Barrier of Light

A wisp of blazing fire spread in all directions.

Turned into hundreds of wisps of fire.

Li Chen stared at this scene in confusion...

My own [Episode of the Source] is an ability that requires constant "rotation" to maintain a 360-degree field of vision. This is already an extremely powerful mental ability.

And Gu Shen's scope of exploration was even wider than his own.

Hundreds of faintly burning fire particles floated away and surrounded everyone.

Everyone felt a faint warmth.

“Is this Dongzhou’s ‘S-level’?”

Behind the team, Mo Hongyi narrowed his eyes and murmured: "Isn't this kid the kind of pervert whose mental power is a level higher than his own?"

"It's very possible, maybe it will be stronger."

Zhu Xiao said softly: "In Dongzhou, there is another young evildoer named 'White Sleeves'. Brother Gu is now as famous as him. S-level characters are all capable of fighting across borders, and cannot be judged by common sense."

"At the third level, the mental stability is a big level higher than one's own strength... Isn't that too scary?"

Mo Hongyi sighed in disbelief: "Judging from the current public information, there should be only one person in the entire investigation corps who can do this..."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiao smiled: "For us, that is a natural chasm. Although this step is difficult for such monsters, there is still a chance to break through. I think...Brother Gu's mental power may not be It will be weaker than that 'little monster' in the first team."

"That's because you didn't fight that little monster..."

Mo Hongyi murmured in a low voice, "That guy is a real pervert!"

He looked at the fire flakes fluttering in the distance to the end of the snowy wind. His eyesight could no longer capture the wisp of fire that Gu Shen spread. These fire flakes contained extremely fine spirits and were purely used to explore the path.

Even if Mo Hongyi is not a spiritual extraordinary person, he can still feel that these overflowing spiritual powers are not very powerful.

He scratched his head and said in a voice that only he could hear.

"Gu Shen...can he really compete with that little monster in terms of mental strength?"

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Missions outside the fortress are indeed boring.

Even if there is a public channel where you can chat... the time on the road can still make people feel bored.

Humans are not machines. They are always on the road and will definitely feel tired.

Mentally, as well as physically.

After nearly ten days of trekking, the atmosphere of the entire team became a little gloomy. Fortunately, there were no "accidents" along the way, and the team successfully arrived at the destination of the mission.

The broken snow mountain known as the "maze".

Looking from a distance.

Snow was flying all over the sky, coming from the entrance of the canyon in the distance.

It was as if the god had cut the snow-capped mountain in half with an axe, revealing only a dark, deep and narrow entrance.

At this moment, it was Li Chen who was responsible for detecting the fluctuations of the source material at the forward position.

[The Eye of the Origin] is spinning and spinning——

"everything is normal."

Li Chen's voice sounded in the command channel.

The expressions of the other people in the team became obviously excited. The moment they step out of the giant wall on a mission, they may encounter danger at any time... If they can reach the "maze" safely, the mission will be half successful. !

Gu Shen followed everyone's gaze and looked at the canyon.

He narrowed his eyes.

Although the "mental induction" mission along the way was a three-person rotation, in fact, he never relaxed his vigilance... The fire flakes scattered by the blazing fire would float quietly when he was not on the induction mission. In the cold wind of the [Old World], follow yourself.

An extra layer of protection, extra peace of mind.

When looking at the magnificent snow mountain called "Maze".

A strange feeling suddenly came over Gu Shen's heart... He could feel the blazing fire jumping violently.

Is there anything in this maze that can be linked to the blazing fire?

Or is it an object connected to the "Pluto's Qi" in his own blazing fire?

Because this induction is too weak.

Gu Shen didn't have time to feel it carefully. After a moment, it disappeared and never surged again.

Looking at the maze again, I just felt that it was a silent and dead thing.

The original throbbing and sensation seemed to be just an illusion...

At this moment, Yuan Yuan's voice sounded.

"Wait a minute..."

He stretched out a hand to signal the team behind them to slow down and stop where they were.

Gu Shen looked at the captain.

This is the only "fourth-level transcendent" in the team. Could it be that he sensed something strange?

"Su He, did the 'Essence Sensor' react strangely?"

Yuan Yuan talked to the deputy captain in the command channel.

"everything is normal."

Hong Zhong's team was completely wiped out in the maze mission to investigate the legion's original plan. Their mission was only to detect the feasibility of the thirty-eighth route... Theoretically, they would not be able to get out of the maze, let alone see it. The so-called "oasis".

So, before traveling, make a plan.

Yuan Yuan believed that Hong Zhong encountered a "distortion" of a certain black hole, and that black hole was probably hidden in the maze.

