Escape from the maze of giant eagles and towering canopies.
Ronald and the two came to the ground, but the test prepared for this "Maze Picture Book" did not give them much rest time.
After resting for a while, the two set off again.
A new obstacle suddenly stood in front of them.
——It is darkness.
In the world of "Labyrinth Picture Book", no matter day or night, the weather rarely affects people's activities here.
But things are different ahead.
The dense canopy casts impenetrable darkness to the ground.
Occasionally, light passes through the gaps between the trees, forming soft beams of light that slant down. But apart from allowing people to see a small part of the scenery, everything else is still submerged in darkness.
Catalina immediately expressed her views on the maze in front of her:
"Are you asking us to run through a maze blindfolded?"
"With all due respect, if there are any monsters in the darkness this time that choose to eat people, we may not have a chance to escape."
Ronald's view is more optimistic:
"Katerina, don't be too pessimistic."
"Just like we were able to escape at the last moment, the maze will definitely not be an impossible test. Even if there is danger lurking here, there is definitely a solution."
Catalina shrugged, her mechanical expression showing no emotion or anger:
"Then let's hit the road now?"
Ronald nodded naturally:
"Time is running out, let's go."
[The adventurer and his assistant boldly stepped into the dark woods! 】
[In this darkness inhabited by terrible things, will they lose their way and eventually be completely swallowed up?]
The voice-over sounded at the right time.
At the same time, it also declares the danger of Ronald's choice.
If you want to get through this maze, the key is to avoid getting lost in the darkness. And in the worst case scenario... even as the two said when they talked just now, there are some dangerous things hidden here.
Moving forward in the darkness without reference, humans can easily lose their way.
But the situation on Ronald's side is better.
The light shining into the forest looks like the Tyndall effect, and it can also serve as a reference for them as they move forward.
By groping forward like this, they even maintained a good speed.
However, after traveling deeper into the forest for a while, the number of light beams around began to decrease.
At the beginning, there was a light pillar approaching within ten meters.
But now this distance is gradually lengthened, and sometimes the dark distance is too long, and you even need to stop and confirm.
Walking in such an environment, Ronald immediately reminded:
"Katerina, the point of this maze is not to get lost."
The girl's voice immediately sounded behind Ronald:
"I'm not a fool?"
Ronald nodded in the dark, but the tower master of the Astronomy Department was more radical than Ronald.
As soon as the conversation between the two ended, Catalina suddenly quickened her pace from behind.
When their bodies collided in the darkness, Ronald was about to ask the other person why he did this.
Catalina groped Ronald's body and then held his hand tightly.
"Okay, from now on, we will never let go of each other."
"Did you hear that?"
Feeling the warmth on the other person's palm, Ronald was stunned for a few seconds before suddenly replying:
"Ah...oh, don't let go."
The two people holding hands continued to grope forward in the darkness.
The situation was also the same as the previous trend, with the light beams used as reference becoming farther and farther apart from each other. In order to ensure that they would not lose their way in the darkness, Ronald and the two were forced to slow down their progress.
The touch of the ground beneath your feet, the movement of the air around you, the subtle sounds in the forest.
These things that usually only stay on the edge of perception have become more sensitive than usual because the vision has been plunged into darkness.
After walking about four or five hundred meters, Ronald felt an itch on the back of his neck.
Catalina, who was holding hands, was probably so bored that she even started joking with him in this tense atmosphere.
"Katrina, can you please stop doing this? I'm a little itchy."
Katerina asked:
"Your palms are itchy, can I help you scratch them?"
Ronald was a little helpless:
"No, I'm talking about the neck. Don't blow on it."
"..."
"Let's guess a riddle." Catalina was silent for a while this time, and then spoke again, "A man was riding a horse and herding sheep on the grassland. At this time, he jumped off the horse, holding the reins in his left hand, and holding the sheep in his right hand.
If he has a shepherd's staff, then does he still have an extra hand to pick up stones and pen the sheep?"
"..."
Ronald also fell silent.
Katarina's question is not a riddle at all.
The core problem is one - she doesn't have extra hands to do other things.
"Um?!"
Suddenly, Catalina held his hand tightly.
This seemed to be a signal formed by the tacit understanding between the two.
Needless to say, they no longer thought of slowing down and started running wildly in the darkness.
Snap——
Ronald and the two ran wildly, and immediately there was movement from where they were originally.
There is something else lurking beside them at some point!
At this time, Ronald and the two ran forward vigorously, and this guy lurking in the dark naturally chased them.
Catalina cursed quite unhappily:
"When did this thing get close? I didn't notice it at all!"
"Even if there is danger in the maze, it's impossible for such inexplicable things to happen, right?"
Ronald's attitude is much more straightforward than Catalina:
"You'd better save your energy and run!"
Bang--!
Running in a panic, the two of them crashed into a tree as expected.
It's a pity that they don't have time to blame the forest now.
The two people who never let go quickly climbed up from the ground, chose a similar direction according to their feelings, and continued to escape.
Fortunately, they escaped quickly enough.
In other words, the test in this maze is not a racing type.
Otherwise, in the completely dark maze, there are dangers that can catch up with them at any time, and there will be no hope of escape.
In the darkness, the running continues.
The sounds of pursuit from behind also gradually faded away during the chase.
It wasn't until there was no movement at all that the two Ronalds, who had fled, slowed down slightly.
But now look at the darkness around you——
There is still a light beam as a reference.
But without the sense of direction accumulated during the previous exploration, this solitary beam of light can no longer determine the direction!
The cruel and helpless fact is right in front of us.
Now that they are unable to use the original ability, neither Ronald nor Catalina can do anything and it is impossible to get back to where they started from!