Bill's expression hardened.
He quickly moved in front of Sophie, his eyes scanning the group of men in black with sharp vigilance.
"Who are you?" he demanded, his voice low.
The leader of the black-clad group stared back coldly, his gaze fierce. "Someone wants you dead. You're not leaving here alive!"
Sophie furrowed her brows slightly, suppressing the unease rising inside her.
"Who sent you?" she asked.
The man gave no answer. Instead, he drew his gun and pulled the trigger, aiming straight at Sophie's head.
Sophie had already run out of her sleeping gas.
Those rare and potent substances, which could incapacitate enemies in an instant, had taken a great deal of time and effort to create, and now they were all used up.
Seeing the barrel pointed at her, she instinctively sidesteppe
