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“Meow~ Meow~!”
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“Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling!”
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“Hrrr~ Hrrr~”
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Three sounds echoed through the hall, blending into chaos. Lilia couldn’t tell which one was driving her crazier.
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She dashed around the hall in a panic, her footsteps stumbling.
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The threat of electrocution hung above her, making it impossible to stop.
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Just as she tried to find a corner to catch her breath, the world beneath her feet collapsed first.
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“Since you’re done running.”
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Lucia’s voice came from above.
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“Let’s change the game.”
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Before she finished speaking, a snap of fingers.
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“Pa!”
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The Obsidian Floor under Lilia’s feet lost its color, turning transparent in an instant!
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Beneath the floor, there was no foundation.
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Only a raging, purple Abyss of Lightning!
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Countless violet currents rolled and crashed within the abyss, erupting with harsh “zzzt! zzzt!” sounds.
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The destructive energy was separated only by a thin Energy Shield.
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Just looking at it made Lilia’s whole body tingle and her hairs stand on end.
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She was standing on an Energy Shield that could vanish at any moment.
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If she fell, the lightning in the abyss would tear her apart in an instant and reduce her to a wisp of flying ash!
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“Wha… What are you trying to do this time? Meow?!”
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Lilia’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
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Her legs weakened, nearly collapsing on the transparent “floor.”
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“A new game.”
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Lucia floated in midair, raising her hand to point at the other end of the hall.
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On the distant transparent shield, glowing white squares appeared out of thin air.
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The squares varied in size and were arranged in a messy pattern, stretching all the way to the end of the hall.
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“It’s called ‘Hopscotch.’”
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Lucia’s voice was cheerful, blending with the roar of the Thunder Pool below.
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“The rules are simple. Your feet can only touch those glowing squares.”
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She finished, and her black high-heeled shoe tapped lightly on the shield beside Lilia.
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“If you step outside the squares…”
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“Zzzzt—!”
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Before she finished speaking, a purple bolt of lightning shot up from the abyss, skimming along the edge of the shield!
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The scorching wave and smell of burning instantly scorched a large section of lace from Lilia’s gothic dress.
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“Meow—!”
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Lilia let out a sharp scream, instinctively jumping backward and crashing to the ground.
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Her heart pounded wildly, threatening to burst from her throat.
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“Ding-ling-ling-ling—!”
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The Bell on her neck shrieked along with her.
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“…Or.”
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Lucia, unfazed by her pitiful state, slowly finished the rest of the rules.
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“If you stay on the same square for more than three seconds, you’ll get the same ‘surprise’ to hurry you along.”
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“Now.”
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Lucia’s voice grew emotionless.
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“The game begins.”
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At the same time.
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The only safe area beneath Lilia began to flash red.
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Once, twice…
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A three-second countdown!
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Lilia had no time to think.
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She scrambled to her feet, using both hands and feet.
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With all her strength, she lunged toward the nearest white square!
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“Meow~!”
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Her body arced through the air.
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The Cat Paw Boots on her feet let out a soft, squishy sound.
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She landed heavily on the square.
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Her body wobbled from the impact, barely steady—
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The white square beneath her started to flash red without mercy!
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There was no time to catch her breath!
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She could only grit her teeth and twist her body.
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Jump again, leaping to the next square.
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“Meow~!”
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Jump!
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“Meow~!”
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In the hall, Lilia was forced to jump from one vanishing square to another above the Thunder Pool.
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Each leap, each landing, was accompanied by a cat’s cry.
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She had to judge the position and distance of the next square within three seconds.
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She used all her strength, aiming for perfection with every jump.
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Some squares were just steps away, forcing her to shuffle quickly.
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She was terrified of overshooting and falling into the lightning.
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Other squares were several meters apart.
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She had to push her body to the limit, using every ounce of strength to barely reach the edge.
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It was driving her physical, mental, and spiritual endurance to madness.
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Worse yet, were the soft Cat Paw Boots on her feet.
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The pink pads on the soles made it impossible to use strength effectively.
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Several times, her feet slipped.
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Half her body dangled off the square, nearly falling.
