Chapter 524 Do Not Use!

"Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen... a total of seventeen gold ingots."

In the dark and messy black shop, the big-handed merchant counted them one by one, and finally looked at Luo Jun with a smile on his face.

"Customer, you are really capable. In all these years, this is the first time I have seen someone bring so many gold ingots."

The head of this big-handed merchant grew on the index finger. He was a bearded man. Like the beautiful merchant before, his face was also clean, without the disgusting tumors and hyperplasia. If you ignore the body, it is still pleasing to the eye.

"I also paid a lot of hard work." Luo Jun nodded: "So, help me change 70,000 banknotes, and the remaining ten, for a void pass!"

"Okay!" The big-handed man quickly exchanged things for Luo Jun. Although this guy looked fierce, his service attitude was the best among the big-handed merchants Luo Jun had seen.

Putting the exchanged things into the smart equipment bag, Luo Jun left the store and walked towards the people waiting outside.

"How is it?" Sun Xiaowei asked expectantly.

Luo Jun made an OK gesture, and everyone was delighted when they saw it.

It has been more than ten days since the enhanced version of the monster-attracting incense was made. I have to say that the effect of this thing is really scary. After it is lit, the monsters that smell the smell will gather no matter how far away they are. If there are not many masters in the team and they are strong, I am afraid they can't withstand such continuous attacks.

If ordinary monsters are just attracted, then the chaos monsters are simply crazy. Luo Jun found that the attraction of this thing to chaos monsters far exceeds that of ordinary monsters. Not only will it attract, but it will also cause monsters to go crazy and increase the danger. If it weren't for Yuan Lao sitting in, I am afraid there would be more injured people in the team.

As for Ling Jian, he is still unconscious, but judging from the shape of his body, more than 70% has been replaced by chaos matter. And what's more amazing is that Ling Jian has survived for so many days without eating or drinking, and still maintains the most basic vital signs.

According to Yuan Lao, Ling Jian should have used some special method to reduce his metabolism to an extremely low level, delaying the process of being replaced. If someone else was replaced, he would probably not be able to survive ten days or ten hours.

"Now that we have the Void Pass, we have more than 100,000 banknotes in our hands. As long as we exchange the exit indicator, we can leave this ghost place!" Ma Qiao said excitedly.

"Don't be too optimistic." Mao Xintong shook her head: "Don't forget what was mentioned in the previous diary, the exit will change."

"In the diary, grandpa and his friends didn't have the Void Pass, and the speed of going to the exit was very slow. Judging from the interval of the exit change, if we had the Void Pass, we might still be able to arrive before the exit changes."

Luo Jun nodded: "There is no other way now, let's go to the white store and exchange the exit indicator first."

These days, not only did they attract monsters, but the group also took the initiative to attack and recorded the locations of several stores. During this period, the store also provided two diaries, but there was no substantial content. The only thing worth noting is that the black store was not mentioned in these two pages of the diary.

It is clear that Zhuge Qian had been to the black shop in the previous diary, and the signs in the later diary show that he also exchanged money from the black shop, but there is no diary that directly mentions the black shop.

Is it a coincidence?

Looking at Ling Jian, who was mostly replaced, and others who would be replaced at some point, Luo Jun had no time to explore the secrets, and could only try all the methods he knew.

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"Sir, you came at the right time. I just collected another diary." The fat businessman rubbed his hands and smiled.

"Oh?" Luo Jun raised his eyebrows: "It's rare. There has been no new diary for a week. How much money do I have in your deposit?"

"Except this diary, there are still 5,000." As if afraid that Luo Jun would regret it, he directly stuffed the diary into his hand.

Luo Jun unfolded the diary, and everyone gathered around to read the content.

"We encountered a group of virtual monsters on the march."

"This is a spectacle we have never seen before. We did not dare to approach rashly and could only quietly follow this monster army."

"Because we were too focused on tracking, we accidentally activated a gargoyle when we passed an intersection. This is a very difficult monster to deal with. It has strong melee ability and high vitality resistance. Several people in the team are not fighting, so it is really difficult to deal with this monster."

"Just when we were studying how to bypass it, three monsters suddenly rushed out from the monster army. After they left the team, they had entities and rushed up to besiege the gargoyle directly."

"Although the gargoyle is powerful, it still can't resist the siege of three monsters. Finally, one of the monsters holding a sledgehammer smashed its head and turned it into dust on the ground."

"After killing the gargoyle, these monsters left to chase the team. We went forward to check and found that the monsters they killed did not drop any items."

Seeing this, several people looked at Mao Xintong. After all, she was the only one who had seen the army of virtual monsters.

Mao Xintong nodded: "Indeed, I checked it, and nothing was missing."

Everyone continued to look at the diary.

"Out of curiosity, we continued to follow the team and found that whenever a monster is encountered, the team will divide into several groups to kill them, and the monsters killed by them will disappear without leaving any drops. Could it be that Is this monster army here to clean up the maze? If this continues, won’t all the monsters in the maze be killed by them? Then where can we make money?”

"Just when we were thinking about how to deal with it, a chaos monster suddenly appeared in front of us!"

"It has no fixed form, is almost immune to physical effects, has high spell resistance, and has extremely strong power. It is a monster more troublesome than a gargoyle!"

"At this moment, the monster legion suddenly became commotion, and then dozens of monsters emerged from it and rushed towards this chaotic monster like crazy!"

"Although the Chaos monsters are powerful, they were unable to withstand the siege of so many monsters and were eventually completely destroyed."

"But this time, the monster dropped a gold ingot!"

"Moreover, one of the monsters stepped forward and picked up the gold ingot!"

"Could it be that they are also collecting gold ingots? Just when I was wondering, Chen Jin's reaction suddenly became a little strange, and he actually walked in the direction of those monsters."

