The labyrinth architecture in the style of an ancient god, the God of Labyrinth whose name only existed on a golden plate, the chaotic spirit world monsters, and the humanoid creatures that spoke the language of the Kumar Empire … All kinds of elements intertwined, making this treasure-hunting journey that had met with unexpected surprises from the beginning even more confusing.
Elvin and Olivia looked at each other, and their opinions were unanimous.
"Take them down!"
Since this was a group of intelligent creatures that were different from ordinary monsters, there was a possibility of communication. Before meeting up with his sister, they might as well confirm their current situation and prepare a plan to escape after meeting up.
Elvin knew the essence of the action plan of "sneaking into the village, don't shoot."
In order to avoid attracting the attention of the other monsters in the labyrinth, circles of invisible ripples spread out from his body. Through the diffraction effect of electromagnetic waves, he avoided the complicated obstacles and went deep into the labyrinth without any gaps he could find.
[Rapid Thunder Swordsmanship — Low Voltage Pulse]
Based on the feedback, he quickly determined that the nearest labyrinth monster was three intersections away. There was no problem in ending the battle quickly. Moreover, a tall and fit figure had appeared at the edge of the detection range. There was no need to worry about any accidents.
So …
Maintaining the state of invisibility, Elvin raised his left hand that wore a tourmaline ring. The invisible magnetic field from [Divine Might] had quietly spread out.
Pa!
A dazzling white light flashed and disappeared.
The blue-white lightning slithered through the air like a serpent, but before the strange figures could react, it had already landed on their heads.
[Rapid Thunder Swordsmanship — High Voltage Pulse] Elvin was more used to calling it [Thunder].
Although the sound of thunder was not obvious, the effect was very obvious.
Among the five strange figures, four of them were directly sent flying by the high-voltage current. After crashing into the wall, the surface of their bodies still had electric sparks that had not dissipated. They kept twitching and had completely lost the ability to resist.
On the neck of the figure wearing the giant falcon skull, a golden amulet suddenly lit up and offset the power of the lightning.
After realizing that there was an enemy attack, the figure did not hesitate to get up and quickly rushed into a dark corridor. The robe that looked like the skin of a reptile began to slowly integrate with the surrounding environment.
In the blink of an eye, he ran along the circular corridor for 20 meters in one breath. The figure had almost completely merged with the environment of the maze.
However, before he could secretly rejoice that he had escaped.
A shout came from the darkness.
"Go back!"
Bang!
The "Giant Falcon" was kicked back by the slender figure that flew over from the opposite side.
The figure was wearing the same 'Venom' armor as Elvin and Olivia. It was none other than his sister who had rushed over after hearing the thunder.
Plop!
The "Great Falcon" that was kicked away landed right in front of Elvin and Olivia, who had just jumped down from the top of the round hall. It rolled twice on the ground, and the skull of the Great Falcon fell off, revealing its true appearance.
The two of them, as well as Anita, who walked out from the opposite corridor, looked at him at the same time.
"Blergh!"
Seeing his appearance under the mask, the three of them felt disgusted. This guy's appearance was a blasphemy to all human aesthetics and art. Just from a visual point of view, it was a heavy pollution.
The body under the robe was thin and withered, with the bluish-black color of a rotten corpse.
In contrast, on the slender neck was a very uncoordinated head that looked like it had swollen from being soaked in water. On the pale, wrinkled head, there were four green eyes of different sizes that did not have any symmetrical beauty. They looked like pustules.
At the bottom was a small, cherry-like, tubular mouthpiece.
"Tat tat tat …"
The two girls' faces turned pale and their bodies trembled. Their teeth chattered slightly. It was probably similar to a trypophobic person who saw a hornet's nest.
They immediately raised their hands at the same time. Their combat aura and witchcraft began to flicker. They were about to destroy this "thing" that should not exist in this world!
"Hey, wait, wait, wait, don't be rash!"
Elvin held the two of them with great difficulty, one in each hand.
It was only when he used the "Revitalizing Light" to wrap the skull of the giant falcon and put it back on the monster's head that the two girls looked slightly better.
"Although they are ugly, at least they are aware of their ugliness. They even wear masks when they go out. It can be considered fate … Ugly won't kill them. It won't be too late to send them back to the furnace after the interrogation. "
He comforted his sister and Olivia.
Elvin did not want to touch these guys himself. The "Revitalizing Light" gathered these cultists who were Grade Two Extraordinaries.
Olivia took out a string of cat's eye beads and waved it in front of their eyes. She waited for the messy pustules to lose their luster before beginning the interrogation.
[Gem Witchcraft — Enchantment]
Benefiting from the knowledge gained in the spirit world, the girl spoke in fluent Kuma Empire language.
"Then let's start with the simplest question. Tell me, who are you people?"
Half an hour later.
Recalling the information that Olivia had interrogated, the three of them were deep in thought.
"The situation is not good …"
First, the identity of these ugly creatures.
There was no doubt that they were once residents of the Kuma Empire, and they were upper-class nobles.
In the end, they chose to believe in the master of the labyrinth, Aihort, and after offering a large number of human sacrifices to him, they were twisted into ugly monsters by the power of this unknown god. However, they also obtained what they desired — eternal life!
