When Arthur saw Kai who was looking at the blood on the ground, he couldn't help but cursed: "Kay, what are you doing? You're going in, so be alert!"
(What am I doing?)
Kai walked into the ruins and carefully observed the bricks and tiles around him.
(This is obviously my adventure.)
Arthur pulled Kai and pointed at his feet. That subtly protruding floor tile would be very bad if he stepped on it!
(Obviously it was my adventure, but my brother was also involved.)
While sniffing, Bediwell shook his head at the others. The branch on the left side of the road ahead was full of the smell of bloody death. You will definitely die if you take this road! So he used red spray paint to mark the branch in question.
Make a big cross and mark the other branches one by one with green spray paint.
(Obviously it was my adventure, but I got him involved in this kind of danger!)
Before an intersection, Ivan shook his head and signaled everyone not to go forward. There were terrifying monsters waiting on the road ahead, so it was not wise to go head-on! He also used red spray paint to make a big cross on the branch in question.
Fork, use green spray paint to mark the other branches one by one.
(Why do you say you want to protect him!?)
Relying on Bedivere's sense of smell and Ivan's powerful eagle eye skills, Arthur and his party successfully navigated this maze full of traps.
"There's still a little left, we're almost there." Ivan said, "There is a very large space in front. I guess it is the center of the ruins, where the Sword of the King is placed."
"Then let's go quickly." Kai said absentmindedly.
(As an older brother, I suck!)
"Wait a minute." Arthur pulled Kai, "Something's wrong."
"What's wrong? Thanks to the abilities of Bedivere and Ivan, wasn't it smooth sailing?"
"It's because it went so smoothly." Arthur's face became solemn for a while, "Indeed, we avoided the roads with the most dangerous mechanisms and the areas with the most powerful monsters all the way. But there are fewer and fewer options for safe roads.
All the safe paths gradually converged into one, as if the maze designer himself expected us to walk on this path."
"Using one's own alertness to avoid danger and take the safest road. Isn't this approach expected by ancient people? What's the problem?" Kai asked puzzledly, "Is it true that you really take the risk to take the dangerous road?"
Instead of taking the safe path?"
"...Bedivere, Evan, among those dangerous branches that you felt before, are there any roads [that look particularly dangerous, but are actually designed to be passable with skill]?"
"There are indeed several such branches, although they look dangerous------"
"---But on the road after the branch, there are traces of others successfully passing through." Bedivere and Ivan said to each other.
"We have to turn back." Arthur said seriously. He already understood the composition of this maze, and this was definitely not a joke.
"What?! Are you crazy?!" Kai couldn't help shouting, "You obviously walked a few steps forward to reach your destination, but you walked back?! And you went out of your way to find those dangerous roads? Are you looking for death?
What is it?!"
"I'm not crazy. No, this is the most correct explanation!" Arthur said more firmly, "It was the ancient people who created the orcs*. The elves and the ancient people lived in the same era. The ancient Keltons were not stupid.
To the point where we don’t take any precautions against these two races.”
(*Note: According to Bedivere, orcs are the product of genetic modification of slaves by ancient people to manage the wall of the world in the Underdark.)
"Bedivere and Ivan's abilities alone cannot break this maze. If you rely solely on their abilities to navigate, you will fall into the trap of the ancients!" Arthur said, "The road in front of us seems safe, but
But it is a dangerous place with no way out. If we just go forward foolishly like this, we will definitely be trapped in some kind of dilemma------in the end, we will die."
"So, go back now. It's still too late! Let's find another way to reach the center of the maze in a roundabout way. This is the safest way!"
(Do not make jokes!)
In fact, it’s not that I don’t know, this analysis is correct.
However, a certain sour feeling broke out in Kai's heart.
So he would rather blind his eyes, deliberately ignore the truth, and stick to his own opinion.
In order to maintain the final dignity of being [brother].
"Well, you can go back." Kai said, "I will walk the road ahead by myself."
"Kay, didn't you hear what I just said?" Arthur said anxiously, "The road ahead is a trap!"
"Even if it's a trap, I'm going to go." Kai said stubbornly, "Who said I'm not smart? Who told me I'm a stubborn fool!"
"I won't let you go. Even if I have to knock you unconscious, even if I have to drag you back!" Arthur threatened.
"You can try." Kai tightened his grip on the weapon, "Only if you can beat me."
"Don't... force me to do this!" Arthur said angrily.
The spear was swung down, and Arthur raised his sword to block at the same time. The weapons collided and made a dull sound!
Bedivere secretly drew his weapon, preparing to rush over and attack Kai as soon as Arthur was at a disadvantage.
(If Kai dares to hurt Arthur, just... kill him!)
Kai retracted his weapon and took up his stance again, while saying: "What's wrong? Is that all you have to do?! Or should you say ------"
He didn't say any more. Only then did he realize that there were two tears on Arthur's face.
"The blow just now... did you seriously want to kill me?" Arthur asked in a low voice.
After a long silence, Kai replied: "...Yes."
"Very good," Arthur took back his sword and sighed deeply: "Then, let's move forward."
"What?!" Kai was stunned.
"I said, what I have to do is to pull you from behind when you are hot-headed and rushing forward." Arthur said, "But now I can't pull you. You are no longer the same person as before."
The little fool succeeded.
------You are too stubborn, you are too heavy. I can no longer pull you. The only thing I can do now is to follow behind you and act by ear to see what else I can do for you.
What."
"Arthur..."
"Let's go. No matter what traps are ahead, there is no way to survive. There is always a way to deal with it." Arthur said, "So you just walk in front, and I will handle the rest."
(------No!)
(Don’t be so nice to me! I’m obviously just a selfish bastard!)
(We were originally just strangers, thrown together into a false family!)
(Why are you so nice to a stranger?!)
(If you do this and call me a selfish bastard, how can you lose face?)
(My heart hurts so much. What’s going on?)
"...It's up to you." Kai said coldly, took back his weapon, turned around and walked forward.
Knowing that there was an unknown danger waiting for him behind the door, Kai still pushed open the last door with abandonment.