Chapter 280 - Getting Complicated
'They seem to have ramped up the security, that doesn't seem good.' Grey thought while he was heading over to Hugh's house.
He only thought the guards at the gate were the only ones increased, but now, he noticed even the ones patrolling the city were increased as well. There were even more groups this time.
When he got to the alley before Hugh's house, Void told him that there were guards hiding around the place.
'Damn it! What do they want me for?' Grey cursed out.
There is no way the guards were here because of Hugh, that leaves only one possibility, they were waiting for someone, and given how they have been searching for him, he felt he was probably the one. There's also the possibility that he wasn't the one though, but he wouldn't want to take that chance.
'Is there a way we can go inside undetected?' asked Grey.
'I can, but you can't.' replied Void.
'Shit! If only I've comprehended the space element, I wouldn't even bother with any of these people, I'd just go in and out as I wish.' Grey thought sadly.
Since meeting Void, and training with him in the trial land, he had been trying so hard to comprehend the space element. Currently, it was the most useful element he knew of, but it was harder than the other elements. Luckily for him, he not only had Void, but he also had a spatial ring, this had greatly improved his contact with the element.
But even after so long since discovering the space element, he still hasn't been able to sense it in the Chaos Space. He had tried comprehending the Great Void Technique but had been unable to. Although, he felt that he wasn't far from sensing it in the Chaos Space given how much he uses the spatial ring. Without the spatial ring, Void, and the Great Void Technique, it would probably take him months, if not even years before he would be able to make any progress with the space element.
'I'll have to disguise myself,' said Grey.
With a plan in mind, he walked back into the city. Since he was coming to this part of the city which was the slums of the city, he decided to dress like one of them. He even decided to put a scar on his face just in case those guards knew what he looked like.
"Don't worry, I didn't tell him anything," Hugh said when he saw Grey's expression.
Grey sighed in relief but didn't say anything, he waited patiently so Hugh would continue speaking.
Hearing the amount the Mayor offered, Grey s.u.c.k.e.d in a cold breath. That was a lot of money, even some families wouldn't mind betraying a family member, much less someone they knew nothing about. Grey's impression of Hugh skyrocketed when he saw how loyal he was, it was just as Klaus said, these people were more trustworthy than those two-faced rich people he knew.
"So, what brings you here?" Hugh asked after he was done telling Grey about the guards that came looking for him.
"I'm out of wood. I need more, a little bigger than the one I took the last time." Grey went straight to the point.
"Okay, come with me." Hugh stood up before walking in the direction of where the secret passage was located in his house by the end of the passage after leaving the living room.
"Huh!" Hugh exclaimed softly when he saw Void on Grey's shoulder just before they entered the secret room. He didn't recall seeing Void with Grey when he opened the door for him to come inside.
"When did the cat come in?" He couldn't help but ask.
"I hid him," replied Grey.
"Oh I see, it'll be easy for people to recognize you since you're known for always having a small black cat on your shoulder, so you hid it," Hugh nodded in enlightenment before turning around to open the secret passage.
As soon as he turned around, Grey's expression changed, 'Shit! How did I forget about that?'
'Luckily, I wasn't on your shoulder when you came out of the alley,' said Void.
'Yes, but they must already be aware of me coming into the city. Why exactly are they looking for me?' Grey asked.
He felt Hugh wasn't the only one who the new Mayor must've visited, he might've gone to see the other few people he was acquainted with in the Academy. This was already past just because of his Teacher, for the Mayor to move personally meant it was more than what he thought.