walked up another flight of stairs.
As he walked up, the man was already in Kieran's attack range.
Huu!
Kieran dished out a kick.
The kick with a powerful wind behind it instantly arrived in front of the man. The disbelief on the man's face was quickly replaced by madness.
"I don't believe you can dodge my kick!"
Facing Kieran's kick, the man with the backpack did not dodge. Instead, he pulled the trigger repeatedly.
In the backpack man's opinion, no matter how agile Kieran was, it was impossible for him to dodge the attack at such a close distance.
Bang, bang, bang!
Bullets were fired one after another, but none of them hit their target. On the contrary, a strange snake hiss entered the man's ears.
Hiss hiss hiss!
In the man's eyes, Kieran's legs and body were wriggling like a snake.
No!
It wasn't like, it was …
It was a snake!
A monster that had completely transformed from a snake into a human!
After the bullets were dodged one after another, the man with the backpack instantly fell into fear. The fear even caused him to fall into a certain level of hallucination.
The man with the backpack looked like he was looking at a snake in human skin. A horrified expression appeared on his face, but it was quickly covered by a foot.
Bang!
A heavy thud later, the man with the backpack man was sent flying and crashed into the wall of the stairwell.
When the man with the backpack man fell to the ground, Kieran, whose face was slightly pale, dashed up like an arrow and grabbed the man's backpack and gun. He then followed up with a chop to the man's neck and checked whether the man had any other dangerous items on him.
With the hidden camera in the stairwell, Kieran couldn't kill the man.
Still, it didn't stop him from making sure he was safe.
After everything was done, Kieran endured the discomfort in his body and sat on the floor of the stairwell.
Huu, Huu, Huu.
Panting heavily, Kieran picked up the thermos flask that he brought with him and started to take small sips of the thick porridge-like liquid.
The liquid was almost entirely made up of protein bars. Compared to the solid ones that needed to be chewed, using a blender to mix hot milk and eggs wasn't just easier for Kieran's stomach to absorb, it also greatly reduced the amount of time he had to chew.
The hot milk was just warm enough to enter his mouth.
As for the protein bars that were completely melted into the liquid?
The taste was terrible.
When it was solid, it tasted like chocolate, but after it melted, all that was left was a sticky texture.
However, Kieran didn't leave a single bit of the self-made beverage in the thermos flask. He only put the flask down after he finished it.
Kieran, on the other hand, looked like he was in deep thought.
"I knew it …"
He muttered to himself in a low voice.
When messy footsteps entered his ears, Kieran stood up from the floor, patted the dust off his body, and looked at the unconscious man with the backpack man.
The man was around 30 years old and had a buff body. His face was normal, but there was a weird tattoo on his neck. It looked like a square tattoo with a triangle inside.
Most of the tattoos had a special meaning. There were some with words, characters, and even legendary creatures, but this kind of geometric pattern was a first for Kieran.
"Did he create it himself?
Or … "
"Is it the symbol of some organization?"
Kieran thought in his mind.
“2567？ 2567？”
Eckart's voice came from downstairs.
"Here."
Kieran replied.
Dak, Dak, Dak.
The footsteps got clearer. Eckart and Lyn Amie, together with a couple of lighting and cameramen from Rain City TV station, ran up the stairs.
When they saw Kieran and the unconscious backpack man on the floor, Eckart didn't even need to say anything; the camera automatically pointed at them.
The lighting also matched the camera's angle.
Instantly, compared to the hidden camera, a clearer picture appeared on the TV.
Eckart looked at Kieran with a grateful face from a spot that the camera couldn't capture.
When Kieran suggested this operation, he was hesitant at first.
It was too dangerous.
The slightest mistake would lead to death.
But at the same time, danger represented opportunity.
Eckart knew that if he succeeded this time, not only would he overcome the biggest crisis, but his position would also be firmer than he had imagined.
Maybe even …
He could take it one step further.
In the end, Eckart compromised.
Under Kieran's insistence, Eckart went along with the plan.
Then, they got the reward before their eyes.
A very big reward.
With that thought in mind, Eckart couldn't hide the smile on his face anymore, especially when he saw Kieran walk away from the camera and walk towards him.
"Thank you."
Eckart said in a sincere tone.
"Helping you is also helping me."
Kieran said calmly.
It was the truth, there was no need to hide it.
But in Eckart's eyes, Kieran was just being humble.
"It's different.
"It was you who pulled me back from a precarious position. You will never understand how I felt three days ago."
So, if there's anything you need me to do, just tell me.
I swear, I'll do my best. "
Eckart said in a serious tone.
Kieran smiled when he saw Eckart's serious expression.
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