Chapter 314: His Advantage

The echoes of her hurried footstep resonated through the quiet night as Samantha abandoned her escape route. She fled the ship's port without thinking twice, the adrenaline-fueled sprint drowning out the distant sounds of the ship's departure. She no longer cared if the hood of her cloak veiled her appearance or not– that man had clearly seen right through it!!

All her mind could focus on presently was running away from those nightmarish eyes that seemed to have spotted her, despite her invisibility. She kept running without daring to look back, her breathing becoming more and more shallow as she navigated the quiet passage. She hadn't pictured which route she was taking and simply followed the ones her legs led her through, and only when the distant sounds of fireworks echoed within the vicinity, did she come to the realization that she had strayed away from the crowd.

That was a good thing right? The guards on patrol won't be able to find her here.