Aside from Furina's clumsiness, everyone else moved incredibly fast.
They jumped down one after another, barely wasting any time.
It was a somewhat comical sight, as they tumbled down like dumplings dropped into a pot.
"Damn it, I clearly saw someone here just now." The prison guard responsible for clearing the area scanned around, scratching his head.
But he didn't think much of it, because with so many people, it was impossible for them to disappear in the blink of an eye.
They were probably called back by others.
"Ugh, it stinks down here!"
Not long after they started walking, Furina nearly threw up.
"This is already quite good. This is the pipe system, not inside the pipes. If you really walked inside the pipes, then you'd know what'stinks' means."
Xavier, who was leading the way, "comforted" her.
"Hey, Alhaitham, so how exactly are we going to get out next, and what's the final plan?"
Itto, who was following behind, was already a bit impatient and asked Alhaitham about the final plan.
Alhaitham didn't answer directly but raised his hand and glanced at his watch.
"It's almost time. I think they're about to arrive."
Rosaria glanced at him and asked, "Other issues aside, why do you have a watch?"
Everyone was immediately drawn in by Rosaria's words, forgetting to ask about the plan, and said in unison, "Why do you have a watch?"
Alhaitham calmly replied, "I just picked it up from room 232."
For some reason, everyone felt a sense of absurd humor at that moment.
To casually take a watch during a prison break was a bit too relaxed.
"Wait a minute, aren't we getting off-topic? So what's the plan, exactly?"
As they spoke, they had already reached the end of the pipe.
Looking at the brighter light and Zhongli and the others waiting ahead, everyone seemed to see hope of getting out.
"I think we've encountered a rather big problem."
Before they could even ask about the plan, Zhongli spoke, delivering bad news.
"What problem?" Everyone had a very bad feeling.
When Zhongli moved aside, everyone realized that the exit was blocked by three steel bars, horizontally and vertically.
"Huh? How is this different from the blueprint? I remember it was clearly a cross-shaped rebar, and it should have been big enough for one person to squeeze through, right?"
Kaveh immediately felt a headache; how was this different from what was recorded on the blueprint?
Itto was also incredibly frustrated, roaring.
"It's over! They must have known we were going to break out, so they reinforced it in advance, to catch us like…"
"Catching a turtle!"
Everyone looked at Itto at the same time.
If looks could kill, Itto would surely have been turned into meat slices.
Alhaitham just observed for a moment and came to a conclusion: "Judging by the rust, the reinforcement was done at least half a year ago."
"Then I also have a conclusion—no, two conclusions!"
Furina stepped forward.
"That is, there are two pieces of news now: one is bad news, and one is good news."
Although Amber knew Furina probably couldn't say anything constructive, she still couldn't help but ask, "Then what are the good news and the bad news, please?"
"The bad news is that it's very difficult for us to get out now."
"And the good news?"
"The good news is that our prison break hasn't been discovered in advance, so we still have time!"
...
Everyone was silent, and Amber felt a bit regretful, wishing she hadn't asked.
Xavier sighed, "Then what do we do? Does anyone have a saw blade?"
"If you ask me, we've already reached this point, so a little cheating wouldn't be a big deal, would it?" Eula suddenly said.
At this suggestion, everyone's hearts immediately stirred.
Yes, it had already come to this point; a little cheating shouldn't violate the original bet.
"No." Unexpectedly, Alhaitham immediately retorted, "If we really do that, it means we admit defeat."
Kaveh snorted, "What's wrong with failure? Is there anything to be ashamed of? Prisons are very strict places, okay!"
"Stop arguing!"
"Nothing is impossible for a willing heart."
Itto stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "It seems at the critical moment, This Daddy, am the only one to rely on!"
At this moment, Itto's figure became incredibly grand. Although no one knew what Itto was going to do, he seemed to have a way to break the deadlock.
"Although we can't use our abilities, using our strength should be fine, right!"
Everyone saw Itto warming up, and combined with what Itto said, they already guessed what he was going to do.
Bennett exclaimed, "No way, Itto, are you going to bend these steel bars with your bare hands!"
Lyney also questioned, "This... it's very difficult without using elemental power, isn't it?"
Although everyone was a Vision-wielder and not ordinary people themselves.
Their physical fitness and strength were definitely much stronger than ordinary people.
But trying to bend steel bars with their own strength alone was still too much to ask.
"That's right. If we only use our own physical strength, it shouldn't count as cheating, right?" Shenhe, who had been silent, also agreed.
Under everyone's gaze, Itto used all his strength to bend the steel bar.
And what surprised everyone was that Itto actually managed to bend the steel bar into an arc!
"Go, boss, you can do it!" Kuki Shinobu also cheered him on from the side.
"Damn it, This Daddy, will definitely succeed today!"
Bending steel bars with bare hands involved absolutely no skill or emotion, purely strength.
Itto's face was already red, but in the end, the steel bar remained bent, with no further movement.
"Hoo hoo hoo..."
"No, I can't, This Daddy, have done my best!"
Itto was panting heavily, sticking out his tongue.
Just as Itto was despairing, Lynette suddenly walked over and handed him something.
"I think this might help us."
Everyone looked closely and found that it was also a steel bar!
"Hey, why didn't you take it out sooner? And where did you get this thing from!"
Itto's eyes widened. So, all his effort just now was for nothing?
Lynette calmly said, "I picked it up from the ground. I thought you all saw it."
With a turn of events, and with the steel bar's assistance, the small exit was no longer a problem.
Although they didn't completely break it, they bent all the steel bars, forcibly creating a passage large enough for one person!
"freedom, this is the scent of freedom!"
Stepping out of the passage, Itto let out a hearty laugh.
But he seemed to see something terrifying, and he fell onto the ground with a thud, scared.
"This, this, this... why is it so high here!"
Xavier leaned out and saw that the end of the pipe was actually a cliff, and below was the surging sea!
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