章 167: First official hunt (8)

"Are you sure they went this way?" Greg asked.

"A hundred percent..." Zachary replied.

Greg nodded and said, "Okay then…" He turned to the others with a somber look. He and Zachary were accompanied by three other people, and they had been tasked to kidnap Erik Romano, the awakener.

They went out of the city through a secret passage the Crystal Cross gang used when they wanted to smuggle something or someone out of the city. They actually had to walk through the sewer to do that and were now full of filth. The smell alone could make anyone sick; even thaids steered away from them.

The group walked into the forest, searching for their target undisturbed by beasts. However, they had to pay attention to not being found out by soldiers and teachers. They had been briefed by their boss about this outing. The whole Red Palace, including teachers and soldiers, were there, but since the forest was big, they didn't see people.