"No, these are all Dr. Fashion's troops. Only he can mobilize these people," Chen Fan said.
Everyone's expressions changed. Akame said, "So Dr. Fashion is nearby?"
Chen Fan nodded. "That should be the case." Everyone's expressions darkened. If Dr. Fashion knew about this place, then Esdeath might very well come too. Almost everyone had been affected by the paralyzing poison gas. If Esdeath led the Jaegers here at a time like this, everyone in Night Raid would be in danger.
Chen Fan said, "This should be Dr. Fashion acting on his own. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone through so many little schemes. We just need to kill him. He can release poison gas and command these people to attack, so he must be over there." Chen Fan raised his head and looked in one direction. The things he had killed had exploded only after some time had passed, so someone had clearly detonated them manually. That meant they had to be standing somewhere they could observe this area and know what was happening. Combined with the direction of today's wind, the poison gas had drifted over with the wind.
[Eye] saw Chen Fan looking in their direction, and his expression changed. He said to Dr. Fashion, "Lord Fashion, that man is looking this way!"
Hearing [Eye]'s words, Dr. Fashion propped one elbow with his hand and covered his forehead, shaking his head. "It failed! A miscalculation—there's nothing to be done about it. Run!" As soon as he finished speaking, he took off in large strides. The others froze for a moment before hurriedly following him. They were merely reconnaissance types and had no combat ability. Encountering that monster would be no different from courting death.
Chen Fan saw a tiny figure flash past and disappear. He knew Dr. Fashion