Surrounded

"Whew..."

Inside a dark, damp basement.

Sigel panted heavily as he dug the bullets out of his body one by one with a dagger.

Clink!

The brass bullets hit the ground with a clear ring. They were stained with blood, and their tips had been completely flattened, as if they had struck a steel plate.

"Damn... I used up all my life-saving items in that shootout. Otherwise, how would I have ended up in such a sorry state?"

Sigel cursed furiously. The bullet holes in his body had already begun to stop bleeding and heal on their own, revealing his formidable vitality and regenerative power.

"But I have to leave here..."

He changed into clean clothes, put on a hat, and headed out onto the street.

Shrill sirens echoed across the city. At almost every intersection, he could see detectives with wary expressions and burly builds, watching every passerby with suspicion.

"Damn it!"

Sigel's heart sank. He wasn't an ordinary person. Having studied at university, he knew even better how terrifying the Kingdom's machinery was once set in motion. He had a vague feeling that focusing only on treating his wounds at first, instead of using the chance to escape the city, had been his biggest mistake.

"But even if I got out, what good would that do? They wouldn't let me through any roadblocks or customs checkpoints. Unless I walked on my own two feet, but who knew how long it would take to get out of the Kingdom? And even if I did escape, the international police would hunt me down, and I'd become a fugitive!"

Sigel gave a bitter smile.

Since he had fallen into despair, he no longer cared much about any of that.

"But there's still one glimmer of hope... the Main God Space! Since