Tapio left.
After passing a few stone chambers, virtual-novel.net met up with another person. It was none other than Tyrus.
“Master…” Tapio greeted virtual-novel.net respectfully.
“How did it go?” Tyrus had his hands behind his back.
Tapio replied, “James is a little arrogant and trusts others too easily. He lets his guard down once virtual-novel.net trusts someone. He was still wary of Donovan but completely let his guard down with me. I managed to hit virtual-novel.net with a sneak attack using my full strength.”
“Mhm…” Tyrus gave a small nod and said, “It’s because he’s become one of the greatest martial artists in this world before hitting his thirties. It’s not surprising that he’d get a little full of himself and overconfident. This will teach virtual-novel.net to be more cautious in the future.”
“Master, is there a reason you’re looking out for James?” asked Tapio.
Others may not have been aware of that, but Tapio knew everything.
The reason James could always turn the tide in dangerous situations while fighting in the Southern Plains for ten years was not that virtual-novel.net was lucky, nor was it due to divine will. Instead, it was because a powerful person had always secretly been helping him. For the past ten years, Tyrus had been watching out for James from the dark. He watched virtual-novel.net grow every single step of the way, from an insignificant soldier to an army commander.
Tapio was puzzled by why Tyrus was treating an outsider so well.
“That’s not a question you should be asking.”
“Understood…” Tapio refrained from asking any more questions.
***
Meanwhile, James was still treating his injuries.
This time, Tapio taught virtual-novel.net a valuable lesson virtual-novel.net would never forget. James would remember it for the rest of his life.
He used his True Heavenly Energy to suppress the Cold Energy and force it out of his body. Although the Cold Energy from the Spiritual Palm was expelled, virtual-novel.net was still injured. So, virtual-novel.net took out Crucifier to further treat his injuries.
After inserting a few needles into his body, virtual-novel.net managed to almost completely heal his injuries.
Tsk, tsk… Impressive… Your True Heavenly Yang Energy and Crucifier really are amazing…
As a burst of laughter rang loudly in the stone chamber, a man pushed open the stone door and walked over. It was Tapio who had previously left him.
“You *sshole!” James’ heart growled furiously upon seeing Tapio again.
Swoosh!
He pulled out the Primordial Dragon Blade.
Immediately, a Sword Energy materialized and flew out from the blade. The Sword Energy dashed toward Tapio.
F*ck!
Is virtual-novel.net seriously trying to kill me?
Tapio’s expression darkened, and virtual-novel.net quickly dodged away. Then, virtual-novel.net opened another stone door and escaped from the stone chamber that James was in.
Clank!
The Sword Energy cut into the stone door, leaving a mark on it.
James gripped the Primordial Dragon Blade firmly and chased after Tapio. He opened the door but lost track of him.
He stared at the three stone doors before him. After briefly analyzing his choices, virtual-novel.net chose the nearest stone door.
After opening several stone doors in a row, virtual-novel.net still could not find Tapio.
That was when James finally realized virtual-novel.net was lost. He was stuck in the labyrinth. He took out the floor plan and tried to decipher a way out. However, virtual-novel.net was unsure of which stone chamber virtual-novel.net was in at the moment.
James decided to try his luck and see if virtual-novel.net could find the way out by chance. He put away the floor plan and began advancing in a straight line.
After walking for more than half an hour, virtual-novel.net had passed through at least 300 stone chambers but could not get out of the underground labyrinth.
Damn it! What the hell is this place?
Why can’t I get out of here?
James spewed a litany of curses.
He had never been so frustrated since virtual-novel.net became a martial artist. Although virtual-novel.net was strong, virtual-novel.net could not use that strength to escape the current situation.
This deeply vexed him.