The unparalleled sword cut through the ice and stirred up the huge waves crushing the surroundings. Following Barong's roar, the surging waves instantly transformed into an eight-foot-tall water dragon amid the symphony of thunder.
"Artoris!"
After breaking free from the shackles of her tentacles, Artoris, who was living in a gap in the ice, had not yet recovered from her dazed spirit, when she heard Baron's call in her ears. Gradually he raised his head, his blurred vision followed the source of the sound, and he saw the blue thundering water dragon behind Barong circling and raising its head.
His eyes crossed with Baron's, and his eyes seemed to be staring behind her, which surprised Atris. She didn't know exactly what was waiting there. She could only tell from Barong's solemn expression that the guy was not a good person!
"Get out of the way!"
After listening to what she said, Artoris did not dare to neglect, and she did not care about her injuries at the moment. She stepped on the broken ice and climbed up, stepping on the thunder. After three consecutive thunder flashes from "Thousands of Thunder Marks", Atoris Liz put her hands on her chest and then plunged into the wall of water in front of her to escape the space.
At the same time, on the other side, seeing that Atoris was temporarily out of danger, Baron looked forward again. The tentacles that spread from the depths of darkness were like countless hungry pythons, completely unafraid of spreading. The sword power surged forward.
Faced with the pressure, Barong took a deep breath, and with his cold white blade, he locked onto the intruder without showing any signs of weakness. At the same time, the gradually completing water dragon behind him finally opened its eyes.
Praying for an unwavering will and a sure understanding hidden in the heart.
“Now—sing the song of unfolding!”
In an instant - the raised sword blade fell down, creating a sword flash that was as fleeting as lightning.
The form of the divine dragon, which was made of pure sword steel and blended with water and thunder, was like lightning flashing across the sky due to the potential difference, cutting off all the tentacles that came towards it. Roaring, the ink-colored liquid spurted out from the broken tentacles, and the beast's shrill wails were driven deeper into the water.
"Pfft~"
It seemed that Artoris was not coming from the original entrance. When she emerged from the water, she let out a breath.
This pool of stagnant water is bottomless, and the water is also full of unusual pressure. Even though I have a water-proof charm on my body, it is really not easy to adapt to this environment for a while.
As soon as Artolis climbed onto the shore, there were ripples in the water. Then Barong stuck his head out and shook his hair. After throwing the spirit sword onto the shore, he also climbed up.
"You seem to be in quite a panic. This situation is really rare." Looking at Baron's appearance, Artolis laughed heartlessly.
"This pool of stagnant water is quite weird. Even I couldn't adapt to the chaotic pressure quickly. I didn't realize it beforehand. It can be said that I am in such a mess. It's my own fault." Artolis did not avoid the joke. Barong explained with some annoyance, and immediately looked around at the current environment.
"Okay, I'm just going to complain to relieve the embarrassment. If you really want to say he's embarrassed, then I guessed it right." Unexpectedly, Baron actually followed the joke, and Artolis felt for the other person's straightforward character. Ashamed.
"Speaking of which, what on earth is that guy?"
"Maybe it's an octopus, it has a lot of tentacles." He leaned down and wiped a handful of dust on the ground, and after looking at it for a moment, Barong replied.
"It's true what you said, but this body size is too big!" Recalling the tentacles wrapped around her just now, Artolis couldn't help but shudder.
"And this water seems to be fresh water. Don't octopuses mostly live in salt water?"
"So I didn't give a definite answer. After all, before I can see the true face of that guy, I can only make inferences based on known creatures. This time it is a memory for us to wait until the next time we collide. You have to be careful." After a little analysis of the structure of the soil, Barong stood up, looked forward, and raised his brows slightly.
"Did you find something?" Atoris, who had just finished draining the water from her boots, felt a little curious after seeing Baron's strange behavior.
"Maybe... our luck is not too bad."
"Um?"
…
Unexpectedly, due to the interference of the unknown creature, the two of them entered the second level of the maze by mistake.
Looking at the stairs that continued from the first floor in front of her, Artolis thought for a moment and then said: "We skipped the first floor directly, so there shouldn't be any impact, right?"
"For a magician, the value of conquering a maze is far less than the study of its structure and the investigation of its existence history. Judging from the degree of weathering of the building, the Water City of Barinoa has a history of at least four hundred years. If you, as a magician, do not choose to explore layer by layer, it will indeed be a loss."
"But we are not magicians either?" Artolis scratched her head.
"So our goal is to reach the bottom as quickly as possible, and as long as the magic wedge at the bottom is recovered, the maze strategy is completed." Baron explained, after confirming that there were no traps, he held his hands tightly On the ancient stone door, a force pushed it open.
The reason why a maze is called a maze is because its overall structure extends in all directions. Without clear signs and exploration maps, it is not easy to find the exit. Not only that, the dank environment also gave birth to many disgusting and powerful monsters. Hiding at the end of the road or in the corner of the maze, wait for the two of them to get close and launch a surprise attack.
If you have a "golden map" on hand, it will be easy to find the exit. Unfortunately, that kind of thing only exists in this world and cannot be brought into this trial. Helpless, the two could only explore the maze step by step.
Atoris was completely incompetent in this aspect. If Baron didn't analyze and lead the way from the front, and only relied on Atolis alone, she might have lost her direction after just a few intersections.
It is worth mentioning that Barong's approach to exploring the maze is very different from Gawain's. If it were Gawain, he would usually choose to draw a directional magic circle when he reaches the fork in the road, so that when he circles back to the same area, he can sense the existence of the array in advance and avoid it.
But Barong is different. This guy seems to be as proficient in earth veins and Feng Shui as Yun Guixi. Coupled with his photographic memory, he can understand whether there is a repeated path just by looking at the surrounding building structures.
It has to be said that Baron's method of judging whether the path is correct or not is not very efficient. But that kind of thinking and memory is also really terrifying in the eyes of Artolis. If Baron hadn't performed so well in all aspects, just relying on the maze master-like exploration method would have been enough to make Artolis admire her. .
