Chapter 201 - 199: Recovering the Lost Item
Claudia saw the thief she had stabbed once roll off the roof and immediately chased after him, following suit by jumping down from the roof.
But the thief seemed to vanish into thin air. Even though Claudia was swift, she couldn’t catch sight of the thief downstairs.
However, Claudia didn’t feel disappointed or angry because of this. She slightly moved her nose, and promptly caught a special scent of blood, thus pursued into the nearby alley following this lead.
At the same time, the thief on the run was trying to disguise himself again to evade the Assassin’s pursuit. Yet injuring himself from the fall off the roof had slowed him down and he had to rely on his familiarity with the terrain to dodge.
Yet, the Assassin was relentless as a haunting ghost, shadowing him precisely regardless of what disguise he changed into or what hiding place he chose.
This made the thief, amidst his exhausting escape, notice something unusual about himself.
His ability allowed him to completely erase his scent each time he changed outfits; this was to prevent any unwanted odors on his clothes or being tagged with tracking scents, a method used occasionally for escaping.
But the thief realized that during his chase with the Assassin, he had not picked up anything and had already changed into so many outfits. Even if he had any scent, it should have been washed away.
Yet the Assassin could still locate him in various environments, leading the thief to suspect that a special mark had somehow been left on him.
He quickly took note of the wound inflicted by the Assasin’s throwing knife, sniffed his wound attentively, and then found the clue. His blood emitted a faint, almost undetectable yet very unique scent—it couldn’t be masked even if he hid in a dumpster.