The maze was filled with strange and terrifying grayish-white statues.
Most of them were made up of mist, bat wings, meat, tentacles, eyes, teeth, exposed organs, and other terrifying elements. A normal person would have a strong mental pollution just by looking at them.
However, in the corner of the first floor of the maze, there were no such terrifying statues. Instead, there were two black beetles that were very common in the material world. When people came here, they could not help but relax a little.
Thud thud … thud thud … thud thud …
A series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded in this dim corridor.
A young man dressed as a Sea Hunter with a Swift Sword in his hand and a monocle on his face rushed over quickly as if he was being chased by something.
When he passed by a large corner, he stomped on the ground and jumped up. The tip of his feet tapped on the wall and he shot out like an agile monkey without slowing down at all.
Kaboom!
What followed was a loud noise.
Behind him was a blood-red gargoyle that looked like a bat and a devil. It crashed into the thick stone wall like a chariot that had lost control.
Although the ground shook and rocks flew everywhere, it did not seem to hurt such a powerful monster.
The gargoyle shook its mouse-like head and was about to continue the chase. However, it did not notice that there was a thin steel wire that was tightened by two daggers under its feet.
One wrong step and its balance was immediately destroyed. Its heavy body made of rock fell to the ground with its face down.
Even the thick walls trembled.
The Sea Hunter did not choose to escape. Instead, he spread his limbs and hid at the top of the corridor. There was a flash in his sharp eyes.
He took the opportunity to jump down from the ceiling. The Swift Sword in his hand was smeared with a layer of golden sword oil. A dazzling white brilliance quietly flashed.
[Secret Sword Technique: Break Evil!]
Kachak!
The sword light scattered into a circle and flashed past the gargoyle's neck like a spinning light wheel.
Rumble …
It was obviously made of rock, but the cut was bloody and ferocious head that rolled on the ground.
Using his profession's instinct, he quickly confirmed that the opponent was indeed dead and did not have any loot on him. The young man, who was given extra vision by the monocle, moved his feet carefully and continued to walk forward.
As one of the best among the Sea Hunters, even though he did not have the intelligence support of Elvin and the rest, it did not stop him from using his rich experience to carry out the plan to escape the maze step by step.
However.
This seasoned Sea Hunter had just walked less than two hundred meters when he suddenly felt the stone bricks under his feet sink slightly. His sharp hearing had already captured the sound of a certain mechanical structure operating behind the wall.
His expression changed abruptly. He exerted strength in his legs and was about to throw himself forward.
The two thick rock walls in front and behind him had already crashed down, completely sealing off his escape route. Then, like a tide of endless black beetles, they squeaked as they poured down from the holes in the ceiling.
"Ah —!"
With a miserable howl that stopped abruptly, the rock wall rose again with a rumble, but not even a drop of blood was left behind.
The maze that looked extremely complicated on the surface was clearly not only filled with powerful monsters and intelligent Blasphemers, but there were also death traps everywhere.
The tests for these chosen ones were everywhere, and there was only one consequence for failing to pass the tests … death!
.....
Just a few minutes later.
Swoosh!
Another agile figure that was completely black, even his face was covered, suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor.
He leaped in the intricate underground space as if he was flying. Sometimes he ran on the ground, and sometimes he climbed the walls and even the ceiling as if he ignored gravity.
He looked like an extremely agile black spider, and his unscrupulous manner almost made people think that this was actually his territory.
Because along the way, no matter how he rampaged, he would coincidentally avoid the monsters and dangers in his path: Human-faced Rats, Blasphemer Believers, Blood Gargoyles …
Even the Worm Devour Trap, which had defeated the Sea Hunter, did not seem to exist to him at all.
Even before he realized that there was a trap there, he had already passed through this "minefield" unscathed.
Obviously, this "big spider" who had no choice but to return home was Milan, who had ordinary combat strength and could only overcome the remaining shadow of the "angel" in her heart and once again activated her [Talent Spell — Unfathomable Fate].
Fortunately, he had not died after experiencing all kinds of major events, and the ability of a "prophet" had also improved.
While the effect of [Unfathomable Fate] was constantly improving, the side effects were slowly decreasing, and it was already meaningful for actual combat.
"Follow my instincts. This should be my best chance of survival."
Milan was very glad that in this maze, other than the absolute isolation from the outside and the restriction of the Spirit World's messengers, there was no prohibition against using any means, including her own divination.
She had already divined that the exit of the maze was actually deep underground under her feet.
However, she knew very well that if she went there with her own ability, she would definitely die!
