Strands of flames spurted out of the wounds on the monster's body. The monster let out a blood-curdling screech before exploding into flames, which were then devoured by the plant walls on both sides.
After all the flames disappeared, the passage in front of them didn't seem to have changed at all. There wasn't even a trace of the turf on the ground.
Byron once again tried to use Shadow Stealth, but he still failed. He couldn't merge with the surrounding shadows that he could see with the naked eye.
Suddenly, a three-faced monster poked its head out of the plant wall and sneered at the group of shadow mages.
"Truly a group of idiots, how could one of you be killed as soon as you came in? You are a group of Archmages, the strongest is a 9th Rank Archmage, and the weakest is a 7th Rank Archmage.
One of them had actually been burned to death by a level 35 fire-breathing monster. How shameful! If I were you, I would have twisted off my own head and smashed it to bits. That way, if someone recognized me, I wouldn't be embarrassed. I might as well just die.
"Truly a group of trash …"
Seeing this three-faced monster, Byron unhesitantly raised his hand and cast a Shadow Arrow. Unfortunately, that three-faced monster silently merged into the plant wall and disappeared. It then came out of the plant wall on the other side and sneered at the group of shadow mages.
"I said you were trash, yet you flew into a rage out of humiliation. Good, very good!
If you were to twist your own heads off right now, I wouldn't find it interesting. You'd better give me a little surprise and have some fun.
"Hurry up and move forward, trash. I'll wait for you to get rid of me. As long as you can get rid of me, you'll be able to leave this place."
The three-faced monster laughed wildly as it merged into the plant wall and disappeared. Byron's expression was unsightly as he vigilantly looked at the empty path in front of him.
"We were definitely discovered. That three-faced monster is definitely Mafa Merlin's doing. Let's keep going. This maze isn't that difficult, we can definitely get out. Be careful of being ambushed by that three-faced monster!"
This time, Byron was walking at the forefront with his Shadow Shield activated to guard against possible sneak attacks. He was recording the path they had just taken while walking in an attempt to break this maze.
There were many types of Maze Arrays, but the Spatial Maze Array was the most difficult. If there was a bit more variation, apart from alchemists with a very deep understanding of Maze Arrays, they would have to forcibly break open the array to leave.
The Maze Spirit Array in front of them was the simplest kind of maze. Even an ordinary person, as long as they had talent in this aspect, might be able to walk out of it.
Byron was full of confidence. He recorded the labyrinth they passed while confidently comforting the mages behind him.
"Don't worry, this kind of maze is very simple, but we have to hurry up, because this kind of maze will definitely change every once in a while. After the change, the map we drew will lose its effectiveness.
As long as we find a way out of here before it changes, this place won't be able to stop us! "
Byron's confident expression inexplicably made the mages behind him sigh in relief. In terms of fighting strength, Byron could be said to be the weakest 9th Rank Archmage of the Shadow Tower.
But when it came to ambushing, stealing, infiltrating, and mazes, apart from the Heaven Rank, no one in the Shadow Tower was better than Byron in these aspects.
But just as Byron turned his head and the shadow mages behind him didn't have time to agree, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground at the back of the group. It was as if a Hidden Beast had suddenly opened its mouth and swallowed the mage at the back.
The Hidden Beast extended its claws and crawled out of the ground. Its body was the same color as the ground, and no one could discover it without mana fluctuations.
The sudden change made these mages burst into an uproar. They all retreated in alarm before raising their staffs to frantically cast at the Hidden Beast.
Similarly, in less than ten seconds, the Crouching Earth Beast was shot into a hedgehog. Rolling mud flowed out from the wounds on the Crouching Earth Beast's body, and finally exploded with a bang, turning into mud that filled the sky. It slowly merged with the ground and the plant walls on both sides, and the ground became flat again. Even the gap just now disappeared, and the turf on the gap was restored.
It looked as if nothing had happened, apart from the disappearance of another mage.
Byron flew into a rage. He raised his staff and kept casting at the ground and the plant walls on both sides, but unfortunately, the spells silently disappeared when they hit the ground or the plant walls. Nothing changed.
"Truly idiots, how could you be so careless? Another one died so easily. This is too boring, this game is too boring. In my opinion, you won't be able to play for long before you all die.
"When encountering an unknown area, the last place to hide a hunter is under the ground. How could you forget that the Hidden Beast would only attack the last person of the team, that's common sense.
