Chapter 1169 Walking The Wire

Crystals POV:

Rufus’ words made me realize that we had dawdled for a considerable amount of time. I hurried to catch up with his long strides.

I told myself that we would find Arron soon, and made sure that I had enough energy for the inevitable battle waiting for us.

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Rufus pulled the map out of his pocket. I peered over his shoulder, dumbstruck at what I was seeing. It looked just like an abstract artwork done by some kindergartener! I frowned at the mess of lines and colors. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought that this… thing had been designed to purposely confuse and mislead people.

“How are we supposed to read this?” I muttered under my breath.

missing a beat, though he did take a few additional glances at the map before folding it again. He then led me down a side

always had better navigation skills than me. I had every confidence that he would take us to our destination without a hitch. Sure enough, after

by a white railing, and two men stood guard at the entrance, both of them wearing blue masks. After a moment’s observation, we learned that only

tapestries hung on the walls, completely blocking out all the light. No lamps were in sight. Instead, candles lit up the place from their places high up on numerous chandeliers. Up front was a giant stage, and it was lit up more than any other

a short, wand-like cylinder. But we hadn’t been given anything at all. I flagged down a nearby staff and asked, “Did you guys forget to give

members of the audience who might not be able to see clearly due to their distance from the stage. You, however, have VIP seats,

our designated seats. We eventually sat down at a platform that afforded us the perfect view of

was just as well, as our

the curtains slowly rose before us, and a clown riding a unicycle appeared onstage. He proceeded

found myself flinching every time the clown approached Despite knowing that it was all a show, I couldn’t help

I noticed that the

performance, and he picked up a microphone. I realized belatedly that he was also the host of

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