Chapter 277: Enter the deepest labyrinth

As the sun rises again, so does a new day. And for the people here, the current time can almost be regarded as their most stable, calm, and comfortable moment.

It was also a rare respite for the apprentices of the Tour de France, who were supposed to enter the deepest labyrinth after the arrival of Zagared and the others. However, due to the fate of some unlucky man, they had to postpone the departure date, and although Stuka's injuries were cured by a little bubblegum, the problematic Gur was clearly not so lucky, although it was not known what was attached to him. But the power of the little bubblegum's light was not fun, so for the next few days, Gurus Gehr stayed in the camp on the pretext that he was sick, and he couldn't even see the human figure. And the others had no intention of coming out to protest against Rhodes and others. First, after seeing the strength of Little Bubble Gum, they knew very well that they were no match for this group of people at all, second, most of them were not very good at Gehr's senses, and third, the remaining mentors were already a little dissatisfied with this apprentice trial, in their opinion, if Gehr could get seriously ill and die, they would be able to leave without such a dangerous trial. Naturally, it was impossible to run to Rhodes' side to protest something.

Unfortunately, Gel came back to life after lying down for a few days, which meant that the apprenticeship trial would continue. And after Gehr came to his senses, he also officially announced the main content of the apprentice trial to the others, and the content itself is not complicated, so let each of these apprentices' teams enter the deepest labyrinth with a token, and then put this token in the designated position, even if the entire content of the trial is completed. As for where those tokens are to be placed, the tokens in their hands will give these apprentices a specific direction. All they have to do is follow the instructions of the token to the designated place and complete the task - on the surface, this is a very simple task.

Standing on the hillside, looking at the nervous-looking apprentices not far away, Rhodes raised his eyebrows. After that. They also got tokens from Zagared, which is not a strange thing, to put it bluntly. It's just a specialized group teleportation beacon device. This is something that is already present in the game, as the deepest maze can have 100 floors, and the player can't start from scratch every time. For every ten floors, players can open a group teleportation array, so that when they enter the deepest labyrinth later, they can teleport directly from the first floor to the destination to start the next strategy. You don't have to start all over again every time. Now it seems that in the deepest labyrinth in reality, there is also this group teleportation circle, and what they hold in their hands is a part of the coordinates of this teleportation circle, and when these apprentices reach the tenth layer, they can open this group teleportation circle.

Strictly speaking, this isn't that difficult, though the Sea of Outer Trees itself is very dangerous. But there is more than one entrance to the deepest maze, so the difficulty of each level is the same. And one to ten floors. It wasn't too difficult for these mage apprentices, who had basically stepped into the elite rank. After all, they don't start the dungeon like the players, and now the average level of these people is around level fifty, as long as you are careful, then it is not a big problem to reach the tenth layer.

But the problem is that it doesn't seem that simple.

Because of the group portal, it is obvious that it will only be needed for the strategy labyrinth. Rod didn't believe that the Tour de France Tower would be idle and unbusy, looking for a group of people to attack the deepest labyrinth. Unless the entire upper echelons of the Tour de France are all traversers like themselves. Moreover, the deepest labyrinth is extremely dangerous, which is not consistent with the "safety first" principle of the Tour de France Tower itself, and more importantly, after inspection by the canary, it is found that the teleportation signs themselves have been degraded. That is, when they are activated, they are automatically attached to a certain place and transported in one direction. But where exactly this portal is connected, Rhodes does not know. And Canary can't do anything about this, she is a practical person, not a theoretical school like Marlene. Maybe in the use of spells, regardless of the special ability after awakening. Ten Marlene is no match for a canary. But when it comes to theoretical knowledge, the canary canary can't catch up with Marlene.

However, even if he didn't know the true information contained in these teleportation beacons, considering the identity of the Mentor Gehr and the meaning of the portal itself, Rhodes would be able to guess it.

"Marlene, are you ready?"

At this moment, those apprentices had already entered the teleportation array at the entrance of the deepest labyrinth. This is also the difference between the deepest labyrinth and other places, it does not actually have a passage to the inside of the labyrinth, and the only way to enter and exit the labyrinth is through the teleportation array. However, it is easy to enter the labyrinth, but it is much more difficult to get out, and if it weren't for the one-way teleportation circle on each floor that can teleport them back to the ground, I'm afraid even the player wouldn't be able to endure this hardship.

"It's ready, Rod, I've analyzed the teleportation array, it's been tampered with, but don't worry, I've added a few fixed beacons to it, and when they're done, we'll be able to get straight inside."

"Good."

Hearing Canary's answer, Rod nodded in satisfaction. He didn't think about stopping the Tour de France towers, because the relationship between the two sides wasn't so good that Rhodes was willing to help them, and most importantly, Rhodes wanted to take the opportunity to see what the hell was going on with Gehr and the people behind him. Since they were able to take out this kind of coordinates, it meant that the people of Gehr must be very familiar with the deepest labyrinth, and they expected to use the deepest labyrinth to achieve their goals. This is the real reason why Rhodes let those people enter the labyrinth, he wants to know what those people want to do.

