Vol 1 Chapter 3.12 (1/2)

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Cold wind echoed through the waterways. The wind stopped suddenly in an instant.

Lilith stopped moving.

I asked ”Lilith?”, while she twitched her nose, turning around to look at me with moist eyes.

”Do you hear anything?”

Lilith listened while saying quietly. I adjusted my auditory settings to the most sensitive value as well.

I could hear the sound of the rain, wind, flowing water, and—

Human footsteps.

Footsteps of many people.

”It seems like they're still chasing us.”

Lilith bit her lips.

The matter that she was thinking about was transmitted to me through her trembling shoulders. Since the military is here, that would mean that the force that could block them is now gone. However, Lilith and I did not mention him again. If we mention him, Lilith would cry, and I would feel pained as well.

We speedily walked forwards. Using the illumination from my visual settings, we continued to walk in the pa.s.sages of the waterways. Sometimes, I would hear the voices of men reflected in the pa.s.sages.

”Look!”

Lilith said in a low voice.

”The exit.”

I looked at the ceiling. There was a ladder on the wall, and a hole above it. It was similar to the hole that we entered through.

”Are we already in Oval City?”

”Yeah, we're probably in the city now.”