Bai Xiaowen didn't feel angry when he realized that he had been fooled and mocked by the enemy. After all, when he and Li Shuyi came to the round table as souls, they had a very narrow path to choose from. Even if they knew the truth about the game of Extraordinaries, they couldn't do anything and had to obey the will of the mysterious prompt.
But now, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi's souls had returned to their physical bodies and had the ability to fight. They had also exposed the deception of the mysterious prompt. Not being completely fooled was already the most optimal choice. It would be the same even if they had to do it all over again.
However, Li Shuyi was a little angry when she heard Snake Woman Leona mocking Bai Xiaowen. She no longer pretended to be praying. She stood up and stood side by side with Bai Xiaowen. She didn't say anything, but there was undisguised coldness in her eyes when she looked at Leona.
Standing in the middle, the slender male Snake Man, Gerald, said, "Alright, don't waste time. Hand over the dragon's relic and join the Lord as an apostle. If you resist stubbornly, only death awaits you. "
Ludwig was a courteous male Naga. He advised, "You'd better accept the transformation obediently. There are four of us, and each of us is stronger than you. If your bodies are damaged, it'll be more troublesome to repair them. "
Milo was the most irritable. He hissed coldly, "Don't talk nonsense with them. Get your priorities straight. As long as we take back the dragon's relic and the Lord's plan succeeds, he'll rule the land in his strongest state. He can have as many apostles as he wants. Why should he care about them? "
Ahon drew his two-handed heavy sword from his back and stood in front of Bai Xiaowen.
"You guys go first."
"Huh?" Bai Xiaowen was a little surprised.
"Don't forget … I'm a guard." Ahon pretended to be relaxed and made a joke. He swung his two-handed heavy sword in the air. "Go quickly. Escape from the Latent Shadow Maze, find the leaders of the major forces, and warn them about the Snake Men's conspiracy. This is your mission as a prophet! "
Li Shuyi could not help but say, "Mr. Sheriff, don't be frightened by these Nagas. Although there are four of them, we have a lot of people on our side … Hey, three ordinary believers, why are you still kneeling? Hurry up and fight! You've all been deceived! "
However, the three of them remained silent and motionless.
The mysterious voice burst into laughter. "It's useless. They have already entered my embrace and become a part of the glorious evolution! It won't be long before they join the ranks to kill you, hahahaha … "
After a pause, the mysterious voice continued, "Actually, there's no need for these three normal believers to do anything. This round table hall is my territory … Here, you won't even be able to use half of your strength! Feel the power of the illusion! "
The rainbow light of the wishing pond surged.
Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Ahon's vision blurred at the same time. They saw that Gerald and the other three snake men had split into four overlapping shadows and lunged at them, brandishing their weapons.
Notification from the laws of the Spiritual Realm:
"You have been affected by the illusion of Light Distortion. Your accuracy and evasion rate have been greatly reduced, and there is a certain chance that you will accidentally injure your teammates."
"Unknown interference. Data is in disorder …"
"Would you like to spend 1000 points of spiritual energy to remove the effect of the Light Distortion illusion on you?"
Li Shuyi's expression changed. She had clearly received the first notification as well, but since she did not have the Eye of Evolution, she could not get the follow-up notifications.
"Let's go."
Bai Xiaowen gently pinched between her eyebrows and suddenly opened her eyes! An intense pressure instantly spread across the room. The four snake men were still lunging forward, but their bodies were stiff.
The 2-star mutated skill, Deterrence, once again played an important role. Although Bai Xiaowen was affected by the illusion, this skill was an AOE control skill. As long as one was within the effective radius of the skill, they would all be affected by Deterrence.
Bai Xiaowen pulled Li Shuyi and Ahon. Light flashed in her hand as she opened an ancient book, and a light instantly enveloped the three of them. The movement speed of the three of them increased by a large margin!
[Marching Strategy: S-grade item. After use, the movement speed of all allies within a one-kilometer radius will be increased by 40% and stamina consumption will be halved. Duration: 60 minutes.]
After the acceleration, Bai Xiaowen and the other two moved like crazy rabbits. When the strongest snake man, Gerald, had just recovered from his fear state, they had already run to the door of the round table hall and madly ran toward the depths of the Latent Shadow Maze.
