Xin had swiftly left the arena. As for what had happened with White Rose or those inside, she didn’t know, nor did she care about the result.
If she was captured by the White Rose after this and placed in jail, then so be it, as long as she got back at those responsible for everything.
Currently, she was walking down a street wearing a large hoodie over her head. People recognized her, so she also wore a white medical mask over the bottom of her face.
As for the people she was following, it was other White Rose agents who had branched off in pairs.
It was how she was able to find the Zodiac members in the first place. It appeared as if she wasn’t the only one tailing the gang.
The White Rose agents were fairly easy to spot as well, with their flashy white and gold outfits.
Tailing them had eventually led her to a training center. Looking up, it looked like another academy that trained fighters for the AFC.
She didn’t head in immediately, as she wanted to wait for the White Rose agents to leave before she went to look for whatever it was inside.
While waiting on the other side of the street, there was one person that she was worried about.
‘I wonder how Gary’s doing now?’ Xin thought. ‘And I wonder what he would think about me doing all of this.’
Lost in her thoughts, she eventually saw the White Rose members head out. She still wanted to wait a minute or so before heading in to see who they were meeting, but it didn’t take long for her to see another member of the Zodiacs come out, in the familiar white and purple tracksuit.
‘That’s William, one of the One Gang’s Zodiacs. He’s ranked 18 in the AFC, but from rumors, he might even be ranked higher if he didn’t care about his looks so much.’
Even now, Xin could see the man bringing out a small round pocket mirror and adjusting his blond, gelled-back hair.
‘Just like the other Zodiac members, it won’t be good to take him head-on. I need to wait and see the perfect opportunity,’ Xin thought. ‘And I need to take them out as quickly as possible, before they find out and have their guard up.’
She followed William for a short while after he left the academy, staying on the other side of the street.
Unfortunately for her, though, a beep sounded, and she could see that he was getting in a car.
‘Crap… I need to follow him.’
Xin looked around and quickly entered one of the alleyways. She looked around a second time, making sure no one was watching, before she transformed, a single wing extending from her back, and sparks of electricity could be seen at her feet.
After transforming, she ran up to the wall, placing her feet and kicking up. She was moving at an incredibly fast speed and stayed close to the wall as she climbed.
Eventually, she reached the top of the building and pulled herself up. The area they were in was quite built-up.
There weren’t giant skyscrapers as such, but things still went to around the sixth or so floor. As long as she stayed somewhat in the center of the rooftops, not too many people would be able to see her as she ran—not that they would notice much anyway.
The car was on the move, and Xin was quickly running across rooftops, using her ability as well. As she turned her head, she saw the car turn right, so she needed to get there quickly.
She ran across the flat rooftop and then jumped over it at an extraordinary height, using her powers to give her a boost and land on the other side.
She didn’t rest as she continued to move.
‘Although there might not be a chance for me to have William on his own, there’s a chance he can lead me to the others.’
‘The Zodiacs have been a little harder to find lately.’
With this in mind, Xin continued to follow, and she could soon see the car heading toward the area of the bridge.
Seeing the bridge reminded her of that day, bringing memories back, and only stirred her will to try even harder.
She was running out of rooftops, so she decided to leap down, aiming right for an empty pickup truck. Moments before landing, she used her elemental powers to slow down and settled herself in the truck.
The man driving didn’t pay much attention, and for a moment, the cars behind saw a bright flash of light, causing them to slow down before they regained their bearings.
Xin took a peek from the pickup truck once in a while, and she noticed the car with William took a detour, heading off to the side into a forest rather than staying on the main road or going across the bridge.
She had jumped out at the perfect time and was thankful for the cover of the tall trees. Now, she could run on the ground without causing too much attention.
“Where is he going? What even is this place?” Xin wondered.
That’s when the car came to a stop, right at a gate. It waited a few moments before the gate opened, and the car started to drive in.
Just as the gate doors were closing and the car drove ahead, Xin slipped past and let the gates close behind her. Now she could see, not too far ahead, on neatly cut grass, a large mansion.
‘Is this… Harvor’s house?’ Xin thought.
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