Chapter 162: The Hero vs The Irregulars(Part 1)
"This will be our first target, Amber Village. More specifically, the two Irregulars who have been assigned to this village, the Blood Mage and the Bone Mage, they’re the weakest of The Irregulars, so we’ll start with them," Remarked Alphonse, as he arrived at the outskirts of Amber Village.
"Yeah, okay. How are we going to sneak in, though? You said your Teleport Spell wasn’t working, and it looks like they’ve really tightened security," Responded Akila with a frown.
It was the 25th of August, 1919, and Alphonse had decided it was time to make his move, and assuming Colt and Lexia to be the easiest targets among The Irregulars, he opted to go after them first.
His goal was for Akila to kill them, in the hopes that doing so would give him more confidence, and more importantly, get him used to killing.
"They must have set up a barrier around the village to block teleportation. No matter, we can still get into the village...it’s not the most pleasant option, but our only choice is to sneak in through the sewers," Replied Alphonse reluctantly.
"Got it. That does sound pretty gross, but it’s nothing compared to the suffering the people of this nation have endured for far too long. Let’s get going," Declared Akila, as he made his way towards the village.
"Yes, exactly...I’m glad you understand," Responded Alphonse, dragging his feet after Akila.
As they located a large sewage pipe, they entered and headed in, Alphonse doing his best to hold himself together and keep from recoiling in disgust, feeling nauseous from the stench.
"O-Okay, this is pretty rough. I feel like I’m going to puke," Grimaced Akila as he lifted his collar over his nose and mouth, heaving slightly.
"This is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever done! I-It better be worth it, damn it, if he fails to kill them after this literal shit, I swear I’ll...," Alphonse thought to himself shakily.
He focused on his Detection Magic to try and distract himself as they made their way through the tunnels, flinching as he spotted rats scurrying about, and nearly screaming as a roach skittered across his foot.