"What are you doing?
Shouldn't you stay with that guy named Elijah?"
Austin asked the mermaid with a bewildered look on his face.
"I don't want to be with him. He does nothing but bother me.
No matter how many times I say that I only see him as my friend, he just won't quit.
Well, I've had enough."
the mermaid said as she followed closely.
"That's none of my business.
That's between the two of you,"
Austin said, pursing his lips.
"I don't care. You have agreed to let me stay by your side.
And here I thought you were a man of your words,"
the mermaid continued as she tried to keep up with Austin.
"All right, then.
If you insist."
Austin sighed.
"I'm just a weak woman. So it's your responsibly to look after me."
Overjoyed, she stuck out her tongue to tease him.
Soon after Austin and the mermaid took their leave, Elijah got rid of the illusions.
He searched everywhere, but couldn't find any trace of the two who just left.
"Humph! Just wait and see.
I swear I will tear you into pieces, you weakling.
That bitch even had the nerve to side with that weakling.
Someday, I'll make you mine and make your life a living hell!"
Jealousy and anger flooded his heart.
Only Austin could quench his thirst for blood.
At that time, Austin was exploring the maze with the mermaid.
The maze reached as far as the eye could see.
The place was teeming with different places like palaces, houses, courtyards, streets, shops and squares.
Moreover, it was full of illusions.
But these illusions couldn't pose a threat to Austin anymore.
Instead, he could now use them against his enemy.
The two of them kept moving forward, not minding anything they came across.
Gradually, they began to run into more and more creatures.
Like Austin, they were also from the outside worlds.
These creatures were from the powerful forces that were allowed to enter the Land of Outlaw.
Almost every single one of them sought after the Illusionary Token.
As they stayed there, more and more tokens were revealed.
At the same time, the people from different forces had started fighting each other over the tokens.
This would sometimes even cause internal conflict among the said forces.
The tokens were sought after due to two reasons.
First, once one gathered three Illusionary Tokens and activated them, they could get out of the dangerous maze.
Second, one's spiritual sense would become stronger once they activated these tokens.
Knowing the power these tokens held, everyone was willing to fight anyone that stood in their way of getting one.
The Illusionary Tokens were the most useful treasures in this maze.
In search of power, every creature wanted to get as many tokens they could get their hands on.
Almost anyone benefited from increasing their spiritual sense, but none more so than divine gods.
The higher one's cultivation base was, the more difficult it was to improve his spiritual sense.
Hence, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for a divine god to easily improve his spiritual sense several times.
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