Mystic Dominator

Free from the maze of giant eagles and towering canopies.

Ronald and the two came to the ground, but the test prepared by "Maze Picture Book" did not give them much rest time.

But after a short rest, the two set off again.

A new obstacle suddenly stood in front of them.

——It is darkness.

In the world of "Labyrinth Picture Book", no matter day or night, the weather rarely affects people's activities here.

But things are different ahead.

The dense canopy casts impenetrable darkness to the ground.

Occasionally, light passes through the gaps between the trees, forming soft beams of light that shine down obliquely. But apart from allowing one to see a small part of the scenery, everything else was still submerged in darkness.

Catalina immediately expressed her views on the maze in front of her:

"Are you asking us to run through a maze blindfolded?"

"With all due respect, if there are any monsters in the darkness this time that choose people to eat, we may not have a chance to escape."

Ronald's view is more optimistic:

"Katerina, don't be too pessimistic."

"Just like we were able to escape at the last moment, the maze will definitely not be an impossible test. Even if there is danger lurking here, there is definitely a solution."

Catalina shrugged, her mechanical expression showing no emotion or anger:

"Then let's hit the road now?"

Ronald nodded naturally:

"Time is running out, let's go."

[The adventurer and his assistant boldly stepped into the dark woods! 】

[In this darkness inhabited by terrible things, will they lose their way and eventually be completely swallowed? 】

The voice-over sounded at the right time.

At the same time, it also declares the danger of Ronald's choice.

To get through this maze, the key is to avoid getting lost in the darkness. And in the worst case scenario... even as the two said when they talked just now, there is something dangerous hidden here.

Moving forward in the darkness without reference, humans can easily lose their way.

But the situation on Ronald's side is better.

The light shining into the forest looks like a Tyndall effect, and it can also serve as a reference for them as they move forward.

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By groping forward like this, they even kept their speed in good condition.

However, after heading deeper into the forest for a while, the number of light pillars around began to decrease.

At the beginning, there was a beam of light approaching within ten meters.

But now this distance is gradually lengthened. Sometimes the distance of darkness is too long, and you even need to stop and confirm.

Walking in such an environment, Ronald immediately reminded:

"Katerina, the point of this maze is not to get lost."

The girl's voice immediately sounded behind Ronald:

"I'm not a fool?"

Ronald nodded in the darkness, but the tower master of the Astronomy Department was more radical than Ronald.

As soon as the conversation between the two ended, Catalina suddenly quickened her pace from behind.

As their bodies collided in the darkness, Ronald prepared to ask the other why he did so.

Catalina groped Ronald's body and then held his hand tightly.

"Okay, from now on, we will never let go of each other."

"heard it?"

Feeling the warmth on the opponent's palm, Ronald was stunned for a few seconds before suddenly replying:

"Ah...oh, don't let go."

The two people holding hands continued to grope forward in the darkness.

The situation is also the same as the trend shown before, the light beams used as reference are getting farther and farther apart from each other. In order to ensure that they would not lose their way in the darkness, Ronald and the two were forced to slow down their progress.

The feel of the ground beneath your feet, the movement of the air around you, the subtle sounds in the forest.

These things that usually only stay on the edge of perception have become more sensitive than usual because the vision has been plunged into darkness.

After walking about four or five hundred meters, Ronald felt an itch on the back of his neck.

Catalina, who was holding hands, was probably so bored that she even started joking with him in this tense atmosphere.

"Katrina, can you please stop? I'm a little itchy."

Catalina asked:

"Your palms are itchy, can I help you scratch them?"

Ronald was a little helpless:

"No, I'm talking about the neck, don't blow on it."

"..."

"Let's guess a riddle." Catalina was silent for a while this time, and then spoke again, "A man was riding a horse to herd sheep on the grassland. At this time, he jumped off the horse, holding the reins in his left hand, and holding the sheep in his right hand. If he has a shepherd’s staff, then does he still have extra hands to pick up stones and pen the sheep?”

"..."

Ronald also fell silent.

Katarina's question couldn't be called a riddle at all.

The core problem is one - she doesn't have extra hands to do other things.

"Um?!"

Suddenly, Catalina's hand tightened suddenly.

This seemed to be a signal formed by the tacit understanding between the two.

Needless to say, they no longer cared about slowing down and started running wildly in the darkness.

Pacha——

Ronald and the two ran wildly, and there was movement immediately from where they were originally.

There is something else lurking beside them at some point!

At this time, Ronald and the two struggled to run forward, and this guy lurking in the darkness naturally chased them.

Catalina cursed quite unhappily:

"When did this thing get close? I didn't notice it at all!"

"Even if there is danger in the maze, it's impossible for such inexplicable things to happen, right?"

Ronald's attitude is much more straightforward than Catalina:

"You'd better save your energy and run!"

boom--!

Running in panic, the two of them crashed into a tree as expected.

It's a pity that they don't have time to blame the forest now.

The two people who never let go quickly climbed up from the ground, chose a similar direction according to their feelings, and continued to escape.

Fortunately, they escaped quickly enough.

In other words, the test in this maze is not a racing type.

Otherwise, in the completely dark maze, there are dangers that can catch up with them at any time, and there will be no hope of escape.

In the darkness, the run continued.

The sounds of pursuit from behind also gradually faded away during the chase.

It wasn't until there was no movement at all that the two Ronalds, who had fled, slowed down slightly.

But now look at the darkness around you——

There is still a light beam as a reference.

But without the sense of direction accumulated during the previous exploration, this solitary beam of light can no longer determine the direction!

The cruel and helpless fact is right in front of us.

Now that they are unable to use their original ability, neither Ronald nor Catalina has any way or possibility to get back to where they started from!

Faced with this situation, Catalina said bluntly:

"Ronald, what should we do?"

"We seem to have lost our way."