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Chapter 179 Victory and defeat
Author: Remnis Luz
last update Last Updated: 2022-08-13 14:59:46

Several doors opened at once, letting out all the youth at the same time.

They all stared at one another with exhausted gazes, yet filled with a certain pride in getting out of the maze intact and seeing their other members.

They looked at the others, a lot of them were still closed, and the ones that they opened remained as is, but had some kind of barrier made of light in them.

The hall was empty and there wasn’t a single soul left within the stadium that was now covered in dim lights.

They were about to greet one another when they hear mumblings from afar; they turn and they notice the entrance where it was coming from.

After staring at each other for a good few moments, they nodded in agreement to make their way for it, moving with prowl that their steps were so light that it hardly made any noise.

The itch and curiosity of knowing who and what was it that was being discussed irked them to go on stealth, as they saw that there were no guards to greet them when they got out.

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