Chapter 1676 Victor [3]


    She thought that because shewasn''pletely aware ofwhat her own status wasto the people watching thispetition.


    August''ssurprise was matched by theentire crowd that watchedthe two interact.


    Every question he asked was met with thousands or even tens of thousands of nodding heads as people wondered the exact same things.


    And every answer that Eris gave surprised them even more.


    Holy n geniuses were existencesthat werelike the heavens to normal dragons in Arulion. The social hierarchy had be so embedded in their minds that seeing one of such godly beings talk to amoner as an equal was preposterous to every single one of them. Hell, itwasn''teven them alone.Frommoners to other Holy n members,everyone was dumbfounded by the interaction between the two. Shedidn''tthink much of it, but to everyone else, her wordswere a direct acknowledgment ofAugust''stalent.


    For a Holy n genius to say those kinds of things to amoner was something that hadquite literallynever happened before inArulion''swritten history. N?v(el)B\\jnn


    It was only natural for everyone to be surprised.


    Compared to the audience, August was actually apudable forbeing able to regainhis senses so fast.


    "So basically,whatyou''resaying isthat you saw the final bossandyouneed help fighting it."


    He summed it upwell. Eris nodded in response.


    "And,you chose me because everyone else sucks."


    Eris nodded again. That was right about the best way to put it.


    "What do you need my help with?"


    "You''llfind out when we get there. Idon''tfeel like exining."


    It was a poor excuse, but whatwas August supposed todo about it?


    At the end of the day, Eris was still far too strong for him. Her offer to work together wasreally a demand thathedidn''thave the right to refuse.


    "If I say no,I''lldie, right?" He asked just forconfirmation''ssake.


    "Youwon''tdie sincewe''rein the arena, but the next time you wake up,you''lldefinitely be in a hospital bed,"Eris confirmed casually.


    "That is, in fact, a situation that Idon''twant to be in."


    August sighed.


    Well,looking at the bright side, it was beneficial for him if they teamed uptoo.He would have an easy time getting to the center of thebyrinth with a 4th ss protector, and if the final boss fight was going to be scaled toEris''level anyway, it was better to be on her side than to fight alone.


    As if she sensed his eptance, Eris released the restraints holding August down.


    Her pressure also disappeared, giving his mana freedom of reign. ''Dangerous.''


    The most dangerous part was her bloodline.


    The Azure Dragon blood lineage wasamazing. It was beyond many others,but,it was still the lineage of a Holy Dragon.


    In terms ofbloodline alone, the first Dark Dragon was just aspowerfs Qinglong.


    Even his massive bloodline strength could only be equal to theirs.


    ''I''llhave to learn more about Holy n geniuses.''


    A lotof his stigmas about them were disproven withEris''existence alone.If he was going to properly fight them and perhaps even recruit them to his cause, then he needed to stop viewing them through a colored lens. "Great.It''sgood thatyou''reagreeable. It would have been a pain if you said no."


    Eris was in a situation where she needed him to say yes, because shedidn''twant to waste time looking for other people at this point in thepetition.


    After all, judging by the amount of time that had passed, they were likely in its final stretches.


    There were bound to be only a few people left.


    August cracked his neck with another sigh.


    "Do you know the way back to the center?"


    "When we get back to where I was, sure, but I lost a lot of ground whileI waschasing you,"Eris replied.


    It made sense. DisregardingAugust''soriginal random movements that took them further away from their goal, she probably had to do a lot of twists and turns toperfectlyend up on the other side of the door when he opened it.


    August nodded without much of an expression since he somewhat expected it.


    "Follow me, then."


    The path back the way he camewouldn''twork again. When the wall swallowed him,the mechanism he usedto enter was also broken.


    Itdidn''tmatter, though, since August understood how to get back there through the righthand doorthathe''dopened before.


    He led Eris out of it and rushed through the hallsonce more, this time with a far stronger genius on his tail.


    They took one turn after the other, arriving on apletely different route thanthe hey were both taking before.


    Still, it rejoined to their previous trajectoryeventually, and only at that point did Eris realize where they were.


    Shehadlet August lead her because she knew he would only be sabotaging himself by yinganytricks at this juncture.


    Yet, she found it hard to believethat they were actuallymaking progress. In her eyes,August''smovements seemed random, and they cut through many barriers thatwould''vecaused others to turn around.


    He was able to manipte the maze to his advantageunlikeanyone else. And,with that ability,not only did he getthem back on track, heeven returned them to their previous position without a problem.


    Inthis ever-changing maze where the corridors they saw were never thecorridors they traversed, this was more impressive than August could ever imagine.


    The two made their way through the final stretch before the boss room when it happened to them.


    Maps that showed them where the other participants were appeared before them, causing them to stopin their tracks.


    "This is…"


    "Well,it''sobvious which ones are us. The two over there seem to be fighting, and thest one…well, I guesshe''llbe a problemter,"August said.


    Eris nodded.


    Their dots were moving until they stopped. As for the other two,they''dbeen in the same spot for several seconds and were still there despite the change.


    If the two of themwere able toinstantly recognize what the map was, then it was the same for everyone else.


    "But, only five left, huh…?"


    August was definitely surprised, but it made more sense when he remembered thatthere were only thirteen of themat the start.


    ''Plus, therearen''tmany important people.''


    Mostof thenoble n geniuses participating in this roundweren''tworth much.


    Nevertheless, August and Eris were the closest to thecenter of thebyrinthby arge margin.


    And now that they knew where everyone else was, they surelyweren''tgoing tostop. Now was the best opportunitythey''dhave.


    If they waited any longer,thenthe others would arriveandthey''dhave to deal with many more annoyances.


    Looking at each other and nodding, the two started running once again.


    With every second, they approached closer to thest step.


    But theyweren''tthe only ones.


    Unlike Valerie and Remelia, who were still fighting, Mikaelwas usingthe map to its fullest to find his way to where August and Eris were.


    Itwouldn''tbe long before he arrived.


    The only question was…


    Would those two be able to defeat the boss before he did?