"Ronald, wasn't this supposed to be a maze adventure!"

"Why has the maze turned into a long-distance race here?"

On the mountain path heading south.

Ronald and Nicole were among them, sprinting forward with all their might.

And far behind them, some frightening white creatures could be seen, tirelessly chasing the two fugitives ahead, moving on all fours.

That's how simple it was.

On the only road leaving the Arctic Extreme.

Ronald and Nicole weren't obstructed by any maze elements any longer, now the only threat was the pursuing predators behind them.

How perplexing.

In the final stretch, the "Maze Picture Book" seemed to have taken a novel approach, ditching the maze for a race!

Could it be that at the end of every maze,

both sides engage in a chase as the finale?

"..."

While running forward with all their might, hearing Nicole's unhappy complaints, Ronald felt a mixture of emotions.

Just then, he glanced back.

The predators were within sight, but still a long way off.

Their bravery on the aurora corridor earlier had bought them some time, so Ronald and Nicole were still relatively safe for now.

But comparing both sides' speeds and the length of the remaining route...

Damn—

Ronald's heart sank.

Roughly calculating, he felt that before he could win the game, they might be caught first.

The final road was too long, and the difference in speed was evident.

Objective factors couldn't be changed.

If they wanted to keep the dust beast sealed under the Arctic extreme ice cap, they'd have to come up with a plan now.

"Nicole, we seem to be going a bit slow!"

"Do you have any crazy ideas?"

"..."

"Whoa, you're actually asking me?"

Ronald suddenly asked for Nicole's thoughts, catching the investigator girl off guard.

But thinking back to scenes in the "Maze Picture Book,"

Nicole had a brainwave and came up with something a carbon-based life form typically wouldn't think of:

"Ronald, you know that kind of steam engine from Springs, right?"

Ronald didn't expect Nicole to bring that up.

He was momentarily stunned but quickly nodded in acknowledgment:

"I know, but what does that have to do with our escape?"

"It's enough that you know!"

Seeing Ronald nod, Nicole's expression relaxed immediately.

Maintaining a running stance, she excitedly gestured with her hands:

"You know those things with wheels move faster than regular people, right?"

"We could actually mimic that method now!"

"In this world, as long as it's not too extreme, actions won't harm us, so why don't we bend our bodies into an arc, hug each other to form a ring, just like car wheels, and roll forward?"

"I think we could go much faster this way!"

This...

This is an invincible flaming wheel!

Ronald was taken aback by Nicole's whimsical idea.

He was about to refuse but stopped when he thought of the whimsical settings of the "Maze Picture Book." His refusal words stayed unspoken.

Thinking it over.

Why not give it a try?

After all, he didn't have a better idea at the moment. In this situation, why not adopt Nicole's completely unconventional plan!

Given the compatibility with the "Maze Picture Book,"

Nicole was indeed a natural talent for utilizing this original text!

"Alright!"

"Let's try it your way!"

Agreeing with Nicole's idea, Ronald and she immediately sprang into action.

With the predators still some distance away, they stopped to adjust their posture and embraced to form a simple ring.

With a cartoonish flair...

As said, the ring actually looked quite round!

"Nicole, shall we go?"

"Let's go!"

Dropping their hands to the ground,

the ring formed by their embrace rolled out, starting to move along the mountaintop path, the only road over the sea.

Initially,

their speed was relatively slow.

But thanks to the advantage of rolling and the natural smoothness of the icy ground, their speed began to accelerate!

Even the constraints of the maze,

ensured they wouldn't roll off the path and into the sea.

In less than a minute, as Ronald looked out from their embrace, his vision turned into a blur.

This was an exaggerated feat!

With his extraordinary non-human-level eyesight, how could his view be reduced to just indistinct shadows?

How fast do they have to go?

To achieve such an effect!

Ronald roughly estimated their current speed, which was very likely faster than when he fought the artificial deities at Springs!

Clap—

Suddenly.

The sound of something breaking the water reached Ronald's ears.

Hearing it, he squinted, struggling to make out with his blurred vision, a large sea creature resembling a whale, leaping out from the eastern sea of the mountaintop path.

Splash—

The massive sea creature landed.

At that moment, Ronald even felt the ground below them trembling!

"..."

"Nicole, can you feel the vibration?"

Ronald loudly asked Nicole's feeling.

But the high speed and rotation of their embrace rendered them unable to hear each other's words, only sensing they were speaking.

"Ronald, I can't hear you, but it's so thrilling!"

"..."

Ronald wisely shut his mouth.

But in his mind,

he had an idea.

Perhaps this sea creature breaking the surface was the key to passing the final escape race of the "Maze Picture Book."

The makeshift rolling technique with Nicole,

could it really win this final maze chase?

...

Such a fast-moving method was maintained for quite a while.

Thanks to the cartoon world, Ronald and Nicole didn't feel too exhausted.

Until at one point, they seemed to hit something on the ground, and with the exaggerated speed, they were launched into the air together.

In that moment, they released each other.

As they fell through the air,

they saw the mountaintop path behind them and the flat ground below.

At this moment, an off-screen voice resonated from the void.

Simultaneously announcing Ronald and Nicole's victory in the maze chase game—

[The great adventurers have won!]

[They deserve a reward!]

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