Chapter 165: Heartless Enterprises, Part One

As Neve and Erin drew closer to the tall building on the opposite side of the map, a shot rang out. 

"Hm?" 

Neve did not react at all, but Erin instantly got between her and the direction from which the shot had been fired. 

Neve looked to her left. There was a hole in the ground, burning as though a laser had just landed there. 

"Neve, don't move. We might be in danger."

The healer thought the exact opposite, though. 

[... Looks like an intentional miss, to me.] 

A voice then spoke up from loudspeakers Neve hadn't noticed. 

"Who are you two? Speak." 

The robotic voice that spoke to them did so with a firmness that made Neve wonder if she or Erin would be receiving a shot to the head for any wrong answers. 

Neve, completely uncaring, said: 

"We're travelers from another world." 

There was a pause. The voice considered their answer before responding: