Chapter 173 - 172. Rooms of Memories (1/3)
Lily and Isadora sprinted down the narrow temple passageway, their footsteps echoing off the stone walls. Behind them, creeping vines twisted and lashed, reaching for their ankles with a menacing hunger. The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and ancient moss, and the dim lighting made it hard to see more than a few feet ahead.
Lily clutched an orb tightly in her hand, its glow casting soft hues of rainbow light on the walls around them. At a glance, the orb appeared like a gem of many colors, but under closer inspection, its true color seemed to be an ethereal white, pulsing with a mysterious energy. The orb radiated with life force, and Lily could feel its power coursing through her as she ran.
"Where is this passage going?" Isadora asked, her breath coming in short, hurried bursts as she kept pace with Lily.
"I have no idea! The passage just opened up after I took the orb," Lily shouted over her shoulder, glancing quickly behind them at the ever-chasing vines.
Isadora’s hand flew to her temple, massaging her head. "Why can’t I remember anything?" she groaned, clearly struggling with the haze that had clouded her mind.
Lily, despite the danger, allowed herself a brief chuckle. "Looks like you sobered up," she teased, though her focus remained on the path ahead.
As soon as Lily reached the edge of the crumbling temple, her eyes fell on the towering wall of the Labyrinth ahead. The path they had followed seemed to close behind them as the structure collapsed, leaving them no room for error. With quick thinking, she attempted to summon her flying sword, but nothing happened.
"Damn it," she muttered under her breath. Whatever enchantment surrounded this section of the Labyrinth was still preventing the use of flight-based treasures.
Without wasting any more time, Lily took out her whip. With a swift flick, it shot forward, wrapping tightly around a nearby sturdy branch that jutted out from one of the few standing structures. Isadora grabbed onto her waist as they leaped into the air, swinging just as the last section of the temple collapsed into a cloud of dust and rubble behind them.
They soared through the air, their combined weight pulling on the whip before they landed gracefully onto the solid ground on the other side. Lily wasted no time and quickly retrieved her whip as they steadied themselves on the uneven surface.
At that moment, something clicked in Lily’s mind. *Oh... I can use my storage treasure now...* She thought to herself, realizing the strange restriction on her items had lifted as soon as they escaped the temple. Wasting no time, she quickly stored the orb back into her spatial storage.