NABC Chapter 370 Stairways to Heaven
Chapter 370 Stairways to Heaven
[The challengers who failed cannot leave until a new challenger successfully completes the task of lifting the sword.]
"This..." Greater Lord Crystal's frown deepened, her expression growing even darker.
"Umm, Greater Lord Crystal, can't you use your spell from "that" magic to get us out?" Nina asked, her face filled with confusion.
Greater Lord Crystal glanced at her, and a strange silence fell over the group, thick with tension. Nervousness seemed to hang in the air.
The two kings stared at the red-haired girl in disbelief.
To their utter shock, Greater Lord Crystal smiled and spoke in the gentlest tone they had ever heard from her.
"I cannot even use my spell here, not even from that magic."
Her voice was soft and nurturing, like a mother teaching her daughter, with none of the usual air of superiority she carried.
"I see," Nina nodded, her gaze returning to the sword as her mind raced, searching for a solution.
She glanced at Aur, who still sat cross-legged on the floor, silently immersed in his own world, seemingly indifferent to everything around him, including her.
"Aur, we might never be in the same world again," Nina murmured in her heart, feeling herself grow more distant from him with a mind of superiority, "Perhaps it is destined like that."
"How about we ask the voice if there's any other way for us to escape or if we can take the challenge in a different manner?"
She suggested.
Greater Lord Crystal nodded, smiling gently as she approached Nina and softly ruffled her hair.
"That's a great suggestion, Nina. I'll do exactly as you said."
"Tha... thank you," Nina smiled gleefully, though a hint of hesitation flickered across her face.
"Hahaha, don't be so wary of me. From now on, you can even call me Grandmaster, and I can take you in as my student. I'm very interested in your talent," Greater Lord Crystal chuckled.
Nina didn't hesitate and bowed before her. During their time in the chariot, she had interacted with Greater Lord Crystal, who had always been gentle with her. So, Nina gladly accepted the offer.
"Can I try it?" Nina asked through gritted teeth. "I need to prove that I am worthy of being your disciple..."
"You don't need to prove anything," Greater Lord Crystal said softly, rubbing Nina's silky hair like a mother.
"Master." Nina seemed moved by her words, but her eyes flashed with even more determination. "I will climb the stairs, Master."
"Very well," Greater Lord Crystal replied, shaking her head helplessly.
With that, Nina decisively approached the stairs as everyone watched in anticipation. She took a deep breath and stepped forward.
Boom!
A loud booming sound echoed throughout the surroundings, and her mental space was instantly sealed, cutting off her access to mana.
Nina's eyes glazed over in a daze for a few seconds before she regained focus. She took another step, only to fall into the same dazed state once again.
"Oh, maybe the test isn't that difficult?" The King of Myra's eyes gleamed with sudden realization, and he decisively ordered one of his subordinates to climb the stairs.
The moment the subordinate took a single step onto the staircase to heaven—
Boom!
Another deafening explosion rang out, but this time, his body detonated along with it. His mental space leaked out, only to be bound by chains that materialised from thin air, sealing it instantly. Not a trace of mana escaped.
Silence.
The entire area fell into a stunned, deathly quiet. The once mighty tier-four wizard was reduced to a blood mist in an instant, without even a moment to defend himself.
Everyone's gaze shifted back to Nina, the red-haired girl, with disbelief in their eyes.
"I have to admit, making people question their existence is truly a gift of the children of luck," Aur muttered, casting an intrigued glance at Nina.
At that moment, Greater Lord Crystal's voice rang out, her gaze piercing through the crowd and landing on Aur, who had been standing quietly in the background.
"Why don't you step forward, Aur?"