Escaping with Annina seemed like the smartest choice but it wasn’t. Running away together would mean exposing their backs to that South Asian sniper’s colleagues and Annina was not fast either. Both of them would be killed if the enemy caught up to them. 

The other reason was that these snipers were most likely the Gu clan’s hirelings, meaning Danny would be participating in this too. Xia Lei did not want to miss an opportunity to take Danny out! 

In another time and place, Xia Lei would have absolutely no excuse or reason to shoot at someone as a normal citizen but it was different now. This was self-defence, and the gun belonged to Tang Yu-Yan!

Annina’s retreating back disappeared from his sight and Xia Lei left the rocky, tree-less terrain. He entered a patch of dense forest. He was tense; alert. As he moved he activated his left eye’s zoom-in and X-ray powers to survey his surroundings. 

A few minutes passed but the sniper’s colleagues did not appear. No one fired either. 

The sun went...