"You'll need it", the wizard of the village assured him, while licking his lips dirty with blood. His enemy's brain roasted on the fire, while the wizard Okuimose drank the blood that had collected in a bowl. Isaac Tutuola emerged from the trance, closed the keys of the faucet and looked for the refreshing paper tissue package between those Chinese signs/writings, but there was nothing. *The storekeeper hadn't understood. Isaac wandered around his flat for some minutes. Then, he opened the door and went down the stairs (up until / towards) the exit of the building.

*The storekeeper (was/seemed) confused?

up until=fino all'uscita...(si ferma)?

towards=verso l'uscita...