Chapter 950: Losing It (2/2)
Sam turned around and said.
”Do I look like I need to lie?” And this sentence suddenly silenced the Saber monarch as he thought of the large amount of spirit stones.
Sam finally heaved a sigh of relief. For a braggart this is the best way to buy some breating space and time.
So, he peacefully got all the marks from already discovered nodes.
Now he has to discover the new nodes, which is not that difficult since he is already in the formation. But unfortunately once again, the chatter box opened.
The Saber monarch looked at the markings on the scrolls and the drawings Sam is making and said.
”What are these markings? Are these scribbles going to get us out of here?”
Sam didn't reply and just went on drawing and experimenting as he used spirit stones as smaller scale nodes and kept on simulating different formations. He cannot go into the divine dimension as he cannot trust this guy at the moment. So, he could only adjust with this.
For two weeks Sam worked without a wink of rest as he endured the incessant chatter and annoyance.
As he made formations up on formations, he began to understand many things. And the first conclusion is that the major nodes he found from outside are not even half.
There are around fifty-six major nodes that are responsible for the dome, the perimeter with energy negation and finally the healing of the formation.
And each of these major nodes are created by the combination of smaller nodes and the minimum number of smaller nodes is only three with the maximum being seven. And half of these smaller nodes change positions with every mid-night shift.
They exchange positions within themselves without any new positions that means the only thing that changes is the energy concentration of the node not the location of the node, but still the dome and the perimeter remains the same but the internal formations change.
The internal formations created by these small nodes are around three hundred and twenty four out of which half of them are responsible for the layout of the energy walls in the maze and the rest are there are creating the illusions, the torture, the pressure and other aspects of the maze.
Even though he managed to figure this out, Sam wasn't able to find one missing link that could help him crack the formation. That one link. The core of the formation. He found the energy source, he found the nodes, the moving nodes, the rest of the operation, the energy circulation. He found everything except for the goddamn core which is holding him back from simulating.
Even with his current cultivation level, he could not see the energy lines or circulation network directly with the energy vision. This became a nightmare.
His obsession with solving the puzzle and his constant desire to crack this made him feel frustrated. The experience and endurance he accumulated with years of research, war, killing and training are not enough for him to stay calm.
The mental strength he was always proud of suddenly appeared puny and futile.
Even with all the frustration he is going through, Sam had to endure one thing which is completely unrelated to the formation. The blabbering. At first it was still okay. But as the blabbering went on and on, he couldn't take it anymore at one point and after these two weeks, the saber monarch threw a last straw to break the camel's back.
As Sam is looking through the designs he made to identify the core, he entered another dead block in his experiment and tore the scroll. At this moment the saber monarch came and said sarcastically.
”I knew it, you are just a braggart. Look at all the scrolls and the Ink. They are a waste. Who are you trying to impress by doing this? Even a genius like me cannot do anything to this formation, what can you do?”
Sam felt extremely frustrated and took out the bug to contact the Five-Elemental King. He set the volume of the bug to the max and said.
”This is Sam. Currently, I am extremely frustrated and I cannot stand this blabbermouth.
Divide all the explosives I left for you equally and drop each share into the spirit stone mines.”
”Why? What happened?” Five-Elemental King said in an anxious tone.
”Nothing just do as I said and contact me later on.”
After three hours the Five elemental King contacted him once again.
Sam then turned the volume of the bug completely on and looked at the saber monarch before saying so that Agar and Five-Elemental King could also hear it.
”I am working my ass off trying to figure out how to get the hell out of this. But as days passed, I am having second thoughts on whether it is worth it to make this much effort on this guy. If you so much as say a word until I figure this out. I will remotely detonate every explosive and the whole formation would explode. You will die on the spot.”
”Come on, Sam. You are not going to commit suicide along with me?”
”Those are my explosives, I have ways to save myself. But you would definitely die. If you think I am bluffing then try it, but before that ask Agar why half of the Solar Fragment clan is wiped out.”