Chapter 43
“Hey, kiddo.”
It seemed that the figure wearing the mask was a woman, indicated by the pleasant-sounding voice.
Contrary to Ahel, who was trembling and unable to think as his mind went blank, the woman closed her blue eyes and smiled leisurely.
“You were quite clever to think of escaping through here.”
“Ah, ah…”
Soon, Ahel heard another pair of urgent-sounding footsteps above. It seemed that someone else was approaching.
The woman lifted her head up, and he heard the two of them talking.
“Huff, huff… Looks like I was late by a step.”
“What happened? You were acting with such confidence. This means I won, right?”
“I thought of this place in the beginning but… what a pity. Let’s make another bet next time. For now, I lost this one.”
“Hehe, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“Sure.”
After a short conversation, another unfamiliar face popped down into the waterway.
This time it was a man, and the gray color that shone from his eyes was bone-chillingly fierce.
