I couldn’t believe all these ruins were created less than half an hour since we entered the basement. Luke pulled a book out from one of the shelves, making it turn to show the entrance to another staircase. Not wasting a single second, he grabbed my hand to pull me towards the stairs. My head was dripping with sweat since it was harder to run up the stairs than going down. Wheezing for more air, most of my energy seemed to be drained from the simple exercise. I needed to take a break.
“Rika, endure it, we can’t take a break,” Luke noticed my condition.
I nodded my head as I continued to push myself to climb the stairs. I never knew we were this deep underground. I was starting to waver if we would ever make the surface as I couldn’t see the door on the other side. I was using my m
