Even though he had caused a "significant change in the situation," Chaisi honestly still didn't know what kind of situation the two of them were in.
The faces in the darkness outside the door, upon meeting his gaze, suddenly rippled like a wind-disturbed surface of water, revealing a wide range of expressions. Some seemed to smile, others looked startled. Some faces frowned in apparent confusion, while others remained impassive...
A soft CLICK from the safety of the pistol beside him snapped him back to his senses.
Chaisi turned his head and immediately grabbed Han Liuyue's gun. "Don't shoot," he said. "It's useless."
"They're from a Nest, aren't they?"
Han Liuyue stared intently at the dense mass of floating faces outside the door, frozen in place. Strands of pinkish-silver hair clung to her forehead. In her state of high alert, her entire being was like the tip of a crystal dagger, shimmering with the sharp, translucent light of life.
