Chapter 263: The Season of Redemption (2)
The night sky is colored a deep blue.
The cloudy sky resembles a swarm of sharks rising to the surface from the depths of the ocean.
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump!
The sound of urgent footsteps echoed in the quiet of dawn.
Narrow streets between red brick buildings. An alley with stagnant puddles of water.
"...Huff, huff, huff!"
A man wearing armor under a black trench coat was wiping blood from the corner of his mouth.
"I would have been left out at this point."
Clutching the hatchet at his waist, he stuck his head out of the building and looked left and right.
Finding the street empty, he breathed a sigh of relief and muttered.
"Damn it. Miss Uroboros, if it weren't for that bitch, I'd be able to devour the Imperial City...."