Luck could only tilt the situation in a direction that was beneficial to her, but it could not replace force to fight head-on. If she met a random rank-3 Transcendent, it would not even take a second punch to kill her.
However, on the other side of this maze, there was a chance of survival!
In fact, she was not far away from where Elvin and the others were.
Although it was difficult for Milan to divine Elvin's situation due to the influence of her Transcendent status, it was not a problem for her to divine the option that was most beneficial to her.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
She nimbly passed through a spiral downward passage that was like a slide, effortlessly dodging a few transparent threads that were taut and sharper than blades.
Milan stuck her limbs to the ceiling like a gecko and was about to continue moving forward when she suddenly realized that not far in front of her was a little Atrean girl standing quietly.
Because of his relationship with Apsuya, Milan did not discriminate against the Atreans or treat them as if they were superior to them.
However, the appearance of this little girl instantly made her back arch and her hair stand on end.
It was because in her line of sight, the little girl was standing upright, which meant that she was hanging upside down from the ceiling like him. Moreover, unlike her posture where she was on all fours, she looked like she was walking normally and was not affected by gravity at all.
As the other party approached step by step while standing upside down, Milan could see more details. There was nothing in his dark eyes, as if there was only an empty shell of a human's appearance left.
Just as Milan was hesitating whether to flee or attack.
The approaching "little girl" suddenly opened her equally empty mouth and spat out a sentence of extremely dry spiritual language, but it was enough for him to understand what she was trying to say.
"I … I … need … help!"
"What?"
Milan was shocked to realize that this evil spirit-like existence still retained a clear consciousness and could even communicate with others.
This feeling of shock was even greater than discovering a ghost in front of her. It was simply against the common sense of the Transcendent World!
Because for evil spirits and evil spirits that were filled with resentment, there was no such thing as rationality.
However, before the "little girl" could continue speaking …
* Gurgle gurgle … *
Like a muddy puddle or a fermented swamp, the sound of bubbles bubbling suddenly entered Milan's ears.
She looked down.
A slowly wriggling gigantic shadow had quietly appeared in the corridor ahead.
It was a nightmarish black object with five vestigial fins.
Its amorphous body emitted a strong stench as it wriggled and flowed forward like a blob of protoplasmic bubbles with a faint green glow. Its huge body also filled the entire tunnel.
This was a "Demonic Fish" that was at least Transcendent peak Rank-2.
* Bang! *
On the way here, a stone wall had quietly closed.
There was no way to avoid this guy.
Looking at the little girl who had asked him for help, he didn't know when she had disappeared without a trace.
Milan was speechless.
F * ck, shouldn't I be the one who needs help?
Touching the alchemy bomb in his "magic pocket", he was not sure if this thing would blow up the maze hidden somewhere and affect him.
After all, he only had a temporary bonus of luck, not an absolute immortal body.
As for rushing up and risking his life? This option was never in the Prophet's plan.
Just as he took out the alchemy bomb and was about to throw it …
Boom!
On the head of the Demonic Fish, a big hole was suddenly blasted open. Blood mixed with rotten flesh covered the entire corridor.
Milan heard a teasing but heavenly voice coming from the darkness opposite her, "Don't worry, I'm sorry.
"Our team has two Warriors and two Mages, strong attack and health. We're short of a Prophet. Those who want to form a team should hurry up!"
Sticking to the ceiling, Milan kept her hands and feet in the air, and shouted loudly.
"Me, me, me, no one knows prophecy better than me!"
.....
After forming the powerful Dream Team with no obvious shortcomings, Milan had enough time to hold a divination ceremony and confirmed that the only chosen ones in the "Dragon Knights" were the four of them.
"Let's go!"
Then.
With the cooperation of the "Golden Compass" and the Prophet, the progress of the maze's conquest was fast.
Even though the area had been expanded by at least ten times, the winding alleyways and endless monsters had doubled the time needed to pass through the dungeon. But this combination of two grade-3 and two official wizards still pushed to the core of the first floor in just an hour.
He had also encountered the most troublesome hurdle.
On a huge chessboard.
Although it looked like a large stone chess piece, the black and white chess pieces with various flesh and blood growth tissues were neatly arranged.
Black and white chess king x2, black and white chess queen x2, black and white chess bishop x4, black and white chess chariot x4, black and white chess Knight x4, black and white chess royal guards x16.
Each chess piece had a unique negative expression on their face, and they did not look like characters who were easy to deal with.
"Protect the kingdom, destroy the invaders!"
"Kill!"
Their opponents were …
Painted in red and blue, there were a total of 300 toy soldiers.
"Red team, blue team, all cannon team, fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
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