Escape

"Do you mean that he locked himself in his room for two days to break through to the next level?" Rafael raised his eyebrows unconvinced as he stood in front of the door of Alexander's apartment

 "That's right…" Rustin nodded

 "Seriously..." Rafael rolled his eyes and did not hide his disdain

 According to records provided to him by the Ford family, which include information about his target, Alexander has been stuck on Level 8 for several years.

 It was so bad that even commoners were able to surpass and overcome this level

 "He brings shame and embarrassment to the family..." Rafael shook his head regretfully that such a person existed within the Ford family, which prided itself on the strength of its heirs.

 "..." Shame and embarrassment to the family?

 Rustin didn't know why this was, but he was offended that Raphael was calling Alexander a disgrace to the family

 That maniac is about to break through to the fourth level and you call him a disgrace

If he was such a disgrace, what would I be like, who remained at level five?

 Rustin resisted the urge to scream at Raphael

 "Okay..." Raphael gave up thinking about this and pointed to Rustin. "How long do you plan to keep us standing here?"

 "You want to enter the apartment?" Rustin blinked in confusion

 "What else would it be?"

 Rustin hesitated and did not know what to do

 Don't let anyone into the room...Alexander's orders to him were strict

 But how should he stop Rafael?

Not to mention these experienced knights, Raphael himself is stronger than him

 Therefore, fighting Rafael was the worst option, in addition to that Rafael is from the Ford family, and Rustin would not dare to offend the Ford family, no matter how bold he was.

 In the end, Rustin decided to allow them to enter the apartment, but not to allow them to enter the bedroom where Alexander was

 "From here..." Rustin motioned to them and led the way into the living room

 Raphael sat on the couch while Angelica sat on a nearby chair and the rest of the knights remained standing behind Raphael

 "Now, tell him to come here." Raphael said indifferently

 " now?." Rustin was taken by surprise

 " Yes."

 "But still—" Rustin tried to find a suitable excuse

 But Rafael interrupted him. "Tell him I'm here and he'll come."

 "..." Rustin felt that talking to Rafael was useless

 That's why he headed to the bedroom, thinking of a way to escape from this situation

 Rustin arrived at the door of the room and remained standing there, confused

 Should he open the door?

 After thinking for a moment he decided that it wouldn't be a big problem if he opened the door a few inches to investigate the situation

 Rustin extended his hand and was about to touch the door handle

 Rattling! scribble!

 But a strange sound came from inside the room

 The sound was like claws scratching the door of the room

 "Open the door…" A harsh voice came from inside the room

 Rustin took a step back in fear

 That voice was not clear at all, it was not possible to distinguish whether it was male or female

 Rustin even doubted it was human or a known species

 The sound was like a monster coming from hell

 What is Alexander doing inside?

 "The door…" Another voice came from inside, but it was no less ominous than the one before

 Rustin turned and started walking away immediately in fear and awe

 He felt that this door should not be opened no matter what

 He remembered Alexander's repeated warnings about not entering the room during the ritual, no matter what happened

 Certainly Alexander did not give all these instructions without reason

 He must stop Rafael from getting in there, or bad things will definitely happen

Rustin returned to the living room

 Rafael was sitting there while Angelica was standing in one of the corners of the room, holding a cute teddy bear and staring at it with shining eyes.

 When Angelica noticed Rustin's return, she put the doll down and regained the young lady's aloof demeanor

 "So? Where is he?" Rafael asked

 "He…" Rustin gathered all his courage and said. "He says he has reached a critical point and will break through soon. That's why he can't meet with you."

 Raphael frowned upon hearing this

 Rustin sweatdropped as he waited for Rafael's reaction

 If Rafael decided to rush into the bedroom, there was nothing he could do to stop him

 "If this is the case, we must leave Alexander until he can achieve the breakthrough." Angelica intervened and said to her brother

 Then she continued. "He has been stuck at his level for a long time. The moment he breaks through this level must be important for him."

 "I think you're right..." Rafael closed his eyes and got up from his seat and headed towards the door. "When he finishes his work, tell him to come to me."

 "Yes…" Rustin couldn't suppress his relieved smile when he knew that he would avoid this disaster

 "It's just a simple thing, why all the fuss?" Rafael didn't forget to make a hurtful comment before he left

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 "Damn it..." Alexander cursed as he ran with all his might

 But he tripped and fell on his face

 When he got back to his feet, he looked at the thing that had tripped him

 It was a golden sculpture of a pig's head, similar to the one he had seen previously

 Alexander sweated profusely, knowing that the engineer would soon be able to break through this illusion

 Such as the similar features that the Hunter's Path and the Thief's Path possess

 The Corruption Path and the Metamorphosis' Path also have similar abilities

 These abilities relate to attacking the souls of others who are experiencing moments of weakness

 More precisely, these paths were able to attack people undergoing trials, causing them to go insane and turn them into hollows.

 This is why protection seals and charms are often used to prevent spiritual attacks

 Of course, this method had many limitations

 If the attacker has strong spiritual power and a high level, these talismans will not be able to repel him for a long time

 But this is better than nothing

 Alexander was not too worried about anyone interfering in his rituals, however, he used many spells in addition to enlisting the help of Rustin to protect him.

 In this way, he ensured that no one would be able to interfere in his ritual, especially since no one knew when he would perform this ritual

 But he did not expect that the engineer would be able to create a loophole in his prison and try to interfere in the trial in this way

 He wasn't sure how deep this crisis was

 How many seals has the engineer been able to break so far?

 It doesn't really matter, because he doesn't want to face him in this situation

 His body couldn't handle a single minute of running

 How will he be able to confront the army of monsters led by the Engineer?

 So there's only one thing left to do

 Escape