"Fang Ming, Fang Ming..." A series of shouts reached his ears. Fang Ming slowly opened his eyes, seeing Nannan watching him anxiously.
"Nannan?" Fang Ming surveyed the surroundings. Tall walls enclosed a vast space. Number One, standing beside him, was now visible. Its eyes were shut, and its body twitched intermittently, clearly having encountered something that terrified it.
It seemed he had emerged from the illusion. But strangely, why did Nannan appear unaffected?
"Nannan, you weren't trapped by the illusion?" Fang Ming asked, confused.
"No, after we came in, we just appeared here. Then you and that fiend stood there motionless with your eyes closed," Nannan said with a blink, her voice adorable.
Fang Ming stroked his chin. It seemed this illusion had no effect on Nannan, who possessed a fierce and benevolent nature. But then again, if a fierce and benevolent nature could be trapped, how terrifying must this professor's strength be? httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
The method to escape the illusion was similar to what Fang Ming had imagined. After he joined forces with the female corpse to eliminate the ancient locust fiend, the entire illusion began to collapse, and he then regained consciousness.
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As for the cause of the illusion, they would only know after Number One woke up.
"Let's wait for Number One. We'll set off after he wakes up."
"Mmm-hmm." Nannan nodded cutely.
An hour later, Number One's form slowly faded from Fang Ming's view.
"You're out?" Fang Ming asked Number One.
"I'm out," Number One replied, wiping the cold sweat from its forehead and complaining, "We're really unlucky to have been randomly teleported to the illusion zone of the maze."
"What happened?"
Number One continued to explain, "Every batch of people entering the maze for the first time will be randomly teleported to a certain area. Most areas are not dangerous. Although the illusion zone isn't considered dangerous, it pulls the entrant into their most terrifying life experiences, forcing them to cycle through it until they can break free from the illusion."
Fang Ming suddenly understood. No wonder he, in the guise of Zhao Xue, had been tied up in the woodshed. In a sense, the experience of him becoming Zhao Xue and entering Bai Mu Village for the first time was indeed his most terrifying experience, especially the part where his blood and flesh were removed and his bones were submerged. That was undoubtedly his most terrifying time.
However, the mechanism of this illusion was a bit too straightforward. Although it was considered Fang Ming's experience, the person experiencing it was Zhao Xue. The result was Fang Ming entering as himself. This loophole was enough for Fang Ming to see through it at a glance.
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"Number One, how do we proceed next?" It wasn't convenient to take out the diary to check, so Fang Ming chose to ask Number One, as this guy had entered the maze before and had some experience.
Number One was silent for a moment, likely recalling its past experience. After a while, it said, "How about... we try going left?"
Fang Ming stared at its location for a long time. Nannan also followed his gaze, "Why do I feel like you're not reliable?"
"Ahaha, this... this... it's been too long, I've forgotten a little," Number One scratched its head and quietly retreated a couple of steps. It was a bit afraid of Nannan, and even its own foolish nature was gone.
"Forget it, forget it, just listen to me," Fang Ming waved his hand, looked at the surrounding environment, and thought about some maze-solving methods online. Although he didn't know if they were reliable, there was no harm in trying.
"Follow me." Fang Ming led the way, with Nannan in the middle and Number One listlessly following behind, keeping as far away from Nannan as possible within its line of sight. It was truly afraid of Nannan.
According to some online theories, as long as you keep walking in one direction, you're likely to get out of the maze. This was Fang Ming's first time in a maze, and he didn't know if it would work.
Half an hour later, Fang Ming looked at the environment around him, which was exactly the same as before. A dark line appeared on his forehead. He had walked in circles and returned to the starting point.
"Could this maze be circular?" Fang Ming turned to ask Nannan. Nannan looked at him innocently. She was just a baby, how would she know?
"Number One, what do you think?" Fang Ming turned his gaze back to Number One. Number One was currently hiding in a corner, peeking at Nannan timidly.
"Huh? What?" Number One looked bewildered.
"I asked if you think this maze might be circular," Fang Ming repeated the question.
"I don't know," Number One shook its head vigorously and then went back to peeking at Nannan.
"Sigh, I still have to rely on myself." Fang Ming couldn't do anything else, so he opened his backpack and looked at his diary.
"I followed the path on the left of the maze, passed two intersections, and suddenly heard screams from humans in the left direction. Following the sound, I encountered that group of humans again."
"Fang Ming, what are you looking at?" Nannan tilted her head, curiously wanting to see what Fang Ming was doing.
"Nothing," Fang Ming closed the diary. "Follow me."
The person and two fiends advanced to the left according to the diary's instructions. Fang Ming guessed that since the guy named Master Liu dared to bring people in, he probably knew how to get out of the maze. If he could capture him, perhaps he could find a way out.
