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Facts have proved that Duanmuhuai’s hunch was correct.

　　When they returned to the fork in the road again, they saw the brave man on the other road carrying the magician, and the monk carrying the dwarf warrior, sprinting towards this side. Seeing Duanmu Huai and his party, Yong Zhe and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

 “You’re okay.”

“You look like you’re fine?”

Duanmu Huai carefully looked at the group of four in front of him.

"fine."

 The brave man smiled bitterly and nodded.

"We met you in the passage over there...or your replicas. Frilian's magic couldn't penetrate your armor at all, and then you smashed Aize half to death with a hammer, so we ran away quickly. Out."

The brave men are not stupid. Along the way, they have been watching Duanmu Huai walking in front of them. All kinds of traps are as if they don't exist for him. They have long known that this steel warrior's defense is extraordinary. Therefore, to be on the safe side, they first asked the magicians in their team to hit Duanmu Huai with magic in the face, and then the dwarf warriors went up to attack.

As a result, Duanmuhuai ignored the magician's magic and knocked the dwarf warrior over with a hammer, so the brave man made a decisive decision.

 Slip away!

I have to say, it’s a very correct decision.

"what about you?"

“We also encountered your replicas on the road over there. After killing them, we thought you might be in trouble, so we came over to take a look at the situation.”

 “That’s right...it’s not that it’s incomprehensible.”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, the brave man smiled bitterly again. Of course he understood what the other party meant, but... forget it, it's useless to say this now.

“But in this way, we will understand why no one can conquer this maze. There is no more difficult enemy than ourselves.”

“It’s probably the work of some kind of demon or monster.”

The monk also put down the dwarf warrior on his back, and then quickly healed him. On the other side, the brave man also put down the magician in his arms. The latter stood swaying and thought for a moment.

 “Maybe it’s the Water Mirror Demon.”

"WTF?"

 Duanmu Huai looked at the magician, who continued to speak.

"The Water Mirror Demon is a monster from the mythical age. It once appeared in the Heroes of Sage Ivacy. Legend has it that the Water Mirror Demon's ability is to create copies of people who enter the maze by reading their memories. No matter the strength, skills, or magic power are the same as the original body, they are perfect."

"I see."

Hearing what the magician said, the brave man nodded solemnly.

“No wonder no one has been able to break through the Great Maze so far, but... logically speaking, even so, it is not impossible to fight.”

“That’s true, but what if the other party will be resurrected?”

"Why?"

 Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the brave man was stunned for a moment. Then he raised his head and looked at Duanmu Huai and pointed at the road they came from - there, he saw that the replica brave man and his party were already ready to go.

 “This is really... tricky.”

At this moment, even the brave man couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, if it were just a copy of himself and others, if he thought about it carefully, it wouldn't be without the means to deal with it.

 But what if the other party will continue to be resurrected?

That………

 “I completely understand why no one can break through the Great Maze.”

 “That’s right, you can’t even run away.”

Duanmu Huai also nodded with deep understanding. This is the terrifying thing about the Water Mirror Demon. There were no enemies along the way, which allowed the adventurer to reach the depths of the maze smoothly. But here, they will encounter copies of themselves. Since both sides have the same strength, even if they kill these copies, they and others will inevitably be damaged.

 It would be okay if this was all it took to eliminate the opponent, but unfortunately... these guys will still be resurrected.

 That would be a headache.

If you want to run, this is the depths of the maze, and there are no convenient things like portals on each floor of the game. You can only turn around and run back. In this case... Well, no wonder no one can escape from it. Return from the depths of the maze.

 “So, how do you fight this thing?”

Duanmuhuai looked at the magician, who thought for a moment.

“I heard that the Water Mirror Demon itself has no means of attack and is a very fragile monster. As long as it is defeated, all its copies will disappear.”

“So if we had known earlier we shouldn’t have come back, but should have moved on?”

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes, while the brave man laughed.

 “If you hadn’t come back, I’m afraid we would have died here.”

