Chapter 142 - Familiar Voice

The whole group ran for their lives, feeling the shaking ground with every step on the rock table. Behind them was a devastating view. Every house violently shattered with every blow the giant soldier made. But his steps were slow as he went on a rampage with no clear aim.

Xinyi looked around as they ran, thinking on how to solve their problem. But the familiarity she felt bugged her. It was feeling the presence of someone she knew but didn't know who. Then she heard a soft female voice calling, "Over here."

She spun her head left and right but didn't know where the voice came from. Then heard it again. "Go over the edge of the table." The voice came from her right. 

"Guys, I think…," unsure how to explain it. "Let's try heading to the edge of the table."

"But there's a battle going on over there," Tyriece complained. 

"I know but someone is telling me to go there." She pointed to the edge where the mummified man was thrown. Their heads turned but saw no one. 

"Are you sure, Sorceress?" Tyriece said.

"Please stop calling me that. I'm not so great as you think. I'm still an apprentice sort of Sorceress, if you rate my learning process." Her shoulders dropped. "We're off topic. Please trust me. I really heard someone calling me and guiding us."

"Go ahead, Madame Lei. We'll be following behind you." General Lofey assured her and turned to Tyriece and nudged his head. 

"Sorry, Madame Lei. Please, lead the way." Tyriece saluted at Xinyi, humoring her a bit. Unknowingly, the lady made a slight grin. That smile caught the young rock Chiangda into a mesmerizing daze but wakened by another blast behind them. The giant rock doll went into a frenzy and smashed every house on the table.

"Thanks. Wait for a while. I'll try to communicate with the calling person." She continued running to the right edge of the table while contacting the owner of the voice through her mind.

Lofey forcefully elbowed Tyriece's ribs. "Ugh! That hurts. Are we allies or enemies?" Tyriece groaned, cursing the general in Godingan language as he massaged his side while lifting another arm to make a rock shield above them as debris of stones fell on them. 

"Watch where your eyes are looking. Remember who she is." Lofey said in the same language. 

"I know but can't help it." He became serious. "Don't worry. I won't make any move, for my brother who is somewhere here, waiting for us." He referred to Ming but wouldn't say the name for the wife to understand.

"Good."

They followed Xinyi as she ran up front while they cringed from time to time as they heard the blast of the mace getting nearer. It was absolutely terrifying noise while they evaded stones and rocks falling on them and on the road where they were headed. 

Nianshi ran beside Xinyi while punching stones while protecting Xinyi. He felt restricted and concentrated to open even just his wings. Suddenly, a shh sound entered their ears. His wings came out from his back, relieving his congested chest. 

"Yes!" Nianshi smiled and his arms rounded Xinyi's waist. "Hold tight, my lady. I'll fly you there." 

Xinyi wrapped her arms around his neck while Nianshi flown her up away. The giant rock soldier saw them and threw his mace on the air but missed them as Nianshi flew higher as fast as he could. Unfortunately, the mace was about to fall on the two left on the table.

"Watch out! Above you," Xinyi shouted as she peeked over Nianshi's shoulder. Both men turned and looked to where Xinyi pointed. General Lofey sent a white fire, the strongest he got and scorched the rock mace to blow it to pieces. Tyriece focused his eyes on the brightly reddening stone and tightly fisted his palms as if he was crushing something in his hands.

With that simultaneous action, they saw the mace blew up into ashes in mere seconds before it reached General Lofey and Tyriece.

"Whoa! Xinyi yelled, cheering the two, amazed by their teamwork. 

"We're here, my lady." Nianshi flew  all the way down from the table's edge and to the ground. Suddenly, their vision circled again. As their eyesight went back to normal, they found themselves back to their normal sizes. General Lofey and Tyriece were both sitting on the table while Xinyi and Nianshi on the ground.

"Ahh!" They heard a shriek above them and saw a tiny white spider on the ceiling. Tyriece picked a pebble and swung his arms, hitting the spider with the stone.

"Ack!" Another shriek as the spider fell down. Tyriece ran to where it fell and about to stomp his foot on it but…

"Spare me. I'm the only one who can lead you to the chameleon's hiding place." A tiny voiced said. Tyriece paused his leg for a while, looking at Xinyi. She nodded, scaring the spider and fainted. But she hurriedly spoke, "Wait," stopping Tyriece, falling out of balance as he tried stopping his foot from squashing the spider. He fell over and hit his head on the wall. "Ugh!"

"Sorry." Xinyi bit her lower lip in shame. "I only thought of scaring the little guy. We should have him keep his promise to teach you how to make the rock soldiers and guide us to Ming."

"Give me a hint next time." Tyriece touched a good bump on his head and looked down on the spider turned upside down. Its eight legs standing high.

"Sorry." Xinyi felt bad watching his pained face.

"How did you know it fainted," Tyriece asked out of curiosity.

"I have an ability to communicate with animals. I… just felt it fainted." She shrugged, frustrated on how to explain everything.

Tyriece picked up the unconscious spider, made a hollow stone ball, placed the insect inside, and closed it. He then transformed the whole cage into a ball with criss-crossed walls. He shook it, waking the spider.

"Let me out," shrieked the spider.

"Try nothing stupid, spider. You're under my domain now and you have to respect me here. This is the law of Chiji." The spider hissed, hearing the same phrase he made but from the mouth of his enemy. Tyriece shook the ball again, sending the insect into frenzied squeals.

"Okay, Okay, I'll keep my promise…" He was about to say to let him go first but Tyriece shook it faster. "Ahh! Help, Sorceress or you won't find your way if I'll die." It spoke with a gurgling tone.

"I don't trust you one bit. Speak! Where is the chameleon's place?"

The insect lay inside, totally dizzy while pointing a flailing leg. "Over there." It pointed to a wall at the right side of the table. 

"It's a wall. Are you tricking us?" Tyriece shouted and tightened his hold on the ball, about to shake it again.

This alarmed the insect and swiftly shouted, "I'm telling the truth," but they heard it mumbling because the dizziness kept it from saying straight. "Only the Sorceress can open it."

"You said you'll guide us but you can't?"

"I can lead you once we're already inside."

Tyriece let out his irritation by vigorously shaking the ball again.

"Ahh!!! Spare me or you'll lose your way in the maze beyond that wall."

All of them looked at each other and heaved a deep sigh. "Spare him but I'll roast him into ashes if it's lying." Lofey was the one who said it with his booming voice, horrifying the

"Do you get that?" Tyriece yelled over the ball, deafening the insect into dizziness again. "Now, is she going to open that wall? Tell us."

"I don't know. I was able to go in when I followed the chameleon coming in and out but have no idea how to open it myself. But the Sorceress is powerful, so surely she could."

Their eyes were on Xinyi who was as puzzled as the rest. She turned to Nianshi who only raised his shoulders, indicating he didn't know either.

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