Chapter 1070: A Stupid Idea

Chapter 1070: A Stupid Idea



In the forest next to the highway the group was previously cruising on, two shapes were blurring away on foot, before stopping abruptly at an intersecting road.

Kary started looking for a way to traverse the intersecting road safely without catching people's attention, but Alex suddenly froze while looking at the asphalt ahead of them.

"I can sense Violette's mana on the road," he said, pointing at a spot on the road.

Since they weren't constantly active, to save mana, Kary had to expand her senses, and she sensed a blotch on the road, too.

"Could it be a coincidence?" she asked, unsure of the mana's provenance.

Her senses weren't as precise as his, and she couldn't tell who the mana was from, making this suspicious.

But Alex grinned.

"No. It's hers, I'm sure. And she shaped it as a triangle, pointing that way. And I can feel other marks like that one going that way. She's leaving us a sign that they changed direction. That beautiful little genius," he said, getting ready to head in this new direction.

Kary looked at him with a slim smile.

'He may be stupid in many matters, but his instincts are sharp as always. Reliable in the times we need him most,' she thought, launching behind the eager Alexander.

Unfortunately, all this running was doing a number on her cardio and mana supplies.

Alex did a lot of running all the time, and running at full speed like this, even if he had to charge his leg muscles with mana, was almost second nature already to him. Kary couldn't claim to be the same, though.

Her legs felt like they were on fire, her lungs matching in pain, as her breath was getting heavier by the minute. Alex only noticed her ragged state when she started losing speed.

After ten minutes on the new path, he skidded to a stop, seeing Kary's wet hair sticking to her face.

"Are you okay?" he asked, watching her bend over to catch her breath.

Kary looked at him with a sharp glare, her voice rasping as she answered.

"Do I look okay? We've run for easily forty miles! I'm exhausted! How do you still look peachy?" she growled.

He smiled sheepishly at her, shrugging.

"I don't know. I'm used to it, I guess?"

His pants became a bit floppy on his hips, but he knew that once he melded with White, they'd tighten up again, so he wasn't worried.

She gave him her belt, wondering what he was on about.

'How would taking off their belts make them faster?' she wondered.

It didn't reassure her when he saw him tie the belts together, making one long belt out of

both.

"What are you doing?" she asked, getting confused.

He grinned at her before his hair turned white, and his eyes took on a beastly appearance.

"I'm calling you an Uber," he joked, his body bulking up a bit as his pant legs became tight on

his skin.

"Get on my back," he added, going to his knees.

Kary looked at him with a dumbfounded look.

"Huh?"

"Get on my back. I'll carry you the rest of the way. We'll make much better time this way, and you can rest. I can feel your mana reserves dwindling. Mine are fine, so let me do this," he

claimed, staring at her.

Kary was stunned at the simplicity of his mind for a second before she laughed.

"Hahaha! You're insane! How am I supposed to hold on to you like this? I've seen how you run when melded with White. I'll be flinging on the back like a flag on hurricane lane. Hahahaha!"

Alex frowned, his furry cheeks raising as his lips parted.

"Why do you think I did this?" he said, waving the belt around.

She looked at the tied belts and shook her head.

'Yeah, he's definitely stupid...'