Chapter 52: The Labyrinth
A day later.
Jun Wu walked out from his hideout looking fresh, and his aura had grown stronger.
He had broken through from Intermediate Second Rated Martial Artist to High Stage.
With enough spirit stones and Ruin Beast Cores, he set up a camouflage array formation to hide himself.
Even though he could fight above his realm, he realized the ruin was more dangerous than he expected.
Thus, he decided to increase his realm.
Although he was still a Second Rated Martial Artist, his Blood Qi was more abundant than before, which allowed him to use his primordial meridian a lot better.
Walking on the desolate street, his eyes moved back and forth with vigilance.
He was ready to react to any form of danger. Walking for a couple of meters, he encountered the horde of Ruin Beasts.
Sensing his presence, the Ruin Beasts locked their gaze on him.
Howl!
They pounced on him without hesitation.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Instead of retreating, Jun Wu rushed to welcome the Ruin Beasts with four Wind Blades.
Slash! Slash!
The wind blades slashed through the horde, killing four beasts at once.
But he was not done.
A deafening sound echoed in the air, followed by the miserable screams of the Ruin Beasts.
Jun Wu flashed past them at extreme speed, striking continuously.
In a blink, the Ruin Beast horde was reduced to nothing. Taking out his dagger, he extracted the Ruin Beast cores and stored them in his spatial pouch.
He continued his journey, heading deeper into the ruin. Along the way, he saw many corpses, both human and beast.
Turning to take another street, he saw a group of students attacking a formation.
Jun Wu creased his brow and stared at the formation for a moment.
This was unlike any formation he had ever learned; he could not see through the formation.
Just like a camouflage array formation but not. A camouflage array formation was used to hide things from detection, but this did not try to hide.
Everyone could detect the array formation, but no one could tell what was inside.
And this got him curious.
While Jun Wu was examining the strange array formation, the students had already noticed his presence.
"Senior Sister, what should we do?" A girl asked, staring at a beautiful girl.
She stood aloof beside the group with a cold expression.
"Ignore him." She commanded.
She barely batted an eye at Jun Wu before she continued to attack the array formation.
With grace and elegance, her punches carried horrifying power as they hit the array formation.
She was an Intermediate Stage First Rated Martial Artist, the unrivaled queen of the Frostwind Academy.
Her talent was second to none.
With her taking the lead, the other students began to attack the array formation with all their might.
Slowly, cracks began to appear on the formation. However, they were still a long way from brute-forcing the array formation.
Jun Wu watched everything without any intention of joining them.
While he was waiting, two more First Rated Martials appeared. They were covered in dust, and their breathing was even.
However, when they saw the Frostwind Academy Queen, a sharp glint flashed through their eyes.
Without hesitation, they joined the group and began to attack the formation.
Slowly, the number increased, numbering a hundred.
Everyone was shocked by the array formation’s tenacity.
Most arrays would have broken under such heavy firepower.
Bang!
Finally, the array formation was broken, and everyone was able to see what was behind it.
Standing a couple of feet from them was a black pagoda impervious to the decay of time.
Watching the bright and shiny pagoda, a bright smile appeared on everyone’s face.
How could such a pristine building exist in such a ruin?
"Quick!" A voice shouted.
Instantly, a lot of people rushed toward the black pagoda. The Frostwind Academy were furious when they saw the others rushing into the pagoda.
They were the ones that discovered the array formation, but now these bastards were trying to beat them to the treasures.
How could they not be furious?
However, the Frostwind Academy Queen did not show any change in her expression.
She approached the pagoda with unhurried steps. Those that could not contain their greed left her and rushed forward.
This was a golden chance, and they couldn’t miss it for anything. Not even for her.
Looking at her proud back, Jun Wu was stunned. This was the first time he had seen a person that wouldn’t let greed cloud their judgment.
As for her beauty, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Her beauty surpassed Xinyue by a bit.
Xinyue was beautiful, but the aura around her was different. This proud and cold beauty gave the aura of an aloof queen, untainted by mortals.
He shook his head and smiled wryly. Why was he having such useless thoughts inside a ruin of all places?
Curious, he approached the pagoda with vigilance. The feeling he got from the array formation was that nothing good would come out of this pagoda.
Nevertheless, his curiosity got the better of him.
What did they say?
Curiosity kills the cat.
Creak!
He pushed open the pagoda door and stepped in. The moment he stepped in, he was swallowed by darkness.
What!
His heart tightened.
I knew it!
This pagoda is no good.
Before he could realize what was happening, he found himself in a narrow passage.
"Where am I?" He whispered.
Looking at the narrow passage, he saw the walls were made from an unknown material and covered in strange markings.
He turned his head and looked back; a long narrow passage welcomed him.
Everywhere was deadly quiet. It was as if he was the only one alive.
’I need to get out of here.’ He thought and retreated.
He would be a fool to continue into the unknown. He was not ready to face whatever lay ahead.
To his dismay, the long passage had many complicated turns which were impossible to discern.
After walking for half an hour, only to find himself where he first arrived.
Looking at his starting position, Jun Wu widened his eyes, and a chill ran down his spine.
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