The greatest possible.

It was the "black hole" that cut off Hong Zhong's team's retreat, causing the captain to order forward, fight to the death, and then see the oasis... There was something unexplainable about this hypothesis.

That's...how did Hong Zhong come back?

"Li Chen, from this moment on, I need you to keep the [Episode of Origin] running at all times."

Yuan Yuan looked at the young man beside him.

Li Chen nodded solemnly, opened his silver eyes, and began to patrol all directions.

"Gu Shen..."

Yuan Yuan didn't finish his words.

Gu Shen gently raised two fingers.

The small fire fragments hidden in the wind and snow in the distance all lit up at this moment, like a resurgence of death.

The sensor responsible for detecting the extraordinary source material, as well as the two reliable spiritual extraordinary people in the team, ensured the safety of the subsequent "maze mission" to open up wasteland.

The entire team entered the long gorge tunnel little by little.

"Formation change - formation three!"

The twelve teams slowly formed a line.

The entrance to the snow-capped mountain canyon only looks narrow from a distance. In fact, its "slenderness" is revealed by contrast with the two thick rocks. After entering the "maze", darkness shrouds the entrance. The entrance here is enough for a team of twelve people. Shoulder pass... But the terrible thing is this perspective deception.

"Captain, I feel a very strong source of energy."

Li Chen looked solemn.

"There is a black hole hidden at the entrance of the maze. You must maintain your formation. Only the center line is passable here... Where the darkness is shrouded, there is an unsolvable phenomenon of 'collapse of order'. Once you cross the boundary, you are likely to be swallowed up. Not even the bones and dregs are left.”

Yuan Yuan warned in a low voice.

Regarding the exact information of the "maze", the Survey Corps and the Fort Fortress have jointly explored it for nearly ten years and concluded many patterns. The entrance position at this moment is a "pattern point".

Everyone looked very serious and followed the captain cautiously.

Gu Shen's expression did not change.

The "blazing fire" he released sent back specific sensations...

He raised his head and looked over the entrance to the canyon of the snow-capped mountain.

Just where Gu Shen's eyes fell, there was a huge black hole hidden in the endless darkness. This route was not as difficult as the one found in the survey army's intelligence, as long as the outline of the "black hole"'s source material could be captured.

Then there are other areas outside the center line that you can walk on.

only……

Gu Shen didn't say anything. He quietly followed the team, taking the third position in front.

Blazing fire debris slowly floated in the air. The phenomenon of the collapse of order in the [Old World] was completely different from the disasters and wonderful realms in Wuzhou... The huge black hole entrenched in the mountain rock, I don’t know how many years it has grown and how deep it is.

Even Blazing Fire, who was "always a glutton", had no appetite for it.

Gu Shen could sense Blazing Fire's rejection of these essences... I guess it was his own Blazing Fire that compared the "ancient essence" in this area with the essence in the Five Continents.

The source quality here tastes too bad.

Indeed, in an environment like the [Old World], these black holes can grow unbridled and barbaric, connecting all the broken rules one after another. I don't know how long it will take for my "blazing fire" to eat up some scraps. To truly get to the "core" is simply wishful thinking.

pity.

[Old World] is really a desolate wasteland.

Even if he could swallow the "source essence", he would not be able to get any benefit from such soil.

The route after entering the snow mountain canyon is not complicated, it is a straight line.

Soon after, the darkness receded, and the "black hole" hidden somewhere was gradually left behind by everyone. Gu Shen looked back with a complicated expression and took one last look at the super-large black hole.

"Brother Gu, do you feel palpitations?" Li Chen noticed this scene and asked with a smile.

Gu Shen smiled: "Well... it's the first time I've seen such a scene."

He didn't dare to say that when he looked back, he secretly felt regretful and regretful.

It's really a pity... If the disordered order surrounding that black hole is shattered and ceases to exist, then my "blazing fire" will definitely be able to have a full meal!

"The 'black hole' in this maze is indeed a 'big one'."

Yuan Yuan spoke. He pressed his two swords with both hands and was ready to enter the battle preparation state at any time. At this moment, his body was surrounded by a faint sword energy. He said softly: "I have followed Captain Zhong Yuan on hundreds of missions, and suffered major and minor disasters." The environment, black spots and black holes, can be regarded as seeing the world... There are few tasks that can compare with this maze. It has such a complicated number of 'regular points'. Regardless of the number, almost all of these 'regular points' have been obtained. Severely dangerous' assessment."

"...serious danger?"

Gu Shen frowned.

