As Ji Xie ran into the distance, tentacles emerged from his back. Several shielded Li Xian's neck, while the others lashed precisely at the hands hanging down!
Riiip-riiip-
The tentacles and hands tangled together, violently tearing at one another as the sounds of stretching and snapping rang out without end.
The thick tentacles first nimbly dodged the hands' attacks, then coiled straight around several arms rushing toward them, tightened their grip, and yanked downward as though pulling up weeds!
A mass of arms quickly snapped off and fell to the ground, but at the same time, more arms poured endlessly out of the mirrors. They were no longer confined to the ceiling-now they began growing from both sides as well.
At that moment, the system's notification sounded almost mocking:
[2. Every dead end you enter will trigger the maze's punishment.]
Not only were these arms densely packed, they could always direct themselves precisely to snatch at the moving figures. They even seemed to employ tactics-the arms behind pursued them, while those ahead twisted and intertwined like vines, trying to block the pair's path.
Ji Xie's eyes darkened as he said to Li Xian in his arms:
"Hold on tight."
Li Xian immediately tightened his hold and curled up his limbs to keep them from being caught. The next second, he heard a burst of furious tearing!
Countless severed limbs flew through the air as Ji Xie forcibly tore a path through the vine-like tangle of arms and burst out of the terrifying dead end.
The arms seemed only able to grow within that dead end. Once they rounded the corner, nothing pursued them.
After being set down, Li Xian cautiously looked back. The limbs growing from the mirrors had receded, leaving only the torn-off pieces scattered across the