There was a turn ahead.
What was revealed was yet another pitch-black corridor.
Angor glanced around and saw a mirror with a Crystaleye symbol. He stepped forward and prepared to activate the light.
However, before he could reach out to touch it, Angor noticed something.
The wall lamps at the end of the corridor lit up one by one and rushed toward Angor like a tide of light.
Just like the horror scenes in the holographic tablet, light and darkness flickered in his eyes.
At the end of the corridor, a figure walked out.
No, it didn't "walk". It "floated" out.
At the end of the corridor was a girl with strange eyes. Her long silver hair was woven into a pair of wings behind her back. As the wings flapped, she appeared like a phantom.
In just one second, she crossed a hundred meters and appeared in front of Angor.
"You … moved like that?" Angor looked at the girl in front of him and asked through their Spirit Bond.
"Yes. It doesn't take much effort."
Angor didn't know what to say. She said she was four or five corridors away from him, but he just turned a corner and ran into her. Now Angor understood that with her "Flash" speed, it would only take her a few seconds to reach the main chamber even if she was outside the graveyard.
Without a doubt, this person was Laplace.
Angor shook his head to clear his mind. "You were teleported alone too?"
Laplace retracted her silver hair and landed on the ground. "Sort of. However, two of my labyrinth guards were teleported along with me, and they were all teleported to a place ten corridors away from here. "
Angor poked his head out of curiosity and looked behind Laplace. "Where are those two?"
"Maybe they're still here? Maybe they're heading to the main chamber? "
Angor knew that Laplace didn't wait for the Maze Guardians.
However, it didn't really matter to them whether there were Maze Guardians or not. Jota said the Maze Guardians would act as guides. In fact, the Maze Guardians would only serve as guides in the "maze" outside.
Once they entered the graveyard, the Maze Guardians wouldn't be very useful.
After all, the entire graveyard was filled with small maps marked by the Crystaleyes. They wouldn't get lost even without the Maze Guardians.
"What should we do then?" Angor asked, "Should we go to the main chamber and meet up with the Maze Guardians first? Or should we go straight to the destination?"
Laplace didn't hesitate at all. "Let's go to the destination first and get the space storage. Then we'll meet up with the Maze Guardians and leave."
Why did it sound so urgent? Angor was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything. "Alright."
After making their choice, the two of them didn't delay any longer and directly walked towards the location of the "hidden space" mentioned by Lv Nuo.
The location of the hidden space was not far from the main tomb. It was about a hundred meters below the main tomb.
In the past, Lü Nuo only needed to use the diffusion of spatial fluctuations to directly teleport to the hidden space.
But now, although the external stability of the space in the ruins was good, the internal space was extremely weak. Once the spatial ability was used, it might cause a hole to appear in the mirror.
As for the outcome … the entire mirror would collapse.
Therefore, they couldn't use spatial abilities to reach the hidden dimension. They had to take the normal route.
Lv Lv Nuo explained, "I've only taken the normal route a few times. There weren't any dangers on the way. Just some barriers. As long as you follow the rules, you won't run into any traps. Apart from that, it's really, really far.
"You have to go around the outer circle of the ruin and come to a mosaic space. Then you have to walk for several kilometers under the guidance of a guide to reach the final hidden dimension. I don't know what the previous owner of the ruin was thinking. Why did he have to take such a big detour when it's just below the main chamber? "
Angor didn't really care about Lv Nuo's complaints.
It was only several kilometers, which was only a few thousand steps.
But when they set foot on the path, they finally understood why Lv Nuo hated it so much. Even as the successor of the ruin, Lv Nuo had only taken this route a few times.
…
The entrance to the hidden dimension was an inconspicuous corridor.
As long as one stayed at the entrance of this corridor and repeatedly entered and exited within a short period of time, a new path would appear the next time one entered the corridor.
This was the only way to reach the hidden dimension.
As soon as they stepped on the path, Angor noticed that they had entered a different dimension.
Ten meters ahead of them was a cliff. Below the cliff was an endless void. Stepping into it would only result in them falling down.
They could fly, but they couldn't see the exit. Even if they wanted to fly, they didn't know where to go.
However, this place was not completely without clues. In front of the cliff, there was a porcelain white mechanical doll. Without a doubt, this doll was the one that Lü Nuo had mentioned, the one that led them to the hidden space.
When Angor approached the puppet, it spoke something.
However, neither of them understood what the puppet was saying.
If they weren't mistaken, it was the language of the Ordovician Realm.
Even though he couldn't understand what the mannequin was saying, it didn't matter. Because according to Lv Nuo's explanation, the guide would lead them all the way to the hidden space. During this process, the guide would occasionally talk about some profound topics and even tell some unknown stories. It would also ask some inexplicable questions. But no matter what it said, they would ignore it.
They just needed to stay silent.
Lv Nuo said, "Whether I talk to the guide or ignore him, the result is the same. We'll be sent out of the mosaic space and to our destination."
Lv Nuo thought it was an "Easter egg" left behind by the previous owner of the ruin. Maybe there were some hidden places in the mosaic space, and they just needed to answer the guide's questions to get them to those places.
But it didn't matter whether they answered the guide's questions or not.
The guide would only take them to the hidden dimension. There were no other hidden places.
Therefore, they didn't really care about what the puppet was saying. They just needed to stay silent.
Angor and Laplace did not say anything. The golem did not mind either. After saying something completely unintelligible, it waved its hand at the air.
A path made of black and white marble appeared at the end of the cliff, which led to the dark void.
