Inside the manor
Beckstone's partner, Darian, was carefully avoiding the guards and soldiers as he walked to the most secluded corner of the manor.
He looked left and right, took out his pocket watch to check the time, and waited patiently.
Soon, a figure with a cold expression walked over from afar. It was Beckstone. His expression was terrible.
"Got the answer?" Darian asked softly.
"Confirmed. Now the last thing is to find the place where he did his experiments. The experimental subjects outside wouldn't appear for no reason. He must have a hidden place to store the core experimental equipment! "Beckstone said coldly.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go straight in! "Darian rubbed his palms together, his face filled with excitement.
"No rush, that old man is already suspicious of me. He must know what we are looking for in the past two days from your investigation. We have to be careful. "
Beckstone's tone was calm.
He took out something from his pocket. It was a small blue crystal, diamond-shaped, sparkling and translucent.
"When we came out, teacher gave me a total of three Time Mists. I can use one now. Every one of them can use two abilities, one is confusion, the other is teleportation. They can also be used separately. "
As he spoke, the crystal in his palm floated up slowly, spinning slightly in the air silently.
Beckstone tossed his hand upwards, and instantly pushed the crystal up lightly. It floated lightly to his right side.
"Alright, let's go. The area around us has been misted, and any detection tactics will be ineffective. But we only have half an hour. "
"You have enough good stuff! Why don't I have any? "Darian said unhappily.
"Using this requires you to maintain a certain amount of calculation in advance at all times. The difficulty is equivalent to solving a high level physics question in ten seconds. If you want to use it, I have more here. "Beckstone replied calmly.
Darian was speechless. He was the worst at studying and calculating.
Beckstone looked to his left and right, then bent down and gently pulled out a metal plate from the ground. This metal plate was camouflaged by green grass, and its surface was covered with a thick layer of soil. It was impossible to tell that it was the entrance to an underground tunnel.
Beckstone looked inside, and one of his eyes glowed with silver light. Soon, the silver light calmed down.
"Let's go."
He directly jumped into the entrance, and as if he had jumped into a lake, he was submerged in the pitch-black hole.
Without any hesitation, Darian carefully went in with his lower body. Then, he pulled the metal plate back and camouflaged it back to its original position.
The two of them walked forward in the dark tunnel. Only the blue crystal beside Beckstone continued to emit blue light, illuminating the area around them.
The ground was very damp, and there was a faint rotting smell.
"How long has it been since the wind blew in this place? It smells terrible! "Darian mumbled and covered his nose.
"It's not that there's no ventilation, but even the ventilation wouldn't be able to get rid of this stench," Beckstone replied calmly.
"Disgusting! It smells even worse than the last time we crawled into the monster's stomach!" Darian complained.
The two of them quickly moved forward, one in front of the other.
After a few minutes, Beckstone suddenly felt that his expression was strange.
"That's not right!" He stopped abruptly. "After walking for so long, how could there be no movement at all?"
A silver light flashed in his right eye, and his vision was suddenly covered with a layer of faint silver.
"It's a Tactic Maze!" His expression instantly darkened. "As expected, they were prepared for this! They actually set up such a troublesome Tactic Maze beforehand. "
"Who cares if it's a Maze! Let's just punch through it! "Darian was impatient.
He patted the area beside him, and a huge black beast suddenly appeared. It was a human-shaped beast with the head of an eagle. Its body was covered in thick black feathers, and its eyes were slightly golden. There was also a black circle in its pupils. Its arms were two huge black wings, and its legs were goat hooves. It was a head taller than Darian, reaching a height of 2.5 meters.
"Night Owl, straight ahead! Pierce! "Darian pointed his finger forward.
The eagle-headed giant beast let out a screech. It flapped its wings violently.
Crack!
With a piercing sound, two white lightning bolts as thick as a forearm shot out, and hit the wall on the left.
Boom!!
Two large holes appeared on the wall, and debris flew everywhere. Some of them hit the two of them, and were reflected by the silver totem light.
But very quickly, the two holes that were created by the explosion quickly returned to their original state, as if a living creature was repairing itself. It was extremely strange. The debris on the ground also sank into the ground, and disappeared.
