Chapter 397 - Mysteries of Mysterious Maze (part-1) (1/2)

”Please forgive me, Plea....aaAAAHHHHh.”, Chasing winds screamed as blood flowed from her nose, and drool fell from her mouth, the pain was so great that she could no longer control her bladder.

The person torturing her gave a disgusted grunt upon seeing that.

”Pathetic, simply pathetic a cultivator like you, losing their bowels simply pathetic, then you bungle up your task, make a mockery of yourself. I took you because I appreciated your intelligence then how did you not notice that you were being played, like a puppet?”

”I am so s…”

A loud slap resounded the area as the already writhing Chasing Winds not only sported a red handprint over her cheeks, but blood ran down from the corner of her lips, as the pain intensified she found face to face with her tormentor who held Chasing Winds by her hair.

”I should kill you, but unfortunately the Heavens itself seems to be looking out for you as I have still useful for you.”

”Now you will cease any attempts on anyone until I say otherwise. Ryuu and his group is keeping a close eye on you and would deal with you swiftly, and you are only allowed to die upon my order, do you understand.”

Chasing Winds shook with fear as she somehow managed to speak, ”Yesh”

”Good girl now than clean yourself, and then entertain me, I am frustrated as of late.”

Meanwhile, in another part of the maze Ryuu stared at a face of the statue eyes wide, the person had a haughty smirk on his face as it seemed that he was looking down on all that was attacking him, like a God looking down at some unwanted plebeians.

The person's sword was held on his right hand with its tip touching the ground and with a left, he held a spear that rested over his shoulder, but what drew his attention was his face, it was otherworldly handsome and Ryuu knew that face, after all, he had seen it every time he looked into the mirror as it stared back to him only many times more handsome.

”Why is my over-glorified statue here? That sword is 'Requiem', I can spot my sword from over a thousand miles away, and he even has 'Genesis' by his shoulder.”

Ryuu's eyes widen as his head whipped towards the spear, 'How do I know its name? I have never seen, held or dreamt about it, so how do I know it.'

He stared at the spear, which was a Dao spear slightly longer than his sword with carvings of a dragon on it, he did not know how or why, but he knew it as if he had held it his whole life and that made him feel scared.

He shook his head trying to clear his mind, 'This is must be because of the maze, it trying to confuse me.'

As he decided to leave his attention as drawing to another that stood just behind her back to back with his lookalike, with a similar haughty look on her face and from where he was standing it seemed both of them were fighting against enemies that had them surrounded but what made his eyebrows move past his hairline was the person, it was none other than the insane woman who claimed to be his Dao Companion from his previous life, 'Empress'.

Bile rose in his throat as he ran as fast as he could, fear, anxiety and confusion were written in his face, 'I have to get out of this place fast, or it would drive me crazy.'

”Sister Frozen Ocean”, a teary-eyed Zywia embraced her into a tight hug as another voice came to their ears, ”It seems we are finally back together again.”

They turned to see Frost Flames standing in front of them as the door behind her closed while the ceiling of the circular room opened this time.

”I was so scared alone in the dark, but now I am back with you all.”

Frost Flames nodded at that as she spoke, ”It was scary we all got separated so fast after Ryuu got separated from us.”

”Well sisters let us move on otherwise it might decide to separate us again.”

With that, the other two agreed with Frozen Ocean's suggestion and quickly left the room.

”Did any of you come across any other cultivators?”

Both Zywia and Frost Flames shook their head as Frost Flames replied to her with a solemn look on her face, ”No I have not, though I hope we do, having to navigate through this dark and depressing place is scary.”

”Do you think others are okay?”

Zywia pursued her lips at Frozen Ocean's question as she spoke with a sigh, ”I hope they would be, this maze has yet to show its true colours after all since unlike the other previous levels it has not tried to kill us yet.”

Frozen Ocean's shoulder shagged a bit as she spoke, ”Please I would like not to face life and death situation for a very long time, wish we could get a short vacation or something like that.”

”I kind of miss Ryuu's lake, at least the water was cool.”