Soul Tree (Part Two)

"Fuck! How did we end up back here again? We were definitely walking in a straight line!" After realizing they had circled back to their original location, Mo Li finally lost his temper and cursed. At the same time, as if venting his anger, he kicked the rust-covered curved saber beside him. The saber was sent flying.

Wei Dengke said nothing, but his expression clearly showed how frustrated he was. What was going on in this damned place? Why couldn't they get out?

Unwilling to accept this, Mo Li dragged Wei Dengke along and headed in another direction. Perhaps he simply didn't want to retrace their old route, so this time they went a different way. As before, they carved a mark into a tree after walking some distance.

Twenty minutes later, Mo Li sat on the ground with an utterly hopeless look on his face. He stared blankly at the corpse and the curved saber on the ground. Although they had gone in a different direction, they had still returned to their original location. The curved saber on the ground looked incredibly mocking.

"Wait, that's not right! You kicked this saber away earlier, so how is it still here?" Wei Dengke seemed to have noticed something wrong and spoke with a startled look.

Hearing Wei Dengke's words, Mo Li realized it too. He had indeed kicked the curved saber away earlier. It shouldn't still be in this spot. Mo Li stood up again, walked over to the saber, and picked it up. He then examined it carefully, and this time, he really did find something different. Although it was just as rusty and its design was identical, the pattern of rust on the blade was different. In particular, the corrosion marks on the blade were clearly not the same.