Chapter 111
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Chapter 111: Stone Demon Labyrinth!
Outside the Tower of Seals, at a cave entrance.
Zhou Li watched as five people joked around in front of the cave and slowly walked over, "So… just the five of us?"
Qiufeng Duwo, a middle-aged man with red hair, spoke in a rough voice, "No, Brother Zhou, your character looks a bit too young, why is he all white-haired?"
Zhou Li smirked, "Aren’t you red-haired too?"
Qiufeng Duwo laughed, "Alright, it doesn’t matter. The brothers I invited this time are all trustworthy."
"I haven’t told anyone else about this, counting you, we’re exactly six. But let’s make it clear beforehand, I discovered this ruins, so I get forty percent of the loot inside."
A man chuckled, "What’s there to say, isn’t that fair?"
"If you explore on your own, getting all the loot is not a problem. We’re just glad to get a share by following along."
"If there are no questions, let’s go. Oh, Brother Zhou, you don’t have a weapon yet, do you?"
"This is the sword I used before, but I don’t need it anymore. I’ll give it to you."
Qiufeng Duwo threw a copper sword to Zhou Li and mentioned that copper swords are not expensive now, costing around 20-30 copper coins.
The merchants on the second floor mainly sell copper weapons for a very cheap price.
After receiving the weapon, Zhou Li couldn’t help but admire how their high school years were not wasted.
No wonder they could bring a newbie like him to explore the ruins.
The group entered the cave, with someone holding a torch in front. The torch was burning with a faint flame, but the real light came from the Light Stone at the top.
The Light Stone was embedded in the wooden stick wrapped in cloth at the tip of the torch.
It’s what Fang Ze and others used a flash bomb to fight the Snake Lord.
Everyone walked together, chatting casually along the way. "Have you all chosen your sides? I see many important people going to the second floor to pick a team."
"I heard that Master Holy Light chose the White Emperor’s side, did he?"
"Not only Master Holy Light, many top teams have chosen to join the White Emperor’s side. Yama and the great god Shixuan are also on the White Emperor’s side."
"The online story collection has been updated. The story of the White Emperor is quite exciting, but it seems like nobody has ever seen the true face of the White Emperor."
"Hmm, I heard that the White Emperor is discussing how to defeat the Black Emperor. Some players have even drawn a portrait of the White Emperor. Have you seen it?"
"Yes, I have."
"The drawing is alright, but why not just take a screenshot instead?"
"Hmm… to maintain the mystery, perhaps?"
"Such strange thinking."
"I want to join the Black Emperor’s team."
"Why? I heard there aren’t many players on the Black Emperor’s side?"
"Yes, that’s because there aren’t many players!"
"The Black Emperor has a high requirement, they only want skilled players, and they especially dislike human players like us."
"Nothing is impossible for those who are determined. I will definitely join the Black Emperor’s team!"
"Wow, you’re quite rebellious."
Zhou Li was confused by what they were talking about, the Black Emperor, the White Emperor, choosing sides.
What does that mean exactly?
About Master Holy Light, Zhou Li had indeed heard of him, after all, he is very famous and even has an official website certified account.
It can be said to be a very famous IP.
Soon, they arrived at the end of the cave.
What they saw were two huge white stone gates.
There were also some strange characters next to it.
Qiufeng Duwo had taken a picture of these characters and asked the guide about them. He said, "The meaning of these characters roughly translates to Stone Demon Labyrinth."
Zhou Li was puzzled and asked, "How did you figure it out?"
Qiufeng Duwo replied, "I asked an NPC to translate it. Let’s be cautious inside, there are many traps and monsters."
"Pay attention, all the monsters inside are stone statues, not all of them may come to life."
"Let’s try to avoid them, don’t confront them directly, understand?"
Everyone nodded, then pushed open the big door and entered the Stone Demon Labyrinth together.
Inside, there was a very long staircase leading downwards, and after walking for some time, they arrived at a flat level.
Indeed, it was a maze – the walls surrounding them were all white, with armored stone statues placed every few steps.
Qiufeng Duwo had been exploring here for two or three days already, and had already figured out the route.
"Follow me."
Qiufeng Duwo skillfully navigated through several turns, and occasionally the eyes of some stone statues would suddenly turn red!
Swinging their sword directly at the players, Qiufeng Duwo took the lead and ran.
"If we can’t win, don’t fight, follow me!"
The movements of the stone statues were very slow, and as the group evaded them, they eventually arrived at a dead end.
Qiufeng Duwo pushed the wall in the corner, and suddenly a hidden door appeared.
"This is the second floor below. There will be trap mechanisms and arrow showers ahead. I will remind you then."
"Just be careful to dodge. If you can’t dodge, it’s okay. This maze has three layers in total. Just follow me."
The man next to him smiled, "Brother Qiufeng, you are still so skilled, it’s really touching. Haven’t you died a lot?"
Qiufeng Duwo laughed, "Isn’t that obvious? Can anyone die less?"
The group joked around and continued to the lower floor. There were many traps on the way, but Qiufeng Duwo had warned them in advance.
Some people still got injured by the traps, but it was not a big deal.
As long as nobody died, it was fine.
Next was the third floor, where almost all were stone monster statues.
We can’t stop here, we have to keep running or the stone statues will cut us down!
The group ran into a palace, breathing heavily.
There were many wall paintings around, as well as a unique-looking big door.
On this big door, there was a stone demon’s skull, shaped like a bat’s head but also like a long-eared demon’s head.
"We’re here, this is it."
"I’ve been stuck here for a whole day, couldn’t open this door."
"Be careful, this door is alive. It will ask a question soon, and if you answer wrong, you’ll be teleported to a trap room."
"If you end up in the trap room, there’s no way out but waiting for death. Let’s take turns."
A man walked up to the door, and suddenly, the stone demon on the door opened its eyes. "Are you all looking for the treasure left by Black Rex?"
The man nodded, "Yes!"
The stone demon continued, "Behind this door is Blacks Rex’s treasure room."
"But to pass through me, you need to answer four questions. Only those who answer all correctly can enter the treasure room."
"Those who answer incorrectly will be cursed by Blacks Rex."
The man nodded, "Go ahead."
The stone demon said, "First question, what kind of king is Blacks Rex?"
The man hesitated, then called out to Ye Qiu standing nearby, "I couldn’t pass the first question."
"I previously answered ‘a greedy king,’ wrong. I answered ‘a just king,’ also wrong. I answered ‘a wise ruler,’ still wrong."
"I answered ‘an incompetent ruler,’ that was wrong too."
"Look, I am really helpless."
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