Journey Of A Legend

Since the start of his ascent, Greg has spent close to 2 days on the mountain and still didn't reach the summit.

But it was not a surprise at all, to be honest. Since he surpassed the halfway point, he has been assaulted with terrifying storm outbreaks from time to time.

Each outbreak was so great that Greg could do nothing but stay still and pray for dear God not to get blown off.

If it weren't for his physical strength to bury his arms and legs deep into the mountainside, it was 100% certain that he would have died.

Resisting against such a powerful blast from time to time without any help of power or Soul Creature, was almost as hard as hitting the bullseye with closed eyes from 20 meters away in darts.

Luckily, Greg's body had been refined and tempered to the point where he could resist such powers, but he still struggled to keep himself in one place.

Especially after the tenth attempt when the storm's power so great, that even an entire city could have been blasted away.

Withstanding such power was insanely hard, even for him. 

But even like this, Greg didn't give up. He knew that if he did give up what would wait for him was certain death.

Just thinking about the fact that he climbed 2 days straight without resting made Greg know, that below his feet was such depths, that could make anyone feel anxious.

Just the fact alone that if he ended up falling he would fall for close to an hour straight made Greg feel a chill run down his spine.

"I am still surprised that I didn't climb out into space.", thought Greg, but naturally knew that would be impossible.

Just as Alice told him before, this whole place inside the barrier was created in a way where infinite space could be fit. Meaning, no matter how long more he continues to climb, he will never reach outer space.

"Just how much more do I need to climb?", asked Greg himself and raised his head, but unfortunately, he was still unable to see the summit.

However, after ascending slowly for a few more hours, Greg finally saw the peak, making him to become instantly excited.

Especially because he could finally rest his sour and exhausted body. Climbing for days and resisting against the storm for several hours straight, made him feel tired too.

He still didn't have a clue how would have others had the power to climb this mountain. Not only was he not able to use his powers, but even the storm made the ascension insanely hard.

It was simply impossible for others to reach the top.

As Greg thought about this, he climbed up, and finally, after 2 and half a day of continuous of climbing, he reached the summit.

"Finally!!", said Greg with a sigh of relief and fell down to the ground.

His body felt extremely exhausted, and he didn't want anything right now but to get a bit of rest.

Luckily, the top of the mountain was not rocky, but like a paradise, filled with a soft and dense amount of green grass, making Greg feel like he was lying in a comfortable bed.

"So good...", thought Greg with a satisfied smile.

"If I were you, I would hurry up and enter the temple.", sounded Alice's voice in his head, making Greg to widen his eyes instantly.

Right, he was still on the mountain, outside. Maybe he reached the top, but that didn't mean the storm would vanish too.

"F*ck!", said Greg after realizing the problem, and without hesitation stood up.

The Temple was only a few hundred meters away from him, but because of his sore legs, Greg felt like they were miles away.

"Here it comes.", said Alice calmly, making Greg to clench his teeth and quicken his pace instantly.

100 meters, 50 meters, 20 meters...

Just as Greg was about to reach the Temple's entrance and run inside, the storm appeared once again.

*BOOM!*

Not hesitating at all, Greg smashed his arm into the ground, knowing if he tried to run more, he would be blown away instantly.

"!"

However, what he did not expect was that the moment the storm appeared, it would be the strongest he ever met with.

"The hell with all of this! Just what did you guys think creating this place?", thought Greg angrily as he watched cracks form on the earth around his arm.

*Crack!*

*Crack!*

*Crack!* 

Cracks formed and appeared around Greg's hand like spider webs, showing that it was only a matter of time until he was blasted away from the mountain top.

And what was even worse, that while he couldn't do anything, deep cuts appeared on his body one by one.

The storm has reached such a critical point, where the wind was so powerful that it formed its own wind blades, injuring anyone around.

And because those blades could injure Greg, whose body has reached terrifying toughness, showed just how scary the blades were.

*Slash!*

*Slash!*

*Slash!*

One deep wound after another, on Greg's body deep wound, appeared, making him to clench his teeth in pain.

"Come on! Just a bit more!", thought Greg loudly as he watched the cracks spread even more around his arm.

Seconds that felt like hours had passed, and just when the earth around Greg's arm was about to turn debris, the storm suddenly vanished.

"Finally!", thought Greg with a sigh, but didn't hesitate to enter the Temple.

He feared that if he stayed outside even for a second more, the storm would unexpectedly come back and send him to his death.

*CREEEAAAK!*

With a sound that was similar to a rusty metallic door, Greg opened the Temple's entrance and walked inside.

"That was close...", said Greg gently as he sat down on the floor with his back against the door.

"So this is the Wind Temple, the temple of...", started to say Greg, but realized he forgot to check what was this temple called.

"Temple of Swiftness.", said Alice suddenly, making Greg to nod.

"So Temple of Swiftness. So that means..."

*BAM!*

And just as he was about to finish his sentence, suddenly the dark interior lit up with blinding light, and before Greg, a shocking scene emerged.

Right before him, a huge and long path could be seen. However, the path was not a normal one, because from above, different shaped and sized weapons were hanging, moving around in the place with insane motion.

"This... You must be kidding me, right?", thought Greg, not knowing whether he should laugh or cry.

And just to test if his situation was truly as bad as he thought, Greg tried utilizing his powers but found out he was unable to use them.

"..."

"This is definitely a joke.", said Greg with a serious face.

"It is not, but if you follow my instructions, you will be able to reach the end."

As Greg heard this from Alice, he glanced at the other end of the path, only to see the sculpture displaying Alice's figure.

She had the same seductive body as ever, but the only difference was her posture.

She stood at the end of the hall, showing a sideways stance like he was running forward at full speed.

"Where is the key?", asked Greg with a frown, trying to find the key.

But no matter how hard he tried, he didn't see any key around the statue, which was quite confusing.

"You will be able to get the key, only if you finish this last course.", said Alice in Greg's head.

When Greg heard this he nodded slightly and started to rest his head against the door.

"Let me get a bit of a rest before we start this challenge. I feel exha-, sh*t!"

Just as Greg could have finished his sentence, suddenly from above, a huge scythe fell on him, making Greg to move instantly.

*Swish!*

"!?"

Watching as he barely avoided death's door, Greg started to sweat profusely and looked around.

"Unfortunately, you won't be able to rest. If you try, you will die.", said Alice, making Greg to gulp down his saliva in an instant.

"Then what should we do? My legs feel like jelly and even my reaction speed became dull. Like this, there is no way in hell that I will be able to reach the other end.", said Greg instantly as he dodged another assault from above.

"I already said it, no? If you follow what I say, you won't die. Just do as I say and everything will be fine."

*BOOM!*

After jumping to the side, barely avoiding another attack that wanted to smash him into a pulp, Greg sighed and nodded.

"Sure. Then what should I do?"

"Perfect. Then start running forward.", answered Alice with a smile.

"..."

"Sorry, say that again?", asked Greg after waiting for a while, and looked at the hundreds of moving weapons before him.

"I said, ignore everything before you and just start running. Just trust me, nothing will happen."