The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Kadia turned her face to the side and said arrogantly.

"Uh...don't imagine me as that kind of person, don't worry."

Prince Xiu thought of what his friend looked like in her past life, and seeing her arrogant attitude, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Upon hearing his reply, Kadia sighed and thought to herself.

"Sigh, I hope he doesn't do anything stupid, otherwise I won't be able to help him."

Seeing Kadia's expression, Prince Xiu sighed and slowly began exploring the maze.

...

The maze-like path was utterly silent.

On a wide road, a dark figure, a petite figure, was slowly moving forward.

"Is this the maze? It's really strange. Why can't we see any trace of life? And no creature has dared to approach. Is this place a forbidden zone?"

As he walked slowly, Prince Xiu observed his surroundings. He sensed that the further he went in, the larger the space became, and the quieter it became.

Moreover, he discovered that there were even more corpses on this road, and most of them were monsters. They looked like they had just been killed, and some of the blood was still very fresh, as if it had just flowed down.

A strong smell of blood, mixed with the stench of rotting flesh, made him frown.

"what?"

Just then, Prince Xiu suddenly discovered a huge corpse. Although most of its face had been burned away by flames, he could still vaguely make out its features...

"This...is an earth dragon!"

The moment he saw the enormous dragon corpse, a bold idea flashed through Prince Xiu's mind.

This earthworm was burned alive, but no skeleton was left; its entire body was charred black, as if it had been roasted.

"This...is this the work of that Sword Saint? Truly terrifying power..."

As Prince Xiu pondered, he carefully examined the dragon's corpse.

The dragon's head has been cut off, so he can't see its eyes or its mouth.

However, the dragon's body still emitted a faint red light, and he felt a strange pressure emanating from it.

"Kardia, what do you think her strength really is...? Kadia? Kadia! Oshima, what's wrong?"

Halfway through the reading, Prince Xiu suddenly wanted to ask his companion for his opinion.

He called out several times, but received no response.

Completely bewildered, Jian turned to the side and found his companion staring blankly at him from behind.

seem...

What's so amazing about it?!

'Waaaaah!!'

Although it was just a simple exhale, the sheer size of the monster behind him caused it to emit a sound remarkably like an elephant's roar...

"Another earth dragon! Ugh, this is awful!"

In an instant, Prince Xiu's terrified screams echoed through one of the tunnels in the maze...

...

"Hmm? I think I heard some strange noise. Is it just my imagination?"

Kiana wiped the blood splattered on her forehead and then let out a long sigh.

It must be said that the suspicious white figure in this maze is indeed difficult to deal with; in terms of pure strength, it is much stronger than most of the monsters in this world.

Furthermore, judging from the feel of the kill, this powerful monster was merely an afterimage...

"Judging from the fact that the person who emits these afterimages is probably not a simple guy."

Kiana watched the strange spider's afterimage dissipate in the air, muttering to herself.

These afterimages are really strange, completely unlike the level of challenge that this labyrinth should have.

No wonder those adventurers were deterred from entering.

"But thankfully I was there."

Kiana wiped the blood off her sword and continued wandering through the labyrinth.

The maze was ridiculously large; it took her nearly two hours to gradually figure it out.

Although she encountered many strange things during those two hours, she easily resolved them all.

"Hmm, I think I've found something interesting?"

Just as she continued deeper into the maze, Kiana suddenly stopped, and then an excited look appeared on her face.

She slightly raised her right hand, which was gripping the sword hilt, and then a crimson fire serpent shot out from between her right index finger and thumb!

"Whoosh!"

As the beam of light shot out, it seemed to transform into a long snake, rushing towards the monster's figure on the left.

"Ow!"

A shrill roar rang out, and then a colossal creature ten meters tall appeared in Kiana's sight—a gigantic earth dragon!

Its body has many cracks, some of which drip bright red liquid, and a pungent stench wafts out.

"This is..."

Upon seeing the giant dragon, Kiana's eyes flashed with surprise, but more than that, she was speechless.

"Another earth dragon? Is it because the other magical beasts are generally weak that I didn't remember them? I have a feeling this enemy will be a bit difficult to deal with."

She muttered to herself, her eyes filled with vigilance.

"Ow!"

The seemingly injured earth dragon sensed the danger. It roared to the sky and then swung its huge tail fiercely at Kiana.

Seeing the earth dragon attacking, Kiana didn't retreat but advanced, raising her sword and slashing fiercely.

"Clang!"

With a metallic clang, sparks flew out, and a powerful ripple spread outwards from them.

During this process, the earth dragon that suddenly appeared was also slashed back by her sword and crashed heavily to the ground.

Seeing this, Kiana couldn't help but show a hint of joy on her face.

"It used to take a lot of effort, but I didn't expect it to be so easy now. Whew, time to take a break."

Because she needed to enter the maze alone to eliminate the white spider phantoms, the workload increased exponentially.

This resulted in her expending a great deal of energy in a short period of time, and she now needs to recover. Once she has recovered sufficiently, she can continue her journey.

However, at this critical moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from afar.

"That voice...it's not a monster, it's a person?"

Feeling puzzled, Kiana opened her eyes and looked in the direction from which the sound came, only to be surprised to find a woman who shouldn't be there.

Cardia...

How did she get here?

Because this girl often hung out with Prince Xiu, Kiana naturally got to know her.

Well, to be precise, I don't really know them, I just have a vague impression of them.

After all, I've never really cared about her, and of course, the other person... is probably the same way?

"It shouldn't be my problem?"

However, the girl from the Katya family was running around in a panic, and when she saw him, she rushed towards him as if she had found a savior.

His panicked expression practically screamed "Help!"

"Sword Saint!"

"...I don't really like this name. Just call me Kiana. Or Kaslana, whatever you prefer, anyway..."

Considering that this girl was quite close to Prince Xiu, it can be inferred that her coming to ask for help was most likely because Prince Xiu was in danger.

Either something unexpected happened...

If all else fails, she'll just run away with someone else.

It's definitely not going to be anything good.

"Speak, what is it?" Kiana tossed her hair and said decisively.

Sure enough, when she saw her ask the question, Kadia almost laughed herself silly.

"Xiu... he... he's in danger! You mean that..."

"Shurein Sargan Yanared?"

"That's right! There was an earth dragon chasing us, and Xiu sensed we couldn't escape, so..."

Kiana's expression turned slightly serious upon hearing the word "earth dragon".

Another earthworm?

Why are there so many of these powerful and resilient monsters?

It feels like we can never kill them all...

Of course, for Kiana, this might only be considered an hour.

The real serious question is... to save them or not to save them.

This is a very serious matter...

"If I hadn't met her..."

Kiana looked at the panting Cadia and felt increasingly troubled.

Originally, this matter had little to do with me.

After all, when you're in a maze, things are beyond your control.