Bursting out of the opening and stepping into a tilted landscape, both Rime and Orion who had been running for a while now finally stopped to take a breath. Beneath the mountain, the entrance had been sealed so, going back down, they had to climb which would take a lot from them... energy and stamina."Are we safe?" Orion breathed in and out staring at the opening that they had burst out from."I don't know! That explosion will only stall it and not kill the centurion, which means that... we do not have much time left to think of a way out."The two immediately went for the edges of the cliff and looked down. The tilted landscape had edges that were high from that point to the ground, and at the same time, other edges weren't that high. But of course if they dare jump, they could only be reduced to meatpaste by that act so... This is a concensus to follow this edge, since it assures faster route towards safety."This should do!"Orion tapped on his wrist watch, opening up his invent

The moment the mask disappeared, Orion noticed. "Hey... did that mask just disappear?"Rime immediately shrugged and answered... "Apparently, artefact taken from a creature had lost its previous master by the so-called master's death, so it sought another master which is me. We actually bonded, so i can actually dismiss and even summon it on my face."Orion was stunned... He suddenly felt invigorated to go for raiding. The artefacts he gets meant buff and increment in the potency of aspect, mana or even his natural strength as a beast. "Let's get out there..." Orion said, standing on his feet, surprising Rime."Why are you being so enthusiatic? The creatures out there might be many times higher than your Tier or mine so let's not act too impulsive."Orion sighed, "the cold is already too troubling, i might even die in my sleep so with the energy coursing through my veins, I should be able to bask in the warmth while fighting any monster, knowing that I might get to absorb the monster

The group of five climbed the stairs... but a few minutes suddenly felt like hours of climbing and they were yet to reach the top. Each time they looked over their shoulders, they could see a shear-drop...like an endless abyss that was created from climbing tirelessly up this unprotected stairway.Kay immediately complained, "why isn't there railing to the stairs? This is very unsafe."Rime sighed, stopping in his track.He observed the space around him with his Spatial Domain active, he looked up to find the next floor..."There!"And then with thoughts, space twisted transporting all of them to the floor that no one had been able to detect even after climbing for so long...."That is a relief... It almost felt like i was stepping on a landmine." Zhang said, running a hand over his hair before looking into the distance and felt a chill from staring for too long. Rime finally turned to them after coming up with the best word of encouragement that will make them put in their all. "Oka

They stopped for a moment to catch their breath, and Rime turned to them, his aura giving off a very serious expression."This is not good guys. There's a terrifying vine behind us and we need to find the exit ASAP or we might not survive it..."Orion's expression soured. Not just him though, Kay, Zhang and Aidris were not in a good mood. First, it was a terrifying Goliath whose rank should be way above the sixth Tier. And now there's a vine? In fact, this vine was capable of entangling them in its amorous thick vines, and at the same time, digest them with the speed of light. Who knows how many terrifying enzymes the vines had accumulated for such a long period of time."Why is this zone so deadly?" Kay asked, his expression dim, but Rime said, "not just this one... there are other zones. By the look of things, if we are able to meet with the others, it wouldn't be hard to face most of these horrors. I feel like the teleportation array had been placed in inconspicious areas purpose

The group of five sat inside a cave with campfire set in their midst. Rime would have loved to take off the mask but did not do it for a reason... They held monster meat in a stick like barbeque as they had a late night supper together.Orion took a huge bite of his meat in a stick and said, "one of the best night in this hellhole if you ask me."Everyone turned towards him with what looked like mirth in their expressions, then Kay scowled. "I want to get out of here. It would have been easier if we were in group, but unfortunately, we had to be ruthlessly separated just to make it very difficult for us.""I hate the government." Zhang added causing Aidris to cringe, remembering that his father worked for them.Rime sighed and said, "judging the government officials by their thoughts... and their reason for separating us all, I think I understand why they did it in the first place."By now, everyone loved the way Rime gave them a reason to everything, so they listened attentively."Th