Wizard Earl

Chapter 671 Escape

Meanwhile, old Victor, whose eyes were flashing with murderous intent, had clearly achieved Martina's goal of provoking him. His rationality and thinking had been affected by anger and were becoming less sharp, which was a stroke of luck for Martina.

Although Martina was trapped in Old Victor's elaborate web, it didn't mean she had no hope of escape! Martina held two crucial trump cards. The first was the five Alvar alchemical bombs that Stroman had crafted for her. These five bombs combined were enough to raze the entire Semedo Mansion and any building within a 100-meter radius to the ground! The second trump card was a secret passage hidden within the Semedo Mansion!

At the very beginning, when Strootman broke into the secret room and told Martina that Levandowski Avenue was blocked and that the Semedo Mansion was surrounded by Old Victor, and suggested that Martina escape through the mansion's secret passage, Martina was quite surprised. This was because the secret passage beneath the Semedo Mansion was extremely well-hidden. To keep the James Trading Company secret, they even went so far as to stage three accidental deaths to get rid of one engineer and eight workers who built the passage. Of course, now that Strootman was dead at Old Victor's hands, how he knew about the secret passage beneath the Semedo Mansion had become irrelevant.

Martina didn't take Strootman's advice to open the secret passage and escape at that time because she knew it was too late. If she had escaped through the secret passage when Lewandowski Avenue was first closed, she would have had plenty of time. But when Strootman made the suggestion, Martina could already vaguely sense Old Victor's presence. At that point, there was no possibility of escaping directly through the secret passage; Old Victor would definitely not stand idly by.

Under the continuous attack of the golden beam of light unleashed by old Victor, the barrier protecting Martina finally gave way and began to wail, looking as if it was about to collapse. This caused a cruel smile to appear on old Victor's aged face, and he added even more force to the golden beam of light he was releasing.

However, just as old Victor was about to break through Martina's barrier in one fell swoop, Martina, realizing that old Victor had already used all his strength, suddenly showed a strange smile on her face. Then, she waved her jade hand, and three small stones, about the size of eggs, that were shining with a light blue light, rushed towards old Victor with a whoosh.

As the steward of the great alchemist Reyes, old Victor was obviously very familiar with alchemical items. As soon as Martina made her move, old Victor immediately recognized what was attacking him, and his expression darkened. However, because he had just attacked Martina's barrier with all his might, he was unable to stop Avar's alchemical bomb from exploding towards him as he would under normal circumstances. The only thing he could do was to detonate the alchemical bomb before it got close to him!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With Old Victor's intervention, the three Avar alchemical bombs that Martina threw were detonated about five meters away from him, producing three deafening roars. The massive shockwaves and flying fragments created a terrifying and despairing scene in the roughly one-hundred-square-meter room.

However, Martina seemed to have anticipated the terror before her. Protected by the residual power of the protective barrier, Martina quickly arrived at a corner of the secret chamber wall and began pounding on the wall in a strange rhythm.

"Da da da! Da da! Da..."

As Martina patted the wall, the hidden mechanism inside was quickly triggered, and the wall began to crack open, revealing a narrow passage that could only accommodate one person at a time.

Seeing the appearance of this secret cave, how could old Victor not understand Martina's intentions? Realizing he had been tricked by Martina, old Victor's wrinkled face turned pale and then red, his expression becoming quite interesting. However, he could not take another step forward to stop Martina from leaving. At this moment, the secret chamber was filled with the shockwave of the explosion and fragments of the alchemical bomb. Even if old Victor forced his way forward, he might be taken away directly.

Having successfully planned her scheme, Martina glanced back triumphantly at old Victor, who was watching her intently, before disappearing into the secret cave under his gloomy gaze.

Twenty seconds later, just as the power of the explosion shockwave and bomb fragments in the secret room had slightly weakened, Old Victor used his superior strength to force his way through the secret room to the front of the dark cave. However, before Old Victor could enter the dark cave, two more huge explosions were heard from inside!

"Boom! Boom!"

After the roar, the entrance to the dark cave collapsed. Martina had clearly anticipated this situation and used the last two Avar alchemical bombs she had to thwart old Victor's pursuit of her!

Staring at the collapsed cavern before him, old Victor's face was so grim it seemed to drip water. However, no one expected that after gazing at the cavern for a while, old Victor would extend a hand towards it. A faint yellow light emanated from this aged arm. As the yellow light appeared on his hand, old Victor, who had reached into the cavern, closed his eyes, seemingly sensing something…

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"Click-clack! Click-clack! Click-clack!"

Ten meters underground in the sewers of the Semedo Mansion, Martina, pale-faced and sweating profusely, was gritting her teeth and running with all her might through the muddy and damp environment. In her hand, Martina carried a kerosene lamp that emitted an orange glow, dispelling the darkness wherever she went. Around Martina, small creatures such as ants and insects would occasionally scurry by in the sewers.

Martina's physical condition is not good. The Deron Potion she took during her fight with old Victor wore off a minute ago; the powerful, surging magic it provided is no longer in her body. This also means that, starting a minute ago, Martina has entered a period of weakness after the Deron Potion's effects wore off!

(End of this chapter)