In the dark underground labyrinth, a group of slightly plump "adventurers" were panting as they ran. They were being chased by a group of monsters that were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, but their actual combat power was not even comparable to that of a stray dog. They were running and crawling in a panic.
Suddenly, the leader vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a pink light in front of him.
The light was not strong, but it gave him a sense of security. He vaguely felt that the place where the light was was definitely safe. So he immediately shouted, roused himself, and ran in that direction.
At that moment, the crowd had long lost their sense of direction. Like a group of silly goats, they ran all the way behind the "leader".
They did not know how long they had been running, but when they turned a corner, their eyes suddenly lit up. They saw a bonfire burning in an open space not far away. There were two small tents next to the bonfire, and a strong man was cooking a pot of soup. The aroma of the soup assailed their nostrils.
"Safe zone!"
"It's a safe zone!"
"We're saved!"
"God … we've finally escaped!"
They stumbled over and rushed to the bonfire in one breath. Only then did they feel at ease.
Now that their hearts were at ease, exhaustion immediately overwhelmed them. Most of them did not even bother to eat. They rushed straight into the tents, wrapped themselves in blankets, and slept soundly.
The leader of the group, the fat man, was a little more strong-willed. He resisted the urge to bury his head in a deep sleep and tried to talk to the man who was cooking the soup.
"Brother … Are you the labyrinth's manager?"
The man raised his head, looked at him in confusion, and shook his head.
"Then what do you do?"
"Lifeguard," the man said. "My job is to drag out the tourists who are lost and have no strength. They have used up their last bit of courage and can only lie on the ground screaming 'I'm going to die' and throw them into the tents. That's my job."
The fat man recalled their embarrassing behavior just now and could not help but laugh awkwardly. He continued to ask, "Brother, are you an adventurer?"
"Yes, but I retired." The man looked a little depressed. "I was shot in the knee during an adventure."
"Shot in the knee? Isn't that lame? "
"Yes, I was lame for a while." "Then I became a believer of His Majesty the Void Mask. Lady Steele helped me heal my knees, and I swore to be loyal to her …"
"And then? Why did you become a lifeguard? "Fatty asked curiously.
"Master said that she likes to be alone and doesn't need a burden." The burly man heaved a long sigh. "I'm a seven-foot-tall man. I've always thought that I'm adept with the bow and the horse, that I'm good with the spear, that I'm good with the saber, and that I'm good with the catapult, but in the end, I'm just a burden!"
Fatty's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that the man who worked as a lifeguard in the underground labyrinth was an expert in all kinds of martial arts. He couldn't help but ask, "If you're so good, how did you become a lifeguard?"
The man shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I'm powerful? How am I powerful? Look at this amusement park. Even Legendary powerhouses can only watch the gate. What can I, a middle-ranked adventurer, do? "
Fatty was stunned for a moment and asked, "The giant at the gate of the amusement park, isn't it a golem driven by magic?"
"Of course not. Have you ever seen such a flexible golem?"
Fatty chuckled and turned his head away, wiping off his cold sweat.
Not long ago, when his family came to travel, his son smeared his snot on the "golem" … Fortunately, the giant had a good temper. Otherwise, his whole family would have become a big pile of meat pancakes with one slap.
So he secretly made up his mind that when the trip was over, he must buy some wine for the giant as an apology.
As a businessman who had been in Jianghu for many years, he still knew how to behave.
He originally wanted to chat a little more, but the big man gave him a bowl of soup. The stewed chicken and vegetables were just right mixed together, and the crushed oatmeal was sifted with a special method to remove all the chaff. It was fragrant and warm, and it immediately made him feel tired. He apologized to the big man and went into the tent. He wrapped himself in a blanket and lay down. After a while, he fell asleep.
"This guy really has nothing better to do!" When they all fell asleep, the burly man shook his head. His body flashed, and he turned into a pink piglet with wings.
In this underground labyrinth, there was no daylight, so how could there be any lifeguard!
If not for the fact that she had turned into a pig and was not suitable to wander around, she would not even stay here.
She covered the pot and placed it near the bonfire to ensure that it would not be burned dry or cooled down quickly. She added a piece of wood that had been treated with magic into the bonfire, then flapped her wings and flew away.
Currently, there was another group of tourists who were about to start their adventure, so they needed to be taken care of.
At the entrance of the Dungeon, the young merchant Clive looked at the smiling Orc with some fear. Although the other party looked kind, his instincts told him that the other party was very dangerous.
"Four adventurers, right?" The Panther Ranger, who used to hunt Magical Beasts as his profession, but had now become a registrar of the Dungeon, looked at the four people in front of him with some doubt. "To be honest, you guys are a little short on manpower."
"Don't normal adventurers usually go in groups of four or five?" Clive's friend, Regaldon, asked doubtfully.
"Those are real adventurers. Even the weakest among them can run continuously for more than two hours while wearing a full set of armor, and can skillfully use at least three types of weapons … You can't compare to them."
