“Maybe we should jump?”Bernard suggests.After almost an hour of debating, searching, and wracking their brains for a solution. It was the only sane reason that he could come up with.With how the stairs were facing in their direction right now, he was certain it would be possible for them.“Are you out of your mind?”Dereck snaps, glaring at the lad for thinking of such an outrageous idea.But that did not faze the youngster, standing his ground with a firm look on his face and steady resolve.“It’s not like we’re going to end up falling. Didn’t you say it yourself, worst that could happen is ending up floating for hours until we land on an open area?”Bernard pointed out that detail that gave him the idea for that plan.If that was true, then even he who had little physical prowess should not have any problems jumping onto the platform from that distance.Everybody quieted down, each of them suddenly contemplating on what the lad had said.“I think he might have a point there.”It

“Fuck, what happened? I thought you said there would not be any problem?”Dereck was screaming at his companions at the top of his lungs.All of them were running around, picking things up. Some were trying to re-align the puzzle to check if another key would appear.Others were breaking the platform apart, which did little since the thing keeps getting reconstructed.But that did not hold them from rampaging because of the disappearance of their member.“I didn’t see you do anything!”Arnold snaps back, as the guy kept pestering him while he was trying to check and determine what had caused the whole scenario.“Calm down. It could be part of the puzzle thing. We only have to think this through.”Melo tried to tell them.But her voice fell on deaf ears as everybody was in disarray, each one panicking to do something.“What are we going to explain to the boss?”Julie was sobbing, unable to hold her tears now. Thinking of the worst things that could happen to the guy that vanished.“We

After they gave them a five-minute leeway to prepare, Raynald orders his entire gang to retreat.Not wasting any time staying there, bolting out without a second thought, knowing what was to come.That, of course, received backlash from the other group, as a lot of them laughed out loud, seeing how they ran away from the place, rushing straight into the maze.At first, there was a bit of resistance from some members on his team, not liking the idea of running from a fight. But they eventually kept up the phase when the time limit ended.The sounds of battle, along with screams of shock and agony, echoed through the halls. And it did not take long before an entire platoon of those armored knights began chasing after them.“Where the fuck did those guys come from?”Dereck snarls.From the looks of it, their enemies multiplied even more.From their count of about a hundred a while ago. The number that was on their tail right now amounted to about a thousand or more.It felt like they wer

The entire area had turned silent after the last participant got eaten by those monstrous doors. After devouring all the challengers, the said objects returned to their place.“Was that really necessary?”Raynald could not help but grumble at the three masked individuals.All of them started taking off the cover on their faces, the moment they were certain that there was nobody else there.“I also think you went a bit too far there, sir.”It was Harold, letting out an awkward smile, as he leaned down on the special private who was now slouching on his throne of roots.“You scared the living shit out of everybody. I almost pissed my pants just watching them.”Oliver whined after removing his helmet. The lad grab hold of his nuts to make sure that he didn’t wet himself.All Chris could do was throw a groan in frustration, pressing two fingers on the side of his nose to ease the throbbing that he was feeling.“That was the whole point of it. How do you think will the other gang knows how

Chris excused himself from the others, feeling his entire body begin to lose control again. Now, currently hiding in the restroom, not wanting to be seen in that state.Hands trembling with every step, he tried to keep himself firm. He looks at his image in the mirror once more.The side of his eyes were bleeding, along with his nose. He was coughing up blood from the wave of power that craved to get out of his body but couldn’t, causing it to attack from the inside.He could feel his insides throbbing as the force reverberated from his veins with each minute. His sights kept doubling, blurring, and zooming in and out. Unable to function from the surge of energy that wanted to escape.If it wasn’t for all the strength that he was exerting throughout those trials, he’d have lost it by that time. It was a good thing that the knowledge of the other world allowed him to release some of those pent-up energies. Yet it was not enough. He needed more outlet.“Fuck, get it together.”He mumble