NOVEL NEXT Chapter 322: Hopeless
{Attack on Host's mind detected.}
{Protection Protocol Activated.}
Supreme sighed deeply, seeing the illusion turning into dust.
'I need to get out from here, or this message will come to past!!'
He slowly moved his gaze around; "We must find a way out from here!"
He looked at Leo. "Is your powers also...?"
"No, My Powers are all active."
"Same here." Potentate added.
"I can still use my powers." Mrs Shem said.
"Only four of us...?"
He moved his gaze around the huge space they're in, and sighed again. "There's only one thing to do."
The seven looked at him in confusion.
"Line everyone up!"
They looked at one another in mild confusion, then nodded...
...Some minutes later, All the victims of the mind attack were arranged on one spot, while Supreme activated his [Shadow World], Taking all of them in his world.
"Now, we can have the space to look for a way out!"
The rest nodded, and looked around in confusion.
"Where should we start? There's not a single door in sight, not even a panel, stick, pole, or anything to pull." Ghost said, looking around the place.
"Wait... There's something written on that stone."
Leo walked towards a stone and squat down, staring at the words on it. While the others quickly walked up to him.
Seeing the word, Supreme exclaimed inwardly: 'Not again!!!'
Leo looked at everyone over his shoulder, and read the words out loud.
"I have cities but no houses; Have Mountains but no trees, I have water but no fishes; Land but no people. What am I?"
They all looked at one another in confusion.
"What do you think this means?" Mrs Shem asked. Explore more stories with M V L
"We need to answer this riddle, and maybe, then we'll know how to leave this place." Supreme said, staring at the riddle.
"How the hell are we going to answer this?! I don't even know where to start! How can there be water with no fishes?! Let's say you took the water in a bowl! But how the hell did that help with anything?!" Prince-of-Casmia was frustrated.
"We must think out of the Box... The fate of our Base is relying on us solving this thing!!" Vanilla said.
Ghost: "There's no Box to think out of!!"
*GRAAAA!!!!*
"You got to be kidding me?!!"
Prince-of-Casmia, and the rest all turned around, seeing countless humanoid figures with extra limbs, and black goo flowing out their mouths... These things appeared out of thin air, and fixed their gazes on the Eight.
"Supreme, these are the experiments we talked about... We call them abominations." Leo stood up, and with a flick of his wrists, two swords appeared in his hands.
Potentate who was still observing at the riddle, yelled in surprise. "Guys! Guys! Check this out!"
They all turned around, seeing a timer on the stone, right above the riddle.
"Where did that appear from?!" Queen-of-death asked in mild surprised.
"It started reading after the Abomination appeared." Potentate answered.
[Timer: 00:04:53.]
"Ok, change of plan... Who among us is knowledgeable about Riddles?" Leo asked, his gaze fixed on the Abomination in front of them.
"The ones I know of are all in Supreme's shadow world... They won't be of much help with the illusions." Potentate sighed.
"Ok, Supreme and I will take care of the--"
"--No need, Leo."
Supreme smiled and snapped his fingers, a Vortex opened in front of the group, as twenty knights, 9 fallen demons, and a huge monster with four arms and eyes walked out.
"Take care of them."
The soul Soldiers nodded, and shot towards the Abominations, tearing them into shards.
"Now, we can focus on our battle."
Leo nodded at Supreme, and everyone turned their attention to the Riddle.
"I have cities but no houses; Have Mountains but no trees, I have water but no fishes, and sand; Land but no people. What am I?"
"A vacant City?!" Ghost asked.
The group looked at the stone, the next moment.
[Timer: 00:02:36.]
"...."
"It Minus 1 Minute for giving the wrong answer! How absurd!!" Vanilla cussed out.
"Saying the truth, we don't know what'll happen if this timer clock Zero, what about we wait and find out?"
Everyone turned their heads to Mrs Shem, a frown on their faces.
"Just saying, come on, who have the next answer?" She asked with a smile.
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[Timer: 00:01:56.]
They all sat on the ground, staring at the stone, and themselves... All hopeless... Even if they got the answer, they were all scared, what If their answer turns out to be false?
The Soul soldiers stood behind them, all the remains of the Abominations were shattered on the ground.
Supreme sighed and finally asked the system. 'Hey, You're the Cheating System right? Can't you help us with this riddle?'
{No, I'm not the Cheating system!}
"...."
{Why are you asking me if I'm the Cheating system when you're using the cheats I gave you?!!}
'I'm just frustrated.'
{Yes, I know the answer to the Riddle, But it'll cost you points.}
Supreme sat up. 'How many points do I have?'
{Points: 15,102,213.}
'Then what are you waiting for?! Tell me the answer, No matter how high the--'
{Cost: 1,000,000 points.}
"....."
He was stunned. Supreme moved his gaze around everyone present, and sighed helplessly... 1,000,000 points in exchange for their life isn't bad, right?
'Do it.'
He watched with a sad smile, as 1,000,000 points was deducted from his hard earn points, and the answer he saw next almost made him cry.
[Timer: 00:00:45.]
Supreme stood up, while the rest turned their heads towards him... They watched as he stopped in front of the stone.
"What are you doing, Supreme?" Vanilla asked in mild surprised.
"I think I got the answer, and besides... Even if it's right or wrong, We fail the riddle."
The seven looked at one another, nodded, and stood... They all walked towards Supreme, who took in a deep breath, and finally opened his mouth.
"The right answer is, A Map."
They waited for some seconds, then the stone split into two equal halves.
Supreme bend down and picked up the piece of paper in between the stone and opened it.
His eyes widened in surprise.
"It's a map of a way out of this godforsaken place!!"