Chapitre 290: Shadow Step To Victory

"Woah! What the--!"

Ren attempted to maintain his balance, to no avail as squares of the stone floor jutted upwards, splitting and revealing an empty crevice--causing competitors to begin falling into the newly revealed depths. 

"Iris!"

Attempting to grab hold of the girl in this pivotal moment, Ren successfully met her hand with his own, holding it tightly as they both began to plummet into the unknown abyss. 

"Ren…!" 

"Just hold on!" 

Horrified screams came from all directions and all competitors as a shower of stone followed them down into the pitch-dark domain. 

Without thinking twice, he brought the azure-haired girl close to his body, holding her as he braced himself to bear the impact for the both of them, "I've got you…!" 

As he looked at her, she had shut her eyes tightly out of fear of the daunting fall--something he indulged in as well before suddenly--his feet met the ground.