Chapter 441: A Test of Force, Wisdom, and Skill
"Huh? Why are there only a few of you? Xia Chiyu turned his head and looked at it, and found that there were only four people left: Liu Yiyu, Zhang Zinuo, Cheng Ming and Xiaoyou. Behind them was a flash of stone walls, not the entrance to the dungeon, and it seemed that only a few of them had been teleported here, while the others were supposed to be going to other places in the labyrinth.
"I don't know, we came in after you, and then we came here." Liu Yiyu asked with wide beautiful eyes, and then looked around, "It's strange, how can it be a dead end?" So how should we come out with this? ”
Zhang Zinuo frowned slightly: "I probably need to finish the game before I can get out of the book, but ......"
Xiao You expressed everyone's worries: "Then, what if we can't finish this copy......
There was silence at the scene, and seeing the uneasy mood spreading in the team, Xia Chiyu hurriedly comforted: "Anyway, let's go forward and try it first, maybe there will be an exit or something like that after walking a distance." ”
"Well, I'm not worried anyway, there's fish to eat." Cheng Ming said and walked forward with a big grin.
Before he could take a few steps, Cheng Ming stepped on a certain mechanism on the ground, so more than a dozen spikes stabbed out from the left and right and up and down walls respectively, so frightened that Cheng Ming hurriedly took a step back so that he was not stabbed by the spikes.
However, the spikes did not disappear, but kept stabbing out in a loop, from far to near.
"Eating fish, is it my fault?" Cheng Ming innocently pointed at himself and asked. Xia Chiyu raised his eyebrows: "Hmm...... If you want me to say, I guess so. But this organ ......"
Xia Chiyu observed for a moment and replied, "It's okay to pass, you see." ”
Although those spikes are densely and constantly piercing, they are regular, only stabbing from one direction at a time, and they are only dazzling because of the speed of interspersing. However, there is a small gap in each section of the road that allows the player to pass safely, as long as you look carefully.
Therefore. Xia Chiyu raised his hand to signal everyone to retreat, and then walked forward by himself. He didn't speed up, but walked forward unhurriedly, as if he were walking. The iron spur on the left quickly approached, and before it had completely passed, the iron spur from the top had already followed, and Xia Chiyu leaned forward to the right unhurriedly.
After a few steps, the iron spike below followed, followed by the iron spike on the right. Xia Chiyu paused, waiting for the iron spike below to come to him, and a jump crossed over the iron thorn. Came to the left position and continued forward. Xia Chiyu advanced very slowly, but very steadily, and every time he stuck the small safe gap that the iron pierced through.
In the end, Xia Chiyu passed through this iron thorn unharmed and came to the front of the passage. A stone pillar rose from in front of Xia Chiyu, he reached out and pressed on the stone pillar, and the iron thorns behind him stopped.
"Wow, that's amazing...... I was so nervous to see it. Liu Yiyu clutched his chest and sighed.
"Take it easy." Xia Chiyu smiled and touched Liu Yiyu's brain. "Actually, it's easy to dodge, these iron spikes have obvious patterns, and there is a lot of space every time, just grab that small gap to move forward. 100% safe. ”
"It's just getting started, and it's so hard." Zhang Zinuo said with a frown. "I don't know what happened to the others."
Xia Chiyu waved his hand: "Don't worry, since there is such a distribution model, I think it should be distributed according to the average grade." Make sure that the average level of each squad is the same, so each team should have one of the four of us. With the addition of Nadya, the four kings, I believe that every team will be safe. Just ......"
"Just ......?" Xiao You frowned, and then asked with some concern.
"It's nothing ......," Xia Chiyu laughed dryly. Lead the crowd onwards.
It's just that I don't know if those guys will be able to lead the team and finally reach the end of the dungeon.
Xia Chiyu didn't say this sentence, because although Gu Qinyan, Reis and Su Xing had different styles from him, they could always arrive at the same destination with him in the end.
Xia Chiyu and Liu Yiyu continued to move forward, the advantage of the copy of the maze mode is that there are not many monsters, and there are generally only cow ghosts and some trap monsters that appear after triggering the trap. But the downside is that you need to find your way.
"Damn, it's a dead end again!" Gu Qin Yan kicked the wall angrily and scolded.
"Qinyan, don't swear, there are still people from the outside meeting." Yuxi said with a slight frown behind him.
"You step away, I can't stand it anymore." Gu Qinyan said coldly, raised his hands and whispered: "Qingfeng, cut the iron ......"
