The sudden lightning wasn't the only problem that Max had to dodge. The static lightning still struck the same place in the interval. He had to dodge them while also moving fast. That was easy; he could see the scorched ground to know where it would strike.
At the same time...
"Lily! To the left!"
"Un!"
Lily followed his instruction without hesitation and turned to the left. As she did that, lightning struck the place where she stood earlier.
"Right!"
This time, Lily was the one who shouted at him. He immediately moved to the right as electric current was created at the ground where he last stepped.
It happened many times. They couldn't really think where to move and look at the ground. They could only move their body, dodge the lightning, and proceed to the center.
In just a few seconds, they managed to clear half of the course.
— Their teamwork is impeccable.
— Let's agree with that
— The hardest part is to find where the next lightning struck. Looking at your feet will make you move slowly.
— My usual strategy is to move one step at a time, dodging the lightning slowly. But these guys... They freaking run!
— ThunderGod: NO ONE SHALL PASS! Breeze: Is that your last word?
The lightning struck more frequently as they got closer to the slate. Just a few more meters and they could get it. However, they couldn't see any possible path besides bulldozing it through.
"I can do it. Signal me."
Lily also thought similarly. They were stepping left and right to dodge the targeting lightning right now, waiting for the right chance to snatch the slate.
Nodding, Max decided to trust her. She smiled at him and turned serious. Her chance to get the slate was higher than him, as she wore no backpack that restricted her movement. Enjoy new stories from m-v l'e|-novelhall.net
The last wall of lightning struck in a circle. After one lightning struck one place, another one immediately followed suit right on its side, circling the last place in a second interval.
Based on the timing, they only had a second or less to pass the wall of lightning.
An electric current gathered under Lily's feet. At the same moment, the lightning wall struck the area right in front of her.
"Jump!" Max shouted loudly, and Lily followed his signal.
She leaped toward the slate while he jumped back to reduce the frequency of the lightning striking.
And...
"Got it!"
Lily managed to snatch the slate and rolled on the ground in front of Max to stop herself. She stood next to him and showed the slate with a large smile.
"Are you okay?" Lily asked worriedly, knowing that her boyfriend set the pain sensitivity to the maximum.
Throwing himself to the ground like that was painful... Really painful.
"Yeah, I am okay," Max answered, smiling at her. "More importantly, that was close. Thanks for the warning."
"Thank god..." She sighed in relief and looked at the backpack, approaching it.
She took it and looked inside. Max peeked from behind him and noticed everything was perfectly fine.
"So this backpack is an immortal object?" He asked in interest.
"Immortal object?" Lily asked back, handing the backpack to him. "What is that?"
"It's an object that can't be destroyed in a game. A key quest item if you want to use an MMORPG term." He explained and put the backpack on. "In short, no matter what we do to this item. Throw it, slash it, burn it... It will remain intact, with the item inside it too."
"Ah, like a portable safe?"
"Something like that." Max nodded and took out a GPS.
The lightning mark in his location had disappeared, along with some other marks in the GPS. There were still too many to count, but the other pairs also seemed to finish some trials.
"The lightning mark is an elephant slate. That's good to know." He said, turning to Lily. "Do you mind if I choose the next one?"
"Un, I'll let you choose."
"Thanks."
He looked at the remaining marks and decided to choose another one. He pointed at one and looked at Lily.
"How about this?"
"The sword mark? I don't mind."
"Alright then. It's pretty close, so let's go there."
— Both of them proceeded to the next destination without resting. Their survival knives were ready to cut all the branches and bushes in their way
— However, due to their previous experience, they decided to choose an animal trail instead. What will await them in the next trial?
— Look forward to it!
— Why the heck are you guys narrating for them?
— Well, it seems fun. The bush hell, the thunder hell... What kind of hell is waiting for this couple next?
— Stop narrating, motherlicker!
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[I have returned. And I shall wait for a bloody duel.]