The moment she flung out the golden crown, Blue Knight charged forward.
She leaped up from behind Lu Yuan, landed in front of him, seized the back of his neck, and lifted his entire body off the ground.
Now that they had left the abyss filled with swirling Eerie Inscriptions, Blue Knight no longer needed to cling to Lu Yuan.
Before Lu Yuan could steady himself, he was helplessly yanked off the ground.
Blue Knight dragged him in the direction they had come from, using her threads to frantically propel herself off the Pipe Network Layer's walls at astonishing speed.
"Don't resist," Blue Knight called out to Lu Yuan in her grasp.
Of course, Lu Yuan did not need her to tell him that.
The aura surging from the abyssal rift behind them grew more intense with every wave. The stench of golden light mingled with flesh continuously spilled out behind them; even a Second Order like him, with his dull senses, could smell the danger.
The commotion behind them was equally clear. Something was pursuing them from the rift, and it was incredibly fast.
Pale blue threads spread around Blue Knight like an enormous spider, carrying the two of them forward at a mad sprint.
The swirling Eerie Inscriptions flashed past on either side of his vision. This time, Lu Yuan was not affected much, because he could not see them clearly at all.
At last, light appeared in the passage ahead.
Klaus stood there, dark green light flickering over his body. The injured people before him had already disappeared, clearly taken away in advance, while several lit Marching Lamps hung nearby.
Hearing the sounds from deep within the Pipe Network Layer, he looked up and saw Blue Knight rushing toward him while dragging Lu Yuan in an odd