Chapter 31
Tap. Lightly pushing off the railing, I flew across and landed precisely on the rooftop of the building opposite.
'He's much faster than I thought.'
When I lifted my head, I could see the figure of the opponent fleeing across the night sky.
The energy I sensed was, at best, B-rank. I was currently using my Hidden Skill, putting me at S-rank status, so under normal circumstances, I should have caught up to him long ago.
Maintaining this distance despite that meant the opponent was probably ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) a Hunter with a skill related to movement speed.
'Well, that explains how he managed to find his way to the building.'
I drew a longsword from my inventory and kicked off the rooftop again. Whooosh — cutting through the wind, I leaped high and moved to another building.
Even if the opponent was fast, it wasn’t impossible to catch him if I focused and chased properly. As I increased my speed, the opponent, who kept glancing back while running ahead, also started running even harder.
Under the brilliant full moon, the rooftops of the shopping district were illuminated as the chase continued. Unlike me, who wasn’t struggling much, the opponent seemed exhausted; his ragged, panting breaths were loud and clear.
Even if his skill made him faster than me, a B-rank was still a B-rank. The stamina gap between B-rank and S-rank was enormous. In a prolonged chase, it was naturally the opponent who would be at a disadvantage.
I closed the distance quickly as the opponent’s speed visibly dropped due to exhaustion. I reached out my hand to grab the figure right in front of me—at that exact moment.
"...Huff, ugh!"