Turning to look at Gerald in surprise, Yann couldn’t help but ask, “Is… something wrong, Gerald?”
“Yeah, Mr. Crawford! Shouldn’t we hurry and leave already?” added Rey in a confused tone.
“Hush. Hand me a small knife, Rey!” ordered Gerald.
Obeying Gerald’s words, Rey retrieved a small knife from his belt before handing it to Gerald…
The small knife now in his hand, Gerald then walked toward a crystal-clear, emerald-green jade—the size of a chicken egg—that was embedded into the wall…
Following that, Rey and Yann widened their eyes as they watched Gerald skillfully used the knife to pry the jade off the wall!
“…H-huh? Didn’t you say that we shouldn’t touch any of the jades in here, Mr. Crawford?!” exclaimed the surprised Rey.
After plopping the jade into his pocket, Gerald simply replied, “True, but bear in mind that there usually aren’t any traps near an exit!”
With that, Gerald continued walking out of the cave, causing the two stunned men to quickly snap out of it before running after him.
The second all three of them were out, Rey immediately looked at the sky before taking in a deep breath of fresh air.
“Thank god we’re finally out of that place! The air smells so much better out here!” exclaimed the jovial Rey.
While Yann was feeling just as pleased, favonovel.com couldn’t help but face Gerald as favonovel.com asked, “Speaking of which… What about Tye and the others, Gerald…?”
Raising a slight brow, Gerald simply replied, “What? Do you still expect to obtain all that money from him?”
Upon hearing that, Yann fell silent for a moment before saying, “…That’s not what I meant… Essentially, I’m just worried and Tye and his men won’t let us off that easily once they realize that we’re gone!”
“Hah! What makes you so sure that they’ll find the exit anytime soon? I assure you that by the time they finally get out, we’ll be miles away from them! They’ll never be able to catch up to us!” replied Gerald with a chuckle.
Realizing that Gerald had a point, Yann simply nodded.
“Now then… If there’s nothing else, let’s get moving already!” added Gerald.
“But which direction should we head to, Mr. Crawford…? After all, we don’t exactly have the map!” asked Rey.
Smiling smugly in response, Gerald then replied, “And who was it who told you we don’t have the map?”
Understandably stunned to hear that, Rey and Yann could only stare incredulously at Gerald as the youth fished out the map from his pocket!
“…Wait, didn’t Tye have the map? How did you get your hands on it, Gerald?” asked the bewildered Yann.
“Hah! I got it while they were still entranced!” replied Gerald with a smile, prompting Yann to momentarily freeze before giving Gerald two thumbs up!
