Female Novel
Chapter 1172 Lost
After glancing at the hundreds of people not far away, Alex realized that they were all desperatelyfighting for that one spot. All he wanted was to save his daughter, but in doing so, he would beshattering their five- year-long wait for this opportunity, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty.
It was just a matter of meeting the Holy Maiden and asking her a few questions. There was no absoluteneed to become a guard of the Holy Land.
“Is there no other way to see the Holy Maiden?” Alex asked tentatively.
The old man shook his head. “Not everyone has the privilege of meeting the Holy Maiden. Even theguards of the Holy Land are fortunate if they catch a glimpse of her. I have lived for over seventy yearsand have witnessed several Holy Maidens come and go, yet I haven’t met a single one in person.”
Alex never imagined that this matter would be so troublesome, but when he thought of his daughter, hefelt that anything was worth doing.
“Since it’s come to this, I guess I have no other choice.” Alex glanced at the crowd not far away. Assomeone ranked Grandmaster Realm, these people were nothing in his eyes.
“You can’t wear these clothes! People will know you’re not from around here just by looking at you,Come with me! My son has a similar build to you, and my house is not far from here,” the elderly mansaid.
Half an hour later, Alex had already changed into the clothing of the Venenum Clan upon arriving at thisplace. Standing among the crowd, he blended in seamlessly with the local people.
At this very moment, an eighty-year-old woman, dressed in a black and red robe, stood on the platformand addressed the crowd, “Everyone present here is a passionate man of our Venenum Clan, all eagerto devote their strength to our Holy Land. It’s just that the Holy Land only has one guard position
available every five years. Naturally, this person must be the bravest and strongest warrior among ourVenenum Clan. The one who can cross the mountainside first and reach the finish line before sunseton the third day is the warrior we need. Everyone in the village should be aware of the dangers of thatmountain behind us, right? I won’t go into details, but if you’re afraid of encountering life-threateningsituations, you can opt out now.”
No sooner had the old woman’s words fallen than many people below the high platform slowlydispersed. They were all villagers from this settlement and naturally knew the dangers of the mountainbehind. That place was frequented by ferocious man-eating bears that could easily handle ten of themat once. Those who encountered such a beast would find it very difficult to survive.
Although many have left, there were still quite a few people remaining, probably around a hundred orso. With so many people competing for just one Holy Land guardian position, the competition wasindeed fierce.
But now, with the addition of Alex, it was almost certain that he would emerge the winner.
As the old woman announced the start of the challenge, more than a hundred people hurriedly rantoward the back mountain. However, Alex’s speed far exceeded theirs, and in just a short moment, hehad already left them dozens of meters behind.
If he continued at this pace, Alex wouldn’t even take three days. In just a few hours, he would be ableto cross this mountain.
Along the way, Alex encountered wild beasts in the mountains, such as wolves and wild boars.However, que to Alex’s incredible speed, they barely had time to lift their eyelids, let alone chase afterhim.
Just when he thought this challenge would be incredibly easy, an unexpected accident occurred.
After several hours. Alex felt that he should have already left the back mountain at his pace, but he wasstill wandering in the jungle. Upon closer observation, he realized that he seemed to have circled backto the same spot.
He was lost.
This time. Alex deliberately slowed down his pace and made sure to take note of his surroundingsalong the way. Moreover, by walking in a straight line, he was confident that he wouldn’t get lost again.
However, despite his wishes, after more than ten minutes, he found himself back at the spot where hehad first made a mark.novelbin
Undeterred, Alex tried various methods, but all of them ended in failure. This time, he was utterlyconfused, unable to even distinguish between east, south, west, and north.
In all his life, he had never imagined that he would ever lose his way. After all, he possessed thestrength of a Grandmaster.
However, it seemed that even the Grandmaster’s power was rendered helpless in the face of nature’swonder.
Am I really trapped in this forest? Alex was somewhat unwilling to accept this fate, but there seemed tobe no other way.