Chapter 212 - Leaving The Trial Land
Five minutes later.
'It's here.' Void said as soon as he sensed Aetonth.
'*Sigh* Let's get this done with. If we can escape from it this time, then we're free.' said Grey.
They were still in the open field, just ahead was a forest. After going through this forest they would appear before the hill that leads to the mountain where they first appeared.
'Why don't we fight against it here?' Void suggested.
'I feel fighting against it in the forest would be better.' Grey voiced his opinion.
'No, it would catch up as soon as we get into the forest. We should take this time to prepare.' Void urged.
'Hmm, okay.' Grey nodded thinking the idea wasn't bad.
'Shit! I'm running out of essence stones.' Grey complained after putting the last stone on the array.
He got the stones from Quinn's group, but rarely used them in cultivating, rather, he always used them whenever he was making arrays. Since he couldn't make a strong array without them.
Aetonth soon came in sight, and Void was staring at Grey's hand with big round eyes. He still couldn't figure out how Grey always does this thing.
Grey immediately started creating the fusion orb when Aetonth got within the range of his senses. He planned to use it during their first barrage of assault. Calculating the time, he felt he would be able to form it before Aetonth arrives. And luckily for him, Aetonth came just in time.
To Grey's greatest surprise, this time though, he managed to keep the orb under control for almost ten seconds.
They ran into the forest, heading for the hill. Grey couldn't wait to leave this place. He had been running all this time, at least once he leaves here, he would finally be able to rest.
Twenty minutes later.
Grey appeared at the foot of the hill that led to the mountain, he saw the purple bamboo tree patch that was on the hillside. It still had the faint mist that wreathed around it, while giving one an ethereal feeling of a unique realm.
'What are you standing here for! Have you forgotten what's behind us?'
Void's yell woke Grey from his state of reverie and he quickly started ascending the hill.
He got here at least ten minutes faster than the time he estimated, the reason for this was because...
Roar!
Grey and Void looked behind them and he tried to push his speed further. Unfortunately, he was already at his limit.
At the peak of the mountain.
Three youths could be seen sitting idly close to an array, they were Klaus, Alice, and Reynolds. They stood up simultaneously when they heard Aetonth's roar. This was the second time they were hearing it today, so they recognized it.
"Grey's almost here." Reynolds said.
"We should move closer to the array." Klaus said moving a little bit closer to the array but not entering it.
If he places his foot on it, then it would suck him in, transporting him outside the trial land. He didn't know if he could enter again after leaving, so he didn't dare to try it.
It took Grey almost three minutes to get to the peak of the mountain, and Aetonth was already very close to him. If not for the fact that Grey never stopped running even when Aetonth attacked, they would've already been fighting.
"What are you guys standing there for? Get in!" Grey yelled as soon as he saw the others.