After the golem stepped onto the path, it began to walk forward with large strides. In just a few steps, it appeared dozens of meters away. It stopped and looked back at them with its dark eyes, as if it was waiting for them to arrive.
According to Lv Nuo, they only needed to follow the puppet to reach the hidden dimension. During the process, they had to observe the puppet's movements. Lv Nuo would also tell them about the restrictions on the path.
"Every time he stepped on a black marble tile, he never stepped on a white tile," said Angor. "There must be some kind of barrier preventing him from stepping on white tiles."
Laplace nodded. "We're at the starting point anyway. Let's try."
If they triggered the restriction, the path would disappear.
For ordinary people, they would fall into the void. But for Angor and Lv Nuo, they would just fly back to the starting point and start over.
It didn't matter if they made a mistake.
Laplace went down first and landed on the black marble tiles. And then …
The entire path disappeared.
Without a doubt, they triggered the restriction on their first try.
The puppet slowly flew to the edge of the cliff and smiled at them, as if it was mocking them for their stupidity.
Laplace also came back and landed in front of Angor.
Angor looked a little embarrassed when he saw Laplace. He rubbed his face. "It's my fault. My observation was wrong. I don't think it's because of the bricks."
After a moment of silence, Laplace shook his head. "No, it's my fault."
"Huh?"
Laplace said, "I 'flew' over just now. Flying should be prohibited on this road. "
"Is that so?" Angor was surprised.
Whether Laplace's judgment was correct or not, he would know after another try.
When Angor approached the puppet again, it spoke something in Ordovician and began to lead the way.
It was still the same black and white brick path.
Just like before, the golem jumped onto the black brick surface every time.
Laplace tried again. She didn't fly this time. Instead, she jumped and landed on the black brick.
This time, the path didn't disappear, which meant Laplace's assumption was correct. Flying was forbidden here, so they had to jump.
Angor also jumped onto the black brick and entered the void.
They skipped forward, and the golem continued to lead the way. Angor didn't know how long he had been jumping. He wasn't tired, but the way he was moving made him feel like a scarecrow.
Several minutes later, when the edge of the cliff was so far away that it looked like a dot of light, the puppet stopped.
There was no path ahead.
However, the puppet didn't panic. It waved its hand again.
A new path had appeared.
It was a blue water path with ripples on it. They could clearly see the glowing surface of the water, as well as a trace of water that led to the end of the darkness.
Both Angor and Laplace stared at the puppet as soon as they saw the blue water path.
They spent ten minutes "jumping" to get here, and they didn't want to go back just like that.
The puppet looked at the blue water path and murmured something that Angor couldn't understand. Then it continued on its way.
This time, the puppet was still jumping.
Its frequency of jumping was obviously lower.
It would only jump once every fifteen seconds.
Angor observed carefully and noticed the pattern of the puppet's jumping. "Every time it jumps, a ripple will appear on the water. When the ripple disappears, it will jump again."
"That must be the new restriction."
Laplace also noticed this. "I'll give it a try."
Laplace jumped and landed on the water path.
Her body was so light that even the ripples were very faint. She would calm down after a few seconds. After resting, she jumped again. This time, she covered more than ten meters. The water path still didn't disappear.
This meant Angor's assumption was correct.
This stage tested one's patience and jumping ability. If one could jump a little further each time, then the efficiency of passing this path would definitely be higher.
With Angor's strength, he could cover dozens of meters with each jump.
Even so, it still took them about twenty minutes to reach the end of the path.
Angor realized that the challenge wasn't just about patience. It also tested one's character. Every time they waited in silence, the golem would turn its head and talk to them.
Angor couldn't understand its words, but he could see the look in its eyes. The puppet's eyes kept telling him the same thing: "Can you do it?", "That's it?", "Forget it?"
Angor really wanted to curse, but the puppet wouldn't understand him anyway, so he had to hold back.
Without a doubt, this was a great test for the quality of the traveler.
Angor finally understood why Luno always sounded so angry when talking about this path. It didn't seem like a long journey, but each section of the path had its own set of rules. Plus, the puppet's mocking laughter was really a test of one's mentality.
If they made a mistake, they would have to start all over again.
It was a torturous journey.
Angor glanced at Laplace who wasn't far away. "You didn't wait for the Labyrinth Guards and came here in such a hurry. Did you see this coming?"
Laplace remained silent for a moment and shook his head. "No. My clone just woke up and kept urging you to go in and receive your blessing. "
Due to special reasons, if the divine blood clone did not bless her, she would not be able to speak.
And the clone was a chatterbox.
Not speaking was like asking for her life. She kept urging her.
Laplace quickly went to the hidden space and left the ruin to open the silver forest outside.
Who would have thought that this road of more than ten miles would be so long?
While they were talking, the puppet waved a hand and activated the third section of the path.
It was an ordinary stone path.
Angor observed the puppet's movements and didn't see anything special. It just walked forward normally.
Apart from not running, there was nothing unusual about it.
Angor told Laplace what he saw, but Laplace didn't see anything special either.
"So this is just normal walking?"
But was it really that simple? Angor couldn't believe it.
If their judgment was wrong, it would mean that they had wasted the first few minutes and would have to start all over again …
"Let's give it a try." Angor decided to give it a try. They couldn't just stay here forever.
This time, Angor led the way.
Luckily, the path didn't disappear after Angor set foot on it.
This meant they were right.
But was it even possible to run on this path?
If they had to walk slowly, it wouldn't be much faster than walking on the water path.
Do you want to try running?
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