Chapter 16 - I See A Movie Scene

The moment the car stopped, Ernest noticed a small hole in the passenger seat and sighed. Ernest was lucky that the stray bullet hit the passenger seat, not the driver's seat. 

If the shot had been aimed at his body, he would have been seriously injured because he hadn't fully awakened—he hadn't been able to withstand the bullet.

"Looking at the angle of the shot..."

Ernest's eyes automatically looked in the direction from which the shot came. The direction of the shot turned out to be from several degrees upwards. Coincidentally, when he looked again, it turned out that it came from the building of the empty building right in front of the car he stopped. 

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gunshots continued to be heard right in front of him. 

Just as he wanted to step on the gas pedal, he stopped because he saw something shocking.

On the fifth floor of the building ahead, someone was breaking through a cracked glass window. Just as the glass shattered, outside air automatically entered the floor of the building where the person was. He was able to see the person's figure clearly due to the bright moon in the sky.

The person wore a black cloak and the cloak had a large hood, which he used to conceal his face. Plus, he had a face covering like a mouth veil usually worn by belly dancers to add a mysterious vibe. 

It wasn't because of that person's appearance that made Ernest stop like an ice sculpture, but rather because of what that person did next... that person went straight into a free fall downwards.

'Did that person just plunge without a safety device?'

Ernest let out an 'O' in disbelief.

Accompanied by a sprinkling of broken glass, the person's body, wrapped in a black color cloak, slowly landed on the ground—not slowly, but as fast as the eye could blink.

Boom!

A loud sound echoed out as the person's feet hit the ground.

A normal person would have been mush, but when that person finished freefalling without any safety equipment, that person was still able to rise to his feet as if he hadn't suffered any physical injuries. 

Ernest knew that the person was not doing well when the person tried to run. The hobbled way of running clearly showed that the person was injured. 

Although the world had experienced magical events and superhumans had become common, it was actually very rare for people to show their strength in the middle of the city.

"Don't let that person get away!!!"

There were several men shouting from above. Their voices came from inside the floor of the building where that person had been. Moments later, they revealed their faces from behind the hole in the glass where that person had jumped.

Because he was far away, Ernest only knew that they were armed men wearing only underwear or shirtless. But unlike the person who had free-fallen earlier, the men did not dare to free-fall to chase that person.

"Some of you hurry up and shoot that person from here! While the rest of you hurry down and catch that person! Don't let that person escape."

Upon receiving the order, some of them took position, took aim, and began firing their weapons from above. Meanwhile, some of them turned around to go downstairs.

A rain of bullets fell from above. Every step the cloaked person took was dotted with sparks. The bullets hit the concrete floor or hit the abandoned car on the side of the building's front yard.

It seemed that the cloaked person was quite lucky that none of the bullets hit his vital points. 

However, not all bullets missed, there was one bullet that managed to hit him in the shoulder and there were also several bullets that managed to scratch him until the cloak he was wearing was torn in several parts. 

Ernest was eager to continue looking at the scene similar to an action movie, but he immediately gasped when the cloaked person suddenly came towards his car. It all happened in a split second. 

The person jumped up, opened the car door, and managed to get into the passenger seat next to Ernest just like that.

Of course, Ernest didn't just stand still. He had already hit the gas pedal and his car had also turned to leave the scene. But that person still managed to get inside. 

What else could he do?

"Move quickly!"

"Huh?"

On the top of Ernest's head immediately appeared a question mark. 

Hearing the melodious voice with a low and smooth tone from that person, then he realized that she was a girl. 

Ernest's eyes immediately went to her body. 

He hadn't had time to notice her before, but underneath the cloak that had been torn in several places, it did show the features of white skin and very slender curves. 

Even her large breasts were very prominent when Ernest looked at them closely. 

Because he was looking too seriously at her body, he looked like someone who had been hypnotized.

However, when the chill of a dagger ran down his neck, he shook his head and managed to regain consciousness. The woman held a knife that came out of nowhere to his neck.

With no other choice, Ernest immediately stepped on the gas pedal as fast as he could according to the cloaked woman's orders.

"Where should we go?"

The first instruction given to Ernest was, "Go as far away as possible, don't run into any police or military personnel, and look for a safe place."

"Hey, how am I supposed to know where a safe place is? What's more, avoiding the police and military when they should be all over the place?"

"Shut up!! Kuhuk!! Ughh!!!"

Although she tried to speak in a cold and domineering tone, Ernest could immediately tell that she was not well from the coughs and groans of pain she let out.

'Can I just throw this jerk out of the car and drive away?'

The idea of escaping from the hostage situation had risen, but when he remembered the girl's ability to jump from the top floor of a building, his hair stood up a little. 

Although Ernest's situation was worth crying over, a calm smile was still plastered on his face. His mind subconsciously imagined that the woman holding him hostage looked like a stray cat asking for protection.

"Uhuk! I can't believe you can still smile under these circumstances. Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Hehe. Why should I be afraid of someone who has no intention of killing me?"

That's right, even though this cloaked woman placed a sharp dagger on Ernest's neck, he didn't feel any killing intent from her at all.

After deciding to cooperate with the woman, the first thing he did was check the GPS. Secondly, he took out his old phone in his sling bag.

"What do you want to do?"

"Mmm. If I may, can I ask you a little favor? Don't worry. I'm not calling the police or anything like that. This call will help us."

"Don't you dare to mess with me or..."

The cloaked woman had warned Ernest not to mess around. 

But he had already called first. In just a few seconds, the person he called answered him. 

He thought that the girl was going to slice his throat, but after hearing the voice of the person he was called, she strangely did not prevent him from making the call.