Chapter 126: That face.
’Smells weird...’
The warm air and strange stench were the first things Mark noticed upon entering the large hall. It was one of the most well-known facilities of each underground shelter.
The purpose behind it was to hold events for the people who might be indefinitely held inside. That clearly wasn’t what the Red Hoods decided to use it for, however.
"Hey," Franco muttered from the side. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just a little nervous."
Mark curled up the corners of his mouth. He had more than one reason to be nervous, chief among them being that it felt like they had just entered the boss room. He could see a man in red ropes standing on the podium at the very front and something told him that they would soon be fighting him.
Ramsay and the others explained what would likely happen going forward. Since the Red Hoods are after the Awakened, they will use Soul Pressure to weed out the Dormants and those with weak psychic potential. Those who don’t pass out will be taken away while the rest will be tossed into one of the Rifts leading to the Underworld in order to forcefully Awaken them.
Elya and Franco were Soldier Rank Awakened while Mark had the Mind and Soul of a Knight Rank. The three of them didn’t have to worry about passing out but to make it so the Red Hoods wouldn’t suspect anything they planned on pretending to struggle a little.
This was the second part of the plan. While Ramsay and Alex infiltrate through a different route, the trio passes the selection and reaches the same place. It was a little difficult to believe that they made it this far.
Once the crowd of civilians reached the front of the hall, the man in red robes stepped forward, causing Mark to frown. The bastard was handsome. Way too handsome. Long silky hair, sharp brows, clear obsidian eyes. His features had a touch of femininity to them but his height and build balanced it out.
He was undoubtedly of Asian origin and the robes he wore pointed to him being Chinese, seeing that he looked like the average xianxia protagonist.