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“Zzzzt—!”
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Another bolt of lightning brushed past her arm.
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The burning pain made her scalp tingle, leaving a scorched mark on her skin.
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“Ding-ling-ling”
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“Hrrr—!”
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Desperate to keep her balance, her arms flailed in the air.
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The rumbling from her gloves mixed with the Bell’s fearful shriek.
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Lucia floated silently in the air, arms folded, watching the spectacle with interest.
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At the edge of the hall, Lilith stood motionless, head bowed.
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The tips of her White Gloves traced the edge of a Silver Tray back and forth.
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“I can’t… I really… can’t… Meow…”
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After hundreds of extreme jumps.
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Every ounce of strength had been drained from Lilia’s body.
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Her lungs screamed, each breath tinged with the taste of blood.
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Her legs felt unbearably heavy, every movement tearing at her muscles.
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Gasping, she barely landed on another square.
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But what she saw shattered her hope.
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The square beneath her feet was flashing red violently.
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And the next safe white square…
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It was five meters away, separated by a bottomless Abyss of Lightning!
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There’s no way.
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In her state, she couldn’t possibly make the jump.
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Was she going to die?
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Would she fall and be fried to ashes by the raging lightning?
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No!
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I haven’t made that perverted Demon Lord kneel and sing for mercy yet!
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I can’t die here!
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Lilia’s golden-blue heterochromatic pupils shrank to pinpoints!
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If I can’t jump…
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Then I’ll fly!
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“Ahhhhh—!”
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She drew every last drop of magic power from her body.
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Ignoring the agony, she tore what remained from the Magic Energy Network and poured it all into her feet!
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Her veins burned like fire, blood vessels threatening to burst!
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“Get up… Move! Meow!”
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She lifted her head, glaring at the demon in midair, letting out a hoarse, defiant roar.
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A chaotic airflow exploded under her feet, forming a wildly unstable mini-whirlwind.
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Pain and weightlessness struck at once as the whirlwind hurled her body upward.
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In the last second, it ripped her from the vanishing square!
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She could only rise less than half a meter.
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Her whole body wobbled in the air, ready to fall at any moment.
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But she had really flown!
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“Oh?”
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For the first time, surprise flickered in Lucia’s blood-red eyes.
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At the edge of life and death, this little creature had awakened the rudimentary form of the Floating Spell through pure survival instinct?
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She was even more interesting than expected.
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Lilia used the last thread of her will.
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Controlling the wild energy beneath her, she slowly inched toward the distant white square.
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Five meters—a hopeless distance.
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Finally, she landed on the square.
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Her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the floor, gasping for breath.
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Before relief could fill her, disaster struck again.
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The square beneath her, and all the surrounding safe zones.
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Vanished at once.
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In their place, directly in front of her—
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A massive Maze of Lightning formed entirely of pure electricity appeared out of thin air.
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The maze walls were writhing violet lightning.
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There was only one entrance—and one exit, far beyond.
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“Congratulations on finishing the warm-up.”
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Lucia’s icy voice echoed from above.
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“Now, it’s the second stage, the ‘Maze of Lightning’.”
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“If you reach the end, the game ends, and you may rest.”
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“But.”
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Her voice grew colder.
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“If you touch the walls…”
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Zzzzt—
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A terrifying current shot from the maze wall, slamming into the Energy Shield before Lilia and sending violent ripples across it.
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“You take responsibility for the consequences.”
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Lilia lay sprawled on the ground.
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She stared at the endless Maze of Lightning, then glanced down at the roaring Thunder Pool.
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The last thread of “sanity” in her mind snapped.
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With a “thud,” she dropped to her knees before the figure in midair.
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This time, it wasn’t from fear, or exhaustion.
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It was complete defeat at the hands of endless torment.
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She looked up, tears and sweat mixing on her dirty face.
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With her final ounce of strength, she wailed at the expressionless figure in the air.
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“Mistress… I was wrong… I really was wrong… Meow…”
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“I give up! I surrender everything! Please… stop playing, okay? Meow…”
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“I’m begging you… Please have mercy on me… Meow…”
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