Chapter 910: Strange Maze

For Duanmu Huai, this kind of underground maze is what he is least good at.

On the ground, whether flying or crashing, at least there is a way. But underground is not the same. Although the wall can be easily smashed, it may cause the whole place to collapse... It is better to dig a way out from the ground with bare hands.

Obviously, Duanmu Huai will not do this.

Fortunately, although the captain of the other adventure team has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is indeed an experienced maze explorer. Except for the trouble of collecting everything on each layer, it is still very fast to find the main passage.

However...

"It's strange, this maze doesn't look that difficult?"

Duanmu Huai walked in front and said in confusion. Basically, there are no monsters in this maze, most of them are various traps. Not to mention Duanmu Huai, he thinks even ordinary adventure teams can pass through it.

"We didn't take the wrong path."

"It's indeed here."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, the captain of the adventure team, the brave man, also looked solemn.

"We also inquired before we set out. Many adventurers never returned after entering here. Most of those who returned only described the traps as too dangerous. But... if it was just traps, it should be commonplace for most adventurers."

"And this is the North."

The dwarf warrior next to him also added a sentence. His subtext was obvious. Those who can come here are adventurers picked out of a hundred. They will never make the mistakes that novices make.

"So I think there is a problem."

Duanmu Huai said while pointing to the wall in front of them. It was a road they had not walked on, but there were traces of barbecue on it, which means that before them, there were adventurers who had arrived here and triggered the trap.

But...

"The document does not explain the situation up to here."

The brave man took out the document, read it again, and then looked around vigilantly.

"I always have a bad feeling that this maze is not as simple as we thought."

"By the way, we are actually walking on a flat surface."

"Huh? Really?"

"That's right."

Duanmu Huai knocked on his helmet. Of course, it was not visible with the naked eye, but the level in the helmet clearly showed this. On the surface, they walked down the stairs every time and then went to the next floor. So, for humans, they only felt that they were going down.

But in fact, according to the detection of the mechanical level, the ground of each floor is not flat, but has a slightly upward angle. Of course, if you can see through it at a glance, you may still find it. But the problem is that when you are lost in this damn maze and have to worry about the traps around you, you will not care about the slight tilt under your feet.

So although it seems that they are always going down, they are actually repeating a process of walking down the stairs, then going uphill, and then walking down the stairs at the top.

As for why the dwarves built it this way? No one knows.

"I said, could this be that kind of trap?"

At this time, the monk spoke.

"On the surface, it makes the adventurers feel that it is easy to walk, so no one is too wary. By the time they find that something is wrong, they have already gone deep into the maze. If they want to turn back, they will face countless traps... So they will eventually die?"

"The more experienced the adventurer, the more confident they are in their abilities. There is nothing wrong with that."

Duanmu Huai carried the war hammer and strode forward.

"In short, we will know what it is like when the time comes."

"Maybe the adventurers who didn't come back thought so too."

"That's right."

Just as the monk said, maybe the adventurers before them also wanted to break through the maze in front of them because they were too relaxed, and they met powerful enemies that were difficult to fight in the deepest part. But because they were too deep in the maze at this moment, they had no way to escape and eventually died tragically in it.

Of course, for Duanmu Huai, this is just a story he has heard of.

But there are troubles.

"Well... this is also a feature of the maze."

Walk down the stairs again, and this time, what appeared in front of everyone was not the road that led in all directions before, but only two roads.

Two roads?

"How do we go?"

Duanmu Huai looked at the brave man, who pondered for a moment.

"It would be faster if we walked one team at a time."

"That's right."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"Then we'll go to the left."

"We'll go to the right."

The brave man nodded and made a gesture.

"I wish you all the best."

"You too, although I think you've chosen the right path, I still want to try my luck."

Although Duanmu Huai felt that he always made the wrong choice, but...what if he made the right choice this time?

There's still hope, right?

Soon, the two sides parted ways, each heading towards a different path.

"These adventurers are quite interesting, big brother."

Sitting on Duanmu Huai's shoulder, Zhen Ji Ling also said with emotion.

"It's okay."

However, Duanmuhuai replied lightly, not seeming to be particularly enthusiastic. At the same time, Ogis, who was lying on Duanmuhuai's other shoulder, raised her head.

"Because that person looks better than the owner."

"...Listen up, Ogis, don't judge people by their appearance. You should understand this."

"Yes, so I know that the master is a good man."

"That's right, so you have to remember that those who are handsome are not necessarily good people."

