CHAPTER 547 A BORING GAME

The warmth around the place started to increase, making sweats drip from Darren's forehead at once.

With his legs crossed and his spirits in deep meditation, Darren sat firmly on the ground. He recalled

repeatedly in his mind the scene when he first saw the guardian of the fifth floor.

Though the scene lasted only a quarter of an hour, yet it flashed in Darren's mind many times.

Just as he was in the act of meditation, at one and the same instant, Darren also recalled how he

attacked the middle-aged man, in addition to a few brief conversations that they had earlier.

"No fight means that I cannot depend on skills.

I can't attack him, but he can attack me in return, and his power is far better than mine,"

Darren muttered while meditating, along with his calm and stalwart stature at the moment.

Sun, moon, and stars, together with the clouds that seldom brought forth rain, alternately dominated

the sky. Days passed by so quick that it had been a month since Darren started his meditation.

"Oh! So that was it! I get it!"

Like a nocturnal owl that awakened from a whole day of sleep, Darren suddenly opened his eyes and

released his inner power to shake the dust that accumulated and clung in his body.

Swoosh!

With his hands stretched resembling the eagle's wings, Darren swiftly flew down to the base of the high

ladder.

"Huh? Do you want to barge in by yourself?" out of nowhere, the middle-aged man said dryly, breaking

the silence with his raspy voice.

"If I don't give it a try, how would I know if I can do it? What do you think?" Darren asked while turning

his head, waiting for the man's response.

"Please," the middle-aged man said coldly while he was stretching his hand, pointing it towards the

high ladder.

Swoosh!

Contingent upon the moment, Darren stepped on the ladder, took a deep breath, stooped a little, and

ran up as quickly as he could.

Judging from the speed of his sprint, it would take him at least an hour to reach the end of the high

ladder.

He was midway the ladder panting and almost out of breath when the middle-aged man caught Darren

and pulled him down.

As an aftermath of such action, Darren fell from the high ladder. Down he went, almost to the starting

point.

Considering the middle-aged man's potent strength in pulling Darren down, he fell on the ground with a

sickening thud. But then again, he stood up calmly and patted the dust off his body.

"Continue?" the middle-aged man said in an ironic tone while his brows were raised suspiciously.

"Of course,"

Darren retorted, energized and more excited this time. As he dashed towards the high ladder again, he

left a puzzling smile behind for the middle-aged man to ponder.

Correspondingly, the middle-aged man dashed with speed way faster than Darren and reached out for

him again.

This time, however, as he saw the middle-aged man approaching, Darren flew away from the high

ladder. The instant he made a safe distance away, he began to attack the middle-aged man at once.

"Hum!"

Realizing that Darren made such a reckless action, the middle-aged man sneered and allowed Darren

to hit him. He was confident that Darren's attacks wouldn't reach him.

"Do you think you can kill me when I transformed into my physical body to pull you down the ladder?

You're too slow, weak even.

Besides, my power is way much stronger than yours. Even if I show my real self entirely to let you

attack, you can't defeat me at all. You are really naive!" the middle-aged man said. With all the

considerations he had mentioned, he still didn't believe Darren could do it. The middle-aged man

thought that Darren's method didn't work unless Darren's skill had surpassed him. Yet, on the other

hand, if Darren's ability really exceeded him, he couldn't stop Darren from climbing the ladder.

Howbeit, Darren ignored the middle-aged man and stepped on the high ladder again. Though deep

inside him, Darren was frustrated as he couldn't find a way on how to even inflict an attack against the

invincible middle-aged man. As he made his way up the ladder, his mind was busy thinking of ideas on

how to deal with the man. However, as the silence grew longer, Darren paused and thought, 'What

would the middle-aged man do this time?' Just as he had expected, the middle-aged man stopped

Darren again, pulling him down the high ladder.

Similarly, as he had done earlier, Darren attacked the middle-aged man again though he knew that it

was totally useless.

Climbing and falling, Darren and the middle-aged man repeated the process for hundreds of times like

a merry-go-round that went round and round all day long.

But as the middle-aged man claimed, even when he revealed his real self to Darren, the young warrior,

still, couldn't hit him considering Darren's speed.

"Hey! You! If you attack me again, I will kill you!"

the middle-aged man bellowed at Darren angrily. It was apparent that he had reached the end of his

rope. Such meaningless action and reaction tired him and made him lose his temper.

"Sir! Please be patient with me! If I have guessed it correctly, as long as I am not climbing the high

ladder, you can't hurt me. Am I right?" Darren asked with a grin resembling a bobcat.

Baffled by Darren's expression, the middle-aged man was shocked by Darren's words. He was

surprised that the young man was smarter than he had thought. Nonetheless, the middle-aged man

then said, "So what? Your behavior is too childish. After you've played here for a few months, you will

stay here forever. By then, you will be in trouble. You need to think about it!"

