The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 63 - Three Rolls

They had already walked this far, only Jiazhen Yan had yet to obtain the scroll. On the way there was also a chance to compete with other participants but as Xue Zhan said, even though meeting other participants and fighting even though he would not necessarily get the scroll.

Four hours and time were still going so fast as they walked down the street wary of attacks from all over, not even smelling the smell of the scroll where. Xiao Rong, Xian Shen and Xue Zhan waited in the forest while Jiazhen Yan entered the cave where one dead corpse there was still with a whole body, indicates he just died a few hours ago.

After checking the temperature and searching his things, Jiazhen Yan who grasped the book of books from the corpse threw it rough against the wall of the cave. Causing a loud noise that forced his friends to turn their heads, it seemed to begin to know the young man was desperately searching for the scroll. Time would run out in another half hour, Jiazhen Yan gulped repeatedly.

In the midst of his solitude the young man lifted the necklace of snow jewels around his neck with one hand, a look of disappointment was faintly displayed, this was not the time to be sad but Jiazhen Yan had felt it himself for this half day, already struggling desperately looking for the scroll but the result was impossible.

Every participant they encountered had no scroll, at most had already been killed by traps or other enemies in the city.

Soon the test will be over, now they are in the suburbs because it looks not far from the cave an elongated iron wire and a high fence that is a sign of the border. Going back to the previous path will meet nothing but traps or distress. Jiazhen Yan knelt down, his mind was deadlocked, but his desire to pass the Intermediate Swordsman Exam was immense.

There had been a thought of a dirty way to snatch the scroll belonging to Xue Zhan, Xiao Rong or Xian Shen, if that was the way he could easily seize it. However Jiazhen Yan knew the two people would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives just to maintain the scroll. And he didn't feel it was a choice.

Someone went inside the cave because Jiazhen Yan was in there too long.

"Hey buddy, are you okay?"

Xue Zhan came, worriedly sounding obvious in his words. Jiazhen Yan turned his gaze back, looking ordinary.

"We continue the journey."

Then someone behind Xue Zhan's back expressed an opinion.

"There's nothing else we can explore around here, everything we've been to and no sign of other participants. Getting back to the original point will take two hours, while the test is coming to an end."

Xian Shen unhesitatingly explained everything even though his words were honest. Xiao Rong thought for a moment, thinking how many times Xian Shen was right.

For that Xue Zhan let out his opinion, "We continue to search until the exam is over, no matter whether we can or not. Keeping going is the only option we have."

"But-but!" Xian Shen refused in doubt, his lips muddled to remember their journey before reaching this cave how, perhaps they will not survive because they have been made dying by a flock of creatures so that events behave like stealth and the power of the top swordsman. "We could die, those creatures might still be chasing us!"

"You forgot? We've come this far because we're protecting each other. If you were alone maybe your fate would be the same as the corpses of the participants you met! If Jiazhen Yan fails, it means that our struggle is one-sided. He's protecting us all, we have to help him no matter how!" snapped Xue Zhan, Jiazhen Yan who had previously deliberately looked away from her pity for hate looked back at them.

Even in times like these it was precisely Xue Zhan who was fighting for him while he was just silent. Jiazhen Yan waited for a response from Xiao Rong and Xian Shen.

Xian Shen nodded half in doubt, "But I'm not sure if we have enough time."

Then followed by Xiao Rong. "If Jiazhen Yan fails then that means we also fail, even though this team forms suddenly I admit I can go this far with you. So if that means I have to fail with you, I don't mind."

He took out his scroll, causing a question on Jiazhen Yan's head.

There's only five minutes left. Moving faster, from a distance the bell tower has also sounded the sign where there is only five minutes left. Jiazhen Yan still did not say a word, but after Xiao Rong, Xian Shen also took out the scroll. His eyes were closed but in the end he followed Xiao Rong's way.

"yes too. When I run alone in the middle of the night only you are willing to accept me, I have to thank you, Jiazhen Yan, even if you are a bitch."

He won't let his friend fail the test this time.

The three reels are arranged lengthwise and tied with rope and cloth until they are fused with each other. Jiazhen Yan was only speechless when the scroll was thrust upon him, staring at the three young men as if asking what crazy thing was dwelling in the brains as small as their rice.

"Crazy already? Give me three scrolls at once, where tied up like this. You're gonna fail. Fuck me, don't put your compassion so stupidly. You are weak and there is no progress."

He refused and looked away in annoyance, not intending to receive kindness. Again, he hates being pitied.

"I would not accept your mercy either, if you were evil you would have snatched the scroll from us. That's a lot easier. But you didn't do it. You pity us first. Would you like to talk like that?" Xiao Rong forced to thrust the long scroll at Jiazhen Yan who was staring at her thick-eyed bead. Smiling smirk.

"I just don't want to snatch the scrolls of weak people like you."

"Stop lengthening the time, the test will one more minute be over," Xue Zhan grumbled pushing the scroll into Jiazhen Yan's chest, telling him to hold the center of the scroll as he said.

"I've analyzed several places in this city and come to the conclusion that the given scroll might be less than two hundred. There is ambiguity in this test, they do not say it is an individual or group test. There's only one simple rule, you're declared a pass when the exam's over you touch the scroll."

In the third exam it is not said that the participant who passes is the one who had the scroll or not, or not, those who did not have it for three days and were able to touch it even though the tip of the nail when the test ended could be declared pass.

Jiazhen Yan began to understand the talking point Xue Zhan was discussing.

The exam will end in ten seconds, Jiazhen Yan clasped the scroll in the middle. The three friends before him started to raise their hands.

Five seconds left.

Xiao Rong smiled faintly.

"If we fail, at least we will repeat it together again. Haha."

Xian Shen nodded, "Ah, I can go crazy following along with you guys. The tip of my sanity horn could burn up ..."

"Speaking about sanity like you have a brain, just like you," ledek Xue Zhan who was immediately glared at by the young man.

Xue Zhan, Xian Shen and Xiao Rong laughed, Jiazhen Yan stared at the scroll with his mind in a frenzy, he had never interacted like this with a person his age even receiving treatment where he was considered like a good friend. But now the three men sacrifice their ideals to help him.

For a moment, when Jiazhen Yan raised her face she saw the shadow of her smiling mother figure in front. A warm, affectionate smile, if now the woman asks, "Did your friends treat you well?"

Perhaps the former Jiazhen Yan would run while licking anyone, that question made him heartache. But now he could answer, all his mother's words were true. There will come a time when he has a friend who cares so much about him.

One second before the exam ended, the hands of Xiao Rong, Xian Shen, Xue Zhan and Jiazhen Yan touched each other on the scroll.

Time out.