Chapter 80 An Accidental Workaround

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[Yes/No] Neraxis stared at it for a moment before swiftly shaking his head. He wasn't ready—at least, not as much as he would have liked to be. That's why, he reached for the 'No' button. However, to his surprise, it suddenly evaded his finger, and instead, he accidentally pressed 'Yes.' Are you fuc— Neraxis's thoughts were interrupted as his body began relaxing. His vision soon disappeared, followed by his senses. Yet, in the end, not even a couple of seconds later, he found himself in that familiar maze he had gone through in Virtual Reality. But in person, the smell, as well as the damp and moldy air, was much more noticeable than in the virtual world. It made his nose scrunch up. However, he had another problem to deal with, and that was clearing this floor while on hard mode. [Dreamspire Tower - 2nd Floor: Maze of Precision] [Objective: Survive and find the exit in 30 -> 15 minutes] [Status: Ready] [Beginning preparation countdown!] [9:59] [9:58] This tower, or maybe even all towers... those people from the system log... they are all connected. There's no doubt about it. Neraxis thought while sitting down to slightly relax. Thankfully, the sheer amount of mana he got from the Troll Scouts was enough to, at the very least, keep his Aura of the Abyss passively active. Yet, his mind was in a bit of turmoil. The spire that clown mask and woman mentioned—there was a high chance it was some code for all the towers on this planet. After all, there wasn't a single tower. Adding to the fact that they were looking for him, he could assume they programmed the towers to try to screw him over at every turn. [Well, you just have to clear it,] Evangeline said softly before adding, [I'm going to try holding that system window down later, so you should be able to leave without interference.] Right, I'll try my best, but this looks very sketchy so far, Neraxis thought as the timer finally reached the last minute. His go-to plan was to simply run through the maze while carving traces with his blackened-out hand into the walls to make sure he would not walk in loops. Is it possible for you to fly up this time? he questioned as he began stretching. [Hmm...] she hummed thoughtfully. [I can't feel the top of those walls. They likely expand the higher up you go. I guess it's some sort of mechanism the ones who built the tower made.] Neraxis let out a sigh and finally got ready as the timer approached its last few seconds. [0:02] But as those thoughts fell, he suddenly saw a small opening in the wall, where on the other side, there was a different part of the maze. And as that happened, an idea arose. Can't I just... bulldoze my way through? He was surprisingly strong enough to damage the walls, and if Neraxis used more strength, he'd be able to even penetrate them. Taking a deep breath, he soon put that to the test. Placing his hand on the wall, Neraxis pushed forward. Immediately, the resistance he expected to face was nowhere to be seen, and a clean, hand-sized hole was made. Oh... he put on a smirk before punching outward, decimating the wall completely. What he gathered thus far was that the exit was always in the middle, and judging from where he was, looking up at the clock, the exit was to his right—full right. Yet, that did not matter as Neraxis went up to each wall, smashing through it over and over again, encountering a few Fiendish Mosquitoes along the way until, eventually, he reached what appeared to be a small shrine. On it was a lone button, which Neraxis steadily approached and pushed. And, to his surprise, that was it. [Dreamspire - 2nd Floor Hard Mode: Maze of Precision - Complete] [Climber: Neraxis Valen] [2nd Floor Rating Generating...] I got lucky... Neraxis exclaimed as he sat down, toggling Aura of the Abyss off. The timer was on 3 minutes, and if he had not found out the strategy of destroying the walls, he would have been totally done for. Yet, that also meant that each floor had a certain strategy to it—one which would make clearing it that much easier. [Rating Generated: SSS] [Position: 1,221,559,971 -> 721,994,251] [Current Progress: 2/? Floors] [Dreamspire - 3rd Floor Hard Mode: Garden of Shadows - Available] [Do you wish to enter?] [Yes/No] Evangeline... Neraxis signaled as he stared at the 'No' button. Soon, it seemingly began shaking until halting completely. [Now!] she yelled, and immediately, he pressed 'No.' Yet, as he did, and relaxation washed over him, Neraxis soon found himself back at the front door, with both the man from earlier wearing a shocked expression, as well as William, who was staring daggers at him. "Hi?"

Chapter 80 An Accidental Workaround

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