The icy and bone-chilling seawater soaked Ewen's body. With the surge of the current, he was tossed like a leaf, covered in scratches and bruises, while the desperate wails from Bai Ou broke through the barrier.
Illusions and reality overlapped before Ewen's eyes. He felt like a fish racing through the stream, seeing branches intercepting above him. Ewen reached out to grab a branch but was met with an excruciating pain.
A fresh red wound cracked open across his palm, blood streaming endlessly.
It wasn't a branch but a Blade embedded in the wall, repeatedly severing nerves to the point of numbness. As Ewen bobbed in the water, realizing that survival might be impossible, he dragged the heavy object in his other hand, trying with all his might to lift her above his head.
"Ha!"
Cinderella's head emerged from the water. She vomited violently, then breathed strongly, pale-faced, unclear whether from fear or cold.
"Can't you swim!"