"Pfft...!"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's serious warning to Ogis, Zhen Jiling couldn't help but chuckle. When he heard her laughter, Duanmuhuai turned his head.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing... Then big brother, you must really like getting along with the adventurers in the city?"

"Well, that's right. After all, most adventurers are quite approachable."

Can you not have a sense of intimacy?

After hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Zhen Jiling's expression did not change on the surface, but deep down she was rolling with laughter. I don't know if it's because most of the adventurers in this world fight against demons. Many adventurers actually look quite vicious, looking like some gangsters or bandits. In any other place, Zhen Ji Ling would have been forced to retreat when he saw such a person.

On the contrary, Duanmu Huai was like a fish in water here, enjoying himself very much——Well, it's no wonder that he doesn't have a good impression of the brave captain.

"Um?"

While talking, the group continued to move forward, but just as they walked out of the passage and came to the hall inside, Duanmu Huai stopped and raised his head to look forward.

They saw four figures standing in front of them at the gate leading to the other side - they were none other than the brave group that had separated from them before.

It's just... Compared with the previous ones, the four adventurers in front of me seemed a little different. How should I put it, they were like puppet models that had not yet been painted. In short, it was obvious at a glance that they were not real people.

"Oh, that's it. I almost guessed why those adventurers didn't come back."

Looking at the group of adventurers blocking his way, Duanmu Huai clenched his war hammer, while Ogis and Zhen Ji Ling also jumped off his shoulders familiarly and prepared their attack postures.

"So there is such a trick."

"Ugh... So, isn't it dangerous on the other side?"

"Maybe, but we'd better settle things on our side first."

Staring at the replicas of the four adventurers in front of him, Duanmu Huai opened his mouth and revealed a sinister smile.

He had already smashed that handsome guy's face to pieces, but he didn't expect that the other party actually showed up at his door!

"Let's go!"

As soon as the words fell, Duanmu Huai pounced towards the enemy in front of him.

"Shua————!"

Facing Duanmu Huai's attack, the opponent's reaction was also very fast. The brave man flashed past and appeared in front of Duanmu Huai in an instant. At the same time, he swung down the long sword in his hand and chopped Duanmu Huai's chest directly. However, his sword could not even touch Duanmu Huai's armor before it was directly bounced off by the unfolded shield. At the same time, Duanmu Huai struck down with a hammer and hit the brave man's head directly.

"boom!"

At the same time, the dwarf warrior charged forward, swung the huge battle ax in his hand at Duanmu Huai's war hammer, and smashed them together. The dwarf warrior's powerful force caused Duanmu Huai's war hammer to tilt, grazing the hero's side and hitting the ground.

But it's not over yet.

The magician raised the staff in her hand and aimed at Duanmuhuai. Then, at the moment when she was about to release her magic, the magician's staff suddenly turned, and the whistling magic beam was deflected to the side. At the same time, Austrian Jisi also clenched her hands, grabbed the invisible thread and pulled it towards the magician.

The last monk was holding a holy book and seemed to be praying in a low voice. Rays of golden light bloomed from his body and rushed around.

However, at this moment, suddenly, gunfire rang out.

"boom!!!"

The monk shook his body, and a big hole appeared in the middle of his forehead. The next moment, the monk fell to the ground, and then disappeared completely.

At the same time, the real agent holding a sniper rifle flashed past and disappeared into the air again.

"Drink————!"

Without the help of the monks from behind, the brave men and dwarf warriors alone could not stop Duanmu Huai's attack. He roared, and suddenly bumped forward, directly into the dwarf warrior's face, and raised his right hand. The dwarf warrior hurriedly raised his ax in front of him, but the next moment, he was heavily stepped on by Duanmu Huai, turning him into a puddle of vague meat paste, and then Also lost.

Then the brave man flashed past, and the long sword in his hand stabbed Duanmu Huai's throat without hesitation. Duanmu Huai didn't care about the opponent's killing move. He just held the war hammer with both hands, raised it high, and then struck the brave man's hand. The sword blade stabbed him and he swung it down hard.

"boom!"

The thunder hammer roared and smashed the hero into two pieces. At the same time, Ogis on the other side also successfully cut the last magician into pieces.

"I didn't expect that there are such demons."

Watching the bodies of the adventurers turn into black dust and disappear, Duanmu Huai sighed—he had discovered that these were not their real bodies, but more like fake bodies condensed by magic power. As for how much power they had, Duanmu Huai didn't know.

But……………

"Well… Let's go back."

Duanmu Huai touched his chin.

"I always have a bad feeling…"