"But we don't need to deal with those really dangerous Magical Beasts, right?" Another friend of Clive, Wyze, said. "I've seen the leaflet for this labyrinth, didn't it say 'safety can be ensured'?"
"That's right, but if your adventurers are too weak, then the adventure will not last long," the gatekeeper explained. "Once there is real danger, the adventure will be forced to end. If that happens, it will be equivalent to wasting a sum of money!"
Speaking of money, the young people all laughed. Regaldon even patted the shoulder of his silent companion.
"It's rare that the stingy Johannes is willing to pay for us to experience the feeling of adventure. Even if we get knocked unconscious by a Giant Dragon the moment we enter the door, it's not considered a waste!"
Seeing that they were determined, the gatekeeper no longer tried to persuade them. He took out a thick book and asked them to register.
"Write your team's name at the top of the page … What? You haven't thought of a name yet? How about using a God-given name? There will be additional benefits! … Okay, let me use the God-given name, let me chant the incantation … Hmm … 'Kill Bai Xuezhi on Sight' is a strange name, but it will increase the search range by one, which is very useful … Okay, then I'll settle on this name. Next, write the names of the four of you. You don't have to write it yourself, it's okay even if you can't read, I can write it for you … Finally, the date, done. "
He closed the book, smiled, and bowed to the four of them.
"Registration complete, please rest assured and enjoy this wonderful adventure!"
Before he finished speaking, the ground under the four of them suddenly cracked open, and a large hole appeared. The four young people cried out in shock and fell straight into it.
Four muffled thuds sounded, and they landed on a thick pile of grass, feeling dizzy.
"Is this absolute safety?" Clive gritted his teeth as he climbed up. He looked at the dark buildings around him with a bitter smile, and then looked at the vast "starry sky" above his head. He could not help but praise, "How wonderful!"
In just a short while, everyone had caught their breath and got up one by one. Only then did they realize that their casual attire had been changed into the adventurer's attire. It was a full set of leather armor, and everyone was equipped with weapons.
"Huh?! This sword looks pretty good! " Raygordon, who was in the weapons business, pulled out his sword and flicked it with his finger, producing a crisp sound. "The steel is quite good."
"According to the advertisement, after the adventure ends, we can take the equipment we find away," Clive said. "Before this, I thought that even if we could take the equipment away, it would probably be a pile of scrap metal … Now, it seems that they are very sincere!"
"Yeah, considering the value of the equipment, the entrance fee isn't unacceptable."
Just as they were chatting, Johns pulled out the spear in the leather sheath on his back, and made a defensive posture towards somewhere in the darkness.
His action reminded everyone, and they all took out their weapons, ready for battle.
Then, there was a movement in the darkness, and a few giant mushrooms that were almost as tall as a normal person's chest wobbled out.
Although these amateur adventurers were in a mess and looked like a mob in the eyes of professional adventurers, it wasn't a problem for them to deal with the giant mushrooms that had short legs and arms.
After a battle without any standards, the giant mushrooms fell one by one, and became a pile of lifeless remains.
"Phew! Phew! " Raygordon, who had contributed the most in the battle, was panting heavily. He had not completely recovered from the battle, and was still in a rather tense state. "This is … exciting!"
"Stop 'exciting', it's time to go." Clive, who had long memorized the advertisement and instruction manual, patted his shoulder. "We have to find a safe zone as soon as possible."
At this moment, Johns, who had been silent, lowered his head, pulled out a short knife that was stuck in the middle of his leather boots, and cut off a piece of the giant mushroom.
"What do you want this for?" Wyze asked.
"This, can be eaten," Johns said. "We, need, food."
Raygordon was shocked. "This is a monster! How can it be eaten! "
"Earth Dragon meat, monster, two hundred gold coins, one portion."
"That's not the same thing!"
"Come to think of it, what Johns said makes sense …" Clive could not help but nod, and cut off a piece of meat with his knife. He placed it beside his nose and sniffed it for a while. "It really seems edible."
"You guys are crazy! This is a monster! "
In the end, under Raygordon's strong objection, they did not bring along the giant mushroom remains that could be used as food.
"Kill Bai Xueyue when you see him." The adventurer team advanced carefully in the dark underground. They did not have a map and did not know where they were. As for positioning by looking at the stars, which was a high-level skill even among adventurers, they obviously did not know.
So, they could only wander around like headless flies. If one were to look down from the sky, they would see that they had passed through many buildings and ruins, and unknowingly deviated from their original direction, and started to go in circles.
If they were just walking, perhaps they would be able to notice. But they did not have the leisure to do so — in less than ten minutes, they encountered a second group of enemies.
It was a group of red dwarves who did not look like good people, and each of them had a rather suspicious bone club in their hands. When they saw them, they immediately laughed and screamed, and rushed forward.
"What do we do? Should we fight? "Raygordon asked nervously, holding his sword tightly.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
They quickly made a decision.
Seeing that there were many enemies and that they were getting closer, the most timid Wyze finally could not hold back the fear in his heart, and shouted, "Run!" He turned and ran.
This shout was like a signal gun, and the four companions turned in unison, threw their backs to the enemies, and ran.
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