Chapitre 1269: If it didn't

Now knowing a lot more about the kind of place he was in Hao Xuan stopped holding back.

'As long as I have the light I will be safe,' is what he told himself while running with everything he had, at a speed that would be nothing more than a blur to a normal person.

There were times when he had to slow down and a couple of instances where he had to go around when the path ahead was completely blocked by bottomless pits and chasms.

Fortunately, the floodlight did its job and kept him safe for the most part. But the deeper he went the stronger darkness became, limiting light range to a little less than 4 meters.

And if that wasn't enough, there were several moments when he could see faint outlines in the darkness, just out of the light's reach. And these silhouettes were far from human.