Two double-edged swords appeared in Gu Qinyan's hands, and he took a good stance and danced with both hands. A few sword flashes, and then Gu Qinyan snorted coldly, raised his foot and kicked on the wall, and an irregular square gap appeared. Gu Qinyan said angrily: "Let's go!" That's it! The most annoying thing is this maze dungeon! ”
"Xiao Gu is so short-tempered, aren't you afraid when you're with him?" Pepe asked in a whisper to Yuxi.
Yuxi was stunned, then covered his mouth and smiled: "It's okay, Qin Yan just has a strong mouth, but in fact, there is nothing he can do about girls." You just have to remember that, no matter how arrogant you are, he won't be able to deal with you. ”
"Huh? Are you sure? Pepeluo covered her mouth with some surprise and smiled, "I really can't see it......"
Gu Qinyan didn't need to explore his own path before, because he only needed to follow behind when he was with Xia Chiyu and the others. However, after entering this dungeon, he is the most senior player in this squad, and the task of walking ahead to detect various traps is naturally entrusted to him, and the swordsman happens to have no good exploration skills, unlike mages and assassins.
Mages, especially summoning mages, and assassins who specialize in traps, have great exploration skills.
For example, the duo of Awakening and Old Black.
"Eh, there's a dead end ahead, so you don't have to go over." Wake waved his hand and said, "I've seen it with my pet's vision." ”
The mage can switch his vision to the pet he has summoned to see the pet's vision, while Black is a ranger who is proficient in traps, so he can disarm traps in the maze that have not yet been triggered.
"I'm safe here, let's go, the traps are all lifted." Old Black smiled gently.
"Lao Hei, you look so fierce, I didn't expect you to be such a gentle person." Li Feifei patted Lao Hei's thick shoulder and teased. Lao Hei scratched his face with a wry smile: "Do I look fierce?" No way? ”
"Really, we were all scared for the first time." Pepe nodded in agreement.
Lao Heipo was hit and explained: "No...... Because I'm a trap stream ranger. So I have to increase my weight as much as possible, don't you know that body shape affects weight? ”
Everyone shook their heads together, and Su Xing said with a dry smile: "Probably only eating fish will understand this kind of detail." ”
"Hey, Xiaobai is a big road idiot, he is not with me, a little uneasy." Lao Hei sighed at this time and said with some concern.
On Xiaobai and Reis's side, the situation is slightly awkward, and the process on their side is a little slow.
"Well, it doesn't seem to be here." Xiaobai said with a wry smile. "I think we've been going around in circles, we've walked through this place before, right? You don't see the trap triggered. ”
Lacey scratched his head and said with a humble smile: "I remember eating fish before taught me a way to walk the maze, it seems to be something?" I don't remember. I knew that I would be in such a situation where I needed to lead the team, so I asked to eat fish. ”
"Alas, it's all right, big brother." Lin Qianxue kicked Lacey in the leg impatiently, "Can you do it?" After walking for half a day, we passed two intersections. When did this go through? ”
Zhang Zhiwei also sighed in the back: "Alas, just try your luck casually like this, but not only do you two have a bad sense of direction, but also your luck." It's not a way for us to go around in circles all the time, right? ”
"Ah, yes, sorry. Hehe......" Xiaobai scratched his head with a wry smile, and his honest appearance was the same as Lacey.
"No one blames you. Hurry up and think of a way, okay? An Ran asked with a slightly wry smile.
"Yes, yes. I'm sorry, hehe......" Lacey scratched his head with a wry smile. He Xiaobai was like two brothers, and then he pointed to the other side and asked, "Why don't we try to go this way?" ”
Everyone sighed, relatively speechless, and then Zhang Zhiwei asked helplessly: "Didn't we just go this way, but came back from the other side?" ”
"Oh, then let's ......" Xiaobai and Reis paced back and forth, at a loss.
"Alas, I miss the days of playing with fish." Lin Qianxue sighed and said.
The process on Xia Chiyu's side should be ranked second, second only to Gu Qinyan.
"Remember, walking the maze, the first law," Xia Chiyu explained with his head to the road, "Generally speaking, as long as you touch a wall with one hand at the starting point and set off, and your hand never leaves the wall, you can find the exit of the maze." ”
"Hmm......" Zhang Zinuo responded absentmindedly.
"Are you thinking that there won't be a day when you lead the way anyway, so if only I knew?" Xia Chiyu shook his head slightly and asked. The people behind him nodded in unison, and their movements were extremely neat.
"Then you'll just be talking to myself." Xia Chiyu let out a long sigh, "Actually, I think those guys guessed that when I said it at that time, they didn't listen to it." But forget it, they should be able to fight the last boss. ”
But not everyone didn't listen to Xia Chiyu's words, and some people would listen as carefully as they were in class.
