"What the hell..." Louis hurriedly moved away from where he had been, but no matter how he moved, that red dot stayed glued to him.
Louis gradually realized that the One-Eyed Owl had set her sights on him. Wherever he ran, she would follow.
Manager...
Louis came to his senses. If the One-Eyed Owl really meant him harm, his only chance of survival was to get back to the Manager.
Louis glanced at the Map, abruptly changed direction, and ran toward the Manager's location.
Hopefully, the Manager hasn't joined the fight yet...
Meanwhile, the bandaged woman was quietly watching from a distance...
"He noticed me? Incredible..."
"But I can't let you run that way..." Seeing Louis suddenly settle on a direction after scurrying around like a headless chicken, the bandaged woman rubbed her hood and chased after him on her bandage-wrapped feet.
Gunfire rattled through a narrow corridor as Aogiri Tree ghouls exchanged fire with CCG soldiers. Neither side could gain the upper hand, but suddenly, a swift figure smashed through a window from the side and darted between them.
"Move unless you want to die!" Louis spread his arms, and the icy mist around his hands instantly swelled into two ice storms that surged outward, howling into both sides' ranks.
Ice crystals instantly covered the bodies of the ghouls and soldiers at the front, leaving them barely able to move, while the people behind them had their vision obscured by wind and snow.
A figure leaped over the heads of the Aogiri Tree ghouls. Rather than ambushing them, he seemed to be running for his life.
"Reporting! The S-rank Ice Mask has been spotted in the third-floor corridor of the Southern Ward! He's fleeing west!"
"Ice Mask? Doesn't he operate in Ward 20? What's he doing here?" Marude