To Be a Power in the shadows part 2

chapter 92

Outlaw City is, in short, a gigantic slum.

Vagrants gather here and there, shanties line the streets, rubbish heaps fill the air with the smell of rot.

However, that is not all there is to Outlaw City.

The reason is because there are three skyscrapers soaring over the rest of the city.

"So that is the castle of the Queen of Blood, the Red Tower......"

So murmurs a man with a face like an evil pro wrestler while looking up at the blood-red tower within the light of a setting sun.

"What's the matter, Quinton? You getting jelly legs?"

The person who is calling out to Quinton is a handsome young man with blond hair.

"Like hell I am, Goldoh. It's just that I've never seen a building this tall before."

"Hmph...... I've also fought in many places all over the world, but this is indeed a splendid tower. It would probably take a whole day to climb to the top."

The two look up at the Red Tower and sigh.

The red-colored tower that looks like a spiral of blood piercing the sky. The two cannot even imagine how such a tower was built.

"Just because the tower is imposing, it doesn't mean the person inside is strong. Let's go."

"This place is merely a gathering place for would-be's. The head of the Queen of Blood shall be ours."

Quinton and Goldoh might seem like opposites from their appearance, but they found a surprisingly rapport with each other the first time they talked. It might perhaps be because they share the common point of having lost to the same opponent, but even after the Festival of the God of War, the two have gotten closer and come to act together.

The two walk through the streets of Outlaw City as the sun sets. As they proceed deeper towards the center, the desolated slum gradually turns into a jumbled city where cultures clash and fuse in colorful and eye-grabbing ways.

"Well this is surprising......"

"I agree...... keep your eyes peeled."

The center of Outlaw City that no one can imagine by looking in from the outside.

What's changed is not only the buildings. The people walking on the streets are also no longer vagrants, but beasts with glittering eyes that seem to be searching for prey.

There is not a single small fry here.

Both Quinton and Goldoh understand that fully.

As they proceed while staying ready to draw their swords at any moment, the jumbled town seems suddenly unified under a gloomy air.

That is the proof of having entered the territory of the Queen of Blood.

Both of them sensed the change in vibe.

"We're close."

Mysteriously, there isn't a single resident to be seen. However, they feel presences squirming inside the houses. The Red Tower also looks a lot closer now.

The two redouble their vigilance.

Then they finally arrive before the Red Tower.

"This is the entrance to the tower......!"

Quinton approaches the gigantic door. The door is decorated with intricate carvings of sinister figures that seem to be human yet not human.

"Let's go."