"Chase!"
The four snake men slithered and chased after them.
With a muffled groan, Fatty's huge and fat body fell from the sky, followed by two skeleton sword-wielders. Then, the two skeleton sword-wielders lightly slashed Fatty's buttocks, triggering two layers of Decaying Blood effect. Immediately, they ran for their lives like cowards.
"You're just a facade. Get out of my way!"
Milo snorted and fiercely shot out the heavy spear in his hand, stabbing it straight into Fatty's chest! The strong thrust even pushed Fatty back, and he was on the verge of falling.
However, Fatty did not fall after taking this blow. After he steadied himself, he took two more steps forward. The purplish-black filthy blood shot out from his body with a pungent stench, blocking the door! A circle of decaying field formed around him, and all enemies passing by had their speed reduced by 15%.
"This damned zombie monster!" The other three snake men leaders also joined in the siege. The destructive power of the four leaders attacking together was simply terrifying. Fatty's 1,000 health points only lasted for a few seconds before he fell to the ground with a loud bang.
However, when the four of them passed through the decaying field of Decaying Blood and chased out of the door of the hall, they could only see the deep tunnel. Bai Xiaowen and the others had already disappeared.
"You four pieces of trash!"
The mysterious will residing in Amotava's remains roared angrily. "Chase! The relics on them are very important to me. If I were to forcefully revive without those two relics, my strength would be greatly weakened. We must capture them alive! "
The four serpent-men leaders were ashamed of themselves.
Gerald said, "Those three humans must have used something to greatly enhance their speed. It's very difficult for us to catch up with them if we chase after them. We'll only get further and further away. We request to enter the wishing pool and teleport to the few paths that must be taken in the Latent Shadow Maze to intercept them in advance. "
The mysterious will was silent for a moment before speaking again. "You're right, Gerald. We'll do as you say … In addition, summon all the elite warriors in the Glimmering Abyss and enter the Latent Shadow Maze to conduct a carpet search! We must capture them! Also, that Ahan can be killed, but the other two must be captured alive! "
…
In the tunnel, Bai Xiaowen and the other two fled at full speed. With the bonus of Marching Strategy, the three people's physical strength decreased very slowly. While running, they still had the strength to breathe and talk.
"Where are we running to?" Li Shuyi asked. "Isn't he the owner of the Latent Shadow Maze? This maze is like his home. I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for us to escape through normal means. "
"I didn't say we were running …" Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "On the contrary, I'm going to enter the deepest part of the Latent Shadow Maze, find the inner secret room, and obtain a crucial item."
"What item?" Ahan asked, tilting his head.
Li Shuyi also looked puzzled.
Bai Xiaowen first showed Li Shuyi the main mission he had accepted: The Secret of the Latent Shadow Maze. Then, he said, "That crucial item is called the Prophecy Tablet."
Ahan said in realization, "I've heard of the legend of the Prophecy Tablet. It's a treasure that contains miraculous power and is related to the fate of the entire world. 'The chosen one of the Prophecy Tablet will seize fate by the throat.' That's the sentence in the Holy Book. "
Bai Xiaowen inwardly complained. The phrase "seize fate by the throat" sounded strangely familiar.
Ahan quickly agreed with Bai Xiaowen's idea and wanted to help Bai Xiaowen obtain the Prophecy Tablet.
Li Shuyi was a little dumbfounded when he saw the mission Bai Xiaowen showed him. Then, he asked in a low voice through the team channel, "Why don't I have this mission?"
"You probably missed the time to accept this mission and automatically accepted the other main mission, 'The Game of Extraordinaries,'" Bai Xiaowen said. "Actually, I have a feeling that there was something fishy about the two main missions we encountered on the Nagerfal. The real main mission was this' The Secret of the Latent Shadow Maze 'that I accepted."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued, "However, the laws of the spirit world were disturbed, causing the real main mission to have a description of 'data disorder, unable to determine.' There's no doubt that the disturber was the mysterious will in the Round Table Hall. Then, the mysterious will issued us a fake main mission. "
Li Shuyi found it a little unbelievable. "It? Is it really that powerful? "
In the knowledge of Li Shuyi and many Awakened, the laws of the spirit world were quite lofty and inviolable. However, in Bai Xiaowen's eyes, they were not so lofty. At least, the Eye of Evolution had caused the laws of the spirit world to have "unknown interference and data disorder" many times.
