New World
Chigaza Palace 4

Alan found himself now inside a 3-meter-wide passageway. Where the walls and floor of the hallway are made of andesite rocks. There are no candles or torches that are a source of lighting attached to the walls of the hallway. The lighting source comes from only a few small stones that glow on the floor. Make the hallway look dim and difficult to see clearly.

[Player has selected Hard Mode. Collect 3 fragments of The Forgotten Dagger in 3 hours to be able to complete the exam. Failure of the exam will give a penalty in the form of a decrease in attributes by 50%.]

"His cruelty..." Alan who heard the explanation of the penalty was immediately flabbergasted. 50%? Even the death penalty from Demon Necklet was not as cruel as the penalty from this test.

"It seems I really have to be serious on this exam." Alan certainly can not play and waste time.3 hours to look for fragment The Forgotten Dagger. That means every hour he has to get a Fragment in this middle of nowhere.

Impressed impossible to do for any player. The place is so mysterious and dim. Of course it will be very difficult to browse the place to find the Fragment The Forgotten Dagger. But not for Alan.

Alan has a hidden item-seeking specialist, the Joker. Alan simply asked the Joker to look for the existence of the Fragment, and the Joker would certainly immediately display it.

'Joker... Work up...'

One word from Alan was enough for the Joker to understand what Alan meant.

The Joker immediately displays a maze-shaped map that is so complicated. The twists and turns of roads, intersections, dead ends and roadblocks make the map displayed by the Joker so difficult to read.

"Even the map is hard to read." Alan smiled wryly reading the map displayed by the Joker. Alan couldn't imagine not having the Joker. He must have failed to complete this test.

The map the Joker displays not only displays the labyrinth structure and fragment position that Alan is looking for. The map that Joker displays is also complete with trap traps and the number of enemies that Alan has to face during the labyrinth.

"It's gonna be a little hard..." Alan gave his trademark smile behind his smile-faced mask. Feeling challenged by the tests he had to face.

Just three steps Alan stepped foot, Alan must avoid a trap. His feet stepped on a trap activating stone. Dozens of arrows immediately emerged from the andesite rocks and targeted Alan's body. Alan who already knew of the trap would easily avoid every arrow that targeted him.

"It looks like I still need the Shadow Zone." Although Alan already knew of a trap in that place. But Alan still did not know which point would be the trigger for the trap.

With the help of the Shadow Zone, Alan would be easier to prevent himself from activating the existing traps. Making sure he can get to where Fragment is stored more easily.

[The Demon.]

Alan repeatedly met with the Demon who became the guardian of the labyrinth. Although only Common Demon, of course the Demon will take time for the labyrinth explorer. But of course not with Alan, with the Shadow Zone he could slash the Demon inside the labyrinth into two with a single slash. Making the Demon's soul a delicious meal for the Shadow Zone.

"So this is the goal." Alan who met many times with a group of Demons finally understood the main purpose of the existence of this Demon. The existing Demons did not aim to kill the labyrinth explorers. They are only used to take the time provided. Make the labyrinth explorer run out of time and fail the test.

"Daradly so... That won't happen to me." Alan knew the main purpose of this test was to assess whether the labyrinth explorer was worthy of using The Forgotten Dagger. And this time Alan is being tested in terms of the speed and accuracy of the reaction. Of course, it does not matter to Alan, because Alan does have special attributes in both cases.

After turning right and left more than 30 times. Finally Alan arrived at his first destination.

Alan came to a dead end passage. At the end of the dead end of the hallway there is a table made of andesite stone as high as half a meter. a dagger handle splashed on the stone table of the box.

Alan looked at the map that the Joker displayed once again. Determine whether or not there is a trap around the stone table box at the end of the dead-end aisle.

"Easy this?" Alan tried to take the dagger that was lying down. The absence of traps around the stone box table certainly makes Alan a little surprised.

Alan's astonishment was answered. The dagger handle that had been lying down immediately flew by itself. Just before Alan could reach it. The dagger's handle immediately flew out from the dead end passageway where Alan was standing. Disappear in the turn of the labyrinth.

"I thought it wouldn't be easy..." Alan activated his Shadow Step to increase his agility. His speed was twice as fast as before. He immediately chased after the handle of the dagger that left him.

Although the flying speed of the dagger hilt was quite fast, but Alan's speed using Shadow Step was slightly faster. Not until 15 seconds of Alan chasing, Alan had already managed to get close to the handle of the flying dagger. Without wasting any time Alan instantly used the Shadow Zone to slow down the flying speed of the dagger hilt. Making the flying dagger handle can be caught easily.

"Yep... Two more..." Alan smiled smugly to find the handle of the dagger in his right hand. Very felt if the handle of the dagger is so comfortable in the hand. Alan could already imagine what it would be like to use The Forgotten Dagger when slashing his opponent later.

Alan wasted no more time. He immediately headed to the second Fragment spot. Lika twisting labyrinth becomes the first obstacle that Alan must go through. Although it can not be called as an obstacle as well, because Alan already knows which path he must take in the labyrinth.

Dozens of Common Demon and the traps that existed forced Alan to keep activating his Shadow Zone. Although it feels a little heavy for Alan's body, but Alan has no other choice at this time. Unless he wants his time wasted by many traps and Common Demon that exist.

After half an hour tracing the corridors of the labyrinth, Alan arrived on a large enough field, about the size of a basketball court. Alan certainly felt a little surprised, why there is a field in the labyrinth. But after seeing an object flying irregularly in the middle of the field, Alan ignored the question in his mind.

Alan approached the flying object. Now Alan could see a black iron that was the base of a dagger. Alan was sure that he had to catch the base of the dagger, like he caught the handle of the dagger earlier.

Alan enlarged the Shadow Zone he had activated. Making the Shadow Zone reach the entire spacious area where it stands. Alan naturally did not want to speculate by simply pointing the Shadow Zone at the base of the dagger that was now flying before him. Given how to fly the base of the dagger is really irregular, covering the entire field area will make it easier for him to more quickly get the handle of the dagger.

Alan slowed down the dagger's handle's flying speed to the lowest point he could. Making the handle of the dagger is now as if it is flying with slow motion. Without further ado Alan held the base of the dagger, trying to catch it and get it.

Wuing...

It is like an abstract thing. Alan could not hold the base of the dagger at all. As if the base of the dagger was just a reflection of the projection emitted from a projector.

"Why can't it be held?"