Mentor Gehr has an aura of chaos in him, which Rhodes has confirmed through Alice, and it is because of this that he has made this choice. After all, chaos distorts history, and distorted history is undocumentable, broken or even incomplete with Alice, so in the end. Rhodes still has to rely on himself.

At this moment, the last group of apprentices was also walking towards the teleportation array located in the mountains under the guidance of the mentor, Zagared was obviously a little worried, he turned his head and glanced at Rhodes and the others not far away. He wasn't a fool, and what had happened in the past few days had made Zagared instinctively feel that this trial was not so simple. But now, there is nothing he can do.

"Zagared, it's time for us to go."

The Mentor's voice rang in Zagared's ears, and he sighed when he heard his own mentor speak, and then he turned away.

"Yes, Mentor."

Soon, the light of the teleportation flickered, and then the figures of everyone disappeared into the center of the teleportation circle. And see this scene. Rod's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Alright, now it's time for us to play."

The weightlessness of the teleportation came, and in an instant, the blue sky, white clouds, and emerald trees in front of them disappeared, replaced by a broken, but solemn square hall, on either side of them. There are quite a few stone statues erected, but because of the time. Most of them had become dilapidated, and just after Rhodes and the others appeared, they saw that the originally dark hall in front of them suddenly lit up, and the torches placed on the walls were lit one by one, and in a short time, the bright flames extended to all sides. illuminates the entire labyrinth hall.

"Ah............h

Seeing this scene, Christie couldn't help but exclaim, and even Suzu stared at the scene in front of her in surprise. For both of them, it was the first time they had gone on an adventure. Not to mention entering such a dungeon to "brush up on copies" or something, for the two of them, it is a fresh experience of meeting Lu for the first time.

"Christie, Suzu, be careful, it's not as safe as you think, there may be traps everywhere, follow me and Bubbles. Don't act on your own, no matter how strange things you see, and don't touch them with your hands, you know? ”

It was only then that Rod exhaled in a low breath, and then he turned his head to Christy and Suzu, who were standing beside him. Although Christie is not weak now, Suzu has the strength of a legendary-level assassin, and even Leo is not her opponent. But in the field of adventure, both of these are real rookies, and they have no experience at all. If you don't watch them, God knows what will happen. In the game, Rhodes has also seen some high-level players get trapped by small, almost worthless traps, and then completely finished. Sometimes, strength doesn't mean everything. Luckily, both Christie and Suzu are very obedient children, at least they don't need to worry about themselves.

"Bubbles, you assist this time, take care of them more."

"That's good, Captain."

Hearing Rod's order, Little Bubblegum nodded quickly, but then she asked with some confusion.

"But what about the front? Captain, do you and your big sister plan to brush it up in two people? ”

"No, I have a helper."

Hearing the little bubblegum speak, the corners of Rod's mouth turned up slightly, and then he stretched out his right hand, and soon, with Rod's movements, the summoning circle shone from his hand, and then, five cards of different colors emerged from the air, surrounding Rod's side, and then, Rod's right hand squeezed hard.

A bright light appeared, and then, five figures appeared beside Rod.

The first to appear were still Celia and Celestina, their appearances unchanged from their usual days, followed by Greenhill and Madaras, two petite white elves standing beside Rhodes with a soft smile, one left and one right. And the last one to come out of the rune of light was the fourth place ——— Karen of the holy sword card that Rhodes had just acquired before. As for Herose............ Rod said that it was better to let her stay obediently, this is deep underground after all, in case Herose goes crazy and collapses something, it is still himself who is unlucky in the end, isn't it.

However, in the face of the scenery in front of them, Celia and the other holy sword elves did not show any confusion and curiosity, on the contrary, most of them looked at the dilapidated hall in front of them and the corridor not far away with nostalgic eyes.

"O Temple of Order............... I really didn't expect to be able to come back here again............"

Looking at the broken stone statues in front of her with a wistful gaze, Selestina muttered to herself, while Celia lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. Even the pair of white elf sisters were talking to each other at this time, and when they saw this scene, Little Bubblegum pursed her lips dissatisfied. Then look at the canary.

"You see, big sister, so I hate summoning swordsmen. What's so great about having a lot of people. ”

"More people is the most remarkable, bubbles."

Hearing Bubbles' words, Rod twitched the corners of his mouth and replied. Originally, summoning a swordsman was not a profession that could be singled out against others, which was also quite stained on the forum. Especially after Rhodes became famous. In the spirit of all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred, some people mocked Rhodes and summoned swordsmen as a group of people, except for relying on summoning beasts to fight in groups, there was no level of skill at all. They also have their own opinions, although it is not only summoning swordsmen who use summons to fight, but also mages. However, mages are weak in close quarters after all, and they are not good at hand-to-hand combat. Then there's nothing wrong with using summons. But summoning swordsmen can obviously learn swordsmanship, but they still have to fight in groups, which inevitably makes people feel a little unbalanced. Especially when it comes to heads-up, looking at the opposite side with a big group. Regardless of whether you can win the fight or not, you are psychologically uncomfortable.