"I can't find any other explanation other than this. When all the impossibilities are eliminated, no matter how impossible it is, it is still a fact. "
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't receive the mission. I'm the captain and also a ticket user. The time you stay in the spirit world is equivalent to the time I stay … You just have to lose the experience reward of a main mission. It's no big deal. "
Li Shuyi nodded in agreement. Then, he whispered, "I didn't expect Ahan to be a sensible person. With him joining us, we have another strong fighter. We're in luck. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled. "This is not luck."
Li Shuyi, "???"
Bai Xiaowen explained, "Do you still remember the prefix of our spirit world ticket? It reduces the difficulty of the main mission by 50%, but the mission reward remains the same … This' Secret of the Latent Shadow Labyrinth 'mission happens to be a main mission! Therefore, Ahan's choice to trust us wasn't accidental, but a reduction in the difficulty of the spirit world's laws within a moderate range. "
Li Shuyi understood.
Bai Xiaowen said with a hint of emotion, "However, the second main mission triggered by the invitation to the Abyss Party is indeed much more difficult and doesn't match our level at all. According to my Insight just now, Gerald, who played the role of the great devil, is actually a level-9 leader! The other three snake leaders are not weaker than Ahan either.
"If this mission has a difficulty rating, it must be beyond the S-rank main mission because the Latent Shadow Labyrinth itself has terrain difficulty. Therefore, even with Ahan's help, there is still a chance that we will fail. It's better to be careful. "
"There's a fork in the road ahead. Which one should we take?" Ahan, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped.
Bai Xiaowen looked carefully. When he saw the fork in the road, he suddenly felt that there was an item in his storage space that was slightly hot.
This was a sign that a connection had been triggered.
Bai Xiaowen took out the item, and it was a fist-sized dark green vertical pupil. It was the Eye of Amotawa — or rather, the so-called Dragon's Eye among the relics of the great dragon.
The Eye of Amotawa emitted a faint light, illuminating the two forks in front of them. Then, the dark green light converged into a thin line and shone on the dome of the tunnel, causing pieces of mud to fall down.
"Look, there are words above our heads!" Li Shuyi said.
Ahan exclaimed in admiration, "I think it makes sense to say that you are a prophet in the Extraordinary game. The Dragon's Eye in your hand is really a bright light that illuminates our direction … Hmm? Why are you looking at me? "
Bai Xiaowen's gaze fell on Ahan's head … which was a dark green light. He shook his head with a somewhat complicated expression. "It's nothing, Ahan. After we go back, pay attention to whether there is anyone with the surname Wang next door … Hey, hey! "
Li Shuyi stepped on Bai Xiaowen's foot. "You're still in the mood to joke at a time like this!"
Bai Xiaowen realized that the color of his head wasn't right, and the smile on his face quickly disappeared. He coughed. "Well, let me see what's written above …"
Above the dome, there were a few words written in Latin:
[The path of life is always accompanied by a path of death, just as the truth is always accompanied by a lie. You must have a pair of eyes that can see through appearances to pick up the fragments of the Key of Truth and safely reach the other side.]
Above the two forks, under the peeled mud casing, there were also words on each of them.
Above the left fork was written: [One sentence is the truth, the other is a lie.]
Above the right fork was written: [This is a path of death!]
"Ahem, let me translate …" Bai Xiaowen gently tapped his head with his fingers. "The words on the dome are hints. In fact, the most important thing is the first sentence … The path of life is always accompanied by a path of death, which means that there are two forks in front of us. One is a passage, and the other is a dead end. Maybe there are some vicious mechanisms, poisonous gas, and so on. The words above the two forks are the questions that let us determine which path is the path of life … Hmm, let's go to the right. "
Bai Xiaowen took the lead to walk to the right fork, and Li Shuyi followed without hesitation.
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