Thomas couldn't see anything.
He didn't know where he was now, what he felt was his body lying on a cold stone, there was wet moss around his bare feet, the air was damp and cold, he got up slowly, groping around him, he wondered where he was. Where's Iris? Is the woman okay?
His hands moved, the only brushes on the cold rock and moss he got, he wondered, maybe he was in a cave or underground.
"Iris?" His voice was hoarse, he cleared his throat, there was no answer, only the sound of water drops falling on the rock and making an echo, there was the sound of a rushing waterfall from a distance, maybe the cold that Thomas felt came from there.
He stood up, a clatter falling from his pocket, Thomas furrowed his brows, bent down, and groped where he stood, trying to find out what it was.
His hand touched a blade as long as his palm, cold and sharp at the tip. He was stunned for a moment, the shape was very similar to the silver needle that the old woman had given him, only bigger.
Could this be the same needle?
Thomas remembered the last time he stabbed the needle into Alpha, it should have been there because he didn't pull it back, but what he had in his hand now was that it was getting bigger.
Is this some kind of power-absorbing weapon? An ancient weapon that was rare except for top-tier wizard. The more he killed people with this silver needle, the greater his power?
Did it happen?
Thomas didn't know whether to laugh or cry, whether it could be called luck or not, but he was dying, nearing his end, why did he need a weapon like this? Useless to him.
"Tommy?" Iris' voice echoed from afar, the boy was startled and the needle fell from his grip.
"What are you doing?" Iris said again, coming closer. Thomas bent down in bewilderment, it should have fallen and made a sound, but no sound was heard. Could it be that the needle got stuck?
"What are you looking for?" Iris couldn't help but ask, seeing Thomas groping the rocks, she brought her face closer to Thomas, looked closely at the tiny face, Thomas' blue eyes were completely white, he was blind.
The woman fell silent, looking at Thomas sadly.
"I'm looking for the thing I found here earlier," Thomas said quietly, he couldn't tell Iris it was a silver needle.
Iris took Thomas' hand, smiling a little. "There's nothing here. You must be hungry, right? Let's eat something."
The woman helped Thomas to his feet, led him down the rocks, Thomas didn't know how high he was, he shuddered in fear that his feet would slip and fall.
"Where are we?"
"We're in a cave, very far away, maybe in the bowels of the earth," Iris said casually, they couldn't get out of this hiding place for a while, Andreas's Harpy circled in the sky looking for their whereabouts, so she and Morgan decided to keep going. Morgan entered the cave while looking for the whereabouts of Minu, who Morgan said was nearby.
Thomas nodded slowly, this chill explained everything. He didn't want to ask further, because he was sure that the situation outside must be very bad.
"Are you awake?" Someone's deep voice sounded from the front, something hot felt against his face.
"Who's he?"
"Morgan, I told you to be careful with fire!" Iris didn't answer Thomas's question, instead, she snapped harshly, the sound of hitting the skin and Morgan's muffled scream.
"Akh … it hurts old granny!"
"Damn you! Idiot wolves!"
Thomas finally remembered, Morgan was the werewolf he met at the green lake a while ago with Iris, what happened? Did they meet again by chance? And why do they look so close? Use cursing everything.
"Tomy, let's eat this." Iris took her hand and handed her something warm in her hand, like meat that had been roasted. There were traces of scorched skin on her hand.
"Is this meat?"
"Yes, snake meat." Iris led him, Thomas carefully again handed the grilled snake in his hand with a frown on his face, Morgan who saw it just chuckled.
"I told you humans don't eat that," Morgan commented that he heard the man walk away, then drew closer again, taking Thomas' hand. "Eat this sweet potato. You are almost dead, don't make yourself hasten your death by being picky about food."
Thomas looked up, although he couldn't see Morgan's expression, he was sure that the man was smiling mockingly at him, he snorted and muttered under his breath. "Thank you."
"We've got to keep going, Minu's isn't far from here," Morgan continued, turning and leading the way ahead with a flaming torch in his hand, pretending he was a guide. Litzy, who became a mouse crawled up on top of Thomas's head, nesting there.
Morgan and Iris had made several agreements when Thomas was unconscious, Iris agreed to Morgan's request as long as the man would help her to save Thomas. The man reluctantly agreed to Iris' request, he had no choice, he wanted to stay with Iris.
"He's here?" Thomas asked in between chews, Iris grabbed his hand and his shoulder, telling him to keep walking, the woman gently stroked Thomas' head.
"Yes. We got lucky."
After that, the three of them were silent to each other, with only the sound of footsteps accompanying their journey. As they descended, the air around them became colder and heavier, and Thomas' legs went numb; he wanted to complain but was too embarrassed to say anything.
"Stop!" Morgan in front of them aimed the torch forward, Iris gripped Thomas tightly, a hissing sound entered Thomas' ears, he felt his body shudder. One word in Thomas' head, snake. However, from the noise of the hissing, how many snakes were in front of them?
"Damn, why are there so many of them?" Iris cried out in panic.
"Don't use magic!" Morgan gave a warning, he raised his hand, Iris looked at the man in front of her in bewilderment.
"They are Minu's subordinates."
Morgan pushed the torch forward, from a distance they saw the silhouette of a long-haired little girl standing behind a pile of snakes.
"Am I right? You're Minu's subordinate." Morgan again said to the silhouette of the child in front of them, the figure was silent for a while, Iris held her breath, she could feel that the figure was no ordinary child, the air was too cold, Iris could even feel Thomas' body shivering.
"I'm his partner," said the figure in a calm voice, his voice clear and melodious, the black snakes in front of them hissing again, trying to warn Morgan and Iris not to put up a fight.
"You guys are a strange bunch." The figure didn't move, it stayed where it was. "A Witch, werewolf, and human together, really weird."
"We want to meet Minu," Iris said suddenly, the figure clucked, probably annoyed that her words weren't being responded to, she chuckled.
"What's your goal? I can't just let you meet my partner."
Morgan snorted, the figure in front of him was very long-winded, he glanced at Iris who stepped forward while holding Thomas's hand. He thought she would be angry and explosive, but in fact, Iris's face was pleading with tears in her eyes.
"Help us," she said, her hand moved to stroke Thomas's head, the figure seemed to move, exhaling roughly.
"White Wizard again?"