Chapter 335: Wooden Walls (1/2)

BANG, CLANG

Alex slammed his sword right on top of the box, but nothing happened. Instead, his sword broke in two. ”What the? What am I supposed to do then?” he asked in frustration.

He kicked, punched, threw it at the wall, and tried to use different techniques on the box, but it didn't open.

”ARGHHH” in frustration, he grabbed the box by the end of the ropes and started slamming it everywhere. He didn't let go and kept on beating it around.

Suddenly, he felt the load lighten. ”Huh?” he looked up and checked. The box was a good 20 meters away from him near the wall of the maze. He looked at his hand and only the rope remained.

”Oh, it came off,” he said and walked to the box. He picked it up and saw its pristine condition. ”Damn, still no damage. Just how strong is thi—” he stopped.

He could now see something on the box that he couldn't before. There was a hole in it.

”Huh? How did it— Oh, it was covered by the rope. I should have ripped it off as the first thing I did,” he said and looked at the hole.

For a few seconds, he didn't know what the hole did, but then he saw something. Inside the hole… was another hole. His eyes started shining when he saw that.

”A keyhole,” he said in surprised. He quickly searched into his robes among the dozens or more talismans and brought out a key. This was the same key he had found deep in the swimming pool like course.

He inserted the key and twisted it.

CLACK.

The box opened. With slightly nervous hands, he opened the box and saw what was inside. When he finally laid his eyes on the reward he had been trying this hard to get, he was disappointed.

”Just a bunch of talismans?” he nearly shouted in angers. He calmed himself and said, ”This might be good, don't lose hope Alex.”

He checked the first one.

-15 seconds reduction from the result-

”That's just the first one,” he said to himself.

-52 seconds reduction from the result-

”That's… not bad,” he tried to deceive himself.

- 34 seconds reduction from the result-

This wasn't good, but he still didn't lose hope.

-16 seconds…-

This was bad.

-28 seconds…-

This was bad too.

-10 seconds…-

This one was especially bad.

-22 seconds…-

”Sigh, I wasted so much time.” He quickly read through the other 5 remaining talismans.