Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 200 - : Fifty-eight Not afraid? Then why are you trembling?
Chapter 200: Fifty-eight Not afraid? Then why are you trembling?
Chamos sat on the ground, his eyes closed, wearily massaging his temples.
“Vice-Captain,” one of the knights couldn’t bear it anymore and said to him, “Why don’t you take a rest? You haven’t slept in two days.”
Only then did Chamos open his eyes, which were bloodshot with fatigue.
“How can I sleep when we haven’t caught that guy?” Chamos slowly began, his voice hoarse, “The moment I close my eyes these past two days, I keep seeing Kude…”
He couldn’t continue, and so he forcefully slammed the ground with his fist to vent his inner rage.
“Where has that guy hidden!”
The fellow knight sighed softly and then squatted next to Chamos, saying, “There’s no way around it, Lyra is too vast, and we are severely understaffed. Even with the highest-level Wanted Notice issued, we still can’t launch a comprehensive search for Gerard, and it’s really not easy for just our small team to find him.”
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That was exactly the point that was infuriating Chamos.
The Wanted Notice had been delayed in its escalation, and their small team alone could not cover all possible locations where Gerard might appear.
After Kude died, Chamos hadn’t rested at all, leading the Tenth Squad back and forth to places Gerard might appear, but they hadn’t even caught a glimpse of him.
Where on earth was he hiding?!
Not only Chamos was pondering this question, but the entire Tenth Squad was as well, driven by the sacrifice of their captain Kude, they, who believed Gerard was the murderer, naturally were the most eager within the Skeleton Corps to capture him.
And after some thought, the knight furrowed his brows and looked at Chamos, “Vice-Captain, is it possible that Gerard has already left the city?”
Chamos turned to look at the knight, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, “Are you saying he defected from Lyra?”
“Do you think that’s possible?”
Chamos initially wanted to say no, because since the establishment of Lyra City, there hadn’t been a single “defector,” even though the laws never forbade people from leaving Lyra, but Lyra’s inhabitants lived solely within Lyra City as if it were a common understanding, nobody ever thought about leaving.
Could Gerard possibly be that “exception”?
Chamos only briefly considered this idea before his expression grew even more unpleasant.
Wasn’t Gerard already that “exception”?
Wasn’t everything he was currently doing already beyond the conventional understanding of Lyra’s people?
He had already become the biggest, most notorious, and immeasurable defector since the establishment of Lyra.
With that thought, Chamos stood up from the ground and swiftly walked away, his face darkening.
Another knight followed him, surprised, “What’s wrong, Vice-Captain?”
“I think you might be right,” Chamos said, “If it’s that guy, he really might have defected from Lyra City. I must tell Minister Fenli to immediately reinforce border security…”
Thinking of this, Chamos felt very annoyed.
Why hadn’t he thought earlier that Gerard might have already left the city?
Up until now, he had been considering Gerard with the same logical behavior of a typical Lyra person, never considering that he might leave the city. If it wasn’t for the knight’s reminder, who knows how much longer he might have continued in confusion.
“After reinforcing the martial law at the borders, I will also request Minister Fenli’s permission to pursue outside the city,” Chamos said, “We can’t let him get away.”
The knight was surprised by Chamos’ impulsiveness, “But Vice-Captain, if Gerard has indeed already left the city, isn’t it very likely he left two days ago? Do we still have a chance of finding him now?”
“Leaving the city is not that simple,” Chamos said coldly, “Without carrying sufficient supplies and equipment, his equipment won’t get him very far.”
That was the most direct reason why Lyra’s people found it difficult to leave Lyra.
Once away from Lyra’s Source Oil, mechanical devices would not last long before they ceased to function, and then the weapons that had been of major assistance in Lyra would instantly become useless iron that slowed one down.
That’s why Lyra’s people always traveled in squadrons carrying large supplies and could stay out for months, just like when they had been sent to Rhein’s Somo City.
And Gerard alone wouldn’t be able to stay out for long or move quickly.
He didn’t even have transport, after all, there were no gear car tracks outside the city.
At most only…
Chamos thought of something else, his pupils slightly constricted, and then after cursing “Damn it,” he quickened his pace.
“What’s wrong, Vice-Captain?”
“It’s very likely this guy went directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” Chamos said, his face looking particularly awful, “The captain’s father works there.”
Hearing Chamos say this, the knight’s expression changed, and he quickened his pace.
The captain was already gone; if the captain’s father encountered problems too, they would truly be disgraced.
But now, was there still time?
“If Gerard has fled, he could only run toward Rhein or Holy Sound,” Chamos thought of the captain’s father possibly being in trouble, and his face contorted with vengefulness, like a man-eater, “I will request an arrest warrant from the minister; no matter where he runs, I will capture him!”
