Awakening from the Nightmare
Chapter 118

Too clever for his own good

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To be honest, Mulan knew perfectly well that his strength exceeded what most people expected of someone who had only just become supernatural. But he could never take on the entire Twilight Brigade. He also knew that the blow he had just delivered with all his strength had definitely achieved its purpose.

Although Mulan moved across the rooftops, he was not traveling at full speed, keeping roughly abreast of the Sorens Guard Corps marching through the streets below. Surprisingly, Chris and her brother did not seem particularly anxious either.

Mulan leaped from rooftop to rooftop. The Alchemist Matt trailed some distance behind, carried by Avenger, while Chris followed a few meters from Mulan.

"Neither of you seems to be in much of a hurry?"

Mulan glanced at Chris and asked casually.

A large area around the Square Corner Tower was still ablaze. The fires caused by the earlier explosions and incendiary bombs remained severe there. Chris looked in that direction as she answered Mulan.

"The Twilight Brigade wants what's inside the vault, but that vault isn't easy to open. So we're in no hurry. Besides, we don't have enough strength right now. We might as well let the greedy people in this city wear them down."

Mulan gave Chris a long, searching look. Her thinking was rather close to his own.

"Looks like the fighting over there is pretty fierce!"

From where Mulan and the others were, they could already hear the fighting around the Square Corner Tower.

In fact, the fighting at the Square Corner Tower had grown far more than twice as fierce as before. Not only were numerous people attacking the crimson giant, directly or indirectly, but others had also moved to surround the tower.

After all, everyone wanted what was inside the Square Corner Tower. If

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