"'Black spots' and 'black holes' also have levels. Like the one at the entrance just now, there are more than one layer of patterns on the surface. Ordinary [Apostles] cannot purify it, so it is a 'severe danger level'." Yuan Yuan said calmly. : "Just like the rating of extraordinary abilities, the rating of this black hole is probably equivalent to 'A-level'. Even if Master Azhaer arrives here with a token, he can only choose to avoid it and respect its rules."

"Is it equivalent to A-level..."

Gu Shen murmured in his heart.

No wonder, my own "blazing fire" is currently not interested in it.

It’s because the risk factor is too high——

Chihuo doesn't want to eat, and can't eat it.

"By the way, the 'Piyue City Fortress' is equivalent to the collapse point of the 'S-level'." Yuan Yuan said meaningfully: "The Queen chose to let it grow. This is actually not a wise move... If the first time If you choose 'annihilation', Piyue City will not become what it is today."

Gu Shen fell silent for a moment.

He knows what Piyue City looks like now...

It was a fortress that was as solid as iron!

Now it is reduced to an empty city!

Everyone evacuated, and General [Rusty Bones] led his legions to guard the fortress to fight against accidents that might occur at any time in the disaster.

"But... we all believe in the Queen's decision!"

Yuan Yuan smiled and said: "All the people of Beizhou are waiting for your teacher to bring good news to this land. I hope we can find clues about Mr. Shu in this exploration!"

Gu Shen nodded slowly.

After the team left the entrance of the canyon, they changed their formation again, and it was still the familiar No. 7 formation.

The darkness faded.

Instead... there was dazzling wind and snow, and large tracts of white snow were flying between the dry mountains and cliffs. The whole world was separated from the darkness and immersed in the morbid heat.

Yuan Jia's mask adjusted its brightness to cope with this dazzling spectacle.

A broken boulder cut the straight line of the canyon. After the crack inside the snow-capped mountain, four entrances from different directions suddenly appeared... What was terrifying was that Gu Shen sensed four kinds of emotions in each of these four entrances. Different "black holes" exist.

At this moment, he finally understood the reason why the mission was named "Maze".

From this moment on, it’s the same as doing a multiple-choice question.

There will be forks one after another. It is difficult to imagine what kind of choices the first batch of extraordinary people who arrived in the maze made... and what kind of beliefs they carried forward as they marched forward.

Just looking at the four-way intersection in front of me makes people feel despair.

"The next route will be very complicated."

Yuan Yuan said softly: "The Survey Corps conducted hundreds of missions out of the fortress... before they concluded such a 'route'."

He took a deep breath.

This section is the most difficult road... The number of "black holes" will greatly increase next, and the rules once summarized may also change. Everyone holds their breath and moves forward cautiously.

The "tension" I experienced during the ten days of trekking out of the fortress was nothing compared to this moment...

No wonder the public chat channel was so busy just after leaving the giant wall.

The previous trek was just a “warm-up”!

Now is the real drama...when we face life and death!

One wrong step by one person may bring huge trouble to the entire team.

Gu Shen's energy has never been so concentrated. There are not many "blazing fires" he can control, but now 30% of the amount of fire flakes have dissipated in the wind... This is a terrifying thing.

These fire fragments were swallowed up by the "black hole" at some point.

Along the way, Gu Shen saw many strange and strange "regular points", some of which even the survey corps did not figure out the pattern clearly, but only concluded a certain vague "stay away" range.

But...his own "blazing fire" is different.

Although these fire particles disappeared, I could vaguely sense the general pattern of those black holes.

Gu Shen just followed the team forward, groping silently.

This section of the road is really long.

Yuan Yuan led the two teams to make decisions at forks in the road again and again, continuing the route ahead of Maze Thirty-Eight...

A few hours later.

Everyone's traveling speed slowed down.

Gu Shen noticed.

Li Chen's complexion, while tense, was already a little pale.

The high-intensity operation of [Eye of the Source] put a huge load on his mental strength... He began to consume nutrient solution and mental supplements quickly, and the rest of the team's condition was not much better.

The extraordinary people in Beizhou are indeed in good physical condition. These people were born to grow up in a freezing environment. They have strong folk customs and are brave and good at fighting. However, their "spiritual" cultivation is a little rough.

There is no such great breathing technique as "Spring Breathing" in Beizhou.

These elite soldiers, even Li Chen, who is one of the top spiritual geniuses in the Survey Corps, are somewhat inferior in the practice of breathing techniques.

Compared with Dongzhou, these people have stronger actual combat abilities, but their spiritual cultivation is much weaker.

