Falling from a high altitude was not a pleasant experience, especially when he was caught off guard.
Julius felt weightless all of a sudden, as if the place where his feet landed had been pulled away.
Only when he was falling did he realize what had happened. He curled his body into a ball to protect himself.
After falling heavily to the ground, Julius did not suffer too much of an impact, but the sound of the falling pipe made his ears hurt a little.
After falling, he did not have time to lie down and recover. He immediately got up and saw that Rei had already stood up and was looking around.
Her little face was tight because of nervousness, and her forehead was sweating. She was looking for an escape route.
There were exits on both sides of the broken pipe. One side was close to the two black robes, and the other side was facing the other side of the space, where there seemed to be an exit.
Without saying anything, Rei ran towards the exit, and Julius followed closely behind.
After the two of them ran out of the pipe, the black robes finally saw what the two big rats were.
"There are two of them... Has this place become a place where anyone can come in and out, instead of a dangerous forbidden area?"
The young black-robed man shouted at Julius and the others, "Stop, you rats!"
Julius thought that only an idiot would stop at a time like this. He did not think that he needed to listen to a person who called others rats. Rei thought the same, so she did not slow down at all.
"Warn the others that there are intruders!"
The voice of the old black robe came from behind them, and then the young one said, "Now there are only two of us underground. If the others come back, the two rats will have run away!"
This was a good thing for Julius and Rei. It meant that they only needed to get rid of the people behind them, and there would not be anyone in front of them.
Of course, it was not all good. There was a strong wind behind them, which was the same as the sound of the broken pipe that made them fall.
"Cut!"
It was just a short syllable, but it could make people's hearts beat faster, and they ran forward with all their might.
The wind from the young man's robe blew towards Julius and Rei.
If it was just an ordinary gust of wind, it would at most hurt their skin and make their hair flutter. However, this gust of wind was not so gentle. Just a moment ago, this gust of wind had cut down the pipe that the two of them were in.
Julius stood behind Rei, the sound of the wind rushing into his ears.
He turned around, drew his sword, and swung it at the air.
When he swung his sword down, it was as if it had struck an invisible object. It lifted slightly and was pushed back.
He held the sword with both hands and forcefully pressed it down.
Something split into two halves and crashed into the wall and the floor on either side of him and Rei.
Terrifying cracks appeared on the walls and floor. Gravel and dust flew everywhere, shrouding Julius's surroundings.
What Julius had chopped down was not an invisible object, but the young man's magic.
When Julius slashed at the invisible object, he knew what the young man in the black robe was using. Judging from the feel of the slash, it was a blade made of wind. However, the blade was invisible and transparent, and its impact was far greater than that of an ordinary warrior.
If he was hit by this wind blade, he would undoubtedly be severely injured, and if he lost his ability to move, he could only lie in this strange place and wait for death.
If it was Rei who was hit by this wind blade … he did not dare to imagine what a tragic scene it would be.
Julius kicked the gravel on the ground. The gravel splashed in front of his feet and smashed into the black robe that was running over.
He also picked up a few stones from the ground and threw them at the young man who had attacked them.
Of course, this was not enough to stop the young man, but it was enough for Julius to protect Rei and run away.
He could not use his magic continuously, or else he would have chopped off Julius and Rei's feet with his wind blade.
Using the magic scrolls that he had prepared in advance was also an option, but he did not think that he needed to use such precious items on the two rats. It would be a waste.
Julius and Ray ran far away, but the young man in the black robe wasn't too anxious and quickly followed them. Behind him, the old man in the black robe also followed closely.
Many bright white light balls appeared around the old man, which was the same as the light source in this space.
The ball of light beside him flew out and followed behind Julius and the others who had run far away.
There were many light balls of different sizes. Not only did they follow Julius and the others, but some also rushed to other places, lighting up the whole place.
The two black robes followed Julius and left the space with the huge device. Outside was a complicated passage, leading to all directions. Every fork was illuminated by the weak light of a torch, but after leaving the light, it was a dark passage.
The old man in the black robe sent out a large number of light balls to illuminate the whole area.
This illumination spell didn't have any destructive power, but at this time, it was more useful than any other powerful spell.
These light sources were not static. They would patrol around the area, and if they could sense living things, then he could also sense them. Its function was almost the same as a tamed demon, but it consumed a lot of magic power and was not as flexible as a tamed demon … Of course, a tamed demon would occasionally betray him, but these magic constructs would not betray him.
"They are running towards the lake!" The old man in the black robe said to the young man.
Hearing this, the young man smiled. "They are running towards the lake … These rats are really unlucky. They chose a dead end with no way back."
That was what he said, but if they let these rats run around, as the "managers" of this place, they would not be in a good position.
Besides, there were many tools and devices in this place that they needed. If Julius and Rei destroyed everything, they would have to bear the losses themselves, which was definitely not something they wanted to see.
The remaining light orbs around the elder dispersed into smaller shapes, from a few to a few dozen. Then, they connected together and became a floating light, moving in one direction.