165 YOU ARE UGLY (1/2)

Hu Lei felt a little frustrated about the new obstacle because she had been planning on exploring the secret realm a little and kill off a few people before Zhong Feng caught up. Even though she did not care about the car, she did not like losing. If there was a game, she wanted to be the winner.

She looked at the beams of light with focus. She had sneaked into a lot of high security places in the past. But for some reason, she had never actually encountered a laser matrix in any of those buildings. However, she could not admit defeat in the face of an interesting challenge.

She tracked the movement of the laser beams and started humming lightly. Even with her keen eyes, she could not memorise the position of each ray of light. But she could determine the best path to avoid death and memorise it using a song.

She had picked up this technique from her teacher when she was training in Japan. At first, she would constantly fall into traps because she could time her movements properly to ensure that she would avoid booby-traps. Then, her teacher had told her that avoiding traps was like dancing. 'If you hear a song, your body will move along.'

After a moment, Hu Lei dived into the laser matrix with small and slow steps, posing, bending, skipping and turning with minimal movements. She looked like she was waltzing. If she was in her body suit, she could have probably cleared the area in a few seconds. But with the robe, she had to be careful.

Behind her, the red group was looking at her in shock. Her movements were beautiful, and she had almost finished that section of the trap successfully. However, that was not the problem.

”She knows that the traps are supposed to be deactivated first, right?” One of the men in the group asked with twitching lips.

”Humph, she is just trying to show off.” Shishi responded with a sneer.

The other people wanted to agree. However, Zhong Feng glanced at them with a sharp and freezing look. They did not dare speak more.

”There is no rule that says that traps have to be deactivated.” Wang Che said as he touched the wall.

On the surface, there was a subtle bump which might have been mistaken as part of the décor. He pressed on it and the floor lit up. Some sections were blue while others were white. Judging from Hu Lei's ordeal, the white ones had to be the safe ones.

The entire group crossed without much incidence. Unfortunately, the laser trap activated by Hu Lei had not been turned off.

”She is the one who made this trap activate. Why do we have to deal with it?” Shishi did not give up on badmouthing Hu Lei.

This time there was a murmur of assent. Zhong Feng did not respond. He found the deactivation point which was a panel with a traditional logic puzzle. He handled it with ease before walking on purposefully from the group. It seemed that the partnership was short-lived.

In another part of the structure, Hu Lei discovered that it was truly a maze. Only the initial opening corridor was straight path. The rest of the area had multiple paths and crossroads at each turning point. In the end, she decided to choose her route randomly. She did not believe that she would be trapped with her good sense of direction.

Then, she realised the reason the maze was called a labyrinth. The dividing panels making up this part of the secret realm structure could move. Simply speaking, the composite walls were modular and could be repositioned, opening new paths and closing off old ones.

Either way, she was not daunted, and after almost falling in a few more dangerous situations, she eventually learnt how to identify potential traps. She also discovered that the traps could be deactivated. This discovery made her hit her own face in embarrassment. Of course, there had to be method for turning off traps. Not everyone was athletic.

As she kept walking, she heard two female voices. These voices were not per se familiar, but she had a hunch on their identity. After all, they were speaking quite loudly. She concealed herself subtly because she was interested in hearing more before killing them off.

”Did you see her? How could she even have the face to show herself? Does she think that she could ever become part of our social circle?” The loud and angry voice did not carry far, but Hu Lei could hear it clearly.

”Don't speak so loudly. Walls have ears.” The other woman responded calmly.

”Ugh, I just can't bear it. Even her own mother does not want her. Why does she have the confidence to strut about like she owns the place?” The voice became a little lower.