Gu Shen looked at the far side of Feixue and whispered in the command channel: "Everyone can try to move twenty meters to the right. If you guessed it right, the power of this regular point... will continue to suppress the spirit of the extraordinary. , after moving to the right, the situation will get better."

The team members who were trudging forward were startled when they heard this.

This part of their journey was extremely difficult, and they felt more and more nervous as they walked.

And Gu Shen was indeed the only one who could be considered "relaxed".

"To the right."

Yuan Yuan tried it himself and then issued the order immediately.

The entire team maintains formation and quickly adjusts its position.

"call……"

The next moment, bursts of soothing sounds of exhalation sounded in the team's public channel...

Sure enough, after the adjustment, everyone's mental pressure was greatly reduced!

If this news reaches the Survey Corps, most people will probably sneer... They will not believe that a stubborn person like Yuan Yuan would believe the regular advice put forward by a young man from Dongzhou.

In other words, they are even less willing to believe that there is such a magical spiritual transcendent who can detect the laws of the "terrible black hole" in a short period of time after first contact.

"At the next intersection, you have to turn left, right? You can change the formation to formation No. 4...and then everyone leans against the left end of the wall and moves forward." Gu Shen looked at Yuan Yuan, "Of course, this is just my suggestion."

Yuan Yuan narrowed his eyes.

He did not ask how Gu Shen gave this suggestion... but after the entire team turned left at the fork in the road, as the captain, he personally came to the position designated by Gu Shen to experience it.

really!

The invisible oppression is greatly reduced!

"Formation change, formation No. 4!" Yuan Yuan gave the order decisively.

Next, Gu Shen relied on his own senses to give suggestions again... The consumption of the entire team was greatly reduced, and everyone felt incredible.

Later, Gu Shen's "suggestion" was turned into an order by Yuan Yuan without hesitation.

No one thought that this maze mission would become so efficient!

soon.

We arrived at the "record point" of the last mission.

Because of the "advice" given by Gu Shen, the mental state of the entire team was maintained quite well.

"Thanks……"

Li Chen couldn't remember exactly how many times he said these two words.

This guy is truly an amazing person.

This trek.

Unknowingly... everyone's "view" of Gu Shen has changed.

Perhaps it was because those firefly-like fire flakes illuminated the darkness during many long nights, giving this exploration team their own little light to look for.

Gu Shen just smiled and said nothing.

The mental oppression brought by the huge black hole behind him has disappeared.

Apparently, the team had reached a fairly safe position.

He narrowed his eyes: "Ahead...is the end point reached by the elite team led by Hong Zhong?"

The wind and snow became less intense.

Yuan Yuan's toes touched something. He frowned and gently exerted force. A body buried in heavy snow was exposed on the snow.

"Corpse?"

As the snowflakes on the surface of the corpse were shaken away by Yuan Yuan's knife... the entire team fell into silence.

These people looked at the body in silence.

"Old Yao..."

Yuan Yuan put away his sword and squatted down, his eyes a little moist.

He took a deep breath and stared at the withered cheeks of his old comrades. The owner of this corpse was one of the veterans of the Second Team of the Survey Corps.

A cold sadness surged through the entire group of explorers.

One of the goals of the maze mission is to find the remains of former comrades.

soon.

The surrounding snow layer was peeled away.

"Fortunately", there were five corpses in total... none less.

These are all teammates of the Hongzhong Elite Team!

These corpses were placed together. If the mission goes well and there is sufficient energy and fuel, the explorer team will return to the fortress with the corpses of these comrades.

"That's not quite right..."

Gu Shen looked at these freshly unearthed "corpses" and fell into thinking.

"Their Source Armor doesn't seem to have any signs of damage... This means that they didn't experience any battle during their lifetime, but there was no battle. Why did they die here?"

As soon as these words came out, the extraordinary people in the team began to look at the corpse again.

"No... there are scars on Lao Yao's source armor."

Yuan Yuan, who was squatting in front of the corpse, his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "It was a stab wound... Moreover, Lao Yao's backup energy was taken away?"

Gu Shen came to Lao Yao's body.

He looked at the corpse... The location of the knife wound was not on the chest, but on the back. A clean knife penetrated the back and came out of the chest. Because the knife was drawn cleanly, only a small wound was left. A crack!

Under the frost, this crack was squeezed shut, making it difficult to detect without careful inspection.

Li Chen's voice was trembling: "Who... pulled out the knife?"

This is a very cruel question.

But...it's also a very real question.

The team members, immersed in sorrow, stared at the knife mark and fell into deathly silence one by one.

Only Gu Shen answered Li Chen's question.

He spoke softly and asked, "Who left here alive?"

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