Chapter 1144

Sweat started to bead on Quincy's forehead, and he silently cursed himself for his foolishness.

They continued running, but Lydia was quickly running out of steam. Despite pushing herself, her heavy breathing made it clear she couldn't keep up much longer.

"Quincy, go on without me. Don't worry about me," she panted.

"No way. Get on my back," Quincy insisted.

Lydia froze for a moment, shaking her head. "N-no, I'm too heavy."

"Come on, if we waste any more time, they'll catch us," he urged.

Realizing the urgency, Lydia didn't argue further. She wrapped her arms around Quincy's neck. "Am I too heavy?" she asked, feeling guilty for slowing them down and wishing she had trained more.

Quincy shifted her on his back with ease. "You're light as a feather. No problem at all," he said, trying to comfort her.

Lydia couldn't help but laugh at the exaggeration.

"You know, if we die together like this, does it count as a tragic

off guard, and after a moment of silence, Quincy cleared his throat, deciding to

broke the silence, "It wouldn't be so

"Don't worry. We're not

cliff's edge. They had reached a dead end. Behind them, the pursuers were closing in, and ahead was a steep drop.

voice firm,

not," she replied, her

off the cliff, holding Lydia tight. The pursuers skidded to a stop at the edge,

do now? How are we supposed to report

a cliff. If they're not dead, they're at least crippled. Let's just report it

the group turned back, deciding the pay wasn't

lucky. Lydia shook herself out of the daze and tried to rouse Quincy, her

wincing at the from his multiple cuts and bruises. He coughed and managed to say, "Stop shouting, I'm

couldn't hold back her tears. She hugged Quincy tightly.

though he couldn't hide how weak he felt as he tried to stand, only to find his strength failing him. "I'll help

Together, they started walking

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