The feeling of turbulence drowned Adam's senses as his stomach churned and he felt like throwing up again. And throw up he did.
Adam knelt on the ground and puked like there was no tomorrow. He wiped his lips clean and cursed under his breath, "Ugh, I hate this feeling of teleportation."
After having his organs reinforced by mana, one would expect him to barely feel a thing during teleportation. But here he was, standing in a puddle of his own making.
"Damn it!" He shrieked. "Did I pee myself? What the hell?!"
He didn't even realize when his pants had gotten wet. He hurriedly looked around and saw that he was the only person standing in this long corridor made of cards.
"Haa… fortunately there's no one around." He patted his chest in relief then changed into a pair of new pants.
Then he curiously looked around at the place he had just teleported to. It was a long corridor, sparsely lit. Behind him was a wall made of cards—a dead end. Whereas in front of him, the corridor led to an unknown place.
The youth crouched down and touched the floor. "Hmm, it's really made of paper cards. How fascinating!"
He then balled his hand into a fist, augmented it with mana, and then punched the floor.
BAM!
Nothing happened.
"Quite sturdy too." Adam stood back up and stroked his chin, deep in thought. "How about I cast a spell on it?"
But the next moment, he shook his head and got rid of this idea. "No, I should save the spell materials for later. Who knows what I'll face at the end of the corridor? Every drop of mana is crucial in this unknown place."
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After a long period of time, Adam finally reached the other end of the corridor. Much to his surprise, he didn't face any obstacles whatsoever on his way here.
He stood in front of a gray, mottled door and muttered softly, "Isn't all this… way too easy?"
But the next moment, his eyes narrowed and a solemn expression enveloped his face. "No, there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. The real test is most likely just beyond this door."
He deeply gazed at the gray door in front of him and repeated the words he had seen at the entrance of the pyramid, "For beyond these gates lies that which you desire the most…"
Adam took a deep breath and then finally pushed open the door.
However, the moment he stepped foot inside, his eyes widened in shock and he involuntarily let out a scream filled with agony.
"Agghhh!"
…
Similar to Adam, Edward found himself in a corridor made entirely of cards after he was teleported. After walking toward the end of the corridor, he too found himself in front of a gray door.
With bated breaths, he opened the door and walked in.
BOOM!
Lightning rumbled in the dark skies and tempestuous waves crashed against the small island he found himself standing on.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})Edward was stunned!
One moment he was in a quiet corridor, and the next moment, he found himself standing on a small reef in the middle of an ocean. He was surrounded by raging waves from all sides, crashing against the high cliff of the island.
At once, he was drenched and almost swept off of his feet by the fury of the sea.
"W-What the hell?! Where is this place?!"
This sudden turn of events had completely caught him off guard. And it didn't help that the thunder booming in the dark skies didn't allow him even a moment to think straight.
Suddenly, as he was looking around in panic, his gaze fell on yet another small island in the near distance, about a hundred meters away from him. Blue lightning danced around this island as if protecting it.
Edward squinted his eyes and he was able to see the silhouette of a weapon levitating in the middle of the island. Moreover, lightning seemed to be dancing around this weapon.
"A spear?!" He muttered in disbelief. Suddenly he recalled something and came to a realization.
"Perhaps… is this what I desire the most currently? A weapon?"
The more he thought of this, the more it made sense to him.
His long sword getting destroyed in the battle against the Megalodeer. Him being teleported to this place that was being showered in lightning.
All of this seemed too good to be a coincidence.
He couldn't help but mutter in awe, "This place is truly magical!"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})But the only thing he couldn't understand was why the pyramid guided him to a spear. He had never picked up this weapon in his life. For as long as he could remember, his choice of weapon had always been a sword.
He shook his head and said to himself, "It doesn't matter. I need to get my hands on that spear no matter what. If it's a reward found inside the pyramid, it has to be amazing!"
However, there was one problem.
In order to get to that cliff where the spear was located, he had to swim the turbulent waters. That would prove to be a great hindrance to him as he was in the middle of a storm.
Moreover, that wasn't the only thing…
Edward's eyes narrowed as he glanced at the shadowy figures swimming in the sea. Countless such creatures were present between the two islands, seemingly waiting for him.
These creatures had extremely sinister characteristics. They were aquatic humanoids with the upper body of a human and the legs resembling the tail of a fish.
Moreover, they had gills slits on their necks, webbings in between the fingers, and spikes jutting out from their elbows and even the top of their heads. Their teeth were sharp and jagged, and their eyes were ice-blue in color.
When Edward saw the true appearances of these creatures, his face turned solemn and a single word escaped his lips.
"Merfolk!"
Seeing the sheer number of merfolks gathered between him and the weapon, the youth realized that in order to get what he wanted, he would have to go through them.
"Damn it!" He couldn't help but curse out loud.
Not only did he have to swim the dangerous waters, but at the same time he would also have to fight the merfolks in their natural habitat, making things greatly difficult for him.
After hesitating for a long time, Edward took a deep breath and finally came to a decision. His face turned solemn as he coldly stared at the Merfolk.
The next moment, blue lightning cackled around his body and he jumped off the cliff.
THUNDER!
