Code: Infinity [Reboot]

Chapter 26 - 'Higher' Level World? More like Higher Entertainment.

Dark smoke floated in the sky as the huge mansion within the palace located in the center of the town shook.

<<To understand us is to decipher the language of shadows, written in the ink of secrets and spoken in the silence of the unseen. But worry not. People of the Empire. We hunt in shadow, punishing those who know of nothing but evil.>>

A voice resonated through the dead of night as many people closed their doors, but looked through their windows, wondering what fate awaited them.

But as each word the voice spoke, it made them feel as if they were witnessing something 'Holy'. Even with panic, many people felt as if they had been waiting for the voice that spoke to them in their minds.

<< My name is Shadow and my goal is to remove the evil within the Empire. Farwell, the night should be colored in Shadow. >>

The people heard the voice for the final time as huge screams of many Danger beasts resonated throughout the night.

The mansion in which the manager of the town lived was shrouded in flames as many dangerous beasts emerged out of thin air, causing destruction and deaths to all the soldiers protecting the mansion.

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"Shit! Quickly! Get me to a safe place! How the hell did this situation take place!? I was notified that the surrounding was cleared off of the Danger Beasts. How the hell can you fucking explain this situation."

"And who the hell is this Shadow bastard!?"

With a huge belly, the town mayor ran with all his might. He was a middle-aged guy. Sweat poured down his face as he screamed at the top of his lungs as he was getting escorted to a safer location through a tunnel hidden underneath a part of the town.

Tens of soldiers ran in front and behind him, trying to protect him. They were experienced in fighting and adored the best of the equipment. Each of them was an Imperial Soldier who was tasked to protect him for a short amount of time.

Just a few minutes ago, the whole situation was calm, although the internal situation was a bit tense with the death of Nick, the people were doing their jobs normally, but that very night the whole town was turned upside down as the Danger Beasts attacked the town from all the direction.

*Skree!* *Boom*

The whole tunnel shook as the mansion above them raged into rubble, prompting them to run faster, surpassing their limits.

As they ran, they suddenly slowed down as they saw something... or someone walking toward them. Although they were not able to see who it was, they were sure that they were able to feel danger.

*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*

With each step the person took, an unusual tension loomed in the air. Slowly slowly a tall figure, clad-ed in black walked out of their shadow, making their instincts scream. They pointed their weapons over to the person who entered their view.

"A person clad in the purest black... I have heard that you have been causing trouble in MY Town. Are you the bastard who has caused this!? TELL ME!"

With a red face, the Mayor pointed at him, causing the person to open his mouth, "He who lurks in shadows to hunt the shadows... I am Shadow."

"You-You Dare? You dare joke around this situation!? Do you know who the fuck is my brother huh!? He will skin you alive!! What the hell are you guys looking at!? Go and kill that piece of shit!"

As soon as the mayor shouted out at them, all the Imperial soldiers protecting him rushed over with readied weapons and attacked Ryo who was still walking calmly toward the mayor.