When summoning swordsmen was not famous, they were mostly ridiculed for summoning swordsmen, and after Rhodes carried forward the profession, players began to complain that the profession was despicable, shameless, and undisciplined............ This is also the case with the world realm itself.

His own summoned elves are no strangers to the deepest labyrinth, Rod is not so surprised by this, in the previous historical retrospection of Alice, Rod even until this labyrinth was built by the Creation Dragon Soul and the Six Pillars Demon God, so since these holy sword elves under his command had fought side by side with them at that time. There is nothing strange about Huizhi Dao here.

But not every summoned elf is immersed in the memories of the past, just when Celestina and the others are caught up in the emotions of the past. Karen, however, reached out and lifted her glasses, then walked up to Rhodes and looked up at Rhodes.

"My lord, are you here for an important matter?"

"That's right, Karen."

Looking at the girl in front of her. Rod looked at her with some curiosity. This card was acquired after Highland City, and Rod didn't strictly know anything about her. She doesn't like to show her emotions like Celia and Celestina, but she is very reserved and calm, and not only that, she always has an indifferent tone. It seems like "this is interesting, but it has nothing to do with me", and it is always from the perspective of an outsider, not that you are in it. And Rhodes doesn't know much about her, but judging from her special skills on the cards and the attitude of Celestina and others towards her, Karen should be responsible for a similar role as a "military advisor" in this small group. And this time, the reason why Rod summoned her out was also to see how Karen performed. Although by his side, there are not no people who serve as think tanks, such as Qilian and Marlene are very good candidates. But they all have their own work to do, and they can't always be by their side, and Karin doesn't have that need. As a holy sword card, she will definitely be with her as a matter of course, and when fighting, with her by her side, maybe Rod won't need to worry too much.

Thinking of this, Rhodes quickly told Karen about the current situation, including the matter of the Tour of Law Tower that they discovered after they came here, and the Mentor Gehr who had an affair with Chaos. Karen listened quietly to Rod's story, and it wasn't until he finished speaking that she reached out and raised her glasses.

"The bottom......... Is it? I'm sorry, Your Majesty, we don't know what's at the bottom of the Dao, I'm afraid even the six Demon Gods don't know. Because when this place was first built, the bottom layer was completely built by the five Creation Dragons, so except for the five Creation Dragons, no one knew what was in the Dao. As for the question of these apprentices......... I don't think it's a big deal, according to Your Majesty, they want to activate the teleportation circle. Activating the teleportation circle requires activating the core, and depending on where we are at the moment, we can go directly to the core and wait for them there. If the other side is going to do something, I don't think they will let go of this opportunity. As for the question you mentioned about controlling the organs here, I can't give you a clear answer for the time being, it's been a long time since I've been here, and I can't confirm that the control core is still functioning. This needs to wait until the control core is found before making a judgment. ”

It's really reliable...............

Hearing Kalian's calm and indifferent answer, Rod couldn't help but sigh. Every time he talked to his holy sword elves, Rhodes felt very depressed, and Celia always trembled when she spoke, as if she was afraid that one would accidentally leak state secrets. And Celestina, who was running away without a door, and Greenhill and Madaras never came back to any of their problems. As for Herose......... Forget it.

Now that he can finally have a holy sword spirit who can communicate with him normally, this is really a blessing for Rod.

"Very well, let's go."

The first layer of the maze is completely stress-free for Rhodes and others. The difficulty here is the lowest, and most of the people who inhabit it are low-level monsters such as goblins. Don't say that there are full-level players like Canary and Little Bubblegum. Even if Rod is alone, he can brush the entire first layer alone. And now, with the help of the Holy Sword Elves, they have begun to sweep through the monsters of the entire area.

Although the monsters here are more powerful than the monsters in the outside world due to the contamination of magic, they are powerless in front of Celia, Celestina, Greenhill and Madaras. The swarming goblins were just instantly roasted under the double flames of holiness and pitch black, and there was not even a residue left. The huge scorpion, whose shell was hard enough to rival its armor, was easily split and cut by the shadows that passed silently. In front of the Holy Sword Elves, these are at most elite-level low-level monsters, and they are not worth mentioning at all.

And Rod was in the back, occasionally letting them show a few monsters and practice their hands for Suzu and Christie. Especially Christie, the little guy has grown so big that he hasn't even killed a chicken, even if he has mastered the power of the most powerful demon god among the six pillar demon gods, it is just pure empty talk.

Compared to Christie, Suzu is much more proficient. In the Vault, I'm afraid she hasn't done anything less than fighting Chaos Monsters, so in the face of these goblins and other monsters, Suzu's performance is still very satisfying.

And among them, the one that surprised Rhodes the most was Karen.

Although he also knew that since Karen could rank fourth among the holy sword cards, her combat power was naturally outstanding. But when he actually saw Karen's battle, even Rod himself couldn't help but be taken aback. (To be continued......)