In the end, Angor resisted the urge to run.
To him, there was no difference between "running" and "walking". But who knew if he would violate the restriction?
If the path disappeared because of "running", he would have to start all over again.
That would waste more time than chasing after a momentary speed.
Therefore, he still restrained the wild horse that was about to run loose and walked step by step.
In fact, in order to avoid any mistakes, the frequency and distance of each step he took were exactly the same as the mechanical doll.
This time, they walked for 15 minutes without any wind or waves before the machine puppet finally stopped.
"Should be there, right?" Angor mumbled.
While he was traveling, he had been estimating the distance. Based on the distance they traveled, they were already close to the limit of ten kilometers, as Lv Nuo said.
However, most of the paths summoned by the machine puppet were winding. If they were talking about the distance in a straight line, they still needed some distance to reach the limit.
Angor did not know whether the machine puppet calculated the distance in a straight line or in a straight line.
But even if the machine calculated the distance, it would only take one or two segments to reach the limit.
As Angor was thinking, the machine puppet waved its hand again.
Under its feet, a new long road extended out, but this long road was completely different from the previous one.
If one had to make an analogy …
The three paths they went through before could all be considered "normal paths". But this time, they were walking on a "track".
From Angor's perspective, the track ahead of them, which had continuous loops and dips, was exactly the same as the roller coaster tracks in amusement parks. Oh, wait. There was a difference. The tracks in amusement parks at least had roller coasters, but this one had nothing.
So … they were walking on foot again?
In the next second, the machine puppet jumped onto the track and told Angor and Laplace a long string of words. Its expressions kept changing, and it even waved its hands and legs as if it was telling a long story.
When the machine puppet finished its story, it began to move again.
Angor observed carefully this time and confirmed that the track was the same as before. It was still "walking on foot". However, this time, the machine puppet was combining "walking" and "running".
He walked slowly on the flat road, as if he was taking a stroll.
When a large loop appeared, the golem began to prepare to run. Using the inertia of the Swift Force, it quickly passed through the large loop to avoid falling headfirst into the void.
If it was given to an ordinary person, there was a high probability that they would not be able to clear it. This was because the curvature of the great circle was too large, and it was very difficult for an ordinary person to reach the requirements to clear it.
However, Angor and Laplace didn't need to use any supernatural abilities. They could easily pass through the circle with their physical strength alone.
Because it was a combination of walking and running, the time this time was obviously faster than before.
In just five minutes, they reached the end of the track.
At this point, even if they were to calculate the distance in a straight line, they had already reached the limit that Lv Nuo mentioned.
So, this should be the end?
He looked around and saw nothing. There were no glowing spots or buildings that could lead to the exit.
The white machine puppet suddenly clapped its hands, which attracted Angor's attention.
Under the watchful eyes of Laplace and Angor, the doll began to sing.
Again, they couldn't understand the lyrics. But the song itself … wasn't worth praising. It was just a normal song with a normal voice.
The only thing that added to the effect was the strange and ethereal atmosphere of the white porcelain doll singing in the dark void.
Apart from that, there was nothing else.
After finishing the song, the doll began to express its thoughts. It was an actor who was about to take a curtain call. From its exaggerated expression, it could be seen that the content of its story was very emotional.
However, for Laplace and Angor who did not understand Ordovician, it was like playing the lute to a cow.
When the doll finished speaking, Angor thought it was time to "leave".
However, to his surprise, the white porcelain doll suddenly reached out and made a familiar gesture toward the void — it waved its hand.
Then, a new path made of wood appeared behind it.
Angor was speechless. There's more?!
Did Lv Nuo miscalculate? Or was there something else going on?
Didn't the doll say it was only a dozen kilometers?
While Angor was complaining in his mind, Laplace suddenly spoke up, "No, it's a short path."
"Huh?" Angor followed Laplace's words and looked into the distance.
It was a wooden staircase. It went on for about a hundred meters before disappearing into the darkness. Was that the end of the path?
This path was different from the one before.
Could it be that this path was actually the path to the exit?
Angor couldn't help but look at the doll again. If this was the exit, the doll would probably stop at the end of the path just like the cliff.
However, the doll didn't stop there. It stepped onto the wooden staircase and began to climb upward.
"Fine. I don't care if it's the end or not. We'll know when we follow it."
Angor didn't forget to observe the doll's movements before climbing the stairs.
However, he didn't find anything unusual. Was it the same as before?
Angor looked at Laplace to see what she would say.
Laplace pondered for a moment and said in the Spirit Bond, "It should be the same as before. It's a normal corridor. But, just in case, you'd better go up where it's gone. "
Angor nodded. He didn't care if there were any restrictions or not. He just needed to follow the doll's movements so that he wouldn't end up back at the starting point.
With that decided, Angor prepared to climb the stairs.
When he was about to touch the ground, Laplace's voice came from the Spirit Bond, "Change your foot."
"???"
"It landed on its right foot first, then moved left and right on the stairs," Laplace explained.
"Is it really that strict?"
Laplace did not know either. He shrugged and said, "Just follow its movements."
Angor didn't think too much about it. He switched to another leg and started climbing the stairs.
At a glance, the golem was already dozens of meters away. At this moment, it stopped and smiled at them.