"Eating fish said that the first law of the maze does not apply to the maze where the end point is in the middle of the maze. So there's also the second law of the labyrinth. When there is a path that has not been taken, the path that has not been traveled is taken first, and when there is no path, the path that has been walked only once. The path that has been walked twice is not considered. Whether it's the first law or the second law, even if you go wrong, you will go back to the entrance of the maze without being trapped in the maze all the time. Chen Feng was the head of the Tao and explained to the people behind him.
"......I see," Nadya said suddenly, "It's really good at eating fish, it seems to be a jack of all trades." ”
"Right? Let me tell you, when there is a fish to eat, the whole team is very relieved, as long as there is him, it seems that there is no copy that cannot be passed. Chen Feng said proudly, as if he was so powerful.
Nadya pursed her lips and muttered, "It's a pity that this copy separates everyone, and I can't see it." Alas, I don't know when we will be able to open up the wasteland. ”
"Don't worry, it's coming," Chen Feng said with a smile, "Eat fish said, this version is a transitional period in the middle, and the reason why players are allowed to upgrade their equipment to level eighty-five is for the new team dungeon." and a new level cap increase to prepare. These small dungeons are all set up to allow players to lay a foundation for equipment. ”
"Really? Does that mean there will be a new team copy in the next release? Nadya said curiously.
"It should be, I never said I missed eating fish." Chen Feng said with a smile, then looked ahead, and said happily: "It seems that the front has reached the end!" You see, there's a gate, it's not the same as the one in front! ”
Sure enough, they came to the entrance of a hall, and as they approached the entrance, a translucent figure appeared in front of them, smiling and blocking their way: "Welcome to the Hall of Trials." Here there is a test of force, wisdom and skill, your choices determine your fate, come, make your choices......"
However, before Tatsukaze and Nadya's team arrived at the Trial Hall, the first echelon had already arrived here.
"This guy ......" Xia Chiyu looked at the figure in front of him, this was an old man with his body hidden under a brown cloak, his thin wrists and figure made him look weak, and there was a crow standing on his shoulder. The crow's eyes were as deep as black holes, as if they were about to suck a man's soul in, and at his feet was a huge crocodile with a fierce and ferocious stride, staring at them intently. Seeing Xia Chiyu's heart fluttering for a while.
And this old man, in fact, Xia Chiyu is not the first time he has seen it, he suddenly frowned: "I remember that this thing is not the Agares we met before?" ”
"Huh? Have you ever met this old man before? Liu Yiyu asked curiously, and Xia Chiyu replied, "Oh." You weren't there then. Gu Qin and I said that the three of them had met this guy when they were in the City of the Dead, do you remember the boss we fought at that time called 'Shadow of Agareth'? That's what it really is. ”
Xiao You hammered his fist on his slap and suddenly said, "Oh! I remember! At that time, Ah Xing didn't seem to be there! It's just you, Lacey, and Little Gu here. Right? At that time, everyone was only in their fifties! ”
Liu Yiyu also pursed her lips and smiled: "Yes, I miss it so much." ”
"In short, it's the follow-up to the boss at that time." Xia Chiyu replied, "At that time, we went to the capital of the dead to collect the Sansheng Stone, and we met this guy and gave us a prophecy in the form of an NPC......
At this time, Xia Chiyu suddenly remembered the content of the prophecy that Agareth gave them last time, and felt that something seemed to be wrong in the dark, and reminded him of what the boss said before, "Your choice determines your fate".
"Tsk, this NPC is a god." Xia Chiyu muttered, and pulled up the prop of Agares's guide from the inventory. This thing does not despawn after use, but will continue to give Agareth the next hint when his next guide appears. However, this item is not shown at this time.
"Also, this guy's shadow is in front of him, what else is there to guide ......" Xia Chiyu muttered to himself.
At this time, Agareth's shadow began to speak: "So, tell me...... In this place, I am not a guest, I am not an intruder, I belong here, this place belongs to me, what is this place? ”
Immediately, three options appeared below, which were "Home, Death, and Lover's Arms".
