Ero Meter

Chapter 215 No Rest

"It's all my fault..." Hena stood and looked at the long hallway and clenched her fist. Rage was moving through her body as her eyes turned red. Her body shook a little and then the heavy stones under her legs started to vibrate. The stones were big and tough so one can only imagine the power she was exerting.

"I will kill everyone."

Her body turned into a green blur and she ran forward without giving any thought to her surroundings. Soon enough a wall came in front of her and there were two paths, left and right. Hena stopped and looked at them, rage still visible in her eyes.

"Is this some sort of maze?"

Even in her crazed state she didn't lose her rational thinking and deducted. Her feet moved towards the big wall, creating dents on the floor with her every step. After she moved close to the wall her hand moved up and she placed her hand on the cold surface.

"The wall here is extremely thick! And I don't know how big this maze is. If I started breaking these walls then I might exhaust myself quickly."

Hena moved away from the big wall again and then looked left and right, she could see the big endless hallways covered with a strange eerie fog reminiscent of some old eldritch horror. However, there was no fear on Hena's face. She was standing straight with her shoulders back and her chest raised. One could feel warm anger seething from her body.

"Woosh--"

With a fury of the wind, she moved towards the left side hallway leaving afterimages behind her. Her eyes stayed open even when she was running so fast and in just a second she faced another wall in front of her. She looked at it and then again she could see left and right paths.

She gritted her teeth in anger and then again took the left path without thinking. She was running as fast as the wind and after some more wall encounters, she finally stopped in front of another big wall. Where she could see a dead end.

"I will have to use all the paths and even remember them!"

More anger appeared on her face and then her body zoomed out of the space around her and soon enough she again turned into after images. Her body streamlined into a straight bullet.

....

"Jack I think we should stop and rest a bit, we have been walking for hours without any significant rest."

Feba said as she moved behind Jack. Her legs were trembling and sweat covered her whole body. Her clothes were soaked and her eyes glanced at Rebecca and Faneel. She could see that their condition was not better than hers.

Rebecca was breathing hard as she walked, she looked at the big bag behind her wanting to put it down. However, she didn't say anything and kept moving, she was after all had just become Jack's slave. She was in no position to complain and could only walk. Even if her legs were aching from pain.

"Yes Jack we should rest a bit."

Faneel stopped and sat on the ground, his hand moved and he wiped the sweat from his forehead and sprinkled it on the ground. He was the most exhausted of the group. His face was red and warm from all the walking and he could feel the blood pulsing in his legs after he sat down.

Jack on the other hand listened to them and looked at their condition, and then his eyes moved towards the closed book in his hand. He has asked for some more questions in his book while they were walking. And he found out that they would die if they stayed at this place for more than a day.

'Someone named Hena will kill us if we rest here.'

A worried expression appeared on his face as he looked at Faneel and others. He couldn't tell if they could walk anymore or not. However, he was sure that if they didn't walk then death awaited them. He didn't want that to happen.

"No, we can't rest!"

Jack looked at them with a serious expression. His tone contained a hint of authority. He was acting like a true leader giving them orders to follow. He wasn't scared of offending them as it was a matter of life and death. He knew that it was better if they bore some pain and kept their lives.

"Why... We haven't met anyone other than that old grandma I don't think this place is too dangerous."

Faneel looked at Jack with his nose raised. He was annoyed from walking so much. Previously when he was resting they woke up midway because of Rebecca and her team. After that, he has been walking nonstop for hours. He didn't even stop for taking a breath.

"Don't argue with me Faneel. I will have to leave you if you want to rest."

Jack said clearly, he had no time to argue with them. He already knows what will happen if they don't move right now. Jack has found out that if they continuously move even then they will barely reach the next portal in twenty-four hours.

Feba saw Jack's expression and let out a sigh, she could tell that the matter was serious, she knew that Jack was a calm guy and would let them rest if there wasn't something strange going on. She could also tell one more thing, for some reason, Jack would never tell them why they were hurrying. She wanted to ask him however stopped herself.

"Faneel... Let's go. We agreed to it before, that we would follow every word that came out of his mouth."

Feba said as she looked at Faneel. She could tell that Faneel's body was not in great condition, even tho they were from red collars, continuously walking without rest was humanly impossible. She sympathised with Faneel and Rebecca's condition. However, she could tell that the situation was bad from Jack's expression.

"I know that." Faneel stood up and rolled his eyes back. He then looked at Jack. "For how long do we have to still walk before we can rest?"

Jack listened to him and looked away. He couldn't bring courage to himself to tell them the truth. He knew that their condition was already bad and it might get worse if he told the truth.

'I have to tell them, there is no other way around this.'

"We will have to walk for at least twenty-four hours straight," Jack said and turned silent.

The three of them heard his word and their eyes widened. This time even Rebecca showed a troubled expression. She wanted to follow Jack's every order, however, she was not sure if she would be able to walk continuously for twenty-four hours with the big bags on her back.

Feba on the other hand clenched her fist at his words. Her face turned solemn and she gulped her saliva, her eyes glanced at Faneel and Rebecca and she took in a deep breath.

"Let's go, guys, the more we will think the more power we will lose." She said and started moving forward. Her steps were light but firm and as she moved she didn't look back and continued in a straight line. It was as if she was afraid that if she stayed at this place anymore then she would also lose courage.

Jack saw her and nodded, he cast a final gaze at Faneel and Rebecca and then turned around. His body also started moving and he also didn't look back just like Feba and soon enough he caught up to her. He could see a straight expression on her face.

Rebecca also didn't stay for long and started moving with a solemn expression. Although she was worried about how she would walk so much she still did so as she wanted to follow Jack. She strangely believed in him.

Faneel was the last one to move. "Fuck my life!" His steps were wobbly, however soon he too caught up with Jack and the others.

...

Vieva looked at the ethereal blue line in front of her and followed it. She has been following this blue line since she entered this maze.

"I tracked Jack's aura, it would be better if I met him first and saved him from any trouble." She thought and looked at the blue line again.

Her body flew through the long hallway effortlessly. Her speed was neither fast nor slow, she was moving easily as if she wanted to conserve her energy. While moving she suddenly looked back and a frown appeared on her face.

'I can sense that green-haired girl's energy...'

She gulped her saliva at this thought, she had felt this energy before and she could tell that she was not a match for her right now. She has left Echo behind to stall for some time, however, she didn't know that Echo would die so quickly. She wanted to avoid the green-haired girl if possible.