A trap. Part 2.

Rocky had spent the past week in a hospital coma, and when he woke up, he was quickly interrogated by the police officers who had him in custody. By the end of the interrogation, Rocky had provided them with no useful information about what had happened. Knowing who Rocky was and the trouble he usually caused, Officer Maxwell, the Chief of the Vanceburg City Police, came to lock him up.

It was uncertain how long Rocky would spend in jail. However, Rocky wasn't willing to go to jail in the first place, not even for a minute.

At that time, he had to rack his brain seeking any solution to his problem. Luckily, he found one that had worked so far.

He made a deal with the Chief Officer that, in exchange for his freedom, he would help them capture the new extraordinary individual. He had come up with a plan that Maxwell, after much thought, found quite promising, and the chances of it succeeding were high as well.

If it would take freeing a small troublemaker to capture a big one that might endanger the lives of many innocent people, Maxwell was willing to make such a trade.

The location was easy. Since the police had no clue, not even a photo of any suspect at the moment, Rocky's main job was to lead the police to the brawl location and ensure that the person who had attacked him was captured. And that's exactly what happened.

Rocky had fooled every single teenager at that moment. Police cars were lined up everywhere around the area with their tasers out and pointed at the teenagers.

Seeing how outnumbered the police were, none of the teenagers dared to move. They were still shocked by what was happening and how they had been deceived.

One should know that for a long time, the street brawl had been strongly opposed by the police. All the people there were aware of this, but what surprised them was the number of police officers present.

Usually, two or more cops would be sent out to stop the brawl, but the number of officers surrounding them was greater, and they were all armed.

Seeing this, it was futile for them to fight back, not with a taser pointing at each and every one of them.

Meanwhile, just like the others, Devon was likewise shocked by the turn of events. "I knew I should have listened to my instincts," he thought, now looking around and preparing while searching for an opportunity. But every corner had been blocked by the officers with their taser guns out.

Devon could still remember his experience with a taser gun. He couldn't have predicted what would have happened to him if not for the intervention of the shadow wolf.

Just then, he heard a maniacal giggle from the side and looked down to see Rocky giggling to himself as he looked at Devon.

"Game over for you. You have been captured and will be sent to jail!" he said, laughing.

"You all will go to jail!" Devon shouted, getting up from the ground. He walked towards the officers.

"You...!" Devon shouted, realizing what had happened. It now dawned on him that Rocky had betrayed them for some reason.

Not long after, Officer Maxwell walked into the scene along with Oris and Kan.

"He is the one you are looking for. Make sure you lock him up!" Rocky shouted, pointing at the masked figure standing alone at the center of the fighting area.

"Take him out of here," Maxwell instructed. Before Rocky could continue babbling nonsense, he was pulled away by the cops and dragged to the back.

"You must be Hoodi, I guess, the new extraordinary one," Maxwell said as he stepped forward. He wasn't afraid, or at least he was hiding it, after all, his subordinates were surrounding Devon, and any suspicious move would result in action from them.

Meanwhile, Devon was aware of who Maxwell was, as he had often seen him on television. What he didn't understand was why they were looking for him. At least, he still thought this until he heard what Maxwell just said.

'They found out... But how? How did they find out?' Devon panicked even more. Things were now making a bit more sense to him. There were so many police officers because they deemed this operation more important than anything else.

"I know you might be thinking of escaping just now, but trust me, you are surrounded, and any suspicious move might result in something else," Maxwell said, but he got no response from Devon. The latter was just standing there, staring back at him as if he wasn't even talking to him.

"Look... We are here to help you. All we need is your cooperation, and things will be sorted out," Maxwell said.

"Yeah... So much for someone who wants to help me, pointing weapons at me," Devon eventually said. At the moment, he was itching to make a move but was holding himself back.

"These... These are just tasers, and I assure you that they are not as lethal as you think. All we want is for you to come with us," Maxwell said.

"And what if I do not cooperate?" Devon asked. Unknown to him, his shadow was slowly moving forward in the dark towards the back of the cop. This, of course, went unnoticed by everyone, just like Devon.

All their attention was on Devon, even ignoring the other teenagers at the side. So far, Devon hadn't moved an inch from where he was.

The taser was still pointed at him with utmost accuracy, and any slight movement would be bad for him.

"If you are not willing to cooperate, then be prepared to be forced to," Officer Maxwell said, reaching out to his belt where a taser gun was hanging.

[You have been surrounded by the cops. Find a way to get yourself out of this mess.]

[Quest: Outrun the cops.]

[Rewards: Unknown]

'I don't even need the system to tell me this... I am not letting myself be caught by the police, not today, not ever,' Devon thought.

Just then, from the back of the crowd, a dark shadow figure materialized out of the darkness surrounding them.

The creature was so dark that those at the back didn't even notice it, as its skin color perfectly blended in with the darkness, giving it a cloak effect.

However, there was one part of the shadow wolf that was not dark, and that was its yellow glowing eye and white baring canine teeth. The gust of wind escaping from the wolf's nostrils was so strong that it pushed the person before it forward, causing them to turn around.

"Ahhhhhh!... Beast! It's a beast!" the man yelled, stumbling into the next person and causing them all to fall.

The shadow wolf rushed into the crowd, sending the police officers flying while they screamed in horror.

The noise eventually caught the attention of those at the front. They all turned back. However, Devon wasn't going to let this opportunity slide. This was his ticket out of here.

[Bloodlust increased by 50%. All stats have increased by 2.]

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