Chapter 57: A Chaotic Date with a Beastkin and a Demon (7)
But the blazing anger that surged through me, hot enough to make my head ache, lasted only for a brief moment.
Emotional actions often lead to worse outcomes than rational decisions.
I’d almost lost my life once when I flew into a blind rage during the Drakel incident. Remembering that, I forcibly suppressed the bubbling heat and continued to think calmly.
‘In this situation, no matter how much I can see the contracts, it’s too dangerous to pass through this corridor. These contracts are forcibly imposed, even at the cost of one’s life. It’s not something I can avoid by simply flying over it.’
A closer examination of the red words scattered across the underground railway revealed that just passing near them—not directly touching—could still result in being bound by the contract.
This must have been designed for cases where someone tried to pass through on a vehicle.
Even if I avoided stepping on the ground with telekinesis, the possibility of being forcibly bound by the contract was still high.
And to make matters worse, if the inscriptions were damaged, they would restore themselves. Without the Eye of Contracts, I wouldn’t even know where the inscriptions were etched or what they said.
No wonder even the police force responsible for maintaining order in Night Haven struggled against a single demon bound by such contracts.
Sure, a powerful mage who could override the laws of contracts or an android immune to such bindings might have a chance, but...
‘From my standpoint, if someone like that shows up, I’d be completely sidelined. This is a race against time.’
If the police arrived, it would be game over.