"You actually let the strongest person run to the front, are you afraid of death? It doesn't matter, it's best if the strongest person dies last, that way we can play to our heart's content …"
The three-faced monster sneered and then disappeared into the wall of plants.
Byron gritted his teeth and fiercely glared at the place where the three-faced monster had disappeared.
"Everyone, don't be fooled by that guy. At the start, the monster attacked the person at the front, but after we switched positions, he started attacking the person at the back. This was definitely premeditated.
"He is avoiding the weakest part, so he definitely isn't that strong. He can't face all of us by himself.
"Let's stick together and I'll stand in the middle. That way, if anyone has an accident, I'll be able to save them in time. Don't worry, those two might not necessarily be dead.
"This place isn't normal, too abnormal. I've never seen a Maze Array that could render Shadow Stealth ineffective, let alone this kind of low level Maze Array.
"Those two corpses disappeared, so they might not necessarily be dead. Moreover, the monster's death was too abnormal. After being killed, their corpses disappeared.
"This is an illusion, it's definitely an illusion, it's definitely Mafa Merlin's scheme!
"He is definitely afraid of us. He can't defeat us in a direct battle, so he can only use this kind of scheme to kill us bit by bit.
"Don't be afraid, this is an illusion, it's all an illusion!"
Byron's expression was firm, and the frightened mages in the surroundings also calmed down.
They moved around the maze for a long time. The maze changed three times, and they met all kinds of monster attacks along the way. Sometimes, when the maze changed, a monster would directly appear in front of them.
After three or four hours, only fifteen of the eighteen mages remained. Although they were on guard, one of them was still killed.
"Everyone, be careful. We can definitely leave this maze after turning this corner. Be careful of the three-faced monster's sneak attack. That despicable guy definitely won't let go of any opportunity!
"As long as we leave this maze, that three-faced monster won't be able to sneak attack us again!"
Byron's morale boosted and comforted the exhausted mages beside him. Hearing that they were about to leave, the group finally smiled.
After turning the corner, they saw the exit of the maze. But there were five flame monsters crouching at the exit, their heads were half the size of their bodies.
The monsters opened their mouths wide, and they could even swallow their bodies. Seeing the shadow mages appear, the five monsters simultaneously opened their mouths and spat out flames.
Five three-meter-thick pillars of fire rushed over, filling up the entire passageway. When the flames reached the front, layers of Shadow Shields formed a shield wall, blocking the impact of the flames.
"Hurry up and rush out! That damned monster can't stop us! This is his final scheme, let's get rid of these monsters!"
Byron loudly shouted as he looked at the maze exit behind the five flame monsters. It was like he had seen a ray of light in the darkness as he crazily rushed forward.
It wasn't just Byron who was facing this last pass. The mages that had suffered from all kinds of traps and sneak attacks were also on the verge of collapse.
Especially since there seemed to be a special power inside that made them unable to merge with the shadows, they could only fight head-on. Fighting for a few hours was more tiring than fighting for a few days.
Because they didn't know if a monster would appear under their feet and swallow them. They also didn't know if they would suddenly face a monster's spell attack after turning a corner.
Perhaps just by leaning against the plants to rest, a few monstrous hands would reach out from the walls and pull them into the walls, disappearing without a trace …
The frontal attack of the five monsters was a piece of cake.
Under Byron's lead, a group of angry shadow mages didn't hesitate to use mana to raise shields and forcibly resist the flames of the five flame monsters.
Several dozen Shadow Spells flew out and Shadow Bindings turned into whips of shadows that restrained the five flaming monsters.
Then, numerous Shadow Arrows flew out and hit the bodies of these flame monsters. With the addition of Shadow Distortion, it took less than ten seconds for the five flame monsters to be twisted into hemp ropes.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Several explosions rang out, and the five monsters exploded into flames that filled the sky before disappearing.
After pushing open the maze's entrance, the group of shadow mages impatiently rushed out like mad dogs.
A glaring light shone through the entrance and the group of shadow mages couldn't help covering their eyes with their hands.
Byron and the group of shadow mages were stunned by the sudden appearance of the light.
They turned their heads and saw that the maze had already disappeared. They were now standing on a swamp with no end in sight.
The swamp was also filled with a faint mist. Even with Eagle Eyes and Mist Peeping, he could only see two to three thousand meters away. He couldn't see anything further than that.
Low and sharp roars kept echoing from the dense fog. Byron was immediately dumbfounded.
'Damn, what's going on?
Didn't we clearly leave the maze? How could we appear in this swamp? '
At this moment, the sound of applause could be heard.
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