Early in the morning, Long Chen opened his eyes and left the cells that were unlocked. Just like him, the other prisoners had also left.
Zia Uzhi t up with Long Chen, escorting him outside.
"So, what's the plan for today? Going to train with Gu Chen again?"
"I want to attempt the Dark Tower instead since I need so credits to use the Training Tower."
"Want to borrow so credits from ?"
"It's alright. I think I should be able to get so from the Dark Tower. And that way, I can also see what it's like inside. At the mont, I have no idea, and you can't even tell about it since I didn't go in. So it's better to just get it done as fast as I can."
Long Chen didn't need any directions to get to the Dark Tower since it was already shown to him yesterday on the tour. He led the path while Zia Uzhi walked behind.
"It might be interesting. I'm really curious to see what your performance will be like inside," Zia Uzhi said.
"If I give even an average performance for my level, how many credits can I receive?" Long Chen asked.
'"That depends on your performance. I'm not sure what your challenges will be inside and what counts as average for that, but generally the first attempt gives the most credits. So everyone tries to prepare themselves before attempting the Dark Tower."
"Because it doesn't matter if you do twice as good in the second attempt, the credits you receive are generally lower than the first attempt. So it's good that you want to go in at the start, but you should still think once more."
"I don't need to think about it. I've already made up my mind," Long Chen answered.
He wasn't planning to stay here for long. All he needed the credit for was the Training Tower. Other than that, he didn't need the Credits. Moreover, he was soon going to escape. So it is easier to use as many things as he could without thinking too far into the future.
He soon reached the Dark Tower and stopped at the entrance.
"Alright. You can write your na on the wall before going in. It'll track your score," Zia Uzhi inford Long Chen.
Long Chen stepped closer to the tower. He touched the wall with his fingers and wrote his na on the wall. For so reason, the wall acted like a paper while his fingers acted like a pen.
He took off his fingers and watched his na rge in the wall.
"Long Chen: Zero. Unranked."
The wall not only showed his points but also showed his rank. Since he hadn't entered the tower even once, he didn't have a single point or a rank.
There were many more nas in the tower which were written in larger words. There appeared to be hundreds of thousands of nas carved on the tower. The lower ranked nas were so small that one had to look from up close to even see them.
On the other hand, the nas of High Ranking participants were in bigger letters. Moreover, the na of the person with the highest score was on top of the tower, so big that people could see it even from a distance.
Most of the nas were shining with a golden shine. On the other hand, there were so nas that had a white shine, but they were less in numbers.
The white nas were of players that were either inside the tower or had registered to go inside the tower. The Golden Nas belonged to the rest.
"Best of luck!" Zia Uzhi told Long Chen.
"Thank you. I'll see you soon." Long Chen pushed the door open and stepped inside the tower.
As soon as Long Chen stepped inside, the door closed behind him.
"Let's see what this young man can achieve," Zia Uzhi muttered, smiling. He sat under a tree in the back, keeping an eye on Long Chen's na.
...
Inside the tower, Long Chen found himself confused.
He found himself in an open field that wasn't sothing that could be inside a tower. He looked up to see a beautiful sky above his head. The sun was shining brightly, different from what he saw from outside the tower.
"Where am I? Is this the trial place?" He asked.
He looked all around him, only to realize that he appeared to be inside an abandoned City instead. There was one statue behind him which was of a Stone Sword.
The sword statue was standing tall, pointing towards the sky as if challenging the heaven to co fight it.
"Greetings, Challenger. Welco to the tower of challenges." A heavy voice fell in Long Chen's ears.
He looked around to find an old man standing in the distance.
"Who are you?"
"I am but a remnant of the past and the guide of yours for the challenge in the trial. I'm here to tell you about your various trials that you'll go through. And I'll also be the one grading you accordingly."
"Are you Lord Genso?" Long Chen asked. The old man wasn't wearing a golden Armor, so he wasn't a Heavenly Warrior. Moreover, it made sense that the person who made this tower made sothing in his image to make sure the tower worked like it was supposed to.
The old man shook his head, smiling.
"I was created by him, but I'm not him. Moving on, let tell you about the Trial."
"Looking at your soul, we have decided that the trial of perseverance will be your first trial. The sword behind you depicts the sword of Lord Genso, which he's pointing to the sky in resistance to the injustice that was made."
"Your job is to protect the Sword from a myriad of enemies of varying strength. If the statue is broken before the trial is completed, you'll be kicked out of the tower. If the statue survives, you'll move onto the next stage."
"How many enemies do I have to defeat to pass?"
"When the enemies stop coming at you, the trial will be over. That's all I can say. So, best of luck. And be wary. The enemies won't only try to destroy the statue, but they'll also try to kill you. So when you want to surrender, do so imdiately so I can save you. If you're late, you might die."
"Are you ready?'
'"One more question. How strong will the beasts be?" Long Chen asked.
"Their strength will be the sa as you in the first wave. And each wave after that will be stronger than the last. So, best of luck, challenger.. May you persist until the end."
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