But that made things hardest on Jiu Ming!
"After going through this, you won't have much to complain about when you run into something easier!"
Jiu Ming spoke with a grave expression. The sensation of both his hands being nearly ground flat was truly awful. Fortunately, he was already very close to the "exit" above his head. All he needed to do was reach out and grab it with all his strength... eh!?
He lowered his head and saw the vortex suddenly turn violent. The corner of Jiu Ming's mouth twitched wildly as he shot outward. It was pretty nice not to encounter any forceful obstruction, wasn't it?
"..."
"Are you two... all right?"
Amber looked over Jiu Ming and Kaguya, who was hanging off him, in puzzlement.
"I'm fine. I nearly couldn't get out."
Jiu Ming said this with some conflict in his voice. Perhaps because time had been reversed, he had still emerged at the center of the "Gate." Noticing Hei's expression, he could not help asking, "Did he run into it too?"
"Mm... using abilities inside the center of the 'Gate' seems to bring serious consequences, though it didn't affect me much." Amber, who looked several years younger, said, "Sorry. You were too far away, so I couldn't give you a hand."
Jiu Ming still found it strange. Considering the pulling force he had just endured, even if Hei was far stronger than an ordinary person, even with one more Amber helping him, they should not have been able to pull him out.
Or perhaps the time vortex increased its intensity according to the individual's strength? Well, if that was the case, he had truly been unlucky. "It's fine. I wouldn't want to get vaporized just now."
"But you... seem to have gotten quite a bit younger?"