Chapter Ninety-Five: No Solution
The mage's construction sounded like a feasible breakthrough, Tarrant fell to the ground seriously, the floor was covered with dust so that it was almost impossible to distinguish the intervals, he brushed away the dust that had been glued together, revealing the black ground, the surface was smooth to the touch, and he found no clues to start, "As far as I can see, there is no so-called visual structure here......" He said this very unconfidently.
"Really?" the mage twitched his toes, drawing the light closer, "Look closer." ”
Tarrant looked down at the ground near the tip of his nose, and came to the same conclusion as before, no patterns, no words, no markings, a single black plane, "I think I should be sure of what I just thought." ”
"Well, that's true," the mage said, returning the torch to Tarrant, "a single color can't form a hidden pattern, so let me wonder if there are any other clues." ”
"Could it be as suggestive as the passage just now?" said Kitty, looking up.
Rex vetoed directly: "No, the light of the torches is bright enough for us to see the top, there is no such thing in those passages we pass through, I am sure of that, as for the ...... ahead" His gaze fell into the darkness ahead.
"Ahead?" the mage walked over to Rex's side, "maybe you can try", she chanted in a low voice, a spark red arc of light shone out between her palms, mixed with the heated air rapidly expanded, condensed in the shape of an arrow, the mage stabilized the energy, slowly raised his palms, and pushed forward hard after passing over his head, and the flaming arrow flew into the darkness along the mage's predetermined trajectory.
Along the top of the low passage, the light source enters the trap area, and the four pairs of eyes are staring at each illuminated detail, the plain two walls, the black ground, and the yellow top, just like the aisle of an ordinary house in Siant.
The flame fell ten meters away and held on to the ground for several seconds.
When the front returned to darkness, Tarrant relieved himself and cleared his throat, "Did anyone see anything?" The expressions of the three teammates were unanimously disappointed.
The team fell silent, helpless to do anything about the passage in front of them.
"We should give up here", Kitty spoke first.
"Let me think again", Katrina began to pace back and forth, she likes to challenge this kind of mental puzzle, and when others are at a loss, the more she has the urge to solve the puzzle, which is one of the ways she gets the greatest satisfaction and fulfillment.
"We don't have much time, ma'am", Rex is more concerned about time and planning.
"Let me think, there must be a clue that has been missed", Catrina remained in front of the aisle, "let me think, let me think." ”
Tarrant shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly, "Give her some time." ”
Kitty and Rex glanced at each other, no longer objected, and sat down nearby.
Time passed slowly, there was no movement in the aisle except for the footsteps of the mage back and forth, the situation was a bit like a vigil alone, Tarrant turned his back and yawned, if the mage couldn't solve the puzzle, their time was just wasted here, he was ready to get up.
"Perhaps......" the mage finally spoke, and three of her teammates looked at her, "I can use farsightedness to detect what's going on in the aisle." ”
"Farsightedness?" Tarrant pondered, this wasn't the best option, but there was a slim chance of helping the team get out of trouble, "Do you remember?"
"No, give me twenty minutes, and I'll remember it right away. ”
It's been too long, Tarrant shook his head slightly, "We've spent too much time, give up." ”
"Give up," Rex said again, he stood up and walked towards the temple hall.
"Wait!" the mage raised his voice, "let me try it with a flaming hand and light up every corner." ”
"For the last time", Tarrant made a final compromise.
The mage had begun to chant, his palms quickly turning red, and the chains of fire ignited the air and rushed towards the roof.
The light of the pillar of fire was brighter and longer than that of the flame arrows, making the details above his head clearer, the worn-out ashes, the dusty cobwebs, the cracked patterns, and Tarrant craned his neck, "Those black ones...... It's a rift, right? It's not like words. ”
He was talking about some tiny black marks on the top of the aisle, irregularly emitting out, not the way the words were arranged, more like a crack, Katrina didn't answer, she needed to concentrate to maintain the flame energy.
The pillar of light slowly moved forward, and it hit ten meters away without a decisive clue.
The mage carefully controlled the pillar of light to move downward, the fierce flames in her palm baked her whole body, the heat made her ooze large droplets of sweat, her eyes were moistened, Katrina straightened her arm, relieved the heat a little, and when the angle of the pillar of fire was adjusted to shoot straight ahead, a wall appeared twenty meters down the aisle.
"There's a bend over there," Tarrant was sure of his conclusion this time, "look over there." ”
The mage concentrated on adjusting her angle, and in the steaming predicament, she suddenly sensed a cold, indescribable strange feeling, the robe was still hot against her body, but her chest felt cold at the same time.
The momentary distraction caused the energy of the flame pillar to weaken significantly, and Tarrant turned his head, "Increase the energy", he found that the mage's forehead was rolling with sweat, and his lips were white, as if he had been greatly overdrawn energy, "Are you alright?" A low-level spell would never make her so weak.
Kitty's gaze returned to the mage from the end of the pillar of flames, and she was shocked to find two shadows beneath the mage, "Shadow Eater!" she exclaimed, all eyes were on the pillar of flames, and no one noticed the presence of this uninvited guest.
Tarrant was startled, and pulled out his katana and rushed down to the mage's side, the Shadow Eater was holding the mage's shadow and biting it, damn it! The katana thrust into the Shadow Eater's body with all his might, tearing it apart in anger.
The pillar of flames stopped, and the mage pressed the back of his right hand to his forehead, "Why...... It's so cold......" The hot sweat on her forehead seemed to have lost its temperature, and she couldn't feel the feedback from the heat source.
"It's okay", Tarrant hugged her, and found that the mage's limbs were cold, his face was frosty, and his eyelids were weakly closed downward, "Katrina, can't sleep!" Tarrant called out loudly, patting her cheeks.
"I'm fine...... It's just that...... Tired...... I want to sleep ......" The mage's hands drooped, and his whole body weight was leaked into Tarrant's arms.
"Don't sleep!" Tarrant howled in pain, "Damn! Can't sleep!" Once he closed his eyes, he might never wake up again, and Tarrant grabbed the mage like he lost his mind, shaking her desperately, "Open your eyes!"
The mage struggled to open his eyes, "I just...... I want to take a break. ”
Rex supported the mage from behind, "It's not to die, it's because the body is too depleted." ”
Tarrant stared at the mage, insisting on protecting him and the angel who followed, the life energy was disappearing from her, and there was nothing he could do, he had to do something......! Even if you risk your life, you have to try, and he said word by word: "Break it!"