Livia stood in front of a skull-filled wall, but there was something different about this wall that was quite hard to notice.
There was a black skull with folded black horns hidden within other skulls, and in this dim light, it was almost invisible if someone wasn't looking for it.
Livia then flashed a strange smile toward Jacob before she twisted the left horn of that black skull, and the next moment, the deep sound of a mechanism being stirred rang.
Thereby, the entire wall suddenly trembled before a slit appeared. It was a door!
Jacob was baffled by just how much lucky Livia would've been to find something like this. He started to look at the wolf woman in a new light.
As the small skull door opened, a ten cubic meter space appeared, lit with the same fire torches.
"Come in, don't be shy." Livia chuckled as she entered.
Jacob followed suit, and his eyes narrowed when he saw the interior.
Unlike the rest of the maze, there weren't any skulls on the walls, but a 1.5-meter stone statue of a skeleton in priest robes holding a red follower in its bone hands which looked completely wrong in many ways.
On the room's left and right walls were strange ruins.
Lastly, there was a 2-meter wide clear water pond right in front of this skeleton statue, and some common tier fishes were swimming inside.
Besides, there were some weapons lying on a corner which were clearly Livia's, and there was nothing else.
Livia said smilingly, "No bad, right? Besides that creepy flower skeleton, this place is quite good compared to the rest of the shityard. Now you believed me, no?"
Jacob had no choice but to believe Livia since she was the only place where anyone could survive in this maze if she were telling the truth.
If it were Jacob, he would never bring some stranger into this place, much less someone he had just met not even an hour ago.
"What are those symbols?" He couldn't help but ask since it was his first time seeing such language, and those symbols somewhat resembled the Philosopher's Language.
Livia coolly answered, "It's Rune Language. Just like the Philosopher's Language, many old ruins and scriptures are translated from it. However, the Rune Language field is wider than the Philosopher's Language. Since the former can be used in magic while the latter is used in alchemy."
'Rune Language? Doesn't Decker mention it in his journal?' Jacob's memory was quite sharp as he remembered, 'This language also used in magic?'
"So, you can read it?" He looked at Livia. She was becoming more useful by the minute.
Livia was quite talkative since it's been two years since she had talked with someone, and she needed Jacob to get out of there, so she answered his question to win his complete trust.
"You sure like to ask questions for someone who didn't even reveal his full name. But I'm not a petty person. On the left is written, 'Death shall bring Salvation,' and on the right side is written, 'Salvation shall bring Death.' It was clearly written by some sadistic." She sneered disdainfully.
However, a peculiar glint flashed past Jacob's eyes before vanishing competently.
"Thank you for telling me." He nodded.
"No problem. Do you want to try some fish?" Livia questioned.
"No, thank you. How about you share your plan on how to get out of here? I'm sure you didn't want to waste more time." Jacob probed coolly.
Livia's eyes shimmered with coldness, and she nodded, "Yes, I had been monitoring that fellow for over a year now, and as long as we attack in pair, we can easily get out of here. So, you should rest for the day, the maze will reset in a day, and that would be the time to start."
Jacob didn't object and nodded, "Alright, but if I found that 'fellow' dangerous, I won't participate in that suicide charge."
Livia's eyes narrowed ever so slightly as the smile on her face stiff, "It won't be difficult, I've been headbutting with him for over a year, and I could always escape without getting injured, so that it won't be much difficult for you. Oh, do you have more explosive?"
Jacob thought for a moment before he nodded, "I have around 100 grams of TNT left. I didn't know I was going to trap here. I just wanted to leave the dark woodlands but was thrown into this space instead." He sighed ruefully.
Livia's eyes also flash with resentment, "I could relate. Don't worry. We might be able to leave after we escape this maze."
'So, she didn't know just what kind of place the dark ruins is?' Jacob though.
H knew this woman was going to feel despair after leaving this place or who knows if that place she wanted to go was even the real exit or was just another part of the maze.
However, this wasn't something he had in his mind right now as he was struggling to decide something.
Afterward, Livia started to ask all kinds of questions about the outside world, which Jacob had no idea how to answer since he only stayed on the freedom plains for a short while.
So, he could only make an excuse that he was the low-ranking officer of the golden sword army and had offended someone and been sent out here, but instead, he escaped.
Although Livia might not believe it, she can't do anything.
Jacob also didn't ask any more questions except the guardian of the way out, and the small space soon fell into silence.
Time passed quickly. Jacob was resting with his eyes closed, but he was completely awake, and at this moment, he heard Livia's heartbeat moving and instantly opened his eyes.
Livia was currently going through her weapons while her round bottom was completely displayed. As she sensed Jacob's gaze, she looked at him with a strange smile and slightly shook her ass.
"It's nice, right?" She asked ambiguously.
Jacob merely said, whiteout retracing his gaze, "It is, so?"
Livia's eyes widened slightly, and she stood straight while looking at Jacob. She smiled seductively, "If you show me your face, I might let you touch it."
Jacob thought for a moment before he stood up and he, pulled his hood off, and then took off his mask, revealing his long silver hair and handsome face. He had a… smile on his face.
Livia's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "You're an elf!"
She didn't notice Jacob's ears since they were covered under his hair, and she clearly had never seen a human, so an elf was the only thing that came to her mind after seeing his handsome appearance.
Even Demi-Humans respect elves and only some of their tribes can rival them.
Jacob smiled and nodded, "You look shocked."
"But your hair is silver?" She asked curiously since elves in the freedom plains have golden hair.
"I'm a Silver Elf, a hybrid of sorts." Jacob lied through his teeth without even flinching, and the warm smile on his face never vanished.
"Why do you suddenly show your face?" Livia couldn't help but feel something was wrong, but she never put her finger on it.
Because Jacob struck her as someone aloof and cold, but now he was acting friendly. If Jacob's weapon weren't lying on the floor, she would think he was going to ambush her.
But no matter how she thought of it, Jacob didn't have a reason to kill her since he needed her help to find the guardian and fight with him.
'Is he after my body? Or did he want to see just how badly I want to get out of here and see how I react?' She could only think of this since she was quite confident in her looks and figure.
Although she wasn't as beautiful as an elf, she was clearly more beautiful than the average women of the freedom plain, especially better than those ugly races such as goblins, orcs, trolls, and so on.
Jacob took a step toward her with his warm smile and suddenly took off his jacket showing his tight black gear vest and masculine muscles underneath.
Livia couldn't help but look closely at Jacob's body. She was not admiring his body but looking for a hidden weapon, but there was nothing, and his sword, rifle, and a block of TNT were left lying in his sitting position.
This made her even more assured that he was after her body or just testing her, but she still didn't let her guard down.
Jacob stopped when he was only a foot away from Livia, and the smile on his face hadn't vanished at all.
He said gently, "After I thought it over, I found you quite sincere and lovely that's why I show you my appearance. This will break any wall we have, and our corporation will be flawless, right? Besides, I couldn't help but notice that you seemed… lonely."
Livia's eyes trembled slightly as she looked deeply into Jacob's amber eyes.
Jacob suddenly approached closer as they could almost feel each other's warm breath, and Livia somehow felt compelled and couldn't stop his advance despite wanting to…