Chapter 202 - The Nine Tailed Fox (1/2)

Knowing that it wasn't possible for him to balance himself on this bubble which will soon pop, Nightin devised a new route in mind to take while kicking off to the bubble closest to him.

Since centering himself in the middle of the bubble was too taxing, then he would make use of this mistake and speed the whole process up by kicking off the side of each bubble.

By doing this, he would be able to make use of his fast reflexes to leap off before the bubble pops from the sudden pressure while making use of the momentum to conserve strength.

It was the best solution he could come up with right now.

Just like this, Nightin made it to the forty-third bubble quickly without any difficulty, but the drawback of this efficient method soon started to reveal itself.

His legs were sore and just by trying to use some strength to propel himself off the bubbles, they were crying from the burning sensation of pain.

At this point of time, he had managed to link the four words together.

”Six...Cups...Five...Are…”

He just needed to know the last word by getting onto the final bubble, but what could he do right now?

Continue pushing myself? It wouldn't work out.

Continue to center myself on the bubbles? My legs will give out.

There must be a way. Closing his eyes, he smiled.

Right now, he had nothing. Nothing besides his sword and that was enough.

Even though the sword was a lethal weapon sharp enough to pop the bubbles instantly, he just needs to control it well by smacking the bubbles with the biggest surface area possible.

With a confident smile, Nightin told Dylas, ”Hey buddy, are you willing to help me out with this even though it's something beneath your job scope.”

Dylas hesitated, but still shook gently to represent a yes.

”Thanks for this Dylas, it might be hard on you to be doing such child play, but just treat it as a part of your growth.” Nightin explained patiently as he smacked the first bubble and surprisingly, it actually took close to zero effort from him to leap to the next bubble.

I see, the true essence of this stage was to test me in multiple fields and how I can react to different situations within a short period of time. Not only that, I would have to make use of my sword in the end. In my heart, the sword should be invincible.

With a final leap, Nightin landed on the final bubble as the final word popped into his head just like a bubble. The word was 'poisoned'

”Six...Cups...Five...Are...Poisoned…”

Right when Nightin managed to link the words together as he landed on solid ground, a table carrying six cups on it appeared before him. Without any hesitation, Nightin took the cup nearest to him and drank it.

If the test was to determine if he could figure out the cup of tea which wasn't poisoned, then all the previous trials would have been for nothing.

”Young fella, what made you so sure that the cup you drank wasn't poisoned?” The mysterious voice of a female travelled into Nightin's mind.

”Senior, I wasn't sure. But I know that the longer I hesitate, the worse the entire situation will get.”

”What if I tell you that if you drink two cups, it would lead to you being able to enter the mysterious trial full of rewards while if you manage to drink all six cups, then you would have passed the second trail instantly.”

”I wouldn't fall for the temptation regardless of the rewards that lay in wait for me? Yes, I desire strength much more than anyone else, but I won't allow my desire for greed to consume me.” Nightin said calmly, the maturity beyond his age surprising the mysterious woman who had been studying him.

”Even if it means gaining the strength to save your woman? You may already be at the Martial Emperor fourth gate with a stable foundation, your strength may exceed that of your realm, but you're only eighteen and still developing.”

”Just what is it that you want from me?” Nightin questioned.

”Time is short, are you sure that you wouldn't want to treasure this opportunity to grow much stronger in a short amount of time? Strong enough to bring your woman back to your side and protect your loved ones for life?” The feminine voice asked in a demanding tone.