Hide-and-Seek in the Second Round

Name: Rose Ladder

Description: A looping staircase formed from multiple combined subspaces and specially configured Smart Machines. Each staircase space is an independent entity and changes according to certain patterns.

Evaluation: A large-scale structure similar to a "Rubik's Cube," commonly used to protect important facilities.

As they read the description of the Rose Ladder, the scrolling comments at Station 13 immediately began to race by.

"So this so-called Rose Ladder is a structure like the Infinite Maze City at Ember Base from Season 1?"

"No wonder Old Tian cleared it so easily. Things others couldn't see were plain as day to his Stellar Eclipse Heavenly Eye."

"Was the point of the assessment to weed out careless people?"

"Not sure. Being careful alone doesn't seem enough for this assessment—you also need a certain level of observation. No matter how meticulous you are, it's useless if you can't spot the clues."

Amid the scrolling comments, the anime's view shifted to Chen Kong and the others, who were still trapped within the Rose Ladder.

The Rose Ladder's subspaces continued cycling. In the blink of an eye, the "Staircase 12" where they had just been standing had become "Staircase 3."

At the same time, invisible Star Energy patterns on the walls began rapidly recombining like flowing water, a dazzling blur to the eye.

"Quick! Now!"

With one minute remaining of the assessment time, Vivian suddenly shouted and charged at the wall ahead.

Chen Kong and the others immediately followed. Catching the gap between subspace rotations, they whooshed straight through the wall.

After successfully clearing the stage, Liu Ma collapsed onto the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Whew, this damned assessment was way too torturous! We almost got left behind in that space!"

Chen Kong nodded in agreement, quietly rejoicing