Journey Of A Legend

Chapter 170: The Maze

"Just what is this place?"

Time passed by slowly. One second after another, then one minute after another. Emma did everything she could to make Jay's condition to get better slowly.

After using her powers on her father for more than 30 minutes, Jay's body finally stopped trembling, and his paper white complexion gradually turned back to normal.

"He should be okay now.", said Emma with a small sigh of relief as she wiped off the sweat from her face.

"Mgh..."

As Emma was talking, Jay slowly opened his eyes and after seeing the four kids around him, he instantly sat up.

"We need to go back inside there!"

"Huh?"

The moment the four heard what Jay said, they looked at each other in confusion.

"Go back inside there? Are you kidding me? You just got almost killed a few moments ago and you want to go back there?", said Emma angrily and hit her father on the back of his neck.

"Argh! Hey! Just hear me out, will you?", said Jay instantly, not knowing if he should laugh or cry.

"Sure! Tell me the reason why you want to go back there and die. If you want your death that much I can fulfill that role very easily!", said Emma calmly, while the air around her turned ice cold.

"..."

Seeing Emma's angry expression, Jay and the others didn't know how to react at all. This was the very first time they saw Emma this mad.

However, it was understandable. Jay was at death's door a few seconds ago and almost lost his life by an unknown power, yet the moment his health got better, he instantly wanted to go back and try his luck again.

Anyone would get mad over something so foolish, especially if it was their loved ones.

With a sigh, Jay stood up and pointed at the maze's entrance, and explained.

"I used my power to scout the surroundings inside there. The interior of that maze is extremely huge and that is why I couldn't explore the full of it. Of course, with such a small amount of time that would be relatively impossible."

"Then why do you want to go back?", asked Greg with a frown.

Jay after turning his gaze at Greg, looked at the entrance and said, "The moment that thing attacked me, a path opened up. Because I had no time to see what assaulted me, I concentrated on the opened path. And what I saw was shocking."

"What did you see?", asked now with a calmer expression Emma from Jay.

"At first I thought it was just a simple path, like any other, but the moment I saw what was at the end of it I was totally mesmerized. I don't know just how, but at the end of that path, there were tons of energy crystals and treasures. The numbers could have easily reached the milli-!"

*Bam!*

However before Jay could have finished his sentence, suddenly Emma's palm hit his back from behind, making him to lean forward instabtly.

"Why do you love to hit me all the times?", asked Jay with wet eyes, not knowing what he did wrong to deserve this.

"You ask why?", asked Emma angrily and continued, "Do you really think those energy crystals and treasures are much more valuable than your life?!"

Hearing this, Greg nodded on the side and said, "What Emma has said is completely true. I don't think we should take the risk of mere energy crystals and a few artifacts. Even if their numbers are in the millions, if there are unknown dangers, it doesn't worth the risk."

"Yeah and we still don't know what that creature really was. It is too dangerous.", said Joe with a nod.

"I agree. We should leave this place. If we really need this energy crystals, we can still come back whenever we want. No one knows this place currently.", said Mila calmly.

Jay seeing the four agreeing on leaving the place, scratched his neck slightly, and with a sigh, he said, "Well... Whatever. If this is what you want..."

With that, he looked at the entrance for one last time, and with a sigh, he said, "Then let's go."

As he said this, Jay started to walk toward the exit, making the four behind him follow him without hesitation.

Walking through the iron bars then walking up the stairs, the five started to talk.

"Anyway, what was that creature. You said you didn't have time to see it, but is it really true? Bit even a single glimpse of it?", asked Joe with curiosity as he looked at Jay.

Shaking his head, Jay looked behind him at Joe and explained, "My power lets me see only 70% what my clone is able the see. Also in that place where the sight was already bad, it was almost impossible to see what attacked me. That thing not only was fast and powerful, but it seems it loves blood. The instant it destroyed my clone it started to suck away my blood like it was only simple juice. Just thinking about it makes me..."

As Jay thought back the moment his body got sucked away from blood, his whole being started to tremble visibly.

Emma on the side seeing this raised her eyebrows and asked, "And you still wanted to go back? How funny."

Jay hearing this just shrugged and said, "I can't do anything about it. Those crystals were simply too attractive. I couldn't resist the desire to go there."

"..."

Emma hearing what her father said could only shake her head helplessly. It was totally ridiculous that a man on the verge of dying got mesmerized by mere energy crystals and after surviving he wanted to go back.

"I can't believe him."

With that, the five walked toward the surface slowly and after walking for almost 45 minutes they noticed the entrance they walked in.

"Ahh... Finally! I thought we would never reach the surface.", said Mila with a sigh of relief and wanted to run forward, but before she could have, Greg suddenly grabbed his arm.

"What?", asked Mila with surprise, but the moment she saw his calm expression with his index finger before his mouth he turned silent instantly.

Joe, Jay, and Emma seeing Greg's strange behavior stopped walking and looked at him with a frown.

Joe stepped closer to Greg and in a quiet voice he asked, "What happened?"

Greg hearing the question pointed forward and said, "We have been surrounded."

"Huh?"

The moment the four heard this looked surprised and wanted to ask Greg how he knew this, but before they could have done it, suddenly green mist started to approach them from above.

"Toxic Mist! Not good! We need to get out of this place!", said Jay and looked around, but unfortunately, the only way out of here was right in front of them where the mist was coming.

Greg saw this wanted to activate his darkness element to escape this place through shadows, but the moment his shadow expanded and reached the walls, the carvings on the wall lit up, making his power to be nullified instantly.

"Then let's use other means.", said Greg and fired golden flames at the mist, hoping to achieve a chemical reaction, exploding this whole place up with a single spark.

However, nothing like that happened at all. The moment his flames touched the green fog, his golden flames passed through it without causing anything.

Clenching his teeth, Greg wanted to use his earth element to create a wall to isolate themselves from the mist, but he couldn't even start the process. The instant he put his hand on the ground, the carvings lit up on the wall, making him unable to use his powers, no matter how hard he tried.

"What the hell are these carvings?", asked Greg angrily, but seeing as the mist was approaching them steadily, he turned around and said, "We don't have any other solutions. Let's go back down."

Joe and Mila after firing a few of their attacks to see if they could avert the mist out of the path stopped attacking and followed Greg behind.

While the five were running back to the prison, several people in black hoodies were standing around the entrance, while one person was using his ability to pour those greenish fog down the stairs.

Suddenly from the side, a creature representing a similar appearance that of Netherclaw walked closer and asked calmly.

"How is it?"

A person with a hoodie kneeled before the creature and said, "We pushed them back, Sir! They won't be able to come up until we don't let them."

"Perfect.", said the creature and after thinking for a while he said, "However, I still want that kid alive, so killing him is a huge no. Bring your best men with you. We will go down."

"Yes, Sir!", said the goodies man and run away without hesitation.

The creature hummed with satisfaction hearing this and after turning his gaze toward the entrance he sneered and said calmly.

"That useless brother of me. He had stronger power than me, yet he was unable to use the full potential of his abilities. What a moron."

As the creature said this, he crossed his massive arms before his chest, and with a smugful smile, he said, "But don't worry. Even if you have failed to do a simple task, I will be sure to finish what you couldn't. And when I succeed... Haha!"

As the creature thought about the rewards he will get, the creature laughed loudly toward the sky, making the ground below his feet crack immediately.