The Galloping Carriage!

Victor's words made James relax a little, but he still looked at Victor with some unease.

Victor stepped forward, slowly reached out and grabbed James's shoulders, and said in a deep voice.

"Jimmy, we're brothers! You understand?"

At this point, Victor tightened his grip on James's shoulders.

"A good brother will protect the other!"

After seeing the six bone spurs that resembled the claws of Beast growing on James's hand, Victor wondered if there was some kind of connection between the two. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that both of them had something resembling the claws of Beast on their bodies?

However, this was just his instinctive guess. When he heard Thomas say that John Howlett was not James's biological father and then call James" son," Victor was completely stunned.

James was actually born from an affair between his father Thomas and Elizabeth, the mistress of the manor. In other words, James was his half-brother!

This shocked Victor, but at the same time, it also made him feel a surge of joy.

He had always treated James like a younger brother, and now that he knew James was actually his brother, Victor was overjoyed. After seeing James run away, provoked by his mother Elizabeth's hostile gaze and sharp words, he chased after him without hesitation.

Compared to his cruel and tyrannical father Thomas, James undoubtedly held a much higher position in Victor's heart. In his mind, James would always be the frail and sickly little brother who needed his care, and how could he possibly feel at ease with James leaving alone now?

So, abandoning his father Thomas, who lay bleeding in a pool of blood, Victor quickly chased after James after he ran out the door.

However, after the changes just now, James' physical condition seems to have improved significantly.

James, who was originally weak and sickly and lacked exercise, was no match for the physically strong Victor. Under normal circumstances, Victor should have been able to catch up with James very quickly.

But this time, James showed a strength, speed, stamina and endurance that were not much different from his own, and it took him a lot of effort to finally catch up with him in the woods.

With his hands gripping James's thin shoulders tightly, Victor watched as James flinched and dodged, his eyes revealing deep unease, and said in a deep voice.

"You need to be strong now! That way no one can bully us!"

Feeling Victor's care, James, who had been surrounded by ice and cold, finally felt a touch of warmth again, and his young Mind Stone became vulnerable once more.

Looking up at Victor, and recalling the past, James couldn't help but speak to him in a voice trembling with tears.

"I want to go home!"

James is still just a child. He ran away at all costs before, but how could he not yearn to return to that familiar and warm home?

"We can't go back!"

Victor's voice was resolute.

"No matter what, we must stick together!"

As he spoke, his eyes began to turn fierce.

"Everyone who stands in our way must die!"

After saying this, Victor looked at James with encouraging eyes and asked in a deep voice.

"Can you do it, little brother?"

Seeing the determined yet encouraging look in Victor's eyes, James nodded slightly.

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from behind.

"I'm going towards the river!"

"You all need to get up the mountain, hurry up!"

The two quickly turned around and saw several flames moving towards them from more than a hundred meters away.

"They're here!"

Victor knew that these people were there to capture them, and once captured, not to mention James killing Thomas, the fact that James had grown bone claws on his hands would be enough to kill him!

After all, in this era, these special humans would be burned as "monsters," let alone a "monster" who had killed his own father!

So they had to escape!

"Can you still run?"

Victor turned to James and asked eagerly.

James was also flustered by the pursuers behind him. Hearing this, he ignored the pain in his feet and quickly nodded.

Victor then pulled him and ran quickly into the depths of the woods.

Although the forest was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, there were still many branches and stones scattered on the ground. Wearing shoes was fine, but James was barefoot, and the soles of his feet had been cut in many places, becoming bloody as he ran, and every step was painful.

However, having experienced all the previous changes, James has become much stronger. Despite the excruciating pain in his feet, he kept up with Victor and ran forward without slowing him down.

Keep running forward and don't look back!

As he ran, Victor whispered a reminder to James.

"Um!"

James gave a soft "hmm" and, gritting his teeth, ran as fast as he could, pulled by Victor.

The two ran forward with all their might, but they were still unable to shake off their pursuers. Although the tracks they left behind were not particularly obvious, they were still easy for an experienced hunter to spot. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before they were caught.

Both Victor and James couldn't help but feel anxious.

As the pursuers closed in, getting closer and closer, just as the two were beginning to despair, a rumble of hooves, muffled by the trees, suddenly came from ahead.

Upon hearing the sound of Mercedes-Benz horses, the two men felt a chill in their hearts.

They even sent men on horseback to intercept us; it seems we're doomed this time!

Just as the two were wondering whether to advance or retreat, and which way to run, Victor suddenly frowned.

As they ran forward, the sounds ahead became clearer. Victor listened carefully and discovered that the sound of rolling wheels was mixed in with the sound of horses' hooves.

Victor's eyes lit up, and without further hesitation, he grabbed James and ran forward.

The two ran forward for a short distance before emerging from the woods.

Standing at the edge of the woods, looking ahead in the dim moonlight, they saw a road right next to the woods, and from the source of the sound of hooves, a four-wheeled carriage with two dim yellow lanterns hanging at the front of the carriage was speeding towards them from not far away.

As the carriage drew closer, a hint of joy flashed in Victor's eyes. Forget about hiding, he rushed out of the woods and ran to the middle of the road, spreading his arms to try and stop the carriage.

However, the carriage was moving very fast, and since the distance was already short, by the time he ran to the middle of the road to stop it, the carriage was already very, very close to him.

"Careful!"