Chapter 287 Correct answer  

Kyle ignored Bia's cries and focused on the man in front of him. His grip on his sword tightened when the latter raised an amused brow at him.

Emion took a step forward but Kyle stepped back due to his sudden movement. An invisible dark pressure surged in the hall, almost crushing the ground underneath.

"Why are you stepping back? Do you not want to know more about the dark race?"

A regretful sigh escaped Emion's lips when the boy did not even flinch under his pressure. He would have already torn this human into hundreds of pieces but he stopped because first he was injured and second he was intrigued by Kyle's presence. It was like the human did not exist at all.

Even now, the boy was clearly standing in front of him but he was unable to sense anything from him. Moreover, that tiny bird sitting on the latter head was a phoenix. Something he had not seen in his whole life.

"How interesting?"

Emion mumbled under his breath. He wanted to speak more but Kyle's next move surprised him. The boy suddenly sheathed his sword and looked at him with a smirk, that betrayed all the coldness present in his eyes.

"Emion is it? Well, I know you want to attack me but..." Kyle's eyes trailed off toward his abdomen. More specifically he gazed at the dry blood spots present on the man's robe.

"You are injured. Aren't you? And believe me, even if I am weaker than you I would not go down without taking someone with me."

He grabbed the stunned, astonished, and shocked phoenix from his hoodie and caressed her feathers slowly.

"Tsk tsk, I am not even alone. So, I hope you think twice before attacking."

Emion eyebrow twitched at the arrogant remarks. He snorted. The boy was audacious enough to threaten him in front of his face. If not for for the fact that he was severely injured after fighting countless similar-rank lizards he would have already killed this human with a single slap.

At first, when the boy stepped into the hall due to his unusual presence Emion hid himself to observe him for a while. However, he was shocked just after a minute. The boy was so much stronger! So why the hell did he only fight weaker enemies in the hall? Then he thought.

'Oho, he is wearing a special artifact to cheat in the treasure lands.'

Emion wanted that artifact. That's why he decided to wait until the human revealed the artifact. But now he knew his plan was not going to work at all. He grinned and unfurled his wings to fly.

Bia's body tensed. She distanced herself from him and looked at him from head to toe.

-'Are you injured? What happened?'

"Of course not.."

Kyle stopped mid-sentence and coughed loudly. Droplets of blood seeped out from his mouth, painting his jaw red. "That man... he deliberately targeted my heart when he delivered the wind attack but it's fine. I am not severely injured."

He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and retrieved a healing potion from his mind space. After drinking the potion, Kyle gazed at the three doors with a sigh.

"Let's leave, this place is giving me chills."

Bia gazed at him with worry but she knew they could not stay in this hall any longer. Or else just like the previous hall they have to face even stronger opponents. She agreed with a nod and flew toward the doors.

-'So which one?'

"Hmm, Emion entered the first door let's enter the last one to avoid any type of contact with him."

Kyle stopped in front of the door for a second and glanced back at the hall. Right now it was empty. Devoid of any monster. A sudden thought flashed in his mind. Didn't the mechanical voice say they have to find the correct answer to the path in front of them? Or did it say they have to find the correct exit?

-'What happened?'

"I just noticed something strange. This hall, it's very similar to the previous one. It's like we entered the same place. We fought with monsters in the first one and did the same in the second one. The only difference was that the opponents were different."

"Why do I feel like we won't find the exit even if we entered this door? Bia do you remember what the mechanical voice said after we stepped onto the platform."

Bia thought for a second.

-'Well, not clearly but I think the voice said to find the correct answer to the path ahead.' magic

Kyle hummed. He pushed the door and walked in with a contemplating expression.

"I have a guess but I need to confirm it."