"It was really a nightmare, but fortunately it was just a nightmare. Because since it is a dream, after all... there is a time to wake up."
Many years later, Tia was finally able to look back on that past with such calmness as a third party when facing her loved ones who she could trust with peace of mind. But obviously, she couldn't be so calm when she was going through all that.
Tia, who had just escaped from the cell and was clutching a wand that did not belong to her, was filled with countless uneasiness and confusion.
What to do next? Have the "jailers" discovered the situation here? Where am I going? What is that old man, that seemingly unfathomable old man doing now? And... can the boy in front be trusted
The questions in her mind would not stop Tia from running wildly, because she knew subconsciously that no matter what the answers to these questions were, she would never have any other choice.
"This way."
While running, Tia suddenly heard a boy's voice coming from the side of the road she just passed. Only then did she realize that she had almost run in the wrong direction and lost him because of the darkness. Fortunately, although the opponent was running fast in front, he didn't seem to ignore him who was following behind.
"… oh."
She only paused for a moment, then quickly turned around and continued to chase him.
The moment of running didn't take much time, but because there was no lighting, it would be a bit difficult to run. The boy in front obviously has the ability to move freely in the dark, but Tia does not have that ability. If the corridors in this dungeon were not quite regular, it would really be a bit troublesome for her.
However, it is obviously not that easy to escape from this dungeon.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a muffled sound sounded from the darkness in front of her, and then Tia heard another sound of wind whistling past her ears, as if something suddenly flew past her.
Then, a person's voice came faintly from the front.
"Please... don't go any further... Dean... will be angry."
That was a sound that Tia found very puzzling, because at that moment, she actually felt a very familiar emotion called "cowardice" in the other person's words that had often appeared in her in the past.
But the next moment, the scene displayed in front of her completely went against her knowledge.
Accompanied by a slight "buzz" sound, a flash of light tore through the darkness everywhere, illuminating the corridor at once. Then Tia discovered that the boy who was supposed to be running in front of her just now disappeared, replaced by two figures, one tall and one short.
The taller one is an adult, and the wand in his hand shows that he is also a wizard, and the light group that is emitting light above the other person's head seems to have been cast by him;
The short man next to him was obviously just a teenager, probably only a few years older than Tia. The words just now were more of a plea than a warning, and they probably came from his mouth.
At this moment, all Tia saw on the young man's face was deep fear and resistance, as if to say that he actually didn't want to be here at all. However, a strange black smoke was swirling around him, waving like a long whip, and his teeth and claws seemed to be ready to devour anyone at any time.
Tia already knew where the boy who rescued her was now - the news just now - the boy was apparently caught off guard and attacked by the young man in front of her, and was knocked away in an instant.
"How are you?"
Tia didn't dare to look back, so she could only ask this question carefully and as quietly as possible.
There was no answer, only that figure that she had just met and could not be called familiar at all passed by her again, and then stood calmly in front of her.
"Are you... are you... okay?"
When this sentence sounded, Tia felt the sense of dissonance more clearly, because this sentence seemed more like a greeting that should be said by her, but it happened to be that strange young man who was clearly the "murderer" Open mouth.
The Shitabe boy who stood in front of Tia again seemed to be a little surprised by the words of the human boy in front of him. He stared at him and tilted his head slightly.
then…
"boom!"
"Bang bang bang bang..."
Tia, who was standing behind, only saw him raise his hand. The next second, the entire arm turned into a rapidly waving gray shadow, suddenly covering the area where the two people in front were.
A series of crazy swipes, like a snake dancing crazily. In an instant, the ground was shattered with gravel, and the enchanted iron fences on both sides began to twist little by little, showing that the power contained in them was truly extraordinary.
Now Tia finally understood why the boy said he wanted to find "another better way" to destroy the cell door. Obviously, such an extremely violent method was the first plan that came to his mind, but the noise was too much.
However, at this moment he still used it.
After about ten seconds of continuous whipping, the boy in front finally stopped. Only then did Tia see that his right arm had actually turned into a long, snake-like tail.
Of course, it doesn't matter what the boy's hand turned into. What matters is that the two figures, one tall and one short, who were standing in front of him, have disappeared without knowing it.
"Where did they go?" Tia asked subconsciously, while fearfully glancing back and forth at the surrounding darkness that was not pushed aside by the light, worried that the enemy would pop out from any corner at any time.
"In front." The boy answered her question this time. "The wizard used a magic spell to hide farther away, but the other strange human boy did not retreat too far."
As if to prove his words, a voice suddenly came from far ahead.
"Why are you still standing there? Kill that monster for the sake of the dean!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man covered in black smoke reappeared step by step from the darkness ahead, walking towards this side with some fear but seeming to be very determined.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... For the sake of the dean and the future, I... am going to kill you. Please... don't hate me... "
"boom!"
The intermittent and somewhat nervous words stopped abruptly. As the young man walked, his whole body suddenly turned into a surging black mist with sparks, which hit Shita like a meteor. Bay boy.