Volume 2

81 A Lesson in Combat

Just like that, I woke up.

In the trance of my waking, I could barely make out the pale, sharp chin of Nie Zun. In a flash of movement, I pulled myself up and stared wide-eyed at him before panning to our surrounding.

We are still in the same stone room.

Clutching at his hand, the words rushed out, “Where did you go? I've been held captive in here for several days without a single soul around.”

Nie Zun let out a mischievous laugh before pointing overhead.

“Oh?” Following the movement of his finger, I glanced up towards the ceiling.

In that instant, I reached an epiphany!

Damn it! Even if the four walls couldn't be shifted, there was still the ceiling! How did I not think of that?!

"We entered this space from the room above. There's a mechanism in place that sent you straight down.” Unhurriedly, he explained.

“Why the hell did he have to throw me in here?” I raged.

“This is to train you.” Ta Lai’s voice travelled from the space behind me, leaning elegantly against the corner of the room when I snapped my head back.

“Y–y–you…” Stuttering from...