Tenth Floor

"What place is this?" Hao Ren asked himself, figuring out where is he now .

"Every floor in this Tower of God is truly mysterious…" Hao Ren traced his gaze around the entire corner of the place.

From what he saw, he was now in a minimalist room with a dark tone that was only highlighted by a single crystal chandelier hanging above his head.

On every wall or pedestal of the room, there are a series of calligraphy paintings with intricate writing patterns that seem ancient.

Besides that, what caught his attention from this place was that there were four crossing passages, all of which were pointing like the cardinal directions, while he was now standing in the middle of them.

{Tenth floor quest— Mission: Step on the right path}

"Hm...Just like before, this mission doesn't have a time limit. It's likely that the time I'll spend here will be much longer. And again this mission tells me to choose, huh..." he muttered as he looked at the mission panel.

"So, where should I go now? What is certain is that every step I take now will determine my next situation." Hao Ren rested his chin as he thought about the best step he should take.

"System Call: Aren't there any good suggestions or pointers on what steps I should take?"

[Do not know. Think by yourself]

"A-again?" Hao Ren scrunched his face in annoyance. After a while he could be frustrated to hear the answer again and again. This time he didn't want to get carried away by his emotions, he just sighed. He prefers to focus on making his choices.

A few minutes later, with full confidence, Hao Ren finally decided to try to choose to step into the intersection straight in front of him.

"Tch, what will always be there to help the players whenever there is a problem. What a liar. Stupid, stupid, stupid system..." Hao Ren grumbled while pouting his lips as he walked to the intersection he chose.

.....

Arriving at the crossroads...

"Oi, oi, oi! What the hell!" Hao Ren was shocked . When he arrived at the intersection, he was greeted by such a terrifying sight.

"If I could choose, it would be better if at this crossroads I was faced with monsters or beasts." Hao Ren said doubtfully. Honestly he couldn't believe it and was very, very surprised by the situation that happened in front of him this time.

"Anyone, answer my question! Is what I'm seeing right now really real?"

The phenomenon caught by his pair of eyeballs at this time was truly unusual. The path to the hell of death, perhaps these five words could describe what he saw in front of him now.

As far as the eye could see, deadly obstacles like hell's torments were ready to accompany him to the end.

The iron clanged until it was deafening — the fire erupted wildly in all directions — large sharp spikes sprang up like ocean waves from beneath the ground — arrows shot here and there very quickly — statues of soldiers were lined up neatly on each side, standing tall holding a greatsword with both hands as if he was preparing to destroy whatever was in his way nearby, and there are many other far more deadly obstacles.

Two words to express how he felt after seeing all that, It was terrible…

Hao Ren didn't know if he could pass all these obstacles in front of him or not. Of course he doubted, especially the obstacle this time at stake was life.

He also couldn't return to where he came from because the previous entrance was already blocked by a wall. He felt sorry for having chosen the wrong path.

"How is this…" Hao Ren hesitated even more. The only option is to pass the obstacle. There is no other way.

In the midst of his doubts, his gaze briefly focused on the shoes he was wearing. The shoes seemed to give him a little hope. He thought, could there still be a chance for him to get past this hurdle?

"I'll never know if I don't try."

Hao Ren started to have a little confidence to face the obstacles.

"System Call: Change the title of The Great Finder to The Genius, immediately!"

[Okay]

Having made up his mind, he began to think, trying to properly analyze every obstacle in front of him. Every step he will take now is like he is walking on dominoes. Once he made a mistake, it would all be over.

Thanks to the title The Genius he previously earned, his level of analysis of things increased. He could easily find various loopholes for step through each of these obstacles according to his calculations.

"Yosh! Looks like this is going to be very difficult. But it can't be helped, this is the only way out of this place."

Hao Ren clenched his fists tightly as he started to mount his stance. With a deep breath and a stomping of foot, he shot as fast as he could through the obstacles in front of him in order to reach the end.

.....

"Huh...huh...huh...finally..." Hao Ren collapsed his body face down onto the floor. His breathing is irregular.

Long story short, he finally managed to get out of that hell-like place in a chaotic state. His body was covered with wounds that made his HP reduced by half.

{HP : 486/1100}

A few minutes of rest, he revived his body.

When he saw where he was now, his eyes widened in shock.

"Why did I come back here again?!" Hao Ren was surprised to find himself back to where he was. To the place of the previous four intersections.

{Tenth floor quest— Mission: Step on the right path.}

"So I chose the wrong path earlier, huh..." Hao Ren chuckled in an inexplicable way as if it was a matter of concern.

It would be a lie if he wasn't afraid of that obstacle, considering that the obstacle wasn't a joke. He was confronted directly with the name of death. Of course he would be afraid. Moreover even though he managed to get out, he was battered like that.

"No kidding! So which way should be right! Should I try all the intersections here?" he complained very annoyed with his breath.

Taking a deep breath, He then slapped himself in the face trying to wake himself from the fear, then he smirked sarcastically, "Right.... I have to try all of them. It wouldn't be interesting if this mission was completed in just one go, would it?"

Feeling no longer afraid, Hao Ren began to walk towards the intersection he had not chosen, but before that he first recovered himself by consuming a high class potion that would instantly restore his body back to normal.

quickly.

"Yosh, don't be discouraged..."

He has tried crossing after crossing. Every intersection he chooses in it contains almost the same obstacles as the previous one, you could say it is much more difficult.

But over time, the obstacles that were initially difficult gradually became more commonplace. Even Hao Ren made each of these intersections his training ground. His movements also become more agile thanks to every obstacle that is there.

"Damn it! Why do I keep coming back to this place!"

Even though he has entered all these intersections, the mission he must live is still not finished. Every time he managed to get out of that place he always returned to the original place.

Hao Ren who was already feeling irritated got even more annoyed. He finally decided not to enter any of the intersections there anymore. He felt that what he was doing would be in vain if he continued to do the same thing. Therefore this time he trying to use his brain.

"Hm...this place is probably the same as a labyrinth...then I have to look for clues to solve it..."

He tried to find clues from that place. Whatever he found in that place he would examine. Until his gaze was then attracted to one of the ancient writings in the form of numbers and letters on the wall of the place.

"Three...X four...no, five..."

Even though it was a bit indistinct, he could tell that the inscription was the clue he was looking for.

(3 X 4 + n o 5 ) As soon as the ancient writings appear.

After successfully interpreting the writing, he then analyzed its meaning and meaning.

It didn't take him long to decipher the meaning and intent of the writing. He only had to read the ancient writing in reverse until he finally managed to find clues to complete his mission.

"If reversed, the ancient writing will form the sentence South.

While the X3..."

"Ah, that's right! That means I have to walk to the intersection leading to the south three times-!"

Hao Ren immediately followed the directions he managed to break. And it did indeed work after he followed it.

"Finally I was able to finish this really troublesome tenth floor."