Chapter 331: The Glass Palace (1)
[You have entered the sixty-third floor.]
[The Labyrinth-Dwelling Eye has detected your presence and become enraged!]
A sandstorm enveloped me before subsiding. It felt like a hand grasping me briefly before letting go. As I felt the scent of sun-dried, wind-polished sand grains, I said, “There’s no need to bother with messages now, is there, Mr. Snake?”
I didn’t use Aura Telepathy. My opponent was a Constellation that controlled all mysteries and secrets. It would be easy for them to see the invisible and hear the inaudible. In short, the Constellation was an expert eavesdropper.
[The Labyrinth-Dwelling Eye’s scales tremble at your rudeness!]
I winked. “Perhaps we can negotiate. I’m a surprisingly easy guy to talk to. Unless you want to spend eternity in hiding, let’s have a cup of tea and talk.”
[The Labyrinth-Dwelling Eye snarls, not falling for your tricks!]
I see. They have no intention of letting me hear their voice, even if they die. The Constellation is probably being careful not to reveal their location since they saw me bring Mutia to her knees. They wouldn’t have the courage to show their face to me. Well, then... is it time for a hide-and-seek session?
I looked around. High walls surrounded the labyrinth. In fact, I wasn’t sure if I could call them “walls.” At least, none of the walls I knew of seemed so high that they looked like they could reach the stratosphere with ease. The sky was closed off by a dome, resembling an eggshell that covered the ground. If I tried to climb the walls, I would probably be blocked by the dome.
What about the ground?
It was made of wood. A swirling pattern resembling snake scales covered the floor. I swung my sword at it to test its durability, but neither the wall nor the floor was damaged. Perhaps they were designed to be extremely durable.
“Is this whole floor a labyrinth?” I muttered. “This is troublesome. You’ll keep changing your location, won’t you? I don’t know my way around here, but I’m pretty sure you do. If you run away, I have no way of getting you.”