Chapter 11: Escape

The entrance to that Trier in the Quaternary?

The Predator Cross is looking for the entrance to that Trier in the Quaternary?

A few months after this person disappeared, he reappeared?

Hearing the trader's words, several thoughts flashed through Lumien's mind for a moment.

Keeping in mind the warning that there should be no verbal communication and try not to speak, he did not respond to the trader's words, leaned forward slightly, stretched out his right hand, and tried to take the small brown suitcase.

The hungry bear-like man didn't refuse, just laughed: "What if I'm Gardner?" Martin, it's better to pray to yourself that you never know what's in this box? ”

What does this mean? Lumien's thoughts raced, and his palm touched the suitcase.

It was here that he stared at the handle of the suitcase, and there was no trader's right palm, which was suspended from the sleeve, as if pulled by an invisible force.

Following the handle of the suitcase, Lumien also saw that there was no arm in the sleeve.

Empty, supported by something invisible, without arms, his heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked up at the trader, only to see the brown and red eyes set off by the thick beard and thick eyebrows, cold as a beast, full of undisguised hatred and fear.

As thoughts flowed through him, Lumian forcibly controlled his reaction and calmly took the box.

Not asking, not observing, not reflexively defending or attacking, as if nothing had been discovered.

The trader's mood seemed to fluctuate a little, and the laughter was a little sad.

"You told Gardner? Martin, it won't be long before he's going underground, and he's going to go through all the pain and suffering I've endured. ”

Lumian didn't listen, and with the small suitcase, he turned around and left the Albert mine with Simon the Giant and Christo the Mouse.

Suddenly, behind the trader, at the other entrance, the sound of kicking and tapping footsteps sounded again.

Compared to before, it is becoming clearer and clearer, and it seems to be getting closer!

And Luminian was more certain than just now, it was the movement of leather shoes coming out of the dead silent tunnel, and the next second, a figure appeared in his eyes, in the eyes of Simon "Giant" and Christo "Mouse".

It was a naked man, with an empty neck and no head, and blood was oozing from the cracks.

Wearing only a pair of dark blue shorts and a pair of black strapless leather shoes on both feet, the headless monster rushed to the back of the trader, stretched out his hands, grabbed his head, and pulled it up and back with force.

"Help me, save me." The trader could no longer hide his panic and fear, and shouted loudly.

Almost at the same time, his entire head was lifted, revealing the blood-stained crest dangling beneath, which was long, swaying gently like a tail.

Silently, the trader's shirt, waistcoat, trousers, and formal wear lost their support at the same time and collapsed to the ground.

He had no body at all, only his head and the bloody vertebrae that connected him.

"Help me, save me." The trader struggled hard, but was clung to by the headless monster, as if trying to stuff it into the empty neck, although Lumian had seen many twisted and terrifying monsters in the real village of Cordu, but it was the first time he had encountered such a strange and terrifying one.

Without hesitation, he turned around, ignoring the cries of the trader's head for help, and rushed straight to the entrance of the hidden tunnel.

Simon, the "giant", and Christo, who had been frightened by this for a long time, finally no longer had to try to control themselves, and like a cyclist who heard the starting gun, they bent over and turned back into the tunnel.

Lumien caught up with them in a few steps, and behind him was a terrible cry that echoed in the Albert mine: "Help me, save me, if I die, you don't want to live." ”

"Help" The three of them carried calcium carbide lamps and walked silently through the hidden tunnel with a height of only one meter and two three, and their hearts contracted with the screams from behind.

A few minutes later, the screaming came to an abrupt end, and there was a deathly silence in the direction of the Albert Mine, followed by the sound of kicking and tapping leather shoes walking through the hidden tunnel.

Christo "Mouse" was the shortest, with the most stretched bent and running stance, and he walked sideways as he went.

Crazy pointed to his coat pocket with his right hand, and his face was like seeing death-like horror, and that special mouse gave a very dangerous warning.

Lumian looked down, glanced at his left chest, and then nodded lightly to Christo, the "mouse", meaning that there is me behind, you can run forward.

The sound of tapping and stomping approached little by little, and the spirits of Lumian and the others were highly tense.

Although they had to bend their backs to navigate the hidden tunnels, this only slowed down their escape speed slightly, as they were all extraordinary people who were good at martial arts and had significantly improved their physical fitness.

Time passed minute by minute, and when there were only a few meters left in the movement of leather shoes walking, Lumian felt a chill on his back, and the three of them finally reached the exit of the tunnel and drilled out one after another.

When he saw that Simon was about to run away by himself, Lumian, who had returned to the agreed area, no longer remained silent, and shouted in a low voice: "Come and block the door." ”

He said as he turned around on his own, dropping the carbide lamp and the small suitcase in an attempt to push the heavy stone next to him.