Soon, Fang Ming faintly heard human screams and the sounds of fighting. His spirit surged, and he quickly followed the source of the sound, winding and turning through the maze.
"Found them!"
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Not far away, Old Liu and his group were fighting several fiends. However, the battle was fierce. Including Old Liu, only three of his seven men were still alive, and they were all injured. The other four were being scavenged and devoured by a large number of fiends. The ground was splattered with blood and internal organs, and the smell of blood attracted more fiends to this direction.
"Master Liu, it seems we're going to die here today."
The three men stood back to back, their firearms continuously firing. If they hadn't prepared a large amount of ammunition, they probably would have followed the fate of the ones before them.
"It's my incompetence that I brought you in and can't get you out," Old Liu chuckled wryly. One of his legs had been broken in the fight, and now he couldn't even escape.
"What are you saying, Master Liu? Since we came in, we were prepared to die! You've already tried your best to protect us, but the opponents are all monsters, and it's not something humans can contend with."
"Be careful!" Old Liu exclaimed.
A fiend suddenly appeared from thin air, its tentacles piercing directly into the chest of one of the survivors. It was a bit like Number One's ability, but it was inferior to Number One's elusive invisibility.
The fiend struck successfully and immediately retreated with its prey. Old Liu didn't have time to support, and could only watch as another teammate was submerged by the fiends.
"Wang Jian!" Old Liu's eyes welled up with tears. Another one, another teammate died at the hands of the monsters. He watched these monsters devour his teammates one by one, their desperate eyes looking at him helplessly, as if in a nightmare!
Suddenly, another invisible monster appeared in front of another teammate. A giant mouth bit directly onto its head, and before it could react, it was dragged away.
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"Bastard!"
"Bang bang bang..." Seeing this, Old Liu completely lost his mind. He madly fired at the monsters, took out the tattered copper coin sword from his embrace, and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, drenching the sword.
"Immortal, slay evil, suppress and destroy all directions..." Old Liu chanted incantations, and the sword began to emit a faint blood-red light.
Not far away, Fang Ming watched this scene in astonishment. He hid with Nannan, wanting to see what other skills this Master Liu had. Why was he like a legendary cultivator? Could he learn this?
"Kill!"
Old Liu roared, dragging his broken leg into the horde of fiends. The numerous fiends pounced on him one after another.
"Caw caw."
"Hoo hoo."
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The fiends' screams were incessant. Old Liu's copper coin sword caused them great damage. Even a slight wound could cause them immense pain. The pain that touched their essence made some fiends hesitate and dare not approach, but more fiends still rushed forward recklessly.
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"Ugh~" Old Liu grunted. A fiend's claw dug into his back. The sharp pain made his head clear up a bit. The copper coin sword swiped back, piercing the fiend's skin and forcing back its attack.
"It seems I have to stay here today too," Old Liu said with a wry smile. His body was covered in red and green blood, some his own and some from the monsters.
"But even if I die today, I'll take a few with me!" Old Liu's gaze firmed. He took a deep breath, and his attacks became as if divinely assisted. For a time, he was able to hold his own against several reckless fiends.
"Tsk tsk tsk, so powerful?" Fang Ming was somewhat impressed by this man. If it were himself, he would have probably run away long ago, let alone have the mood to entangle with these monsters.
However, admiration was one thing, but Fang Ming would not show mercy to this guy.
"Number One, go and sneak attack him. Don't kill him, I have a use for him."
"No problem." Number One grinned slyly, carefully circumvented Nannan, and quietly approached Old Liu.
Old Liu, who was entangled with the monsters, suddenly felt a chill in his heart. A fatal sense of crisis appeared in his mind. Instinctively, he dodged with a donkey roll.
"Pfft!" Old Liu narrowly dodged, but the fiend next to him was not so lucky. Its head was instantly and silently sliced in half, dying a complete death.
Seeing this, Old Liu's heart pounded. There was an unknown invisible monster! This ability was exactly the same as that guy on the sixth floor! To his death, he didn't know who was attacking.
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"It seems I really have to stay here today..." Old Liu sighed. A coldness attacked him again. Old Liu quickly dodged, but this time he wasn't so lucky.
"Ah!" Old Liu let out a scream. A deep, bone-cutting gash appeared on his arm. He quickly clutched the wound and retreated.
The surrounding fiends also sensed some danger and cautiously stared around. For a moment, this gave Old Liu some breathing room.
"Damn it!" Old Liu continuously observed the surroundings, but with his observational skills, he couldn't find Number One's trace. After all, Number One's entire body was ethereal, and it could easily pass through walls, not just simple invisibility!
"BGM, start playing!" Number One's voice echoed around, and the surrounding vengeful spirits began to sing that ballad.
"It's you!" The familiar tune instantly made Old Liu realize who it was. It was that invisible monster who had sneak-attacked them on the fifth and sixth floors! This guy had actually chased them to the seventh floor?
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