That's right, this group of ugly monsters with no blind spots in every sense of the word was actually a group of "immortals" in the common sense.
Even someone as powerful as Ilya's Kingdom Guardian Conferred Knight, 'Tempest Tide', had no choice but to face life, old age, sickness, and death. If given the chance, who would be able to resist the temptation of 'eternal life'?
The destruction of the Kuma Empire was obviously related to the "God of the Labyrinth" Aihort, but these people were not clear about the cause and effect. In fact, Elvin and the rest were not very concerned.
Instead, it was the reason why Elvin and the rest came here and what kind of encounter they would encounter later that could be pieced together from the mouths of these monsters.
Because of their ugly appearance, Elvin and the rest named them "Blasphemers", this was a great ceremony to pay homage to the "God of the Labyrinth" Aihort.
All the gold and jewelry on the island were real, but they might not be taken away by this group of treasure hunters.
All the Extraordinaires in the group had come to this lost island under the influence of the [Labyrinth].
The island was divided into the surface layer and the lower layer.
The ones with great strength, the ones with great vitality, the ones with great potential, the ones with special natures … All of them were chosen and would enter the underground maze directly.
After passing through countless checkpoints and dangers, only those with the most wisdom, strength, and luck could come before the god. After making the right choice, some would receive the god's "gift", while others would be left empty-handed.
This was the core of the ceremony.
Ordinary Extraordinaires would come to the surface layer of the island, and during the process of the ceremony, they would use the wisdom of fighting and struggling to survive to please the god. If they were unlucky enough to enter the altar in the middle of the island before the ceremony ended, they would become nourishment for the god and his kin.
As for those mortals who were not qualified, they would fight with all their strength and use their lives to witness this ceremony and the great moment of the god.
Of course.
These were the thoughts of the bigoted believers. Using the normal way of thinking, they would be: sacrifices, defective goods, and rations.
No matter which category they were categorized into, they did not seem to have a good ending.
However.
Although the future seemed bleak on the surface, there was still a glimmer of hope.
Mortals would only die from killing each other for treasures. Ordinary Extraordinaires only needed to last until the ceremony ended, but for them, they needed to make the right choice before the god.
All of these could allow them to escape safely.
As for the so-called god's gift, based on Elvin and Olivia's experience in exploring the ancient god's city in the Spirit World, it was better to politely decline it.
There was another point that they were most concerned about.
After the ceremony started, a new term was added to the prayers of the "Blasphemers": Just Rule Maker. This was something that had never happened in the past hundred years.
The title of a god was not given casually. It was related to one's own power, path, anchor point, priesthood, and so on. It was all evidence that showed why a god was a god.
"Most of the so-called ancient gods are survivors from before the epoch. Perhaps this' God of the Labyrinth 'is seeking a new priesthood to purify the remnants of power in his body and reintegrate into the current New World?"
After a discussion between Elvin and Olivia, the two of them reluctantly came up with this guess.
In fact, it was not unprecedented for a god's authority to change or expand. In fact, the last example had happened not long ago and was widely known.
Before the start of the Age of Exploration, the authority of the "Goddess of Royalty" Hecaterpillar had undergone a subtle change and became the "Goddess of Royalty and Navigation"!
Although this so-called "Just Rule Maker" sounded like a positive title, it did not mean that she had any friendly feelings towards humans. She had set the rules but did not tell anyone. This was the greatest evil hidden in her heart!
However.
From the beginning, they needed to take a step forward before they would be teleported into the Labyrinth. There must be some kind of restriction in the middle. Even the Rule Maker had to abide by it and could not do whatever she wanted.
With this, there was hope for them to get out of this predicament.
"Let's take a look around the first level. Let's determine how many people are directly teleported into the Labyrinth. It's best if we can gather everyone's strength. "
Looking at the corpse in Sark's military uniform, this young officer was obviously a genius who had been chosen. What a pity …
Through the "Blasphemer," they had determined that their current location was actually an inverted pyramid. The lower they went, the smaller it got, and the closer they were to the end. At the top, the area was probably larger than the island outside.
Although the location of the teleportation was random, the general rules were related to the position of the warship relative to the island. However, because the actual area inside the Labyrinth had expanded by many times, the people were spread out far and wide.
Elvin and Olivia knew that the Kumar Empire had probably built more than 100,000 pyramids of various sizes in its nearly 2000 years of history.
However, to them, there was no reference value because the pyramids were all solid buildings. They had never been in the form of a Labyrinth.
The two of them took out their respective "Golden Compasses" and threw a few sprites to destroy the corpses of the supposedly immortal "Blasphemer" and the officers. They were about to set off.
Elvin suddenly noticed that at the end of a corridor, the "sprites" were illuminated by the light and darkness.
A little girl wearing the traditional exquisite fabric of the Atreans and gold jewelry was looking at them.
Although she looked no different from an ordinary Atrian, her white curly hair and pitch-black eye sockets sent chills down one's spine.
"Hurry up …"
Elvin was about to remind his sister and Olivia when the little girl suddenly disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.
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