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Chapter 907 Companions

 In the maze, corpses are naturally indispensable.

Countless adventurers have embarked on the adventure, and naturally some of them have died due to bad luck or some other reason. Duanmu Huai and others have also seen many unlucky people along the way. After all, there are quite a few people who died inside.

 But this is the first time like this.

 “It’s so dark! It’s so narrow! It’s so scary!”

Standing at the intersection, Duanmu Huai was speechless as he looked at the adventurer who was half swallowed by the treasure chest monster in front of him.

“Speaking of which, I’ve seen a book on this subject.”

 “Book?”

"yes………"

Duanmuhuai sighed silently. The girl who was bitten by a treasure monster and unable to move met an adventurer with evil intentions, and then he took advantage of her when she couldn't resist and hehehehehehehehe...

Although the drawings in the book are quite exciting, in reality...who would be interested in a person with half of his body bitten by a Mimic Monster?

 “Ah, it is indeed here.”

Just when Duanmu Huai was complaining, several figures appeared on the road on the other side. Duanmu Huai turned around and saw three adventurers walking over. The leader of the adventurers looked at Duanmu Huai and others and was stunned. For a moment, he smiled and nodded to them, then walked behind the adventurer who was swallowed by the box, stretched out his hand and grabbed her waist...

Um? No, no one would really dare to do this in broad daylight.

"Hey."

Fortunately, the adventurer did not take off the clothes of the unlucky person in front of him as Duanmu Huai thought, but grabbed her and stuffed her inside. Then the Mimic made a painful "burp" sound, and then He immediately spat out this unfortunate guy.

 This technique...is really skillful.

What was spat out was a girl with white hair and twin tails. She had a pair of long, big ears. She didn’t know her race, but in short, she looked like she didn’t seem very smart.

 Otherwise, how could he be swallowed by the Mimic Monster?

 “Hello.”

After skillfully rescuing the girl from the mouth of the Mimic and drying her hair, the previous adventurer also looked at Duanmu Huai and the others and said hello.

“You are also adventurers who have come to break through the maze.”

“That’s right, you too?”

"Yes."

 The young man nodded.

“I am the brave Simmel, and these are my companions, the warrior Aize, the monk Haita, and the magician Fulian.”

“Hello, I am Duanmu Huai, and these are Ogis and Zhenjiling.”

Duanmu Huai also introduced himself lightly.

“But I really didn’t expect that you could actually come to such a deep place. I thought we were the first to arrive here.”

As Simmel spoke, he looked at the passage behind Duanmuhuai and others.

“Are you also going to break through the maze?”

"Yes, our mission is to defeat the Demon King. Of course, the labyrinth is also our interest."

As he spoke, the brave man smiled at Duanmu Huai.

“In this case, how about we act together? This maze is so huge that it is obviously difficult for us to explore it alone, and there are many dangerous monsters in it. It will be more convenient if we are together.”

 “Are you good at exploring mazes?”

Hearing the brave man’s invitation, Duanmu Huai frowned and asked, while the monk next to him laughed.

“Of course, this guy is a total maze freak, and his favorite thing is to walk through the maze.”

“Well, this is my first time in this kind of maze. To be honest, I just want to get out of this ghost place as soon as possible.”

Duanmu Huai himself doesn't like such fancy stuff, and there is no one around him who is good at running mazes. Since the other party has this intention, it is more convenient to follow an experienced person.

 “In that case, then just follow us.”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, the brave man quickly responded.

“There are many traps in this maze, which are very difficult to deal with. Although I don’t know how you got all the way here, no matter how strong a warrior you are, you must be careful of traps. Just follow us..."

"No."

However, Duanmuhuai waved his hand and interrupted the brave man's words.

"Since we need your help, we can't do nothing, so let's stand in front of us. And as you said, traps are indeed difficult to guard against, but we also have ways to deal with them, so you follow us, as long as Just show us the way.”

"this………"

I have to say that Duanmu Huai's request also surprised the brave man and others. They looked at each other and then nodded.

 “Well, please be careful.”

In this way, after both parties briefly introduced themselves, they continued their journey, with Duanmuhuai walking in front, and the brave man and his party walking behind them. Of course, in terms of experience in exploring the maze, Yong Zhe and others are much more familiar with it than Duanmu Huai.

 For example...

 “Ah, be careful, there’s a trap on the floor in front of you!”

"Um?"

