After leaving the Hunter association satisfied, Dante decided to tour the city to familiarize himself with the city as he would be spending quite some time here. He toured a few places before deciding to stop at the central district.
Somewhere in the central district of Sunset city.
Dante looking at a fountain in front of his eyes.
The main attraction of the fountain was the angel's sculpture in between. This angel held a bow.
Not only Dante but there around hundreds of people in the vicinity of the fountain. It was a popular tourist attraction, especially among youth and couples.
There were rumors that one can get their wish fulfilled by praying to this statue. Angels are worshipped nowadays as they're the current rulers.
As one looks at the Angel's statue, one feels attracted to it as if it was offering something no one ever could.
"You're going to make a wish?" Suddenly someone asked him from behind, prompting him to turn his head.
There he met a girl around eighteen, with short black hair and deep blue eyes.
''No, I'm just looking,'' Dante replied before preparing to leave but the girl came before him and said.
''Why not? You must have a desire. I'm Irina by the way.''
''No thanks, I'm not interested.'' Dante became irritated and bypassed the girl but she pouted and followed him.
''I'm sorry for my rude behavior, it's just that I was registering at the association when I saw you with the vice guild master so I thought you must be someone special and wanted to make a connection. I'm Level 2 by the way. It's just to say hi and I will not mind creating a party with you if the occasion arises.''
Dante stopped and spun to look at the girl named Irina.
She immediately held her breath, he was handsome paired with his white hair and odd eyes he is sure quite a piece. She wouldn't mind having a long-lasting relationship with this young man.
As Irina was lost in her delusions, Dante used his Mind Eye on her to see her potential and whether she could be of some use.
『[Name: Irina Skagoyava
Race: Human
Status: Intermediate Novice Awakener
Level: 2 {Exp: 30k/150k}
Class: Assassin
Title: None
Magic Power: D (20)
Strength: D (10)
Defense: E (95)
Agility: D (75)
Stamina: D (40)
Element: Darkness
Skills: {Swordsmanship Lvl 2} {Poison Art Lvl3} {Darkness Art Lvl3}
Unique skill: {Shadow's Embrace}』
[Master, this human can be used.] Nemesis shared her thoughts with her master and Dante who was about to chase the annoying girl away had a change of heart.
'I know.' He responded to his system before introducing himself.
''I'm Dante Orion White.''
''Irina Skagoyava.'' She reintroduced herself, this time with her full name. She was happy that he introduced himself as this could only mean that he was considering her suggestion.
''Let's go grab something to eat. It is my treat.'' To celebrate this Irina suggested and Dante did not say no.
She walked toward one of the food stalls in the vicinity with Dante following. Most of the stalls were filled with people happily chattering and eating.
"What would you like to have?" An old man asked.
"A milkshake for me, Dante what do you want to take?" She asked.
''The same thing.''
''Two milkshakes then,'' Irina ordered then gave the old man her card for payment.
"Your order would be served in a minute!" The old man walked to prepare the order.
''Where do you live?" Irina was trying to strike up a conversation but Dante remained silent as his eyes struck a group of two people some distance away.
The two were silently standing in the middle of a crowd with painful expressions. Their faces were filled with dark purple veins while their bodies were inflating at a very quick pace. A woman in her mid-thirties and a young boy around fifteen.
Blood was trickling down from their orifices but they didn't utter a word. Their eyes were filled with such a strong determination that it surprised him.
''Something doesn't feel right about those two.''
Dante's instinct was warning him.
[Master, I detect terrible energy coming from those two. You should quickly evacuate.]
Nemesis warned and he nodded but suddenly got an interesting idea
It was at that moment Irina and others moved their eyes to meet Dante's line of sight, and every one of them felt a deep sense of dread.
"Those are...!" Irina's expression twisted with dread.
Before the others from the group could add anything; the woman and the young boy's bodies erupted into blinding purple light.
BOOM!
A deafening sound reverberated in the region as the walloping force of the explosion expanded. The ground quaked and the mermaid statute shattered before the terrifying explosion swept through it.
The tourists and the stall owners didn't even get time to react as the blue mushroom cloud engulfed them.
"AHHH!"
Their cries were short under the horrifying might of the explosion.
Just moments ago, the hearts of tourists were filled with joy and love as they prayed for a wish for before the angel's statue.
The stall owners were thanking the customers for their patronage as they sold their signature dishes.
The mood was light and melodious but now,
Not even in their worst nightmares, they expected a visit to the famous fountain would result in something like this.
The only thing they felt before their deaths was a pain they never thought was possible. The sufferings were no less than those from a nuclear blast for the explosion targeted the very gene of its victims before exploding them.
No matter how strong one was, there was no time to react or defend against such a powerful explosion.
Irina summoned a special shield that formed an electric barrier around her but her entire face was drenched with cold sweat for she felt no hope of surviving this. She was the closest to the blast.
Dante was nowhere to be seen and Irina's expression fell.
''He ran away leaving me behind. But it's comprehensible as we just meet today. One survival is more important than the rest. I'm sorry sister.'' Irina thought with a self-deprecating smile.