Transmigrated into a reversed world
Chapter 160 - 160: You can't live without me

Zane watched carefully and with focus as his teacher taught him the basis of painting; he was so engrossed that he didn't pay attention to the snacks Louis brought, which was a first for him.

Viktor, who was deep in the ocean, swarmed around the building with a bag across his chest; he passed the statue room, remembering he had been to this place two months ago.

Viktor glided through the grand hallways, his tail moving gracefully past towering pillars and walls adorned with shining pearls and glowing cravings. His bag bulged with shimmering pearls and delicate shells.

He swarmed past different well-light hallways filled with cracks showing traces of time.

Just as he turned to leave, his tail brushed a loose rock.

"Click."

He froze. The sound echoed, and the wall creaked open, revealing a hidden passage cloaked in darkness. Curiosity flared.

Pulling a glowing stone from his bag, Viktor ventured into the tunnel, its narrow walls pressing close.

Not knowing how far or long he swam, he saw a flash of white light coming ahead, and his pace picked up.

He passed through the water, which felt like a screen; his tail changed into legs when he landed on the dry ground. He looked back and touched the water screen with his hands, surprise and awe flashed through his eyes.

The water was separated from the room by a screen, making the ground dry and free from water.

The bright light was coming from the huge glowing stone in the big room, lightening the place.

His eyes zeroed in on the blue ring glowing on the far end of the room; he looked around cautiously, 'why was this place hidden so deep, housing nothing but a ring?'

He dropped his bag on the ground and walked cautiously with his senses heightened for any slight movement.

He walked forward, and his legs pressed a stone on the ground, "Zzz…"

His body moved instinctively, and he dodged backwards; two bone-like white spikes flew in his direction, one passing through his back, embedded deeply into the wall and one a hair breath from piercing his head but only took some strands of his hair.

Viktor broke out in cold sweat, he was almost pierced through. His heart danced with delight, for trap placed here the ring must be valuable.

He took a deep breath and moved forward, twisting and turning with inhuman agility to avoid the traps.

Almost halfway through the room, the temperature became hot, making him soaked with sweat, almost flowing into his eyes.

His legs stepped on a dented stone, and the ground opened; inside was a large, dead, ancient electric jellyfish.

The electric current, cracked up, making sizzling sounds. The little stone that fell in was charged to dust.

Viktor swallowed while hanging with one hand holding a stone. To get to the other side was impossible doing it alone; the rock bearing its weight couldn't hold on for long, and cracks were already appearing.

He summoned his beast; pain opened his eyes and hissed loudly, wrapping himself tightly on Viktor's wrist.

"Master…wooo….I was wrong…hiss don't kill me…you can't live without me." Pain cried harder, still disoriented by the situation, and its brain couldn't function well.

"Woah…nice idea. Hmm… I will try that later. Now change to your normal size, I'll throw you over to the other side, make sure you bite a firm hold or we both die.'' Viktor's tone was playful and unhurried like he was not closer to death.

Pain brain came online and quickly assessed their dire situation. What happened to ocean exploring, what place is this? It was filled with questions and confusion but no time to ask.

His body weight weighed on the rock—the rock couldn't bear their weight and was crushed; Viktor was prepared and pierced his nails, which dripped with blood as they embedded into the rocky wall.

"Master, throw me over!" Pain shouted, breaking out in sweat seeing they almost fell.

"Bite down hard!" Viktor shouted as he threw pain like a rope to the other side; pain was about to slide back but it bit harder into the rocky ground.

Its mouth bleeding, but it bit on tight, Pain's body was in the form of a rope, and Viktor held its tail and swung over to the other side; his body grew hot from the current below.

"Pull me up!" He shouted for Pain to retract his length, in that process, bringing him up.

He was pulled up slowly; Viktor suddenly descended quickly; he tried to hold the wall before he stopped falling.

The edges of his clothes were burnt to ashes as he was within a hair's breadth of the deadly current.

Before he could understand what happened, he was pulled up, but this time, he was able to reach over the other side.

He lay on the ground, an

d his chest was heaving wildly, with his body soaked all through.