The person who had just left had actually turned back and was now standing behind Henry Russell, aiming the cold, dark gun at him.
Charlotte Cooper's heart raced, as she was still quite some distance away from Henry Russell. At this moment, Charlotte felt like she was using the fastest speed she had ever used in her life.
Ethan Saxon couldn't aim properly due to Henry's constant movements, buying time for Charlotte to dash in front of him. As she did, a gunshot echoed through the woods.
Henry's pupils shrank countless times in that instant when he realized what Charlotte was trying to do. The tense atmosphere around him became incredibly terrifying.
A split second before the bullet entered her body, Henry protected her by a hair's breadth, swiftly switching places before they both collapsed onto the grass.
"Puff..."