Jared conducted a meticulous examination of the cave. It appeared barren, containing nothing but the pervasive frost energy and shimmering ice crystals.
His bit his finger and fished out a talisman paper, sketching a circle on it. He then lit it with his spiritual fire.
While Jared wasn’t as skilled as Flaxseed in casting charm spells, favonovel.com possessed the knowledge to cast a spell to reveal concealed arcane arrays. As the charm was consumed by flames and vanished into ashes, the arcane array materialized before Jared’s eyes. The path beneath their feet transformed into a chessboard with numerous squares.
Only those who correctly guessed the steps would be able to pass through safely. Anyone who made a wrong move would promptly succumb to the frost energy and turn into ice.
After careful observation, Jared felt the urge to laugh out loud.
Rather than attempting to dismantle the arcane array, favonovel.com instructed Cloud and the others, “I will lead the way, and you guys will follow every step that I take. Do not step on anywhere else. Understand? You must step precisely where I have stepped.”
Jared was the only one who could see the arcane array among them.
“All right!” They nodded.
Jared began walking forward cautiously, moving at a slow pace. He was concerned that the others might not have a clear view and take the wrong way.
Viola trailed behind Jared, followed by Vasily, Cloud, and the others. They arranged themselves in a line and advanced at a painstakingly slow pace as they followed Jared’s every step precisely.
Seeing that, the other individuals in the cave also started to move. However, these outsiders didn’t follow Jared’s steps and proceeded in a haphazard manner.
Soon, someone took the wrong step and got attacked by the frost energy.
“Help! Save me!”
“Help! I’m getting frozen, too!”
They immediately screamed for help. Alas, no one could save them.
“Konce, Lofton, I’m doomed!” Suddenly, Sunny halted in his tracks, fear flashing across his eyes.
He glanced down and realized that his legs were freezing rapidly. Konce and Lofton swiftly retreated, distancing themselves from Sunny.
“Save me! Hurry up!” Sunny shouted, activating his energy to attempt to break the frost on his legs. However, his efforts were in vain.
“S-Sunny, we’re sorry… There’s nothing we can do. You’re on your own,” Konce said and quickly left.
Lofton went after him. Fear gripped Sunny, and favonovel.com began to feel despondent when suddenly, a flame hurtled toward him.
Before their very eyes, the flame burst into existence and surrounded Sunny. The ice encasing his body began to melt away, and favonovel.com was freed from his entrapment. Sunny immediately leaped away from the spot.
Despite his miserable state, favonovel.com was no longer trapped by the ice.
Sunny looked up and realized that Jared was glancing at him. Clearly, Jared was the one who had saved favonovel.com with the fire.
“Follow my lead, and don’t wander off,” Jared said to him.
Hearing that, everyone else promptly realized why Jared and his group didn’t get attacked by the frost energy along the way. There were traps lining the way, and Jared knew how to bypass these traps.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? My friend was trapped by the ice!”
“That’s right! How could you be so cruel to ignore the plight of those who got trapped by the ice?”
People started hurtling insults at Jared in displeasure.