Angor didn't pay attention to the doll. It had been "laughing" and "talking nonsense" along the way, so it was pointless. However, he noticed a faint glow coming from the back of the puppet.
That was the end of the wooden staircase.
Light at the end?
Wait! That's the exit?
Angor quickened his pace. It didn't take him long to see the light not far away.
However, the light looked like a glowing surface. Was it a mirror?
Was the mirror the exit? If this ruin was created by a creature from the Sun Mirror Domain, then the mirror surface was probably the exit. But since this ruin was created by an Ordovician, it was unlikely that the mirror surface was the exit.
Angor shook his head and decided not to think about it. It was only a dozen meters away anyway. He could go and check it out.
Angor took a big step forward and prepared to reach the light source.
But the next second …
He lost his footing and fell down like an inverted onion.
Angor quickly adjusted his posture and looked up. The wooden staircase was gone, while Laplace and the doll were both floating in the air.
The golem sneered at Angor's falling body.
Then, the golem slowly flew back.
Seeing this, Angor quickly summoned wind elemental energy and leaped to Laplace's side.
"… Did something go wrong?"
Laplace shook his head. "I don't know what went wrong. Let's follow the doll first."
They were in an unknown space, and they couldn't see the cliff. If they lost sight of the doll, they would probably lose their way.
To avoid that, Angor and Laplace didn't waste time talking and quickly flew back to the doll.
The doll didn't say anything on its way back. Instead, it kept humming the same tune as before.
Angor was a little annoyed by its laughter. If Lv Nuo didn't tell him that the exit wasn't fixed and had to be opened by the doll, Angor would really want to beat the crap out of the doll.
Flying back in a straight line, it took less than three minutes for them to arrive at the cliff.
Without wasting any time, he reactivated the puppet and began a new journey under the puppet's mumbling.
Luckily, the path the doll summoned wouldn't change for the time being.
It was still the same black-and-white checkered path, the blue water path, the stone path, and the roller coaster path.
With the experience, they moved a lot faster … Is that so? No, they didn't. Because of the restriction, they didn't move any faster than before.
About an hour later, they reached the wooden stairs again.
During this time, Angor and Laplace kept talking through their Spirit Bond, trying to find out what they did wrong.
They didn't know where exactly they went wrong.
But there was one thing that caught their attention. They didn't run into any problem right away after climbing the stairs. Instead, they walked for dozens of meters before encountering a barrier.
Why was that?
"We were distracted by the light source earlier. Also, we didn't trigger any barrier at first, so we let our guard down.
So, we can't make any mistakes this time. Keep an eye on the doll. " Laplace continued, "Especially the place where you triggered the barrier. Make sure the doll doesn't do anything strange there."
Angor nodded. He understood. However, it wasn't easy to observe the doll's movements.
The wooden stairs didn't go all the way up. Instead, they moved up and down.
Furthermore, they were not allowed to use any form of energy in the mosaic space. Even their mental energy was not allowed to leave their bodies. They were afraid that they would trigger the restriction and end up having to sing a song about going home. Thus, if they wanted to observe the puppets, they could only use their eyes to do so.
Using spirit power, they couldn't see as much with their eyes.
Angor pulled himself together and carefully observed the doll's movements.
It didn't take long for the doll to reach the spot where Angor triggered the barrier.
Angor narrowed his eyes when he saw the doll didn't move forward. Instead, it stopped and looked at them.
"The doll stopped here before," Laplace said. Laplace said, "However, on every path, it will stop at a few places and turn back to wait for us."
"This should be its inherent halting mechanism, and not a restriction …"
Angor frowned when he saw the doll smiling at him. "We can't imitate it and talk like that, right?"
Laplace shook his head. "I don't think so. Luno said that we can pass the test by remaining silent. It's not for us to imitate it. "
"Then what is it? Where did we go wrong? "
Laplace didn't know how to answer. She looked at the doll in front of them and suddenly thought of something. "It won't move forward until you step on the wooden stairs."
"You go up first. Just follow the same path as before. There won't be any problems."
Angor nodded. He stared at the doll and took a step forward.
As he stepped on the stairs, the doll finally moved. As it moved forward, Laplace's eyes suddenly lit up. "It changed its feet!"
"Before, it used its right foot to step on the wooden stairs and moved up alternately. According to this pattern, it should have used its left foot. But when it waited for us, it turned around with its right foot! "
"This doesn't conform to the previous left-right alternating pattern!"
While Laplace was explaining, Angor already calculated the number of stairs and found that the doll did move around once.
But was it really because of its left foot?
Angor considered for a moment. "Let's try."
This time, Angor and Laplace climbed the wooden stairs together.
There was no problem for the first few dozen meters. Soon, they arrived at the spot where they fell.
This time, it was Laplace's turn to explore the path.
She paused for a moment and stepped on the stairs with her right foot.
Angor's heart was already in his throat. He sighed in relief when he saw that Laplace landed safely and the wooden stairs did not disappear.
Angor complained that Laplace was too picky when she said that she should use her right foot first. But now, it seemed that Laplace was the clown.
Angor did make a mistake by choosing whether to use his left foot first or his right foot first.
He had to admit that the puppet was a real pain in the ass.
Before this, the rules did not affect the left and right feet at all. But now, they were getting closer to the end of the stairs.
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