Long Chen clenched his fists, his chest tight as he faced his master. "Master... please be careful."
Qian Jinglei smiled faintly, adjusting his collar like she had when he was still her young disciple. "Foolish child. I'm the one staying in the safe zone. It's you who needs to be careful."
With a final bow, Long Chen turned away, his jaw set. The group moved toward the exit, leaving Qian Jinglei standing before the glowing map, her figure bathed in its golden light.
The moment Yun Lintian and his companions stepped into the corridor, the walls screamed in protest.
"Left twenty paces!" Qian Jinglei's voice came crisp through the transmission jade. "The right path is collapsing!"
BOOM!
Yun Lintian moved instantly, the group rushing left just as the right corridor imploded in on itself, swallowing space in a vortex of distorted time.
"Next junction—stop!"