"It's useless." Beckstone said calmly, "The Tactic Maze is made of very strong composite materials, and has the effect of diverting attacks. We can only break the Maze by following its rules. If you do this, you'll be using your own strength to fight against the power source of the Maze. If it uses geothermal energy as its source, you won't be able to solve the problem even if you use up all your strength. "
"Then what should we do? Can't we break it with our strength? "Darian said unhappily.
"Find the four main nodes, destroy them, and we'll be able to solve the Maze." Beckstone's eyes flashed with silver light, "Let's split up."
*****
In a secret room underground.
Du Qian stood quietly in front of a giant black crystal. She had already been modified by Vanderman into a non-human form.
Her upper body was still in a normal human form. She had snow-white skin, beautiful facial features, and wore a close-fitting armor filled with green veins. But her lower body had already become a large patch of dark green tree roots, which were rooted into a square pool behind her. The roots on her lower body were densely packed, no less than hundreds of them. The roots were constantly absorbing the dark green liquid from the pool, as if the tree was absorbing the nutrients from the earth.
As Vanderman's housekeeper, Du Qian was also his lover. She had been with Vanderman since she was very young. Their relationship was like that of a husband and wife, and also like that of a father and daughter.
In order to complete the plan of the person she loved, she was willing to be modified into such a state.
"Someone actually dared to break into the Maze?" She looked up at the diagram on the crystal.
It clearly showed that there were two red dots moving forward from the entrance of the labyrinth.
The Maze was like a giant spider web. The right end was the entrance network, and the left end was the exit network.
And now, the two of them were approaching the exit step by step. They had easily taken care of all the guards they encountered along the way.
Du Qian pressed a symbol on the stone platform on the right, but there was no change.
She was slightly surprised. "This is … Mist Blockade? There was actually such high-end technology! Looks like it was premeditated. "
She muttered to herself.
"Since you can't send out a signal, I'll meet you personally."
Her fingers tapped on the stone platform again.
Soon, the black crystal in front of her split into four different images. Four different strange head portraits were revealed.
The clown, the blind giant, the two-headed wild boar, and the blonde red-eyed beauty.
"Someone has broken into the Maze. Which one of you is going to take care of it? The other party came prepared. "Du Qian said calmly.
"Uh-huh!!" The two-headed wild boar was the first to hum. Its voice was very rhythmic, and it was obviously trying to convey something.
Strangely, Du Qian showed an expression of understanding.
"Alright, Ralph, you take care of it yourself. Just don't let them pass through your territory. "
The wild boar hummed again, and the image turned off.
"Why don't you leave it to me?" The clown licked his dark red long nails, dissatisfied.
"You'd be better off leaving it to me." The red-eyed beauty was carefully dressing herself up with a dressing box. "I've used up all the ingredients here, so I can replenish them."
"You only used a few parts and threw them away. It's more economical to roast them for me!" The blind giant was also dissatisfied. "This is great. If that pig Ralph goes, nothing will be left when he goes crazy."
Du Qian looked at these troublemakers. These four fellows were the experimental subjects of the mutated creatures produced in the experiment. They were also the four strongest experimental subjects, and each of them had extremely unique and powerful abilities. She couldn't judge their strength simply by their form.
If they worked together, even she would find it troublesome.
Although she didn't know the strength of the two fellows who suddenly broke in, but in her territory, with the help of the Maze's mysterious appearance, she could definitely easily take care of the mission.
*****
Garon looked at the two black horse carriages coming from afar. Along the path to the manor, the horse carriages were damaged and looked like they were about to fall apart. There were even two missing corners on the roof, revealing a huge hole.
There were curtains made of torn clothes at the window. The one driving the carriage was his beautiful cousin, Sophie Hathaway, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
Hathaway's cold and elegant temperament wasn't damaged at all, but the silver armor on her body was a bit tattered, faintly revealing the blood vessels inside. The iconic blood vessels flowing inside the armor was obviously the work of Vanderman's experiment.
She sat in the driver's seat. Although she still looked heroic and had a high golden ponytail, her whole body was obviously a lot thinner.
Just as she turned from the forest path, Hathaway saw Garon and Leila standing in the middle of the road.
"Cia!?" She was suddenly surprised, and her face was full of surprise. "You're still alive!!?"
