Chapter 161: Jonas’ Uncertainties
Satisfied that Kim was safe, Jonas left the shadows, unsure how much he'd have to use that ability. It was useful, but he didn't exactly have the much MP to work with and each use cost 10 MP just to activate it. Although, at worst, he'd have to activate it twice more, since he'd assisted Kim in eliminating two of the doppelgangers.
"Where'd you come from?" Kim asked as she caught her breath, leaning against the wall, clearly worn out from all the fighting she'd been doing that night so far.
Jonas merely shrugged. "I just happened to be in the neighborhood and heard that there were four doppelgangers in the area, and that you'd probably encountered two of them," Jonas answered casually, as if thi is the kind of thing that happens on a daily basis.
Kim couldn't help but laugh. "Don't make me laugh," Kim complained. "I'm too tired."
Jonas nodded. "Well, I hate to do this to you then, but I think Elmo was on the trail of another doppelganger and I know Elin was fighting one herself," Jonas replied, his tone turning serious.
Kim stood up straight, her eyes blazing with restrained fury at the news. "Elin's fighting one?"
Jonas nodded. "She told Elmo and me to go on ahead. Neither of us could tell which Elin was a doppelganger, since we didn't see the transformation occur. So, we had no choice but to let her deal with... uh, herself, I guess," Jonas finished, unsure how to phrase that.
Kim nodded. "Was there any clue as to which Elin was the doppelganger?" she asked, sheathing her sword, just so she could give her arms a little bit of time to rest.
Jonas shook his head. "One of them told us to go down a hallway and Elmo wasn't sure we should until the other Elin urged us to take the same hallway, both of them saying that the other doppelganger went down that hallway."
Kim chuckled. "Yeah, that would make it difficult. They do seem to be masters of imitation."
"When I left Elmo, he was still going down that hallway, but I stopped when I came to a room that I noticed had another door that turned out to lead to this smaller hallway."