Curse The Mainframe! 429 A 'Little' Tes

The ruins were far outside of the city. It was located far away from any civilisation, and it would probably be hard to notice… if only it wasn't floating in the middle of the sky. 

Like that, it really was hard to miss. They had to travel through the forest and deal with any monsters or creatures who tried to attack them seeing as how they weren't a large group.

The four of them looked upwards at the apparent city floating in the sky. There was nothing supporting it from underneath, and it was truly a 'floating city'.

Of course, in Alec's eyes, he could see how it was being propped up by various arrays that kept it afloat.

There were various killing arrays that would activate if someone forcefully tried to break through.

It was described as a city, but all they could see was the giant city gates that prevented any methods from spying inside it or deducing what hidden dangers there were inside.

Katherine felt her blood boiling when she looked up at it.

What would they find inside? Treasures? Techniques?

More than that, she was looking forward to testing her mettle in battle. She'd never been 'allowed' out to more dangerous places.

Her brother kept a tight leash on her, and she'd never managed to give him the slip.

There were more people starting to come. After all, a floating city in the sky wasn't exactly inconspicuous.

Alec looked at it more closely and found that there were indeed restrictions on strength.

No one above the Meister rank could enter without being killed.

He was extremely interested in the killing arrays that were on the floating city. They were strong enough to kill those above the Meister rank instantly. Wasn't that exactly what he needed for them to face the calamity?

But the more he looked at it, the more unfathomable he found it.

He currently could not deduce much from it due to his achievements in the path of arrays. He still had to grow stronger before he could remember everything. 

Alec tried to memorize it, but he couldn't do so as it just left his mind after memorizing a part of it. It was clear that it had to be memorized in a single thought before it could be used.

Other than them, there were a few groups, but almost none of them could enter the ruin.

One had to get there by jumping up, and the height from the ground to the top was vast. Meisters had it easier compared to those in the advanced rank, but it wasn't impossible.

Since flying was restricted in the area, even Meisters would plummet once they crossed the boundary line. It was a funny scene when Alec saw a few Meisters abruptly drop to the ground.

"Can you make that jump?" Alec directed at Le Xuan and Katherine.

Le Xuan shook her head, while Katherine nodded.

Katherine said, "It's easy to make a jump of that height. I'll carry Le Xuan with me. My strength has improved a lot."

Alec inclined his head.

They were being watched by the various people who were here curiously, but no one made a move due to their apparent young age.

Alec grabbed Ye Sha like a rag doll while Le Xuan climbed onto Katherine's back.

Ye Sha was speechless. "Can't you let me onto your back like her? Anyway, I think I can do it myself…"

"No. This way it easier."

Alec had a feeling that if he just left the other System, Ye Sha would just fake not being able to make the jump and laze around outside while trying to crack the control over the ruins up there.

Ye Sha just hung there limply and desolately, while Le Xuan and Katherine laughed at him.

Katherine and Alec jumped up, landing perfectly on the entrance of the ruin, leaving behind countless jealous and envious people down below.

But what could they do if their strength wasn't good enough? Once you entered, you couldn't leave, unless in death or being permanently expelled.

There had been someone who tried to bring his juniors up later while he made it up there, but he had been forcefully expelled, and when he tried again, he was directly blasted into smithereens. 

At the entrance of the ruin, it was deserted. Clearly, those who had made it up here quickly entered. Time was of the essence.

"Go. We shouldn't split up. I read from the runes that the more people are together, the more the danger. Of course, the rewards also increase as the danger increases."

The other three agreed with Alec and thought about how useful it was for them to have someone who was proficient in reading runes.

Of course, the real cheat here was Ye Sha.

The other System was rapidly digesting the information about this place, and he could find the places that were the most valuable. Whether they could obtain it, on the other hand, was up to them entirely.

"This way," Ye Sha said, leading them towards the right.

The ruin looked like a giant city, and there were various skysc.r.a.pers that appeared in excellent condition.

The place didn't look abandoned at all. Everything was in its prime, and it was almost sparkling.

The only thing was the deathly still silence and the absolutely empty city. There wasn't a single soul.

The only people that they would see here would be the people who entered from the outside.

Alec listened as they ran, and his expression fluctuated a little before stabilizing. There were other monsters in here, as well as creatures, but they had yet to see any.

These monsters and creatures were all well-hidden and lurked in the shadows. They were a.s.sa.s.sin-type beings that would only act once they had the certainty that they could take down their prey.

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As Katherine was feeling relieved that she didn't have to see the two who were still fighting over her for a few days at least, the two left behind didn't feel so good.

Jae glared at Brian with her arms crossed. "I really should have just disregarded you."

Brian narrowed his eyes in displeasure. "Are you serious? You're the one who ended my relations.h.i.+p with Katherine. But I must thank you, because if it wasn't for your pestering, I wouldn't have entered into a relations.h.i.+p with her in the first place."

Jae's lips curled a little, but she didn't refute. After all, she had only discovered what a stunning individual that Katherine was after she originally wanted to chase her away.

But why should she do that now?

Katherine truly made her heart move in ways that no one else ever had, and she had done it in only a few minutes.

Jae calmed down. What she should be doing right now wasn't to find fault with Brian, but to deepen and try and win Katherine over.

She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and said to him, "The relations.h.i.+p between you and I is over, and apparently, yours with Katherine is too. I'll be treating you as a rival from now on."

Brian narrowed his eyes. "Fine. Same. Let me tell you, I won't go easy on you just because you're a girl."

Jae raised an eyebrow. "I wasn't expecting you to. All's fair in love and war," she said sweetly, a small smile gracing her lips.

Just as she turned around to leave, she b.u.mped into someone's chest. "Ah, I'm sorry," she said reflexively.

When she looked up, she was stunned. Wasn't this Katherine's brother?

Likewise, Brian was also surprised, but then his face returned to usual. Katherine said her brother didn't usually meddle in her relations.h.i.+ps, so there shouldn't be a problem.

He nodded at him and turned around to leave, but then he was abruptly dragged back by the collar of his s.h.i.+rt.

"Where do you think you're going?" Regis said with a soft smile. "Do you really think you can date my sister just like that? You should pa.s.s my test first if you want to date her."

Brian looked at Regis' smile, but why did he feel so cold?

Jae's eyes brightened. "A test? Me too, please."

Regis looked at Jae. "Naturally," he said, "I won't let anyone who hasn't pa.s.sed my test date my sister."

As he said that, he dragged the two of them to the bas.e.m.e.nt beneath their house.

He smiled gently at them, but there was no warmth in his eyes at all.

"Welcome to h.e.l.l," he said softly.

Chills ran up and down the two compet.i.tors' spines.