Lin Xiaolu focused intently on sensing the path as she felt her way forward.
More than half a day had passed since the assessment began, and she had become thoroughly familiar with using the maze's Spell Formulas. She knew exactly how many meters ahead she needed to turn and which intersections led to dead ends after sensing them.
Confident that nothing could go wrong, she moved quickly. So quickly that when Mint, who was walking ahead of her, suddenly stopped, Lin Xiaolu had no room to dodge and rammed her head straight into Mint's back.
Fortunately, it did not hurt too badly.
That wasn't too painful, she thought, then stepped back from Mint and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mint stood still, staring ahead, but her gaze was unfocused, as though her thoughts had drifted elsewhere. Only after hearing Lin Xiaolu did she gradually come back to herself. She flashed a grin. "Ah, something suddenly came to mind, so I got distracted. Sorry. Did I hurt you when you bumped into me?"
"Not really."
Lin Xiaolu shook her head. "Did you find something wrong up ahead?"
"No, it's just some personal matter. Nothing important."
Mint casually brushed the subject aside. "But now that you mention there being a problem ahead, there really does seem to be one."
After a long stretch of exploration, the three of them had already solved two puzzles. After receiving the reward for the second puzzle, they had also smoothly found a hidden passage.
At that moment, they were proceeding through that hidden passage, intending to find the so-called "Maze Node."
"What problem?" Since it concerned the Maze Node—or rather, a large amount of reward points—Lin Xiaolu was especially invested. She was counting on this bonus to rank near the top, and she did not want anything to