Chapter 55: Confrontation
Julius' gamble can be said to be very successful, and now what he needs is to turn the chips he has now into a chance for him and Rei to escape. His right hand holding the hilt of the sword pressed down hard, and the broken sword that was deeply inserted into the shoulder of the young black robe made the young black robe let out a cry of pain again.
"It's nothing compared to the pain you want to burn me!" shouted Julius, "it's painful, isn't it?" but I'm afraid it's less than a tenth of mine, and you should thank me for not cutting off your arm, and we'll talk like this again!"
Julius's attitude was too tough and aggressive, and the old black robe knew that there was no way to do it with words alone - this was also the effect Julius wanted, he didn't want to listen to the old man's coercive words, he just wanted to get out of here with Lei, and live together. And he didn't think that these two black robes who wanted to kill people when they met could give it, he had to find a way to get these things himself.
"I'm going to kill you...... I'm going to kill you......" The young black-robed man was pale, his face was covered with sweat, and his lips turned white and he was still talking threatening Julius...... Or rather, this is no longer a threat, it is a voice from his heart.
"You're alive now because I still want to live. Julius didn't show weakness either, "Will you mages be like the hooligans of the market, saying things that don't make any sense at all?"
At Julius's ridicule, the young black robe's lips trembled with anger, but there was nothing he could do. Julius continued to keep him in the way, reaching out his left hand and touching his black robe. He groped around, not knowing what he was looking for, but he quickly found him.
A chain with a small piece of gem, which did not look like a necklace, and the chain was too long to be worn around the neck, and the dull yellow gem was dull and cloudy, rougher than the worst forgeries. Julius pulled out the chain, clenched it into his fist, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it to the other side of the hall. "This is the item you use to quickly cast spells, right? It looks like it's broken, but I'm not going to be as sloppy as you are. ”
The old black robe watched Julius's actions, and his brows, which had become hundred, also furrowed. Julius's current actions didn't look like a stunned young man, and even a veteran warrior couldn't have found a spell to hide and save his life so easily, at least not so easily to identify which one was magically driven—but Julius did.
If Julius hadn't been stunned, he wouldn't have followed Rei to a completely unfamiliar place and then ended up with her in the current outlaw. He's always based on Lei, as if he doesn't have his own opinions at all. If he had to choose again, whether to follow Rei to the deepest part of the sewers, he might still have no other choice.
Such a stupid boy, completely unconscious, has been trained to have all kinds of combat experience, and how to deal with all kinds of enemies - among them is the existence of mages.
In terms of deception, he did do a better level than the mage, whether it was pretending to be dead or setting a trap, the actions of these two black robes were just as he thought, giving him a chance.
As Julius confronts his companion with the young black robe hostage, Rei, who is in the corner, makes a noise and gets up from the ground. She stood unsteadily, reached out and touched the wound on her head, causing her to scream again. "It hurts...... I thought I was going to die. ”
"Lei!" Julius didn't expect Lei's to wake up and seem to be able to move. "Am I dead...... Rei's vision blurred, blood red staining everything in her eyes, including Julius not far away and the two black robes that nearly killed her. "It's great that you're still alive......" was the first thing she said when she saw Julius, "but are you getting a little dark......"
Julius wasn't at all happy that Leih had such a sense of humor at this time. "If you can still joke now, then you have the strength to run away. Now is not the time for small talk, you give me a run, how fast and as fast as you can!"
Lei's brain was still a little dizzy, and she didn't know why it was so hot. But even so, she understands what kind of situation it is now, and it seems that Julius still has the initiative now, so that the other party does not dare to act rashly.
But she also understands what that means. "Do you want me to leave you and escape?"
"It's not an escape. Julius shouted again, causing Lei's body to freeze for a moment, "Can you use a sword? Can you fight with me? Can you protect my back? If I want to use you as a shield, then I don't have ...... So, run for me, run back to where we came here, get out of here!"
Lei's already bloodless face became even paler, and she didn't want to leave Julius alone like that, and she didn't want to do such a thing from the bottom of her heart. When she hesitated, Julius's next sentence finally made her sober up, "Don't be reckless if you can't do it, do you want to kill me!"
Rei gritted her teeth and turned to run towards a nearby exit. As she was about to disappear into the darkness, her voice came back into the hall from the passageway, "Don't die, I won't collect your body!"
In the end, she chose to believe in Julius. The meaning of his last sentence reached her heart—since he didn't want to die, then she didn't abandon him when she left here. As long as she is not a burden, then Julius should still have a way...... At least she had to believe that, she wanted to believe Julius that way.
Julius breathed a sigh of relief as Lei's footsteps grew farther and farther away, and then continued to stare at the old man in front of him, "Don't let me see you stalking her with those strange balls of light...... And don't try to sneak around, I can feel the smell of your magic. ”
The old black robe did have such a plan, and he didn't expect it to be seen by Julius. If it weren't for the current situation, how could he really listen to the words of a stinky boy who doesn't know where he came from, but now that the person is restrained by him, and he is seriously injured, if he does not cooperate, I am afraid that Julius will really dare to cut off the young man's shoulder.