When a few people entered the secret passage and covered the entrance, Victor's heart that had been hanging fell back, and he breathed a sigh of relief softly and said, "Aunt Maria, it's safe here!" We shouldn't be in any danger......"

Aunt Maria gave a low "um" and said no more.

Victor thought she was worried about Uncle Leo's safety, so he comforted him and said, "Aunt Maria, Uncle Leo must be fine!" If he wasn't sure enough, he wouldn't take the risk lightly! You can rest assured!! ”

At this point, Victor noticed that little Penny, who was held in Aunt Maria's arms, was still asleep, so he stopped talking and kept silent.

After calming his mind, Victor relied on the faint light coming in from the vent and looked around at the dark passage he was in: it was very narrow, about 1.9 meters high, and the width of two people standing side by side. At the entrance of the secret passage, Aunt Maria's chubby body directly blocked the passage, and the other side of the secret passage was submerged into the darkness where you couldn't see your fingers.

"Who built this tunnel? Where does it lead? How did Uncle Leo find out about such a hidden place? Is it really what he says he found while he was at work? ”

Victor, leaning against the wall of the tunnel, had all sorts of chaotic thoughts flashing through his mind.

Anyone who normally feels anxious and depressed in a dark, cramped space, and the same is true of Victor, whose hands clenching and relaxing with sticks clenched and relaxed.

Time passed bit by bit, and it passed very slowly.

Victor, who was a little irritable, listened attentively from time to time, and he could tell from the faintly audible voices that this sudden riot had spread through Carter City!

"The upper echelons of the noble district are fine, they won't be in much danger under the protection of the city guards. But the commoners who live in the old city and the shops in the business district will all suffer! Also, those gangsters in the port area will definitely not let go of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters......"

Victor sighed in his heart: "Alas! At the end of the day, it's the ordinary people who suffer......"

Just as Victor was thinking, a cacophony of voices came from far and near.

Angry cursing and desperate cries soon rang out in the alley, and the cacophony made Victor's nerves tense again.

"Wow!! Mom, Nini is scared!! Wow......"

Perhaps frightened, little Penny, who had been sleeping in Aunt Maria's arms, suddenly began to cry.

"Nini is good, Nini is not afraid! Mom is right here......

"Wow...... Nini wants Daddy! Nini don't stay here, wow......"

In this gloomy environment, Aunt Maria's comforting voice was of no avail.

"Little Ancestor, your voice is quieter! Don't get the attention of the rioting soldiers......"

Victor's prayer was clearly counterproductive, covering the clutter of the dark passage, and was removed by the soldiers who followed the voice!

"Brothers! There's a secret passage here!! ”

"Huh? Dark passages? Maybe there's something of value hidden in here......"

"Let's go! Let's go in and search! ”

"Be careful! There is a ...... in this tunnel."

"I listen, it's like a little girl's cry!"

"What? Girl? Hehe, Lao Tzu is good for this bite...... Don't fight with me for a while! ”

"You ...... guy"

There were a few cries of surprise at the entrance to the tunnel, followed by the sound of weapons and armor colliding with the walls of the passage.

"Damn! The secret passage has been discovered!! ”

Victor's body stiffened, "Quick! Aunt Maria, let's hurry up and go into the dark passage! ”

Victor, who came to his senses, didn't think much about it, he greeted Aunt Maria, and stumbled into the depths of the dark passage with a wooden stick.

"Aunt Maria, are you keeping up?"

Victor, who was walking ahead to find his way, greeted from time to time to confirm Aunt Maria's safety.

"Little Vic, don't worry, I'll be behind you......"

Aunt Maria's voice was extraordinarily calm, without a hint of panic. Under her comfort, little Penny finally stopped crying and quieted down.

Victor, who was bent on finding the exit as much as possible, didn't notice that the soldiers who entered the secret passage disappeared silently at some point, and no one could catch up!

As he walked, Victor saw a faint light coming from the front of the dark passage, and his heart was happy, and he whispered: "Aunt Maria, it seems that the exit of the secret passage is ahead!" We will be able to get out of here soon......"

"Huh? Aunt?? Aunt Maria! Nini? Little Penny?? ”

Unexpectedly, Aunt Maria, who responded to Victor not long ago, has mysteriously disappeared!

"What's going on?"

It wasn't until this time that Victor discovered that he seemed to be the only one left in the entire dark tunnel! Aunt Maria, Penny, and the riot soldiers who had entered the tunnels had all vanished......

Faced with this strange situation, Victor's heart is very entangled. After thinking about it, he couldn't let go of Uncle Leo's entrustment after all, and turned back to find Aunt Maria and Penny, who had mysteriously disappeared.

Victor, holding a wooden stick, carefully walked in the secret passage for a long time, but he didn't even see a single figure!

It stands to reason that Victor had traveled far more than he had traveled, and he should have returned to where the entrance was...... But the truth is, he is still walking in the endless passage!

"Hell! Is this an illusion? Or is it some kind of mechanism? ”

Victor's forehead was covered with tiny beads of sweat, and he had already sensed that he had been tricked.

……

On the other side, Aunt Maria had already walked out of the dark passage with Penny in her arms, and she was wondering why Victor, who was walking in front, turned a corner and disappeared? Could it be that he has already gone first?

"Maria!"

Uncle Leo, dressed in heavy armor and armed with a war hammer, appeared at the exit at the other end of the tunnel, first hugging Aunt Maria and then kissing Penny's forehead, and asked eagerly, "Are you alright?" What about Vic Jr.? In the back? ”

"What? Didn't Little Vic come out? ”

Aunt Maria quickly recounted what had happened, which made Uncle Leo's brow tighten again.

"Alas! Maria, why aren't you optimistic about little Vic? ”

Uncle Leo stomped his foot sharply and said, "You two will follow me to the barracks outside the city first...... If this continues, the situation in Carter City will be completely out of control! ”

"What about little Vic?" Aunt Maria asked worriedly, "Don't we have to go back and look for him?" ”

"It's too late! I can only hope that little guy has good luck......"