章 32: Chapter 32 - Pyromaniac
Chapter 32 - Pyromaniac
2:54
I am hiding inside a house at the moment. Following my first "assassination", I decided to take a break with Micha. When I left Falco this morning I asked him to make me a meal that I can take away and that I take out of my inventory with Micha's croquettes.
The situation has improved a lot for me. There are only two of them left which means that no matter who wins, there will always be someone left for me to take down, so you might as well take a break. I don't particularly want to take risks for nothing, although I have a big advantage compared to them since I'm not alone having both a great Girl Scout and a partner in crime in the person of Micha. For now it's time for the break. We're both hungry and my head hurts. Micha's movements are one thing, but giving him orders is grueling. It's a bit like talking to someone who is too far away, you have to repeat yourself until the whole sentence is understood clearly, but with your head and not your voice and I'm not used to it.
I am installed on the ground against the front door of the house which I kept slightly open on a main street. There's little chance someone will walk past me, but you never know. Until Micha is watching, I had better stay alert.
One of the things I also have to think about is the area that is shrinking in size. If I'm not careful, I risk losing home ground advantage.
I would love to have a bow or throwing knives. It would make the exercise easier than my stilettos which I don't really know how to use.
… Note I don't know how to use a bow or throwing knives.
Once Micha is done I decide to send her to scout around the neighborhood to make sure there are no traps or someone ambushing then decide to use the same method as the first time. Micha walks past and I follow the road, remaining discreet.
Several tens of minutes pass without anyone showing up. Several times I ask Micha if she is well and she always answers me with the same enthusiasm. The exercise starts to be long for me and several times I prevent myself from yawning by trying to remain discreet. I pinch myself several times. I absolutely have to concentrate, I'm only halfway through and I don't have to rest now.
1:30
I hear a noise. After a long time spent without doing anything except walking I finally heard a noise. Ultimately ! I explain to Micha that I hear something and give her the direction of the noise so that she can go and see. From what she tells me through the link she is starting to get seriously tired from running in all directions. I can understand her and I imagine that I will not go to the Tamers tower during the day. I don't even know what time it must be because of this area where it is dark, well I digress.
I slowly approach the noises as Micha walks past me. The noise sounds like a sort of metallic click and seems really far away. Given the irregularity there is a chance that the last two candidates are fighting. I'd better hurry if that's the case. It would be a golden opportunity for them to hurt each other and I could finish them off.
A few minutes pass and the noise gets louder and louder. Micha seems close to the goal on his side and I take out one of my weapons for safety. I still have two blocks to walk before I get to the source of the noise. Micha suddenly gives me his report which I take some time to understand.
Two people are fighting. Weapons. No winner.
I have to concentrate and find a strategy. I have to find a way to have one of the two. I can wait for the fight to end, but I don't know if it's a good idea. I think for a few moments, staying where I am. I have the technique I used with Micha a little earlier that worked, but if possible I would like to change my approach a bit, especially since Micha is tired. A diving attack from a roof? Do I roll barrels in their path? Or a fire? I already thought about the idea of setting the fire a little earlier, but if I do this well then it might be interesting. For that in any case I'm going to need several things. I ask Micha to keep an eye on them and start to put together a few things.
If I want this fire idea to work, it would be nice if I find a way to surround them in the fire and not die killed by the fire on my side. For that I tear the right sleeve of my shirt and wrap it around my head. The fabric looks tough enough for what I'm going to do with it. Well if I catch fire, I can roll around in the puddles of water and mud that are all over the place, but I'll save this idea for later since I will still try not to come to this. I take the fire stone out of my wallet and decide to light a fire quickly on the straw of one of the roofs. For this to work, I have to surround them with flames and for that I will have to be quick. I keep going from house to house, never stopping and making a large circle around them. One by one the fires start and I decide to tie the piece of shirt firmly to my face. I take a supply of water from inside my inventory and pour it over my head.
In the event of a fire, covering yourself with water and making sure you do not breathe the gases are the simplest maneuvers and the easiest to forget. It only takes getting close enough to a fire or a smoker in your life to understand that smoke is more dangerous than flames. If they keep fighting without stopping, I have a chance that they will start to suffocate and be easier to beat. The only real concern with my plan is that I myself am capable of suffocating myself.
Of course there are better, I could have waited patiently for the end of their duel, but I don't know how long it will take and according to Micha, "no winner" is the answer she gave me. returns most often and that probably means neither wins. I sigh as I light my last fire. The horizon begins to redden from the flames. And smoke begins to rise in the sky. I must have been playing arsonist for about fifteen minutes.
I try to go back to the level of the first house and I realize that I really did something wrong… I can't even approach the place, the flames are spreading from house to house. It's starting to become a real widespread fire.
I must have lit something like twenty straw house roofs…? Of course I did it as far as possible from the two candidates who are fighting so that they do not realize it for the moment and apparently it works since Micha tells me that they are still fighting.
It's still weird. It must have been over 30 minutes since I heard the first sound and they don't seem to be getting tired either. Normally a sword fight isn't supposed to last that long, is it? In addition I have the impression that they have both forgotten the existence of a third candidate and either they are blind not to notice the fire, or they are too "stupid" centered on their duel.
Anyway, now is not the time to stay in the neighborhood. The flames are spreading more and more and I'll end up being surrounded if I'm not careful. I decide to get Micha back before it's too late.
Seeing as I've clearly made everyone's situation worse, I need to at least get away from the place with Micha to get to safety. Considering the size of the fire, there is a risk that the entire city will go up in smoke.
I didn't think I was such a good arsonist, but now it's time to run away. Micha comes back in my direction and goes back into the leather pocket. I am no longer in a position to do anything. I should have waited for the fight to end and then ambushed like the first. Anyway, I guess I have the right to make mistakes ...
I run to the outside of the burning area. It must be obvious by now that the other two are on fire, but I won't risk sending Micha to see what they're doing. She's tired from running around for several hours and I don't want to bother her just yet.
Suddenly an explosion resounded in the sky.
"There are only two of you left. "
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