Chapter 112 Escaped

Chapter 112 Escaped

In the end, Alex only ended up with some minor bruising when the chaos finally died down. Most of the pain had actually come from the fall back down to the ground, sped up by the shockwave.

But the same could not be said for the residents of Monty town.

He may have saved them from being at the epicentre of the explosion, potentially saving the lives of tens of thousands of people, but the explosion on the ceiling had caused tons and tons of debris to shatter and rain down on the surrounding 30 kilometres.

A few unfortunate souls were unlucky and had huge, house sized pieces of rock fall right on their heads, turning them into a bloody paste in an instant. Others were still fast asleep in their houses, not knowing that a huge rock was about to obliterate them before it was too late.

Over 400 people had died from the falling debris alone, with thousands more laying injured. Everywhere all over Monty town, people were screaming and crying, all trying to flee the area in case more debris falls and targets them next.

'That motherfucker!'

Alex was furious. He felt a rage well up within him stronger than he had ever felt before as he looked on at the crippled town — a result of the destruction Bertram's selfish act of suicide caused.

He knew at that moment that the plans to sacrifice tens of thousands of people for the benefit of the count and his other compatriots was most likely a terrifying truth. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

If Bertram didn't even hesitate to take the whole town out with him when he realised he was going to die, then it was safe to say he would have done much worse things if he were still alive.

Alex had realised now why the Count had involved Bertram and Kilian in his plan. As a Count and the Mayor of a major city, the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens wouldn't go unnoticed to the empire and there would surely be an investigation that led right back to him.

But, people rarely heard news of small towns on the outskirts of the empire. Monty town for example was as far from the major population centres as it could get, and with it's over 30,000 large population, it would be quite the prime target for the Count to consider for his plans.

However, no matter where he looked, or how much rubble he unturned, he couldn't find his body anywhere.

Which meant that he must have escaped somehow.

But considering the condition Alex left him in, he wouldn't be able to move, let alone escape the town in the short time between when Alex jumped through the roof and when the explosion went off.

This must have meant that Bertram and Killian weren't the only ones aware of the Count's plan in this small town. There must have been an accomplice or two who were hiding on the side lines while Alex interrogated the duo.

And when they saw Alex leave with Bertram's rapidly deteriorating body, the perfect opportunity to snatch Kilian and escape arose for them.

'Dammit! Not only do I have to deal with this Count, he's now going to know I'm coming for him when Kilian starts spilling the beans!'

This wasn't good news for Alex. The Count would probably ramp up the timeline for the plan when he found out how much Alex knew, meaning Alex had to leave immediately for the city the Count resided in, Evermoor city.

He felt bad for leaving Monty town behind while they were still suffering from the devastation of Bertram's implosion, but time was of the essence and he couldn't afford to be wasting it here anymore.

The only upside to this whole shitshow was Alex's speed.

What would usually take month long trips either way between these cities and towns, would only take Alex a few days at most.

He was also probably stronger and faster than the hidden accomplices Kilian had, so he might reach Evermoor before they do, giving him a major head start.

If he was lucky, he might even be able to catch them on the way and silence them before word of his actions today could reach the Count.