"I was about to call him, but Chen Jin shouted out first. He called out 'brother'!"

"We were all shocked. This group of monsters will come out to attack at the slightest sign of trouble. His voice will probably attract the entire group of monsters."

"But unexpectedly, the monsters didn't seem to hear them and didn't react at all. Chen Jin didn't give up and chased after him and shouted. Finally, a monster with a body full of fire turned around."

"Chen Jin ran up. The monster opened its mouth and seemed to say something, and then suddenly shot out a fireball. The explosion flames almost filled the entire corridor, and the heat wave pushed Chen Jin back."

"When the flames dissipated, the monster was gone, as was the army of virtual monsters. We tried to chase in the previous direction, but we hit a dead end and could no longer find any trace."

"I asked Chen Jin what happened just now, and Chen Jin said that the monster covered in fire was his brother."

"We were all surprised. The monster was more than two meters tall. It was covered in fire. Under the flames was a skeleton-like body. It didn't look like a human being. But Chen Jin was very sure that the monster disappeared during the Chaos mission six years ago. Chen Ni. He said he could tell from the monster's fighting habits and tricks."

"We were all shocked when we heard that. Since the monster on fire was Chen Ni, what about the others? Could it be that those virtual monsters that paraded with the procession were all transformed into humans?"

"We continued to ask Chen Jin what the fire monster said to him. Chen Jin said he only said one sentence:"

"'Don't use the Void Pass!'"

"What does this mean? Isn't the Void Pass an important prop to pass the level? Why aren't we allowed to use it? Is there really something wrong with that black shop? The actual effects of the things it sells are different from those described?"

"If that's the case, then our chances of leaving are slim..."

"No, I have to find a black shop and figure things out."

"I remember that I exchanged two maps at the black store last time. After discussion, everyone decided to have a good rest today and use the map tomorrow to try to find the black store and find out!"

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The diary ends here...

After reading, everyone looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

It turned out that those virtual monsters were all cultivators who had participated in the mission!

And what does it mean that you are not allowed to use the Void Pass?

"Does it mean that if you use it, you will turn into those monsters?" Sun Xiaowei swallowed, with lingering fear: "Fortunately, we have used it..."

"Sure enough! Everything in the black shop is defective!" Ma Qiao scolded: "You really can't believe such an ugly businessman!"

"It seems that all the information from the black shop cannot be trusted." Zhuge Zi frowned and said: "What do we know now, which ones are true and which ones are false?"

"I think that the information provided by the black shop may not be all false..." Luo Jun put forward a different opinion: "Think about it, what is written in the description of the Void Pass?"

"After using it, you can enter a state of nothingness and pass through walls." Mr. Yuan recalled.

"That's right." Luo Jun nodded: "Even if you use it, you will really turn into those monsters, but do you think they have really entered a state of nothingness and can pass through walls?"

"But the instructions didn't mention turning into a monster!" Ma Qiao retorted.

"I didn't say it won't change." Luo Jun spread his hands: "So I think the information provided by the black store should be accurate, but it is not complete. They have selectively concealed part of the information."

The reason why Luo Jun made this judgment was of course not just speculation. He mainly used dice to verify the reliability of the black store information.

"Concealing something is terrible." Mr. Yuan sighed: "Sometimes a partial truth is more harmful than a pure lie."

"It's not just black shops..." Mao Xintong said: "We can't even tell whether the 'Chen Ni' in the diary is telling the truth."

"To be honest, I'm about to meet the requirements for clearance. Now I'm told that the key props can't be used. I can't accept it..."

Others nodded as well. Despite what was written in the diary, everyone still had a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

Luo Jun looked at the fat businessman, who instinctively shuddered and then began to dodge his gaze... Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, he could only reach out and wipe his sweat: "Dear guest, you have already gotten enough information from me these days... To be honest, I am just a small part of the maze rules, and I don't know everything..."

"What about the origin of this virtual army?"

"I really don't know..." The fat businessman shook his head like a rattle.

"Okay..." Based on Luo Jun's understanding of this businessman, he shouldn't lie about such things, nor would he use the few remaining dice.

Luo Jun took out the Void Pass and sighed: "If only this page of the diary had been found earlier, I could have saved ten gold ingots and exchanged for an extra exit indicator."

"What should we do now?" Sun Xiaowei was a little confused: "Is it really impossible to get out?"

"It's okay, there is still hope." Luo Jun comforted her while showing all the treasures that could be exchanged for money. After the merchant calculated and exchanged, Luo Jun was given more than 90,000 banknotes in total. Together with the original accumulated banknotes, he now had more than 160,000 banknotes in his hand.

After exchanging an exit indicator, Luo Jun looked at the fat businessman: "How long will it take to get a new diary?"

"We have tried our best." The fat businessman frowned and said: "But in such a big maze, taking a few pieces of paper is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. I am afraid..."

"I believe you still have a way..." As he said, Luo Jun shook the stack of banknotes in his hand: "I want diaries, the more the better, the sooner the better!"

The businessman's eyes lit up: "If you give enough funds, we can use some extraordinary means..."

"How much funds do you need?"

The businessman swallowed and showed five fingers: "Fifty thousand yuan! "

"Okay!" Luo Jun didn't even bargain this time. He directly took out 50,000 yuan and slapped it on the windowsill, then flashed his watch: "So, tonight at 11:30, I will collect the diaries at the same place."

"This..." The merchant said in embarrassment: "You know, after our store opens, it will move to other places in an hour. It is impossible to stay here any longer."

"Move?" Luo Jun sighed and picked up the banknotes again: "Then I can't find it..."

"Wait!" The merchant hurriedly stopped him: "This is not impossible..."

Luo Jun smiled slightly and put the banknotes back: "Then it's a deal!"

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