Simon, the "giant", was about to ignore Lumian's orders, but his heart was still shaken by the low shout.

Along the way, he had become accustomed to following the other party's orders, as if that was the only guarantee of his own survival.

He struggled, and after a brief hesitation, Simon "The Giant" suspected that if he ran away like this, and Charles was not killed by the monster, the other party would probably attack him and kill the deserter.

"Mouse" Christo also has similar thoughts, but he thinks that if the two of them don't help, Charles will not waste time to block the tunnel exit, and when the time comes, whoever runs the slowest will become the first target of the monster's attack, and buy enough time for the other two people to escape, after weighing each other's path characteristics and sequence, "Mouse" Christo feels that he must be the slowest runner, and there is no way to hurt "Giant" Simon and "Lion" Charr in a short period of time, Let them be forced to slow down and be overtaken by themselves.

He stopped running, returned to the exit of the tunnel, and helped Lumien push the stone blocking the door.

With this rat's demonstration, Simon "Giant" also chose to obey the order and turned his body.

The three of them worked together, and it only took a few seconds to block the entrance and exit of the secret tunnel, and the sound of kicking and tapping footsteps disappeared.

At the same time, "Mouse" Christo said with surprise and delight: "It's all right." ”

The pocket of his coat with Typhy the Mouse no longer moving.

Lumian was not happy, picked up the calcium carbide lamp and the small suitcase, and said in a deep voice: "Go back to the first underground floor." ”

Simon "The Giant" and Christo "The Mouse" relaxed a little, tensed up again, and instinctively followed Lumian up the rock wall and into another hidden tunnel.

Along the way, they did not encounter any attacks, but they were underground, and the surrounding area was either completely dead or occasionally strange noises were heard, no matter what kind of environment, it was not a good experience for them who had just been frightened, and if it weren't for Lumian's calm and calm all the time, the giant Simon and Christo the Mouse would probably have made some drastic moves.

After turning back to the area corresponding to the street and the square on the ground, Christo "Mouse" put his hand in his coat pocket to reassure Tefi, and let out a long sigh: "When I saw that monster, I thought we would die there." ”

He and Simon had killed more than ten people, dealt with other extraordinary beings, and even had battles, but they had never seen a monster like that just now, and had never experienced such an extremely terrifying thing, which was even more terrifying than the horror stories they heard when they were children.

Lumian smiled: "Didn't the boss say it?" If there is no communication, if the box is not opened, there will not be much risk. ”

But looking at that situation, most people can't be calm.

Simon the Giant and Christo "The Mouse" have a new understanding of Charles' mental fortitude.

Thanks to the fright brought by the trader and the headless monster, the two had no interest in what the box contained, and followed Lumian to hurriedly leave the underground, returning to 11 Fountain Street, where they met Gardner in the study? Martin.

Gardner? Martin received the small suitcase, glanced at it casually, and said with a smile: "Very good, you have all done a good job, and I will give you some rewards after that." ”

After the praise, the boss of the Savoyard Party looked at Lumian, nodded lightly, and said: "There is a message for you, if you want to go further in the hunter's path, you must remember this sentence, the devil is our friend, and hell is someone else." ”

Lumian wondered for a moment what this sentence really meant, and Gardner? Martin did not explain.

After watching the three men leave the study, Gardner? Martin looked sideways at the door that connected the study to the living room.

The door creaked open, and a man wearing a half-height silk top hat, a white patched shirt, a yellow waistcoat, a black suit, and dark trousers, with short brown hair, brown eyes, a thick, messy beard, and thick eyebrows, resembled a long-hungry bear, like the trader who handed over the small suitcase to Lumian and the others, and was dragged back by the headless monster.

"Olsen, how are you feeling?" Gardner? Martin asked.

The trader, known as Olson, replied with a smile: "Isn't that what you want with a simple background, a clear background, a brain, a bold mind, a sense of action, and a decisive enough ability to initially blend a few people who had nothing to do with each other into a team in a very short period of time?" ”

"As for loyalty, the last thing to worry about is this, when the time comes, even if he is not loyal, he will become loyal."

Gardner? Martin bowed his head slightly: "Observe him for a while and see who he will come into contact with." ”

After exchanging this topic, Gardner? Martin looked at the small suitcase on the table and asked with a little curiosity, "What's in there?" ”

"I told you to pray that you never know."

The trader, known as Olsen, smiled, took his suitcase, and left the study, and after walking a few steps through the hall, he suddenly felt that his head was a little crooked, so he raised his back, pressed his head, and straightened it with a click.

Note 1: The original quote is "Montayu"