"What? What did you just say?"
Austin may have spoken normally, but his words were like rumbling thunder in the monks' ears.
They all stopped dead, standing motionless and staring at Austin at the same time.
Every face that looked at him wore a mask of utter disbelief.
"Sir, forgive me. What did you say?
Can you say it again?"
the old monk asked Austin slowly.
"I said that if you want to get out of this valley, I can help you at any time. I can break this array pretty effortlessly,"
Austin replied, speaking a little louder this time.
He knew what was running through these monks' minds. They had been here for so long that they no longer thought it possible to ever leave. The sudden revelation that they might have their freedom back was naturally hard to believe and had shaken them at their core.
"Sir, do not play such jokes on us."
The old monk seemed to have a glimmer of hope when Austin had spoken.
But now, when he looked him up and down, he shook his head bitterly, feeling he could not possibly be telling the tr
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you believe me, sir?
This array is not difficult to take care of.
If you want to leave, I can help you do that,"
Austin said, making his way back to the old monk's side.
It did not take long for things to get a little out of hand.
The small worlds all gathered, the monks charging out as fast they could, almost trampling over each other in the rush.
In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred monks had come to Austin's side at an astonishing speed, packing tight around and surrounding him.
Every one of them was beaming with excitement, their eyes shining with a bright light of joy and relief. Their bodies even began trembling as they struggled to contain their elation.
They seemed to be overwhelmed with happiness.
The old monk was no different.
"We can finally get out of this wretched place!" he said slowly, his voice still distant and only now gradually coming around to believing.
It took a while, but he had finally come to his senses.
The other monks all nodded vigorously when they heard him eventually speak.