Chapter 109 - The Nearest Exit (1/2)

Luke had seen many things throughout his life, yet he had never seen a monster that could hide as well in the shadows like the one he killed that night. If it wasn't for the chill he felt, he would never have thought there was anything wrong in the environment.

”It's not safe here, Matt. You're going to have to come with me.... I'll explain everything to you when we're safe.”

Matthew merely agreed and stood up. Leaning on the half-wolf's shoulders, they walked through some corridors and even had to hide to avoid being seen by other guards patrolling the tower.

Apparently, none of them heard the screams of the four guards who were coldly killed by the Ninjas, yet Luke knew that it was still not safe to remain in the hospital.

”Do you know a way out of here?” Matthew asked at one of the times they stopped for him to rest.

Luke just denied with his head, after all, the only way in and out he knew was the rope and now that it was blown, he knew of no route.

”I was able to walk a few times to recover from my burns, so I know a few exits. If you want, I can take us to them, but I don't know if they will be clear now.”

”If they're not, leave the guards to me.” The half-wolf spoke, inexpressive, as he snooped around to see if anyone came from the next hallway.

Matthew raised his eyebrows upon hearing his best friend's retort. ”Gee, seeing you talk like that...you've changed a bit, Luke. Did you finally get laid for the first time?” He asked with a mischievous grin.

The half-wolf blushed slightly, grabbed the man's arm tightly, and supported it around his neck. ”Shut up and walk. We don't have all the time in the world.”

So the pair of thieves walked down some corridors and down some stairs, silently.

The hospital was a quiet and not very busy place, and the towers, although they had many guards, had almost no doctors or nurses wandering around because the patients of serious cases that needed supervision were in the central tower.

So when they finally managed to get to the base of a tower, they found a door with a direct exit to the outside garden. There was no one protecting it, so all Luke had to do was pick the lock on the door.

As soon as they sneaked out of the property, Luke opened his inventory and pulled out his old para black to cover Matthew. The one-armed man was wearing a typical hospital sweatshirt, which left his butt sticking out.

”Y-you gave in to that, brother?” Matthew questioned as he watched his best friend use a Gene Skill. Yoelona taught them that they should never even consider buying a Gene Skill or a Monster Core because that was sorcery.

”I'll explain later...” Luke replied and closed the <Normal Inventory>. The half-wolf had even forgotten that he once cared about the teachings of his Mistress.

The two men walked for a few minutes until they finally left the Upper Town area and just as Matthew thought about heading towards the Lower Town, he was pulled along by Luke. Without even hearing a word, Matthew knew that Luke already had a place in mind to stay that night.

A few people passed the two of them on the street, which Luke kept an eye out for so as not to be mugged. Oukiwa is a very safe city compared to the other major metropolises of the Broteforge Empire, but the Upper Town is like an alligator tank at night.

When Luke finally managed to find the hotel in which he stayed, he tapped on the glass to get the sleeping doorman's attention.