Chapter 115
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 115
Chapter Title: Maze (2)
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...I was recalling the past with my eyes closed.
——News that a "Rune Crystal" had been discovered in the maze evaluation exam remodeled by the Association.
The memory of this "voice" was probably from a news snippet I'd vaguely overheard in the hospital before my regression.
Of course, I was just lying in bed, but the TV audio would occasionally drift in from somewhere, and among the days' memories that had been all but erased, it was one of the sharper stimuli that lingered.
——According to the Association official who acquired the Rune Crystal, it was in the initial entrance of the maze and...... click.
"What the."
The news cut off abruptly. I furrowed my brow.
——Sion, it's time for your medication treatment.
I hurriedly ended the recollection.
Everything after that was apparently chemotherapy, and I had zero desire to relive it even once more.
"Initial entrance, huh......"
That clue alone raised the odds considerably. I just had to comb through the early sections of the maze.
I peered into the contents of my supply backpack.
Ten packs of combat rations. Two hardtacks. Multi-tool knife. Rope. Two liters of drinking water. Smart watch.
By my standards, the food was barely a day's worth, and even by other seniors' measures, it was laughably insufficient.
Guess they expected us to fend for ourselves.
I strapped the smart watch to my wrist.
This smart watch is equipped with an emergency return mana spell algorithm. If the wearer faces severe physical danger, it will force a return. Activate manually if you wish to forfeit.
Ding—
A guidance message popped up on the LCD screen.
It was a safety measure similar to the one from the Ghost Hotel.
I scanned the area around the portal again.
The number of seniors had already dwindled quite a bit. Soliet had charged in solo right at the start, and Gerkken and Elise's teams had entered around ten minutes ago.
"Hoo."
I took a deep breath to steel myself.
One step.
As I thrust my foot into the portal, I closed my eyes.
In that instant, a plummeting sensation hit, as if up and down had flipped.