Chapter 144 - In The Shadows Of Oukiwa (Part 2) (1/2)
On the night of the playoffs, everything else in Oukiwa except Uptown was as silent and empty as ever. The city literally stopped to watch the thrilling battles. Boats were forbidden to dock in the harbors, and the gates of the great walls were closed.
On the border between the poorer neighborhoods, dozens of Chaos Followers moved between the alleys, wearing the usual black cloaks to disguise their identities. Still, they seemed to be more nonchalant on this particular night than usual.
”What are you guys stalling for? Hurry up and load it up!” shouted a man who appeared to be the leader of a group pushing a wagon.
For the Chaos Followers, it didn't matter if any citizen would see them because even if the city guards were alerted, they wouldn't be able to react in time. However, if these occultists knew that an S-Class was staring angrily at them in an alley parallel to that street, they would surely change their minds.
As soon as Alexis Dmitry saw that these hooded men were carrying a huge metal drum, she moved to act, but Matthew held her by the arm.
”What are you doing?” He whispered to her.
”We can avoid major damage and still pick up information.” The S-Class tried to argue.
Matthew brought his right hand up to his face and huffed, impatient. ”If we do something, we'll get in the way. If you warned Ayumi Yamazaki, she must have taken action.”
”I know, but… we don't know what they are doing or where they are going. They could end up killing people.”
The short man, whose beard was full of white strands, just denied it and bowed his head. ”You can do whatever you want... I will go to the location the 'Oracle' gave us.”
Then Matthew started walking to the abandoned buildings, which were only a few blocks away if they used the shortcut through the alleys. The half-dragon looked at the man and looked at the hooded figures in the street.
On the walls of alleys like this, it wasn't uncommon to find graffiti with apologia for the occult, the Chaos Followers, or Chaos itself, and it scared Alexis a little.
'I have already warned the Church about the connection of the Demons with the Chaos Followers and they must be acting somehow... What am I doing? I just need to keep the promise I made to Luke, and then maybe I'll have a chance with...'
When Alexis found herself thinking of kinky things with Luke again, she scolded herself with a slap to her face.
”I need to stop thinking that way.... He and I are just friends... for now.”
Motivated to help find the half-wolf's friends again, Alexis ran after Matthew, who was relieved to have her close again. Whether intentional or not, the S-Class had a frightening aura.
Thus, they approached the vicinity of the third and last Dungeon discovered in Oukiwa. There were few houses around, and most buildings were warehouses, stores, or taverns. Because it wasn't as large as the Dungeon of the Upper Town, this one needed less protection, and on the night of the Tournament of Legends, the number of guards was even lower.
As soon as they approached the area interdicted by high wooden fences, Alexis threw Matthew over them and jumped.