Qin Shi habitually checked his condition. He was unharmed and at the peak of his fighting form.
The Boundary Marker Instrument he had activated was providing a faint but steady indication of direction.
But the reference point it marked was far off in the distance, and the signal came and went like a candle flickering in the wind.
"I have to keep moving."
Qin Shi stayed calm. He couldn't wait here for rescue. His fate after being trapped in the Labyrinth Nest was already sealed; there was only one way this could end.
"I have to find an exit, or locate the core of the Labyrinth Nest..."
Qin Shi moved on in silence. Scorched earth stretched endlessly around him. Deathly silence was the only constant.
There was no wind here, nor any extraneous noise. The only sound was the faint crunch of soil beneath his boots.
Time had completely lost all meaning here. The numbers on the Boundary Marker Instrument jumped at irregular speeds, sometimes climbing wildly, sometimes nearly coming to a standstill.
"Why is the flow of time so chaotic? Is the Mother of Ten Thousand Eyes secretly controlling or influencing it?"
Qin Shi speculated. If things really were as he suspected, this operation would likely end in failure.
The entire army wiped out?
Could the Western Front afford such a devastating loss?
As his thoughts churned, Qin Shi kept moving forward. He had no idea how long he had been traveling when the Boundary Marker Instrument he carried suddenly gave off a series of rapid pulses.
It was another signal.
Qin Shi considered it briefly, then changed course and headed toward it.
Even if it was a dangerous trap, he had to walk into it willingly. Otherwise, he would be trapped here forever.
When Qin Shi hurriedly arrived,