Chapter 99 Hatred (Fourth Update)
Chapter 99
"Is it Xiaolu's problem?"
Lin En's eyes froze slightly, but he couldn't completely confirm his guess.
Even if it was really Xiaolu's problem, he couldn't have abandoned it in the first three levels of the maze.
Without Xiaolu's help, he couldn't even be sure if he could pass the first few levels of the test successfully.
The darkness came again like a gnat at the tarsal bones, leaving Lin En no time to think.
He gritted his teeth, held the notebook and rushed forward quickly, while Xiaolu kept knocking down the road in front.
However, the contents at the back of the notebook were of little help to Lynn, and were more of a desperate last words.
Lynn knew that he had stayed in the first level of the maze long enough, and the most important thing now was to escape from the darkness that swallowed everything.
Boom! Xiaolu suddenly knocked open a passage, and a door emitting soft light appeared in front of him.
That's the end of the first level of the maze!
Lin En took a look at the black fog that was getting closer and closer behind him. Without thinking too much, he rushed into the Gate of Light with Xiaolu and entered the second level of the maze.
Meanwhile, in another green space far away, the scene was completely different.
Looking up from the ground, this space seems to be supported by a giant pea sprout that reaches into the sky.
There are huge symmetrical leaves growing on both sides of the pea sprout, and each leaf is connected by thirteen steps.
To reach these steps, you must go through rigorous tests at each level.
Every time someone steps onto the stairs, they are pulled into a maze.
Only by passing the test of the maze can you move to the next level and start a new trial.
This time, almost all the furnaces came out, leading a large number of apprentices and wizards to climb up along this pea sprout that reaches the sky.
However, just to stand on the first leaf, one needs to pass the test of thirteen levels of maze.
This is already a huge challenge. Even though the difficulty of the maze has been reduced a lot compared to before, it is still not a challenge that ordinary people can easily complete.
Those apprentices and wizards who failed the test would often stay on the steps for a moment, their faces suddenly becoming ugly, and then they would disappear from the steps the next second and be directly teleported out of this space.
Those who successfully pass the test will see a green light gate in front of them, step into it with joy on their faces, and continue to move forward to higher levels.
The purpose of this level of trial is not to climb to the highest point of the pea sprout, but it varies from person to person.
Some people may just need to pass the test of the first maze and go directly to the next level; while others, even if they climb to a very high position, will still stay where they are and be unable to enter the next stage.
What’s even more special is that although all contestants in this level can see each other, they cannot make any form of contact or interference.
Therefore, even if members of Nightshadow Bunker and the Bitterheart Sect also appeared in this space, the people of the Crucible camp could only watch them and could not take any action.
Counting from the ground, approximately at the location of the seventh maze, a graceful figure catches the eye.
That was Astrid, she was staying at this altitude.
Her beautiful face was covered with dark clouds, and her purple eyes revealed hatred and murderous intent. It was obvious that her heart was in turmoil and she could not calm down.
Previously, the Master of the Forge had explained to her why she could not leave this space like other apprentices or wizards.
That's because she has been "privatized" by the maze and has become the "harvest" of the maze.
Because of this, she is imprisoned here unless someone else passes this level and takes her out of the maze as a trophy when choosing a reward.
In other words, she can only escape from this cage if someone else "harvests" her.
However, how proud was Astrid! When she heard that she might become someone else's pet, harvest or even trophy, her beautiful face instantly darkened, and anger and humiliation made her tremble all over.
She secretly swore in her heart that if anyone dared to take her out of the maze as a "pet", she would kill that person at all costs to avenge her shame with blood! Fortunately, the Lord of the Furnace told her that she still had a chance to save herself.
Previously, the Lord of the Furnace had drawn upon the world rules of the wizarding world and sent down his power, causing a considerable impact on this [landscape].
People like Astrid and the Lord of Nightshadow were thus freed and should be in a "semi-trophy" state now.
Although you cannot leave the maze freely, you are eligible to participate in the maze trial.
If Astrid can complete the labyrinth test before others and select herself as a trophy, she can escape this dilemma.
At first, Astrid didn't take the so-called maze test seriously.
She thought it was just some silly tricks and with her abilities, she could easily pass it.
However, when she actually stepped onto the first step, she deeply realized the horror and danger of this maze!
The first time, she failed as soon as she stepped onto the stairs.
However, due to her "half-harvest" status, she was not directly expelled from the maze, but was allowed to continue trying.
Now, Astrid has been stuck at this level for a long time.
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The Lord of the Furnace, the Lord of the White Heart Tower, those third-level wizards, and even some second-level wizards had already successfully passed the fourth level and entered the next stage.
And she, the student of the Master of the Furnace, the most talented person in the Furnace, the black dragon witch Astrid, was trapped on the seventh step and could not break through.
For a genius wizard like her who was extremely conceited, this was an unbearable humiliation! She could admit that she was inferior to powerful people like the Master of the Forge or the Master of the White Heart Tower, but even a second-level wizard, or even some formal wizards and third-level apprentices could easily pass this level.
But she was still struggling, and this gap almost crushed her pride.
Astrid's usually flawless face was now filled with gloom and anger.
She was unwilling to give in and could not accept failure, and she would never allow herself to become a "trophy" in this maze and allow others to take her away as a prize!
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly broke into her purple pupils.
It was a tall and slender wizard apprentice, his face hidden in the shadow of his hood, making it difficult to see clearly.
Behind him, there followed a tall and mighty green tree man, with a strange light faintly flowing among the branches and leaves.
The rules of the maze make each step equivalent to an independent trial, and passing each maze requires a lot of time and energy.
But this apprentice seemed to be very familiar with the maze. He moved from one step to the next in a very short time, with almost no pause, and moved with ease.
Even the two fourth-level Morning Star Wizards, the Lord of the Furnace and the Lord of the White Heart Tower, were not as efficient and fast as him.
Astrid's eyes were fixed on that figure.
She watched him climb six flights of stairs at an astonishing speed, and soon he reached the seventh flight, passing her by.
And at this moment, her pair of purple eyes suddenly focused, and a flash of inspiration appeared in her mind, as if she had grasped some fragments deep in her memory.
"It's you!" Astrid exclaimed in a low voice, with uncontrollable shock and anger in her voice, "The apprentice who got away by chance!"
She remembered - the apprentice! In the previous operation, she had personally hunted this person, but he had escaped by luck.
That day she suspected that the other party might be like the Lionheart Knight, and had the ability to move freely in this maze.
Now it seems that it is indeed the case!
However, when Astrid's purple eyes looked at the other person, what she got was a pair of gazes without any emotion, as if they were passing through a piece of air and ignoring her directly!
However, this disregard caused more harm to Astrid than glaring at her.
As a student of the Master of the Forge, a powerful Black Dragon Witch, and a top figure in the Forge, how could she have ever been looked at like this! Even the Morning Star Wizard, the Master of the White Heart Tower, had never treated her like this!
Astrid's chest rose and fell violently, a strong sense of unwillingness churning in her heart, and murderous intent gathered.
If I hadn't caught this humble apprentice that day, I would have been able to pass through maze after maze easily by now! (End of this chapter)
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