Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 2157

Josh Batton carried Annabeth Cates and quickly ran down the escalator right when the people behind them had already recognized them, screaming as they chased after them.

“Josh, don’t leave! We love you!”

“We love you, Josh! Ahh! Wait, Josh!”

“Josh! Josh!”

“Josh Batton? It’s Josh Batton!”

With screams erupting all around them, people on the first floor began to notice and started joining the crowd who ran after them.

Josh had encountered something like this countless times.

He remained calm and continued running out of the mall with Annabeth in his arms.

She could see the crowd charging toward them like a swarm of flies. They were about to be surrounded by a shockingly large number of people.

“They’re catching up! We have to hurry,” she exclaimed, clutching Josh tightly.

In front of them, several people who had just walked through the entrance started to notice them as well and ran frantically toward them.

Fortunately, there weren’t as many people.

After looking around, he chose to confront them directly.

People were running haphazardly down from the second, third, and fourth floors, looking like zombies in movies.

Annabeth had witnessed situations like this numerous times before, so she wasn’t exactly shocked.

“Yeah, I’m fine. How about you?” Josh answered as he continued to run.

“I’m fine, too.”

“Also, call me Honey,” he insisted, managing to hold his breath steady and sounding like his usual self despite carrying her while holding all the clothes they bought and running for so long.

She nodded. “Okay, Honey.”

Then, she noticed an alley nearby. “Go in there. I’m very familiar with the path. We’ll be able to get away from them once we go in.”

Josh did as she instructed and turned into the alley, taking directions from her.

Ten minutes later, they ran into the backyard of a barbeque restaurant within the alley.