Chapter 405 Crimson Kiss (two)

(Desmond POV)

My instincts were screaming at me, asking me incessantly not to let that asshole go away. My common sense, on the other hand, although aware that Erigard's presence was worrying, I still thought that finding Kyuru was more critical.

Now that I was closer to the tower, I had no problem seeing the damage to the building. Following the smoke trail all the way back to its source, I could see what appeared to be the remains of an explosion on one of the intermediate floors; plus, some minor structural damage didn't seem like a big deal.

  The front doors no longer had their elegant appearance of the past; it was expected considering that both doors were on the ground, having been knocked down and torn from their place.