Neigh ~ ~ Neigh ~ ~
She hurriedly stopped the two black horses, jumped off the horse carriage, and quickly ran towards Garon.
She hugged Garon tightly into her arms.
"You damned brat! Where did you run off to! I was so worried! "Hathaway was both surprised and surprised. She hurriedly let go of Garon, and reached out her hands to pinch his flesh. "Luckily, you didn't lose any parts!"
"Don't be like this cousin!" Garon helplessly broke free from her arms. "I'm already an adult. If you touch me like this, I'll sue you for sexual harassment!"
"Oh? I haven't seen you for a while, and you've already learned this tone?! "Hathaway was so angry that she pinched Garon's face fiercely. "Speak! Where have you been fooling around all this time!? "
"Can you not be like this?" Garon was completely helpless, and hurriedly kept a certain distance from his cousin. There was also Leila on the side. If this went on, his dignity as a boss would be lost.
He took the time to look at Leila, and this guy was indeed snickering on the side.
"Cia! You're not dead!? "A familiar voice came from the carriage.
Garen looked towards the source of the sound and saw a young girl with shoulder-length flaxen hair jumping down from the carriage. She was wearing a tight white denim shirt and there were holes on her knees and thighs that had been washed until they were white.
This girl had a well-proportioned body, and her face wasn't beautiful, but there was a hint of sickly delicacy. Her cheeks were red, and she seemed to be sick.
"Andel?!" Garon immediately recognized this girl. His good memory allowed him to quickly recall this girl's identity.
Andel, Marleen, Prynne, and Acacia. The four of them were the most prominent aristocratic group in the entire Lush Forest Province.
He didn't expect to see Andel still alive.
"What's wrong with you? You look sick? " Garon hurriedly walked over. He had a good impression of this girl who had always admired him.
"What about Prynne and the rest? Marleen? How is everyone? " He still missed the time when he was in the group of four. It was a rare time for him to relax.
"Prynne and Marleen were taken to the Kingdom by their family. Marleen was attacked by a monster and was heavily injured. She had to go to the Kingdom to be treated. I … I have nowhere to go now. "Andel lowered her head and became depressed.
Hathaway walked over and gently hugged her in her arms. "When Andel's family was moving, they couldn't stop the monster's attack. Everyone scattered and escaped. I don't know how the others are doing. I also bumped into her on the way here. If it wasn't for the totem users sent by Prynne to escort us, I think … "She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.
"Big sister and mother will definitely be fine …" Andel said softly.
"Let's go back to the manor first. By the way, tell us about your experience. Settle down first, we'll talk about the rest later. " Garon knew that Prynne's status was even higher than his. They should be the strongest family in the entire Lush Forest Province. Their power and influence should be very strong. He didn't have to worry about him though. That guy's family had deep connections in the Kingdom and even in the Royal Family.
"I have to find a way to inform my uncle in the Kingdom. He'll think of a way for me. He loved me the most when I was young." Andel said softly.
The families of the four of them had countless connections in the entire Kovitan. Only Garon and Acacia's father, Vanderman, were academic-type nobles. But even so, Vanderman had many connections in the research institute and the three departments. In this chaotic time, Barr and Baphje came to help because of this terrifying network.
Andel and the other two's families were also very powerful. As long as they were alive, there was a big chance for them to turn things around.
*****
Buzz …
A silver light shot out from Beckstone's eyes and quickly formed a silver whirlpool diagram on the wall.
The diagram kept changing and quickly formed an unusually complicated map network. On the network, two white and green dots appeared clearly.
"This is the map of the entire labyrinth. It's not that complicated. There are only three hundred and twenty-two forks. It's just that the construction of the labyrinth is a little outdated. It looks like it took a lot of effort. "Beckstone said calmly.
Darian, who was behind him, looked bored with his hands behind his head.
"I'll just follow you. I'll do whatever you tell me to do. Don't tell me these complicated things. I'm dizzy just listening to it. "
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Heavy footsteps came from the tunnel in front of them again.
"It's here again, it's here again. How annoying! There's no end to it! "Darian waved his right hand impatiently and the pitch-black Moonkin appeared again. "This monster is too annoying! I have to kill it five times to kill it completely! "
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