Chapter 165: [Lightning Sky Steps] (1/2)

'What a sad life?' sighed Jake.

It could be seen from the amount of time he had sighed that the group was jumping from one hot pot to another.

This time, it was even more life-threatening.

With one hand firmly holding the dagger of ice embedded in the wall, Jake scrutinized the pit of fire that increased every second.

He didn't need any further thought to know that the fire was made of special materials, despite the ordinary look.

Even just from the heat, his leather armor had begun to melt. His entire body burned hot from the wisps of the flame.

Slowly, the pit rose to meet them.

Jake and the rest focused on their handholds, they created another one with their free arm and used it to climb the wall.

However, when they were very close to the surface, they felt dizzy all of a sudden.

Jake found his hand slipping. He needed full concentration to keep himself glued to his ice dagger.

'Another trap…” Jake analyzed.

His eyes gazed at the side of the wall and found flowers growing on them.

He didn't recognize the flowers, but he could tell the fragrant they gave was numbing his nerves.

Very soon, he would give in to his body and simply freefall into the fiery pit.

He looked at the others!

The two sisters had begun struggling. In ten seconds or more, they would begin their fall.

Amidst his own struggle, Eden shouted at him, ”Jake...”

He didn't say anything, but the latter understood.

Murmuring in his head, Jake freed his strong arm and pointed it beneath him, ”[Sky Steps].”

Following his call, [Elemental Spiritual Essence] flowed through his arms and left his body.

Despite that, Jake showed his control over the energy by manipulating it to form a platform beneath him.

The platform was in the form of a step, an enormous step that almost covered the hole.

However, this icy step had strange markings on it and looked too beautiful. Delicately carved and possessing a smooth feel, the creator of the steps clearly knew his stuff!

If it was real, it would have a value that was simply unpriceable due to his marksmanship.

As soon as he created the steps, Eden on the other side, materialised [Metal Element] to fix Jake's step to the wall.

The metal was crudely created, but it did the job as the group could finally find their balance.

With the efforts of Jake and Eden, the group could take a break, but not for long.

Jake could feel his technique melting under the breath of the flames. It was the same for Eden, but was slower due to the properties of his element.

This was the same reason that only the two had acted. Jake and Eden's element were the only one among the group which had a solid form that could resist the flames.

”I don't have a technique that we can use to get out of here. Jake, it's all up to you,” chided Eden.

He had seen Jake's techniques at work and was sure the latter could do it. Eden's techniques were more centered on direct attacks, while the latter possessed useful auxiliary techniques.

Jake nodded his head and sighed afterward.