Chapter 574

Countless hands emerged from the floor.

One of those hands gripped Luo En's ankle tightly.

Luo En broke free from that hand, but more hands surged toward him.

"Damn, these things are stubborn."

Luo En clenched his fist and charged forward, aiming to smash the small wooden hut.

With the enhancement of his cursed energy, Luo En quickly shattered a large hole in the hut.

He hadn't expected this one to be so easy.

When he stepped into the outside world, he finally let out a breath of relief.

But the sight before Luo En's eyes made his heart tighten again.

The outside was now pitch black, so dark he couldn't see his own hand.

This was clearly abnormal.

When he first arrived, it had been morning, but now it looked like night.

Luo En looked around in shock; everything around him seemed gone, leaving only darkness.

What the hell is going on? Luo En was stunned.

He hadn't expected this curse to be so powerful—the illusion it created was terrifyingly real.

"I never thought you'd dare come here alone."

"Should I admire your courage, or mock your stupidity?"

That voice echoed in Luo En's ear.

But Luo En had no idea where the speaker was.

He scanned his surroundings—nothing but darkness.

Luo En was extremely tense.

No matter who he'd faced before, he'd always been able to see the opponent's silhouette.

At least there had been a chance to fight back.

But now, besides the small wooden hut, Luo En had no idea where the curse was hiding.

"Where are you? Come out!"

Luo En shouted loudly.

He had concentrated all his cursed energy into his fist.

As soon as the opponent appeared, he would kill them with one blow.

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But the black shadow clearly sensed Luo En's thoughts and refused to show himself.

The massive wooden hut began to shake violently once more.

"If you want to know where I am, come find me."

The voice echoed again and again in Luo En's ear, sharp and piercing.

It agitated Luo En.

Luo En dashed into the wooden hut.

He felt certain the opponent was near the hut, perhaps even inside it.

But the opponent was skilled at concealing his form, so Luo En couldn't detect him in the short term.

When Luo En rushed into the hut, he suddenly froze.

The interior looked completely different from before.

The hut had seemed small, but now it twisted and turned endlessly.

It was as if countless corridors stretched out, leading nowhere.

The hut had suddenly expanded dozens of times its size, now resembling a labyrinthine tunnel system.

"Several people have already died in my hands."

"You'll be the next."

"Daring to come onto my territory—you've got guts."

The voice echoed constantly in Luo En's ear, yet he could never locate the speaker.

"Where the hell are you? This damn bastard."

In this environment, Luo En grew increasingly unsettled, unable to calm his mind and think clearly.

Even though his speed was fast, the voice still echoed in his ear.

It felt as if it were right in front of him.

Even knowing this might be an illusion, Luo En had no choice but to keep running through the corridors.

Sometimes illusions might not be illusions at all—Luo En dared not let his guard slip for a moment.

"Stop wasting your energy."

"You can never escape my grasp."

The voice carried a mocking tone.

As he frantically moved, Luo En suddenly realized: even with his speed, the opponent could still be beside him.

Either the opponent was equally fast, able to keep up with him—or the opponent was everywhere.

Could it be…

That the wooden hut was the curse's true form?

At this thought, Luo En suddenly became alert.

If you want to defeat the opponent, you might have to destroy this small wooden hut.

But now he felt as if he had entered another dimension, with no way to find an exit.

Luo En settled his mind and stopped being swayed by the opponent's voice.

He rapidly concentrated his cursed energy into his fist.

He slammed a punch hard against the nearby wooden plank.

He put all his strength into this punch, firmly believing it would shatter the plank.

But Luo En was astonished to find that the punch seemed to hit nothing.

The torrential energy struck nothing, sinking silently like mud into the ocean.

And the wooden plank remained right before him.

"Damn it, this guy is a real headache—why is he so bizarre?"

Luo En had never encountered a curse like this before.

At that moment, the wooden planks on both sides began closing in toward Luo En.

The pressure kept mounting.

Luo En instinctively sped up his steps.

He had to escape before the two planks fully merged.

Suddenly, a series of explosions erupted from all directions.

Luo En saw a flash of cold light—as if someone was charging toward him.

He was startled—who would come here at a time like this?

In that instant, the image of Nai Zi flashed through his mind.

Then he saw a stranger, holding two long swords, relentlessly slashing at the small wooden hut.

The man seemed to sense Luo En's presence; he turned his head and glanced at Luo En, his face filled with surprise.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

The man asked coldly.

Luo En said, "I'm a student from the Academy, here to eliminate this curse."

"A student from the Academy?" The man paused, then laughed.

"You've got real guts—this is one of the most stubborn curses there is.

Why did you come here? Did your teacher really let you come alone?"

Luo En shook his head and said.

"My teacher doesn't know. This was my own decision."

The man suddenly said.