Chapter 53: Clean Up

“Your backup is here!” Kael smirked after he hit the director’s nape stealthily.

“I didn’t ask for backup, though?” Dio said with a childish grin as he opened the hidden door. It was dark inside and but he could hear the children from below flinched at every sound that he made. He jumped down and he was followed by Kael who used an artifact to produce light.

“What the…” Dio clenched his fist and he could feel that Kael did the same as they both looked around the room. The children were all dirty and their thin clothes looked more like a rag. They were all so skinny that their bones were almost visible on their skin. And their eyes… Those were the eyes of people who already lost hope.

Their eyes were wary of the two strangers who just went in and the younger ones trembled as they hide behind the older kids.

Dio kneeled in front of a little girl and held her cheek gently. He smiled and said, &ldq