Chapter 325

I smelled Alexis and Ran, but so had Paul. He was already heading toward them. When we finally met up, I dropped Paul's clothes on the ground before him. He changed quickly back to a man while I stared up at the castle where more Neratomay than ever attempted to enter Epic Cu.

"Once we're inside we cannot flash ourselves out," I said.

Paul narrowed his eyes. "You'll be trapped inside?"

Alexis frowned, but Ran and I nodded.

Paul slipped his shirt over his head and peered at the castle. "We can blow this bitch up."

"Blowing up Neratomay won't kill us," Alexis said. "Not unless our heads are severed or our hearts pierced."

"Why does this castle remind me of Hogwarts?" Paul asked.

I smiled. "That's what I thought!"

"How do we enter?" Paul asked. "That entrance is a hopeless bottleneck."

"You could enter through the front door once we're inside," Alexis said, pointing at the opening four stories up. "That's how we exited."

Paul licked his lips. "I can make that jump."

"Not as a