章 234: Paintball (2)

- A Little Earlier - 

(Yu An Xue's Perspective)

The match has just begun. For a moment, I considered just staying exactly where I was, waiting for the others to come to me. But after some thought, I decided that would be too cowardly. And so, I ventured into the slums, my pulse rifle, Oculus, in hand.

All was going well, until I suddenly heard foosteps coming from directly in front of me. I narrowed my gaze and raised Oculus, aiming down sights, waiting for the stranger to turn the corner.

But when she did, it wasn't in a threatening way. Instead, she had both of her arms raised, as if expecting I would be here.

"Wait! Don't shoot!" she cried, and I hesitated, not pulling the trigger immediately.

"What...do you want...?" I asked sharply, keeping my tone quiet.

"Listen. I want to form an alliance with you," the girl - Xiang Peng - proposed.