Under the Veil of Night

Kanae knew that she wouldn't be able to run away forever. She could sense that someone was trying to catch up with her as she ran with all she got. The weight on her back slowed down her speed by several milliseconds and those important milliseconds allowed them to catch up with her.

Dashing to the alleyway, she hoped that she would never hit a wall. This part of Black Street was unfamiliar to her, so she couldn't say for certain whether she could get away safely or not.

"Sister Kanae, my hands feel numb."

"Please hold on," Kanae was still holding James's feet firmly, but if the boy broke his hold, she was not sure that she could carry him.

Suddenly, she broke her direction to the side as Randy appeared from the other side of the way, intending to trap her. Seeing that Kanae managed to sense him, he cursed quietly and went into another chasing.

"Go over there!" James Wells ordered.

"I get it."

The two of them separated as they chased after Kanae. Although it was faint, Kanae could feel the pressure was slowly building up inside her. She knew that they wanted to trap her, but she couldn't let them do it.

Her feet continued to run at high speed as she tried to think for a way to evade them.

Bang!

Randy kicked the trash can in front of him, blocking his way with Kanae as he stood in front of her. His double daggers were held firmly on both of his hands, ready to strike them.

"Sis!"

Kanae was about to turn around when she sensed someone coming at high speed towards her. Gritting her teeth, she charged forward to Randy.

"Come here!" Randy focused his entire attention to Kanae.

In the next moment, she disappeared.

Randy was stunned, but he collected himself calmly again. When they were near, Kanae jumped to the wall and kicked it. The force generated from her feet forced her upward as she somersaulted in the air. Twisting her body, she made sure that she was the one facing against Randy and not James.

"You!" Randy thrust his sword upwards, trying to wound Kanae fatally.

Clang!

Kanae blocked his attack using her sword. She pushed them to the side as she landed on the ground. While Randy fell down due to the force he gave just now, Kanae kicked the ground and ran away even further.

"You're useless!" James Wells spat out.

Randy's face darkened. It was not his fault that Kanae was that quick. Her reaction speed was simply superb. It left him with no room to exploit, which allowed the woman to get away with the boy.

"Where's Cain?"

"He's using a car," James Wells' expression darkened once again. Cain's physical strength was not that good. Hence, he had to use a car for the pursuit, or he would drop down.

The two of them continued the chase while Kanae was trying her best to run even faster. She hoped that there was a car nearby, but she knew better that she couldn't drive. This was certainly not the right place for her to put her lousy driving skill to test.

She didn't want to accidentally kill both of them. That would be the most tragic end.

Her dash came to a halt when she saw the dead end. Her heart sank to the bottom when she saw the large wall in front of her. She was about to turn back, but it was a one-way road. Seeing the two people behind her, she focused her attention back to the wall.

'She has to get past it one way or another!'

Her eyes scanned the surrounding. There was nothing in that place aside from trash cans loitering around. The building on either side was residences that didn't have any door nearby. The closest one would be the window on the second floor, but the size of the window was too small for them.

"Grab me tighter, James!"

Instead of answering, James held Kanae's collar firmer. His eyes showed deep surprise, but there was no fear. He trusted that everything Kanae did would be for him.

Gritting her teeth, she dashed forward and made her way to the wall. Stomping on the ground, she jumped to the trash can that she stood firmly. Using it as the base, she propelled herself to the middle wall. Kicking the wall, she forced herself up towards the side wall, reaching out her hand to hold onto the side window.

"She's here!" James Wells was stunned when he saw Kanae hanging near the window.

Before he could make any move, Kanae curled her body slightly and kicked the wall. She aimed to the middle wall as she managed to grab it using her both hands.

'It's painful!'

She could feel that she was straining both her hand and feet like this, but she simply didn't care. Forcing herself up, she made a jumping movement and landed on the wall. From this position, she could see the large forest not far from her.

Her heart skipped a beat. She recognized this place as the previous battle area during their chase to that clan.

"Where's she?"

The voice behind her reminded her that they were still chasing after her. Without thinking much anymore, she jumped down and landed on the ground. Her knee dropped to the ground as a way to balance herself. Forcing herself up, she ran away to the forest once more.

Randy was stunned when he saw Kanae standing on the wall. The height of the wall was several meters. How in the world did she do that?

"James, what should we do?" Randy asked.

"What should we do?" James Wells' face darkened. "Of course, we're chasing after her!"

His heart grew cold when he thought about Kanae's movement just now. He was too shocked to move; hence he gave them the time to run away. However, he knew that his attempt would be futile. In order for Kanae to reach that wall, she must have used her entire body.

He didn't think that he would be capable of imitating her movement. Even worse, Kanae was carrying James on her back when she made that stunt.

'She's truly full of boundless potential and energy.'

While Kanae was in the forest, she navigated her way to reach the previous headquarter. Running at high speed for a long time, she has started to feel the exhaustion, but she simply ignored it. Right now, she needs to focus on finding a place.

She didn't know how long she had searched when she found the ruins. Her heart skipped a beat. Dashing to the ruins, she found out that there was barely anything intact. From the corner of her eyes, she saw that there was still one building standing.

Directing her feet to that place, she stopped when she saw the hidden space beneath the woods.

"James, you should hide here."

Alighting down from Kanae's back, James looked at the dark face with hesitation. He looked at Kanae. "Can't I follow you?"

"It's too dangerous," Kanae rejected his notion right away. She knew far better than anyone that they have more strength than ordinary people. With James on her back, she wouldn't be able to fight with her utmost ability.

James could see that Kanae was sweating heavily. Her breathing was still more or less controlled, but it started to turn slightly faster.

He didn't want to be a burden to her anymore. Nodding his head quietly, he slipped under the wood, using it to cover his body.

"Good boy," Kanae took out her phone and handed it to James. "When we're already far away from here, call Patrick. Tell him that you're in the ruins inside a forest. He'll come here right away."

James nodded his head. He looked at Kanae worriedly. "Will you be alright, Sister Kanae?"

"I'll be fine," Kanae smiled reassuringly.

"Please come back safely," James looked up with a hopeful gaze.

Kanae truly wanted to say that she would come back safely, but she was not sure about that herself. The enemies she might fight were not ordinary enemies at all.

"I'll do my best. Be a good boy and stay here, okay?"

"Okay," James nodded his head.

After she got his answer, Kanae dashed to the forest and headed towards a different direction. She was not entirely sure about this decision, but she hoped that she could face them and get away from here.

In the ruins, James held the phone as tears trickled down on her cheek. He was not sure why, but he had the feeling that he would never see Kanae ever again.. The thought that this would be their last meeting caused him to feel immense sadness.