Chapter 110: Silicon Street.
Nightsun had plenty of hotels and other types of lodging, so Dante had no trouble finding a place to take a break and shower. He also made sure to wash all the clothes that were soiled from what happened in that alleyway. Once that was done, he lay down in the room he rented and waited, watching the security footage and waiting for the kid to reach wherever he was going.
’He’s taking another train?’
Dante had expected him to be from Moonstone, since that was the place they first crossed paths at, but turns out that was far from the truth. Too far, in fact. For ninety whole minutes, he did nothing but wander around and ride trains. Sometimes he would go into alleyways infested with hobos and street rats, yet each time he would come out unscathed, as if entirely untouched by whatever dwells in those places.
More than once, Dante lost track of the brat. It was as if he was going into blind zones on purpose, which forced Dante to watch the exits of every alleyway connected to them. He didn’t have to do that, since Volcan had that covered. Nevertheless, he still did it in an attempt to keep his anger from dying down.
After passing through Moonstone, Edge Valley, New City, the City Center, Nightsun, then Hollowgrid, the kid turned around and passed through Nightsun once more, taking a different route through the City Center before arriving at Silicon Street in the Graysteel district.
For a moment there Dante thought that the kid was just there to pick up some parts or a few RAM chips, but surprisingly that wasn’t the case. He stood beside an old light pole in an isolated corner, as if waiting for something. A few minutes later, he crossed the road and entered the alley on the other side.
From the way he waited till no one was around and scanned his surroundings before proceeding, Dante concluded that the brat didn’t want anyone to see him go inside. That suspicion was proven true when he didn’t appear at any of the exits.
’Got you...’
The malice radiating from the grin spreading over Dante’s face could bring nightmares to anyone who sees it. He moved straight to the next phase of the plan, taking a train to Silicon Street.