Chapter 27: Night Hunt in the City (Part 2)
After leaving the first batch of kidnappers in front of the prison, along with the kids that they had captured, we made our way to the final hideout where the supposed leader of the entire gang was hiding.
There were only 5 of them inside the small house that was located close to the center of the city. Yoru was sent in once again through the shadows to scout, and after confirming that only the bandits were inside, we stormed in, and quickly took them out. Except for the leader, whom I wanted to ask some questions.
He was a short haired man with a heavy physique. Of course, it didn't matter how strong he was, I had never seen anyone being able to break out of Vespera's webs.
"So, who's your client?" I asked the binded leader.
"Tch! As if I would tell you for free..."
"How many other children have you kidnapped?" I asked again, completely dismissing his comment.
"Don't know..." responded the leader with an obnoxious smile.
'Doesn't seem like this is going to work... I could beat the answers out of him, or... I could take a look myself.' I thought as I had come up with a plan to gather all of the information I needed.
"I promised to myself I wasn't going to use this type of magic unless it was necessary..."
I placed my hands in the bandit's head, then channeled magic through them: "Memory Check." I chanted, and just as my hands started glowing, I started to see the bandit's memories right before my eyes.
Thankfully, I had devised the spell so that I could quickly find the memory I was looking for instead of digging through years of a man's life.