"Okay! If that's what you think, then I'm out of questions. I'll see you tomorrow then," with a surprisingly

joyous face, Darren said as he waved to the middle-aged man, and then flew away.

Such action held the middle-aged man in a daze, and he stared at Darren's back for a moment. After

which, he said in a calm tone, "Hmmm, my mind has been clouded and disturbed by such a young lad.

I really shouldn't be. Haha!"

The middle-aged man pondered about his behavior when he was angry. He managed to calm down

and draw a smile suddenly. As he went on his way, he gradually ignored the thought about Darren and

the childish game.

Meanwhile, Darren came to a desolate place and immediately sat on the ground to cultivate.

As he prepared himself ready for cultivation, he took a deep breath, and before he closed his eyes, his

eyes glowed silvery white in a trance.

After three days of continuous cultivation, Darren woke up from his meditation and flew towards the

high ladder again.

"Oh, so you come back?" the middle-aged man kindly said as he saw Darren approach the high ladder.

"Well, I thought you were still angry. That's why I let three days pass before coming back. Haha!"

exclaimed Darren while giving out a sly laugh.

"It's not worth wasting my time getting angry with you. Say it! What's your play?" the middle-aged man

asked in an inquisitive tone, smiling.

"What play do you mean? I just want to break through the high ladder," Darren replied as he chuckled

blandly. And, he rushed towards the high ladder.

Just like what had commenced three days ago, the middle-aged man went to catch and stop Darren.

Darren, in return, left the high ladder to attack the middle-aged man, and the battle continued again and

again.

Without any of the surrendering to one another, after Darren repeated the process hundreds of times,

he retreated away. Howbeit, a few days later, he came back and indulged himself into repeating the

same climb-catch-attack process with the middle-aged man.

As what they were doing turned into a regular routine, Darren hadn't noticed that he had been doing

the process for a few months. And it would be a whole year very soon.

One typical day, Darren flew to the side of the high ladder again and waited for the middle-aged man

quietly.

Then as he was expecting him, the middle-aged man arrived at the high ladder with no expression on

his face at all. He knew that it must be the same this time, just like playing a boring game.

"Only half a month is left. Why don't you take a rest? In the future, you're going to be bored, and even

feel unending loneliness." The middle-aged man gave out a suggestion to Darren. By this time, the

man had already drawn his conclusion that Darren couldn't make through. Such a conclusion was

based on the fact that Darren wasn't able to find the right way on how to break through the high ladder.

"You're definitely wrong!" Darren announced in a confident tone. He lifted his head high and beamed a

smile towards the middle-aged man. Then, he continued with a smile. "After today, I will leave you. I

hope you don't feel lonely being alone in here."

"What? Haha. I'm starting to appreciate your patience and confidence. In fact, I can remind you now

that the key to beating me is speed. You're doing it wrong, or you failed to find the solution, which was

which, young man?" mocked the middle-aged man as he was a bit annoyed by Darren's words.

"Speed? In my current level, no matter how I improve my speed, I can't be on par with your speed,"

retorted Darren towards the middle-aged man. By this time, hearing Darren's words made the man

confused whether Darren was praising him or insulting him.

"It's not certain. If you had just carefully looked for it, you would find that there are many speed

creatures at the edge of the space. As long as you patiently capture and kill them, you will accumulate

the Speed Rule. In a year, your speed is likely to exceed mine," the middle-aged man explained while

his head cocked to the side in an arrogant expression.

After hearing that, Darren shook his head with a deep sigh.

"Well. I guess this is where your journey ends. Are you sorry now? Do you regret what you have done?

But it's too late now. Even if you had started collecting the speed creatures a few months ago, you still

couldn't make it."

"No, I don't. I don't regret anything, nor was I sorry. I just think that I've overestimated you and the

master of the Star Tower. It turns out that the test is only for my speed and patience. I thought all the

while that it was designed to test the mind and wisdom," Darren said.

"How dare you! I'll need to teach you a lesson after making sure that you'll stay here forever."

To Darren's surprise, the middle-aged man's anger was triggered by his words. He snapped out of his

wits after he heard Darren's words. 'What does he mean to have overestimated the master of the

Starry Tower and me? Can I forgive such people who are so incompetent and speaks about madness?'

the middle-aged man thought.

"Forget it. I will continue my mission in trying to break through this high ladder," Darren said and walked

toward the high ladder, while shaking his head.

Unable to believe Darren's unyielding determination to pass the test, the middle-aged man just gave

out a sigh. Soon enough, the moment Darren was halfway through the high ladder, the middle-aged

man snorted and prepared to stop Darren.

Yet, as he neared the climbing warrior, the middle-aged man's eye widened in terror. He was really C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

shocked by the scene in front of him.

"You..." the middle-aged man stared at Darren, and cursed him at once. His face was terror-stricken

and was full of shock.