Returning to this place full of corners and passages, Julius did not feel like he was revisiting the place. After all, it had only been a short while.
At first, he and Rei ran out together. When they came back, one of them had a head injury and was unconscious, while the other had been burned by the fire and had turned into a charcoal. However, the charcoal seemed to be able to move and was running back with Rei's petite body in his arms.
Julius's entire body was now black, and his clothes were burnt. Fortunately, he was wearing thick clothes, so his clothes were not burnt to ashes. He did not want to enjoy the cool feeling of his skin coming into contact with the air at this time.
Most of his hair had also been burned off. His slightly longer hair had been shaved once, but the method of cutting his hair was a little rough.
However, now was not the time for him to care about his image. He and Rei were not out of danger yet. Or rather, they were not far from death.
Julius felt that his whole body was burning. This situation was not bad. He felt that if he looked in the mirror now, he would probably be scared to death.
The oily black mist and the effects of the flames almost made him suffocate from the pain. Although he managed to hold on, he even pretended to be dead and ambushed the young black robe. Finally, he found a chance to escape with Rei.
When he was rolling on the ground just now, the flames had already been extinguished. However, the pain of being burned by the flames still lingered on his body. His skin was tingling all over. If he could return alive, how would he deal with the oil stains on his body and the wounds caused by the oil stains? This would be a little troublesome.
If it was just trouble, it would be fine. As long as he and Rei could escape, no trouble would be a problem.
Julius ran back to this maze-like place. Of course, it was not a choice made in a hurry. Compared to running around the strange underground lake, he thought that it was more likely to go back to the original place and escape.
As long as he stood on the movable platform, no matter how capable the Black Robes were, they would not be able to climb up the platform. Earlier, he joked with Rei that he could carry her on his back and climb up the long and narrow passage. He did not think that the sorcerers would do that.
There were light sources everywhere in the passage. These light sources were not his guiding light. It was more appropriate to call them death lamps.
These light sources must be the sorcerers' spells, which they used to track Julius and Rei.
These balls of light were still following him closely, which meant that the two black robes had not given up on pursuing Julius.
Julius lowered his head to look at Rei. Rei's eyes were tightly shut, and her face was covered in blood. The amount of blood loss made Julius even more worried. This was definitely not an injury that a child should suffer. She was still able to moan, which was the best news for Julius.
He had to take her away from here as soon as possible, and then treat her wound … But just looking at such a wound, Julius's hands trembled a little.
The wound was too deep, as if half of Rei's face had been split open.
If this injury appeared on an adult, it wouldn't be too serious. However, if it was on a little girl's face, it would be very worrying.
Julius called Rei a few times, but only got a moan in response.
After confirming that Rei was still breathing, he continued to run forward. The annoying balls of light around him could not be driven away, so he could only deliberately ignore them.
As long as the two black robes did not catch up immediately, he would have a chance to escape.
Julius did not know how far he had run. He felt like a headless fly bumping around everywhere. He could only run wildly in the general direction, so that he could get closer to the strange giant device.
As long as he could get there, he could climb back up the passage and rush back to the space with the movable platform. Then, he and Rei would be safe.
Julius carried Rei and ran to a place that looked like a hall.
There was nothing in this place. It was very spacious, as if it had been cleaned up.
The space here was not small. Perhaps it was a place where some creatures gathered, or maybe it was a small fang, or maybe it was some other strange creature. But now, there was nothing moving here.
Above the center of the hall was not a ceiling, but a hole. The hole looked no different from the other entrances of the sewer. If it was not on the ceiling, this hole might be a good way to escape.
Julius heard footsteps coming from behind him. At first, the footsteps were very soft, but gradually, they became clear.
He knew that the two black robes had caught up with him. He did not have time to be surprised by how fast they were. For a mage who could use wind and light, tracking him was not a difficult task.
If this continued, they would probably catch up before they reached their original place.
Julius gritted his teeth, hid Rei in a corner, and clenched his sword with both hands.
If he continued to flee at this time, it would definitely be a dead end.
Julius was not stupid enough to not know this. For him, the only way to escape with Rei was to gamble with his life.
It was not hopeless. The young black robe was not someone who could not be cut by any sword. Before he became a mage, he was still a human who could cry out in pain when he was injured. As for the old black robe, he did not look like a powerful opponent. If he could crush Julius like an ant, he would not have let Julius escape with Rei.
Julius did not know if he was comforting himself to give himself courage, or if he was calmly analyzing the situation and what he should do.
But no matter what, he was now in a desperate situation.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid …" Julius repeated the same sentence to make himself look more courageous.
It was not a big deal if he died, but if Rei died, he would not forgive himself.
He did not want to see anyone related to him get hurt in front of him. It was too painful, even more painful than being burned. Especially when he thought of Olga. This old man, he …
Julius opened his eyes. The footsteps were getting closer and closer.
His eyes were not cloudy at all. Instead, they were as dazzling as an oil lamp.