Xia Chiyu thought for a while, and then replied: "It's death, death is the ultimate destination of all people, fair and just." ”
"Hmph...... Interesting understanding. Agareth replied, and then continued to ask the next question: "What is it, a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, and a blood debt for blood?" ”
This time, the three answers are "revenge, war, and love". Xia Chiyu held his chin and thought about it, and replied: "Love, as the saying goes, hate is born from love, the deeper the love, the more strong hatred will be aroused." ”
"Huh...... That's a good answer. Agareth stroked the beard on his chin, but his eyes were still hidden in the shadows, "Next question." Excuse me, what is the cruelest soul poison in the world? ”
The three answers are "religion, women, and jealousy", Xia Chiyu held his chin and thought about it, then hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "I think it's jealousy, jealousy makes people lose their minds." ”
"Makes sense." Agareth pursed his lips and smiled, and continued: "The last question, it can't be seen or touched, but everyone knows that it's terrible, it's lighter than the breeze, it's sharper than the blade, it's born out of nothing, and it can break a thousand armies. What is it. ”
This time, the three answers were "famine, pestilence, and war." Xia Chiyu said very simply: "I think it's war, so far." The events that lead to the highest number of human deaths are always wars, not plagues and famines. ”
"Hmph...... Agareth let out a chuckle and nodded in satisfaction, "That's a good answer...... Well, you have made a choice about your fate. Now, get ready for your trials......"
Agareth's voice grew farther and farther away, and as his last words faded, his figure turned into a tornado, slowly rising into the sky and quickly dissipating. And at the entrance to the hall in front of them, there was a click from the dark interior. Something seemed to be working, and the torches inside lit up.
"Well, let's see what fate we face." Xia Chiyu laughed and walked forward.
Everyone entered the hall together, and an intricate mechanism appeared inside, just like the moving floor similar to Huarong Road that Xia Chiyu had encountered in the treasure hunt mode before, and the mechanism needed to be opened to create a way through.
It's just that this time the mechanism is much larger, not only in the huge number of floors that are moved. And there are as many as five consoles to be operated alone, Xia Chiyu covered his forehead at that time: "What I hate the most is this mode......
"The place of the test of knowledge, 'You who choose this path have a more distant mind than ordinary people. Show your ingenuity here'. Zhang Zinuo looked at the words on the stone platform in front of him, covered his mouth and smiled: "I always feel that it is suitable for eating fish." ”
Liu Yiyu also echoed: "That's right, eating fish gives people the feeling that they will think a lot." ”
"Hmph." Xia Chiyu smirked and said reluctantly, "Then let's start unraveling the mechanism!" ”
As he spoke. Xia Chiyu thought to himself: I don't know what the three of Gu Qinyan will be......
Before Xia Chiyu, Gu Qinyan had already been to this place and chose his own route.
"Welcome to the Hall of Trials. There is a test of force, wisdom and skill here, and your choices determine your fate, come, make your choices......" Agareth's shadow stood in front of them, and smiled faintly.
However, before he could finish speaking, Gu Qinyan swung his sword and swept past Agares's body, but this Agareth was just a shadow, and quickly dispersed with Gu Qinyan's sword.
"It's you talking again, who has time to listen to your nagging." Gu Qinyan said angrily, and then there was a sound of an iron cage rising in the trial hall in front of him, and the inside also lit up, and Gu Qinyan led everyone into the hall.
In that hall, a giant more than three meters tall was sitting cross-legged, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, wearing red armor, somewhat similar to Lu Bu's image, except that the armor was more Westernized than Lu Bu's.
"Eighty-five level boss, the soul of loyalty and martial arts......" Gu Qinyan looked at the name of the giant and muttered to himself.
"The place of the test of force, 'You who have chosen this path, you have a brave and resolute soul and the courage to face the unknown, then, show your courage here'." Yuxi looked at the stone platform in front of him and said, "Qin Yan, what does this mean." ”
"Whatever, just see the boss fight." Gu Qinyan snorted coldly and rushed towards the giant in front of him......
However, there are people who don't want to answer at all, and on the other side, there are people who rack their brains to find the right answer.
"In this place, I am not a guest, nor an intruder, I belong here, and this place belongs to me......" Xiaobai held his chin and pondered, and asked Reth tentatively, "What do you think it should be?" ”
"I think it's 'home', right? But wouldn't it be a little too simple? Maybe it's a more meaningful answer? Reis asked hesitantly, "I think if I eat fish here, I might choose 'death'." ”
"But I think 'the arms of lovers' are also correct." Lin Qianxue said with a flat face.
But Agareth waited too long, and he laughed: "It seems that you haven't come up with your answer yet...... Confused young people, this is also the path you have chosen, so keep going......"
As he spoke, Agareth's shadow quickly disappeared from front of them, and the hall of trials in front of them began to rattle and click, followed by the glow of torches, and the inside ...... It's a labyrinth again!
“No――!” The wails of Lacey and Xiaobai rang out. (To be continued.) )