Chapter 272: Seventy-Second Floor, The Forgotten God (3)
[Complete Tunyak’s additional request. Time remaining: 23 hours 1 minute.]
The statue descended, not too quickly, but not slowly either.
However, since its base had already been flush with the ground, by the time I realized what was happening, the chariot’s wheels had already vanished below the surface.
Doppy, who hadn’t been on the chariot when it started moving, dashed toward the statue with an outstretched hand and shouted, “Su-Yeok!”
In the brief moment that followed, I weighed my options. Thankfully, he wasn’t too far away, so time wasn’t an issue. I could jump down, grab Doppy, then haul him back up, or I could stay in the chariot and try and pull him up from there.
Either way, he would be able to board before it became fully submerged.
However, the first option carried a certain risk.
Disembarking could potentially cause the statue to stop descending. Sure, it could resume once I am back on board, but that isn’t guaranteed.
There wasn’t enough time to waste on deliberating such a small decision, though.
I pushed away my concerns and activated Master of Shadows. Doppy’s shadow surged up from the ground and snatched him by the waist.
“Eeeek!”
The shadow ignored his startled cry and began speedily shooting toward me.