Chapter 78 Fun II
But nothing happened.
The weights remained still, and the boulder stayed suspended in the air.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but his celebration was short-lived.
Emir suddenly heard the sound of grinding stones and realized that the boulder was moving, slowly descending towards him.
'So even if I do it correctly, she still sends the boulder, touché.' He mused to himself.
Bang! Crash!
He ran as fast as he could, dodging left and right as the boulder thundered down the hallway.
Emir could feel the heat of the boulder as it passed by him, narrowly missing him by a few inches.
But he wasn't out of the woods yet.
As he looked up, he saw that the boulder had triggered a series of weights and pulleys, causing a second boulder to come crashing down from above.
"Fuck! Damn you, Arcadia! DAMN YOU TO OBLIVION!" He screamed as he turned around in a sprint.
He ran even faster, his legs burning with exertion as he sprinted at world-record speeds towards the end of the hallway.
With slowed time, he quickly assessed his surroundings, his eyes darting around, scrutinizing every inch surrounding him as he searched for a place to hide.
'Where, where, where, c'mon, OH THERE!' He thought in glee.
Noticing a small alcove nearby, he sprinted towards it while his ears picked up the sound of the boulder rushing down behind him moments later.
Its momentum carried it forward until it finally came crashing down onto the spot where he had been standing just seconds before.
Crash!
Not bothering with the chaos outside, Emir collapsed on the ground, gasping for air and trying to catch his breath.
He heard a hissing sound and saw a multitude of flame throwers emerge from the wall, their black and blue flames licking the air.
'I expected as much,' he thought, letting out a sigh.
Emir, with slowed time, saw that the fire was inching towards him, and he was directly in its path.
He jumped onto the platforms and scrambled from one to another, avoiding the flames, using his advanced reflexes and TDS ability to dodge the fiery blasts that kept on hounding him.
But it seemed like it would never end.
Just when he thought he had found a safe spot, the flames would shift and come at him from a different angle.
He had to time his movements perfectly to avoid the flames and get to the other side.
It was a dangerous game that he would love to play.
"Let's do this!" He bellowed as he took a deep breath and focused, his mind racing as he attempted to find the best path through the flames.
Noticing a brief opening, he made a run for it, feeling the heat on his skin and the roar of the fire in his ears.
Jumping left and right, he slid under a large breath of fire and used his momentum to perform a massive leap that sent him to the other side.
He made it across, barely escaping the trap.
Emir collapsed on the ground, mirroring his entrance some minutes ago.
He gasped for breath and felt the adrenaline coursing through his veins. He knew he had to keep moving and that he couldn't stay in one place for too long.
But for a few moments, he just lay there, enjoying the moment.
After some time, he rose to his feet and set forth through the winding passageways.
Emir found himself met with a series of dead ends. Each culminated in an impenetrable wall that forced him to backtrack and redirect his path.
This pattern repeated itself several times until, at long last, he laid eyes upon what appeared to be the ultimate destination of the labyrinth.
Its very end.