Not only was he scammed into breaking the coffin, but even the reward he received didn''t seem particrly useful in this situation. He was really regretting not choosing the other option that came with an escape talisman as a reward.


    Normally, the rewards given to him were things he could use to protect himself in situations that resulted from the selected option. But this time, he felt like he was screwed over. How could thispass even save him?


    He looked at the Compass of Necessity he had received as a reward. Thepass only had one arrow, and it was still, pointing towards the right side of Zephyr.


    "Hmm?" He was about to answer Zephyr when he noticed something strange.


    He thought it was pointing at Zephyr, making it useless. But it took him a moment to realize there was a slight deviation. It wasn''t pointing at Zephyr, but a little to the right of him.


    Eren was preparing a powerful attack to try and break the roof of the cave and escape, wasting more time in their hide-and-seek game. But the realization about thepass made him change his mind.


    Was there really something that thepass was pointing at? It was called thepass of Necessity, and even the description was vague. Despite that, it was considered a unique tier item, which was much more rare.


    The description only stated that thepass could lead a person to thoughts that were an absolute necessity for them at the moment, but was there really something here that was more of a necessity for him than escape?


    ''The only thing I need more, is a route to leave this ce. If thepass can lead me to an escape route, that might work out. But is there really something like that here?''


    If there was an escape route that could be used without the keys, then what was even the whole point of keys? Although he had many questions, he decided to trust his system one more time.


    Even if his luck hadn''t been particrly good, it was still better to rely on something tried and tested, than to create a new path, especially since he wasn''t even certain if his attack could create an opening.


    "Frost Domain!" Eren eximed, turning the surrounding area into a thickyer of snow. But he didn''t stop there. One after another, he bombarded Zephyr with his skills, holding nothing back.


    He used his sword to cut his own forearm, letting his blood fall on the pure white snow and taint it red.


    "You think I''m going to give you an opportunity to use your tricks?" Zephyr also put an end to their conversation. Like a ghost, he materialized in front of Eren.


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    Eren didn''t dodge. He simply raised his foot.


    "You are slow. You can''t even touch me, dear brother?" Zephyr moved aside, dodging Eren''s kick.


    "Who says I was targeting you, brother?" Eren stomped on the ground, shattering the thickyer of ice.


    From the cracks in the ice, hundreds of blood spikes shot out, each aimed at Zephyr.


    Eren didn''t expect his attack to take Zephyr down. He wasn''t nning for that. He simply needed a distraction, and it worked well, especially since the surroundings were covered in a bloody mist.


    While the blood spikes distracted Zephyr, and the blood mist made it hard to see, anotheryer of blood shot out from the ground.


    The blood took a humanoid form, turning into a clone of Eren. It even manifested the clothes that Eren was wearing, perfectly faking his identity.


    Meanwhile, Eren used blink multiple times in a row, putting his body under a heavy burden. He flew past Zephyr, using blink. But he didn''t stop.


    He kept repeating it, even going past the Tower Master who didn''t expect this either. Eren was trying to escape. They didn''t believe he would return after all.


    "That''s enough!" Zephyr roared, an unknown energy spreading out from his body. The energy destroyed all the blood spikes that wereing for him. Even the blood mist was devoured.


    Only Eren was left behind,pletely untouched as if left there intentionally.


    "I thought you would be begging me for forgiveness. But instead of giving me that satisfaction, you are stubborn till the end! Let me see how long that canst!" Zephyr appeared before Eren. This time, he grabbed both of Eren''s hands.


    He kicked Eren''s chest, ripping apart his arms, sending the rest of his body flying back.


    Eren mmed against a wall, while Zephyr pped with Eren''s hands. "This is just the beginning, my dear brother. We have a lot left to finish."


    He thought Eren was finally going to show a panicked expression, but instead, he again saw a smirk.


    "Hmm?" he suddenly frowned, feeling something wet on his hands. He lowered his gaze and saw that Eren''s arms had already started melting, turning into blood.


    His sleeves were tainted red with Eren''s blood while his arms disappeared. Eren wasn''t different either, as his body also turned into a puddle of blood, with his ankle being thest to be wiped off, as if mocking Zephyr until the end?


    "This was... a clone?" Zephyr mumbled in disbelief. If That was the case, then where was real Eren?


    Suddenly, he thought of a possibility. If there was no way back, then did Eren return to the direction they came from? But why would he go from one end to another end when there was nothing important there?


    "Don''t tell me he already knows..." Zephyr didn''t want to believe it, but he still flew back with all his might.


    The moment he returned to the hall, he saw Eren sitting on the broken coffin. He didn''t look like he was trying to escape. Instead, he was simply waiting. .


    Zephyr subconsciously looked towards the left, and saw a hole in the wall as if someone had wed it off.


    "Are you looking for this?" Eren asked, bringing his right hand forward which was holding an object.