Chapter 149: He-llo (9)
Salome arrived at the location where the pillar of light had erupted.1st Street.
The heart of the city where the Duke lived.
Artisans of all kinds had spent over 10 years designing and 200 years building it, and even now it continued to be expanded, but that majestic building was completely destroyed.The outer walls had collapsed, the gardens were burnt, and broken steel rods, lime walls, and wooden columns could be sighted all around, like the aftermath of a war.
"No... a war did actually take place..."
Salome’s eyes, while saying so, were now directed towards the ground.The floor deep beneath the Duke’s library.
The depth was endless and pitch-black, as if it was the gaping maw of hell itself. What kind of war could have left such a hole in the world?
Gooooooo━—From the depths, a strange howling wind echoed, sounding like the agonizing wails and screams of all the people in the world combined.If hell had a sound, it would be exactly this.
"...I want to go back."
Salome was a thief.For a thief, not only were one’s skills important, but being able to go undetected and preserve one’s life was just as important.Salome had a natural talent for thievery, and thanks to this, her instincts for survival were more than twice as strong as others.And Salome’s instincts were very clear.