When he heard the reminder from the rear, Duanmu Huai had already taken a step forward, and then stepped directly on a stone brick. The next moment, he saw dozens of spears on both sides suddenly flying out and stabbing Duanmu Huai.

An ordinary person would have been pierced by these spears long ago, but Duanmu Huai just stood there, and then he saw those spears pierced Duanmu Huai's armor, and then broke into two pieces.

　　“Wow……”　　　Seeing this scene, everyone behind them also took a breath of air.

“To be honest, although this is not the first time, every time I see this scene I still feel... I don’t know what to say.”

The monk looked at Duanmu Huai who continued to stride forward with his head held high and his chest high with a complicated expression, looking like he didn't know how to evaluate him. Now he finally understood why Duanmu Huai asked him to take the initiative to walk in front. After all, his body is too big. There are some traps that ordinary people can avoid, but Duanmuhuai absolutely cannot avoid them. But on the other hand, as long as he walks through, everyone can pass smoothly as long as they follow him.

To be honest, although this is a bit like letting the other party step into a minefield, it does greatly enhance safety.

 “What’s wrong? Haita?”

 Seeing the complicated expression on the monk's face, the dwarf warrior next to him glanced at him.

 “Feeling sick?”

 “No.”

Facing the dwarf warrior’s joke, the monk rolled his eyes.

“You can tell by looking at it that the thick armor the guy is wearing is definitely extraordinary in defense. To be honest, it’s not surprising to me that those traps can’t harm him.”

"Really………"

"Yeah, it's better than you falling to the ground from a height of dozens of meters and still not getting hurt. That's really disgusting."

"Really……"

 “Yeah, it’s really disgusting...”

 The soldiers in the back are chatting, and Duanmu Huai in the front is also passing the time with the brave man.

“You are also going to defeat the Demon King?”

“Yes, I heard that the Great Maze is connected to the Demon King’s City. If you can reach the Demon King’s City by breaking through the Great Maze, you won’t have to waste several months.”

“By the way, how much do you know about the Demon King?”

"Honestly? We don't know much about it. We have fought against the Demon King's men before, but we didn't get much information. In any case, the Demon King has to be defeated, so...ah, here we are."

As he spoke, the brave man stopped and looked ahead. When he raised his head and looked up, he could see a straight passage and corridor in front of him - obviously, they had already passed this level.

 “Then, let’s go back.”

 However, at this moment, the brave man turned around.

  “???What do you mean, don’t you have to go through a maze?”

Looking at the brave man in front of him who turned around to leave, Duanmu Huai looked confused. He had obviously reached the next floor. What did he mean by going back?

 “That’s what this guy is like.”

At this moment, the magician next to him also said helplessly.

“He will explore every level of the maze he has been to before going to the next level.”

“After all, this is common sense among adventurers.”

　　“I don’t have this kind of common sense.”

Facing the brave man's answer, the soldier next to him silently complained.

 “It turned out to be a Qingtu player...”

Duanmuhuai is understandable. After all, many players in the game feel uncomfortable if all local achievements are 100% unless everything on the map is cleared.

It’s not that Duanmuhuai can’t understand it, but he won’t do it.

the reason is simple.

 When you are on a planet and find that your achievements are 99%, finding the remaining 1% is the most painful.

Seeing Duanmu Huai's expression of deep understanding, the members of the brave team were shocked.

 “Hey? Can you understand?”

“I have seen many similar people in this situation.”

 “Let’s see.”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, the brave man proudly flipped his hair.

 “I would say this is common sense among adventurers.”

 “I don’t have this kind of common sense...”

“In short, I don’t have this interest, so I went down first.”

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai pointed to the stairs, while the brave man waved his hand.

 “Thank you for taking care of me, let’s see you again.”

"hope so."

Just like that, Duanmu Huai turned around and walked down the stairs, while the brave group turned back and continued their adventure.

 Then, after more than ten hours...

 “Uh…why are you here?”

　　The team of brave men who had cleared the entire first floor of the maze walked down the stairs and when they arrived at the second floor, they saw Duanmu Huai and his party fishing there.

 “Big brother is lost again.”

Zhen Jiling sighed helplessly, while Duanmu Huai looked at the unfamiliar ceiling in front of him speechlessly, his eyes full of sighs and emotions.

 “At the crossroads of life, it’s really hard to make a choice...”

 (End of this chapter)