When walking through a maze, especially an unfamiliar one, the dumber the method, the more effective it was.
Just like now, a group of 10 players was slowly moving forward, sticking close to the wall. Even if they encountered monsters along the way, they would not leave the wall easily. With this kind of perseverance, they soon saw results.
After turning a corner, the priest found a very inconspicuous gap. The gap was hidden in the corner. It was very small and could only accommodate one person. Not only that, but its position was also very clever. It was actually in the blind spot of the lights in the basement. It was already dark here, and there was no light in the gap. It was hidden in the blind spot. If one didn't touch the wall and walk over, no one would be able to find this gap with their naked eyes.
"Ah, the exit is actually here." The Priest was very surprised. "I've been here so many times, but I didn't notice it even once. It's too hidden." Several people expressed their admiration for the hidden position of the gap. Ye Ci just stood at the back of the group and smiled without saying anything.
In fact, such a design was just a small test for the future labyrinth dungeons. Not only did the Labyrinth Dungeon require players to use their brains, but it also required players to be observant and cooperative. Only then could players clear the Labyrinth Dungeon as quickly as possible.
After a short discussion, they all turned to Ye Ci and asked, "Young Master, are we going in now?"
"I'll take the lead with the Thief. I suspect there's a trap inside. You mages, be careful," Ye Ci said as she glanced at the pitch-black gap.
The existence of a Thief in a party was to increase the survival rate of the whole party. Therefore, when exploring a dungeon, Thieves were usually the ones who explored the path. Their Awareness was very high, so they could feel the existence of various mechanisms in the dungeon. However, in this party, Ye Ci still decided to scout ahead with the Thief. It wasn't because she didn't believe in the Thief's skills, but as the party leader, she needed to walk in front and think about how to clear the dungeon faster.
With two high Perception professions scouting the way, it was indeed very quick. Although it was dark beyond the gap, it didn't pose any threat to the party's advancement. Ye Ci used her high perceptive sensing to instruct the 8 players to follow behind her.
In the beginning, the eight players weren't too used to walking like blind people relying on their hearing. However, after getting used to it, everyone became very familiar with it and their speed became faster. On the other hand, the Thief who was walking at the front was extremely cautious. He would stop from time to time and shake his head in search of a hidden mechanism. His proficiency in dismantling mechanisms was still very high. Along the way, he dismantled six mechanisms in a row. Among them, only one of the spikes exploded. Fortunately, the priests and priests in the team had more than enough healing, so the whole team passed through the spikes without any casualties.
Soon, they reached the bottom of the road.
However, it seemed that there was no way forward. There was only a wall here, and there wasn't even a single gap.
The party continued to explore the dead end of the path, but they did not find anything out of the ordinary. Ye Ci, on the other hand, stood in front of the wall and touched the rough surface of the wall. There was something different about the rough surface of the wall. She hurriedly took out the torch she always carried and lit it. Then, she raised it high above her head and shone it at the wall.
She discovered that there were many strange engravings on the wall, but she couldn't find any clues.
"What's this?" One of the main tanks stared at the marks on the wall, but he couldn't find anything.
Ye Ci also stared at the wall. She only saw that the lower right corner of the wall was smooth and blank. It didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the wall. Suddenly, Ye Ci seemed to have thought of something. She ordered the people beside her to hold the torch while she retreated a distance. Then, she looked at the wall and smiled, "This is a puzzle."
"A puzzle?" The few of them obviously didn't expect this answer.
"You can see it if you stand further away." Ye Ci said as she ordered one of the main tanks to try moving the bricks on the wall. Sure enough, it could be moved. Since they knew what it was, it was much easier to decipher it. Even though the puzzle was complicated, with so many people working together, the puzzle was completed in less than three minutes.
The moment the puzzle was completed, everyone felt the ground under their feet start to shake violently. The tremors made them feel a little scared. However, the system didn't warn them of any danger. Ye Ci didn't move and quietly waited for the tremors to subside. Seeing that Ye Ci didn't move, the others didn't panic. They stood in place and waited for the tremors to subside.
The tremors grew stronger. Ye Ci calmly looked around. She saw that the wall that contained the mural didn't move as she expected. Instead, the wall on the right side of the mural opened. This went against the logic of a normal person. However, since there was an exit, there was no need to stay here and wait.
The wall on her right slowly moved away, and the ground began to tremble even more violently. A thought suddenly surfaced in Ye Ci's mind. I'm afraid that I won't be able to make it back to where I came from. Ye Ci did not know why she had such a thought, but she immediately spoke into the party channel, "Everyone, follow me closely. Stand in the gap where the wall has moved away."
Everyone immediately followed Ye Ci. Just as they stood at the opening, they heard the system prompt, "You don't know what strange device you've triggered. The entire basement is shaking violently. Look at the rocks and dust falling from above. Suddenly, a bad feeling rose in your heart. Maybe this place is going to collapse …"
After the prompt ended, the system's gentle but cold female voice echoed, "The basement is shaking violently. It's about to collapse. The 60-second countdown to escape begins …" After saying this, the system started counting down.
When Ye Ci heard the system prompt, she immediately shouted, "Hurry up and run!" After saying that, she was the first to jump into the crack in the wall. Her teammates behind her didn't even think about it and immediately jumped into the crack in the wall, running madly without stopping.
