Jimmy saw Andrea vanish into thin air. He picked up the Heavy Crossbow from the ground, lowered his visor, and headed back the way they had come.
This trip into the ruins had terrified him. The tongue that had shot out of the hole a moment ago had nearly cost him his life.
He felt that bringing Edward and Andrea into the ruins to rescue Big Sister had already been more than enough.
He wanted to return to camp and wait until dawn. If the two of them still hadn't come back by then, he'd find a way to return to Marala City.
This trip to the Rainforest Country had let him experience the charms of the beautiful women of the New Continent's south, and he'd decided not to leave.
He'd picked up more than twenty Magic Lamps. According to the Alchemist who was Big Sister's lover, they could fetch two thousand gold pounds. Converted into Golden Eagle Coins or the Rainforest Country's gold shields, they'd be worth at least three or four thousand.
That was enough for him to enjoy a life of luxury. He wondered if he should buy an island someday and build himself a huge harem...
Thinking about it made him positively giddy. Even walking alone through the empty, desolate corridor no longer frightened him. He jogged toward the entrance they had used.
The entrance they had come through had a large hole eaten through it, so it would be easy to find. He kept his eyes fixed on the wall to his right as he walked.
But he had gone a long way and still hadn't reached the end. He was getting a little scared. As an Apprentice Hunter, he had a much keener sense of distance than an ordinary person.
The slope he was