55 Another sound.

Despite that, Those men were loaded with arms. The fact which was scaring people more, was the atmosphere of the whole building turned dark. It was as if devils had descended there and evil had occurred the whole Mall. One could feel an overwhelming sense of danger.

Thus, the crowd listened to them helplessly. They had no option aside from obeying as they were being told. 

One by one everyone bent down while keeping both hands behind their head. Except for one person. It was Zoe. 

Actually she was looking like the last person who got the shock and it was hard enough to block her senses.

The Odd Man glared at her. Then He whispered something near the second guy's ear.  

The second guy who was standing right next to him nodded his head. Then he ordered. "Shoot it." 

There was so much arrogance in his voice. He sounded as if Zoe wasn't a person but a lowly insect.

However Zoe was still standing there like a dumb person whose mind was wondering in another world. She was looking at them without even blinking. 

Unfortunately, her enemies weren't as slow as she was. 

There were two subordinates who were standing back to the second guy.  They moved and came forward as they received the command. One of them aimed the gun at Zoe and without sparing a single moment he shot her. 

As he shot, Zoe twiddled her body back to escape the bullet at a lighting speed. Though she was in a daze, her subconscious mind wasn't. It controlled her body and took proper action when she was in danger.

Furthermore, Her senses awakened when her eyes captured the image of a bullet which was flying above her nose. 

Slowly It was crossing her face. 

Actually, the bullet was flying, it's usual speed. It was Zoe's imaginary prospect, to think that the movement of the bullet was slow. In other words, she was perceived as if she was the lead of an action movie and now she was doing a slow motion action scene. 

Zoe's body went to it's past state after the bullet passed away upon her face. It was similar to a spring going back to its normal state after twisting  back. Now she was standing there like a long straight tree. 

After a blink, She realised how she got lost in thoughts.

She gritted her teeth as she learnt how her  son-conscious mind saved her. Now all she wanted to do was give herself a proper beating. Even though their appearances were weird and dangerous, she shouldn't let it overtake her.

Just how her mind is working today. It was as if she had sold it to someone. So dimwitted.

Zoe raised her head and looked at those men again. 'Let's analyze this situation from the start.  First, I bumped into a guy who's wearing a bomb and wandering around freely like it's his territory.  Second, that little kid. He is hanging there even now. And, Last but not least, these hooligans. I have a strong feeling that they are not terrorists. What do they want?' She thought. 

Meanwhile,

When Zoe was busy remembering the disasters which she got in today. That odd guy proceeded with the situation. He ordered his subordinates to capture her as soon as he saw her act 'how she avoided the gunshot.' 

He even scolded the second guy with his peculiar language. Whereas the Second guy was looking down while listening to the Odd man's snub. 

After being scolded by him, he threw murderous stares at his subordinates.

Two men, who were standing next to them. They moved immediately and dashed towards Zoe while pointing guns at her.  

When Zoe saw those two coming near her while wearing a hard and sore expression. Neither she moved to her place nor she took any action against them. Instead She raised her both hands. To show them that she was ready to surrender.

Watching her behaving harmlessly, they become even more alert. As both of them arrived near to her. One man took his gun down and grabbed her both hands and tied them by handcuff. Meanwhile another man kept pointing the gun at her. 

After tying her hands, he pushed her from the back.

Zoe turned head back and glared at him coldly. 

However her sharp stare didn't scare him even a little. Rather he pushed her harder to her back.

Zoe went two steps away as he shoved her.

She gritted her teeth and gulped up her anger. She has to follow their lead if she wants to know what they are after. 

Eventually she walked where that man was pointing. 

He took her to the odd guy. After reaching close to the odd guy. He made her kneel down in front of him.

That odd guy was still chiding the second guy.

Zoe raised her head and noticed him. 'He is tall as a mobile tower and big as an elephant. What a hideous appearance! Besides, look at me, I'm looking like an ant in front of him. He could trample me under his foot easily.' She spared a thought about her situation.

After some moment, 

That odd man bent a little and came close to her face. 

When he was about to grab Zoe's chin, she slid backward as fast as her legs could carry on. She was extremely disgusted when his fingers tried to touch her face. Even though he was standing a little far away from her, she felt as awful as she could vomit.

Moreover, He wasn't giving a virtuous vibe. Instead he smelled like a sinner. She didn't like his aura. Now when the distance between them wasn't  that, she could understand why she lost herself before. Somehow she could recognise this pressure. She felt this suffocation when she met that half crow and half human man. 

But, Noah confirmed it by himself that it was her illusion. Then how was she getting the same Vibes again? There was no way what she was thinking was even true. 

She looked at him suspiciously.

That odd guy was also glaring at her. However after some time, he came close and grabbed her chin. Then He moved her face left then right. 

Zoe is trapped between helplessness and detestation. It's toilsome to accept but she couldn't set herself free from his grip. Above all, the place where he was touching felt as if someone placed hot iron rods on her cheeks. 

While holding her breath, Zoe bowed down her head.  However her breath stopped as she noticed that the guy wasn't breathing and his heart wasn't beating. 

She quickly raised her and looked at him. But, She freezed on the spot as if a chill ran down her spine when she caught the sight of his red blood-like eyes. 

Frightened and scared, She turned away to avoid his gaze. 

Although she was in chaos yet she heard another sound.