"Mages, remember to drink Speed Potions. Don't get buried!" Just as they jumped into the tunnel, a lot of rubble suddenly fell from the ceiling where they were standing a second ago. The rubble fell faster and faster, as if it was chasing after their footsteps, following them quickly forward. Ye Ci turned around to look. The Mages and Clerics were running at the back of the party. These two classes were indispensable to the party. Therefore, while she was running for her life, Ye Ci didn't forget to remind everyone to drink Speed Potions as soon as possible.
Players who were able to join Up Everyday's second party were definitely not idiots. Although they weren't top players, their awareness was definitely not bad. Before Ye Ci shouted for them to drink Speed Potions, several Mages had already begun to take out Speed Potions from their pockets. When they heard Ye Ci's words, they poured the Speed Potions into their mouths without any hesitation. Then, they continued to run forward as if their lives depended on it.
The tunnel was narrow and long. It was pitch-black and they didn't know where it led to. Fortunately, there weren't any perverted traps in the tunnel. The group just needed to rush forward. Behind them, more and more rocks fell, faster and faster. In the end, not only were the Mages drinking Speed Potions, even the MTs like the Warriors were drinking Speed Potions.
One minute. Usually, it felt so short. But now, without exception, everyone felt that it was an eternity. It was as if there was no end to it no matter how hard they tried. Just when everyone felt as if they had been running for ten thousand years, a Thief who was slightly behind Ye Ci shouted in surprise, "I can see light! We're almost out! Everyone, do your best!"
This news was undoubtedly like a shot in the arm. It immediately lifted everyone's spirits. Even their footsteps seemed to have become lighter. Everyone gritted their teeth and prepared for the final push.
Suddenly, light flashed before everyone's eyes. Everyone jumped out of the narrow and long tunnel and appeared in a large hall. After everyone rushed into the large hall, they heard several loud rumbling sounds. Looking back, they saw smoke and dust everywhere. The tunnel they had rushed out of was actually blocked by huge rocks.
It seemed that they could only move forward. This labyrinth dungeon had blocked everyone's retreat. Now, the only path left was to move forward.
Everyone rested for a moment before they began to look around the large hall. They saw a chessboard in the middle of the hall. When they walked over to take a look, they saw that there was an unfinished game of chess on it. From the chessboard, the black and white sides were fighting fiercely.
The large hall was a sealed space. The only way out had been blocked. Then, the only clue to leave this place was the unfinished game of chess in front of them.
Ye Ci reached out to pick up the black piece. Unexpectedly, not only was she unable to move it, but she also received a system notification, "Your piece is white."
It seemed that if they wanted to leave this place, they had to finish this game of chess. The player's side was the white piece, and the black piece's side was the system. This setting wasn't difficult, but … Ye Ci didn't know how to play chess. Not only did she not know how to play chess, she wasn't very good at all card games.
It couldn't be helped. No one was perfect. Even a gaming expert like Ye Ci had her strengths and weaknesses.
She looked at the endgame and scratched her head. She turned to look at the nine people in the team and said, "Which one of you knows how to play chess?"
Actually, Ye Ci had already prepared herself for the worst. At worst, no one knew how to play chess. She would just make a few random moves and lose to the system. As for the punishment, she could think of a way to deal with it later. Ye Ci thought this way because she knew the key to the game company's design. The developers would never make a difficult problem that the players couldn't overcome.
Just like this game of chess. The developers might be an expert at chess, but they couldn't guarantee that all the players knew how to play it. After all, it wasn't as common as Gomoku or Ludo. So, even if the players lost to the system, they would still have a way to overcome it.
With ten years of gaming experience from her previous life, Ye Ci was very confident about this problem. She wasn't worried at all.
However, she didn't expect that there was someone in this team who knew how to play chess. It was the warlock. He put away his staff and said, "Let me try." He walked up to the chessboard and observed the game. After a while, he sighed and said, "This game is a bit difficult. I can't guarantee that I'll win. Especially from the current situation, the white pieces are at a disadvantage."
Everyone told him not to worry. The warlock took a few deep breaths and began to play.
After the game started, Ye Ci and the rest of the team realized the real purpose of this game. It turned out that the system had tacitly agreed on the best plan. The white chess piece would take about 20 moves to beat the black chess piece. However, if the white chess piece made a wrong move during these 20 moves, an elite monster would appear in the hall. Its attack and defense were very strong. The player had to kill it within two minutes. Otherwise, it would be full of health and mana.
This wasn't the most insane part. The most insane part was that the system gave the player two minutes to think about each move. If the player didn't know what to do after these two minutes, the system would assume that the player had made a wrong move and another elite monster would appear.
If the player made the right move, a colored ball would appear in the hall. It would give everyone an effective high-level buff that lasted for two hours. Moreover, the buffs wouldn't overlap or cover up each other.
After the warlock made a few moves, everyone figured out the middle part of the game. The buff would definitely be effective in the following battles. The elite monster would deplete the player's mana and stamina. The player's chances of winning the next battle would be even lower. After knowing this, the warlock felt a lot more pressure. He had to think about every move carefully. He had to figure out the best move before putting down his piece.
Just like that, under the warlock's high concentration and the pressure from the others, the warlock finally finished the game. He was three more moves than the system's default plan. This meant that Ye Ci and the rest had only received seventeen buffs and killed three elite monsters. Although it wasn't a grand slam, this result was already very good.
In any case, Ye Ci was very satisfied with this result.
Just as the Warlock finished the last step, before he could express his nervousness, he saw the wall in front of him suddenly collapse, and a huge deep valley appeared in front of everyone … … If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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