"You said, what exactly are we looking for in the forest?"

As night fell, the faint sound of conversation in the forest of the Devil River was heard.

Two small town policemen held the pistols in their hands tightly and swept through the depths of the quiet forest with the help of the flashlight. Driven by inner uneasiness, one of the young policemen looked at the surrounding dark shadows and couldn't help but speak, venting their fear.

"Who knows?"

He shrugged and his eyes were taken back from the bushes shining with flashlights, and the police in another town replied indifferently.

"Anyway, it's not a good guy."

"You also saw the tragic situation of Old Johnson. There is absolutely no danger in this forest that we don't know."

It would be fine if he didn't say it, but when he heard his colleague mention the dead old Johnson, the expression on the face of the town policeman who spoke first became a little scared. He turned the flashlight in his hand and looked around the surrounding forest with some suspicion, and then he said to his colleague in a panic tone.

"Do you think Johnson was really killed by some crazy man who accidentally broke into the forest?"

"I mean, that level of destruction is not like an ordinary person can do it."

Old Johnson's shotgun, which was broken in half, was still placed in the evidence room of the town police station. It was hard for young town police to imagine that someone could be strong enough to tear a shotgun into half.

"Maybe we're just thinking too much, and the one who committed the crime was just a brown bear who had just woken up from hibernation."

"I hope you are right."

Hearing his colleague's answer, the young town policeman murmured, and he turned his head and looked in the direction of the flashlight.

rustle--

Suddenly, the sound of leaves sounded.

"If there is a situation, be alert!"

Hearing this sudden noise, the young town policeman suddenly froze in place, a little at a loss.

The colleague who was still acting with him reacted, aimed his arm holding the pistol in the direction of the sound, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

Amid the reminder of colleagues, the young town police recovered.

He took a deep breath, trying to control his palms to prevent trembling. He tightened his nerves and slowly moved the flashlight in his hand towards the sounding bushes.

Jiji--

The next second, a black shadow ran out of the bush.

"Huh... it's a squirrel!"

Looking at the little squirrel who appeared in the flashlight light and fled in panic, the young policeman breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning his head and trying to say something to his colleague.

I saw that behind my colleague, a dark shadow suddenly fell from the tree.

Bang!

...

"What happened!"

In the forest, gunshots were heard.

Amanda and Robin immediately turned around and ran towards the direction where the sound came.

In the quiet forest, rapid footsteps kept ringing.

Amanda gritted her teeth and walked through a dense bush, and sharp thorns on the vines left tiny scratches on her face.

When he rushed to the place where the gunshots sounded, the first thing Amanda saw was two figures lying on the ground.

"Damn it!"

When she saw the attacked policeman, she cursed inwardly.

Descending to the ground, covering his injured arm, the young town policeman shouted at Amanda who appeared.

"Be careful, she's nearby!"

"she?!"

Noting the description of the town police, Amanda's expression changed slightly.

Bang, bang!

Behind him, two crisp sounds of gunfire sounded.

Turning his head, he saw Robin lifting his arm to keep shooting.

Looking in the direction of Robin's shooting, under the flashlight, Amanda saw the scene that would never be forgotten by her.

“Woo~”

In the light, a little blond girl with blue eyes lay flat on the ground with her limbs, and her body was covered with a rag dress that was not in harmony with her body. Her five fingers were opened like sharp blades and pierced into the soil. Facing the light in Amanda's hand, the girl showed strong discomfort. Her fingers moved back and forth on the surrounding soil a little anxiously, grinning, and threatening like a beast.

“There is nothing worse than this.”

Looking at the little girl in front of her who was as strongly hostile as a beast, Amanda's heart was filled with shock and shock at this moment.

Although she had imagined the possibility of the attacking object's identity, she still felt unacceptable when the other party actually appeared in front of her.

The murderer who killed Johnson and his hound in the forest, as well as the murderer who attacked others, was the little girl who disappeared from the town a few years ago.

In the quiet forest of the Devil River.

Amanda looked at the little girl with a strong hostility in front of her, and a hesitant expression appeared on her face.

As a Texas patrolman, she can shoot criminals without any burden.

But in front of me, a little girl.

She couldn't convince herself and shot a child.

The muzzle in his hand became wandering, and Amanda looked at the little girl who was roaring anxiously in the light, and struggled violently inside.

“…”

After struggling, Amanda aimed at the little girl's muzzle.

"Boss?!"

In Robin's puzzled eyes, Amanda said to the girl in a gentle tone as possible.

"Hey, girl, don't be afraid, there is no danger anymore."

"I promise, no one will hurt you again."

“Woo~”

Faced with the kindness that Amanda showed that she had never felt before, the expression on the little girl's face began to change a little.

Although she still grinned and threatened, her green eyes fell into confusion, and the movements on her fingers became a little slower.

Noting the slight changes in the little girl, Amanda's constant tense emotions were slightly relieved.

He raised his hand and gestured to Robin behind him with an OK gesture.

"Quick, hurry, here..."

However, the next second, the sound of footsteps coming from the depths of the forest, accompanied by the sheriff's cry, made Amanda's originally falling heart rise again.

“What the f**k?!”

When they arrived at the scene, the sheriff saw the little girl lying on all sides and the injured subordinates, and instinctively cursed.

"shot!"

Immediately afterwards, almost subconsciously, he issued shooting orders to the police who arrived behind him.

"don't want!"

Looking at the town policeman who shot, Amanda reached out to try to stop him.

However, it was obviously too late.

Accompanied by a crisp gunshot.

The bullet left the muzzle and flew towards the little girl's position.

Bang!

The copper bullet hit the ground in front of the little girl, splashing a lot of soil.

"roar!"

The whole body suddenly jumped back like a spring to avoid the attack of the bullet. The girl looked at the clear pit left after the bullet was shot in front of her. The roar that originally represented threat instantly turned into an angry roar.
Chapter completed!