 “Dong…dong…dong…”

At this moment, familiar heavy footsteps came from the passage on the other side.

 “Okay, what now?”

 “I’ll deal with that side.”

As Duanmuhuai spoke, he stood up with his war hammer.

 “Is it okay for you to be alone?”

 Hearing Duanmuhuai's decision, the brave man seemed a little surprised.

“Fulillian just said it, the water mirror demon will completely copy everyone..."

“No matter what, it can’t completely copy me.”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai looked at the dwarf warrior who was being treated by the monk.

“You just said that the replica knocked him over with one hammer, right?”

 “That’s right.”

 “That’s the problem.”

 Duanmu Huai held the war hammer tightly and swung it forward. "If it were really my blow, you wouldn't even have a corpse left."

 After saying this, he strode towards the corridor.

“I’ll leave it to you to deal with this side. I’ll kill those guys blocking the road, and then kill the water mirror demon.”

 For Duanmuhuai, things are actually that simple.

Indeed, maybe the magician was right, but Duanmuhuai didn't think that the other party could perfectly copy himself.

 The reason is simple, he is a god.

No matter how powerful the water mirror demon is, it is just ordinary.

Just like Aura before, a mere demon actually tried to weigh the soul of a god. As a result, Duanmu Huai fell down before she could take action.

The same goes for the Water Mirror Demon. Regardless of whether it is a demon or a monster, it is simply impossible to copy a god.

 So, the copies it makes are just inferior products.

like this.

 “Dong…dong…”

 Looking at the unpainted versions of himself, Ojis, and Zhen Ling appearing on the opposite side, Duanmu Huai also silently raised his war hammer.

"go to hell."

Then, he rushed forward with a single stride. At the same time, Duanmu Huai on the other side also rushed over. The two sides were like shadows in a mirror, raising their war hammers and swinging them hard at each other.

 The only difference is that Duanmuhuai's war hammer is burning with black flames.

"boom!"

Two war hammers crossed each other and hit each other's heads. Duanmu Huai's hammer, burning with black flames, directly smashed the opposite helmet, and then completely smashed the head inside. The replica warhammer on the other side hit Duanmuhuai's helmet, only making him shake slightly.

 Then, the headless replica body fell to the ground and began to decompose and disappear.

"brush---!"

At the same time, the replica Ogis also jumped up, and at the same time stretched out her hand to wrap the silk thread around Duanmuhuai's arm, but Duanmuhuai just pulled back suddenly, and directly pulled the Aoji flying in the sky. Jisi's replica was pulled directly in front of her, and then punched through her body, breaking the petite Ojisi in front of her into pieces.

 Then, the brilliance shines.

 “Boom————!!”

Zhenjiling raised the Cain launcher in his hand, and then suddenly disappeared. But at this moment, the smoke from the explosion suddenly exploded, and the thunder-wrapped war hammer roared out, and then hit the wall heavily. The next moment, between the war hammer and the wall, the smashed and smashed body of the real Ji Ling appeared out of thin air, and then began to decompose.

 “Look, it’s actually that simple.”

 Duanmu Huai, who was unscathed, strode out of the ruins of flames and smoke, grabbed the war hammer, and took it back.

“It is impossible for mortals to defeat gods. Unfortunately, demons will not understand this truth.”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai continued to walk inside.

There is nothing good to say about dealing with the water mirror demon. As the magician said, the water mirror demon itself has no fighting power, so Duanmu Huai smashed it with a hammer. After a while, the brave group also led Ojis and Zhen Jiling through the passage and came to Duanmu Huai.

“I didn’t expect you to kill the water mirror demon so quickly.”

“It’s not a trouble in itself, but you look a little embarrassed.”

 “Because Fulilian is difficult to deal with.”

As he spoke, the hero looked at the expressionless magician beside him.

 “We still don’t know you well enough.”

 “Yeah, I think it’s okay.”

Facing the brave man’s emotion, the magician didn’t have any feelings at all.

 “However, it’s really strange.”

Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze and looked carefully at the hall in front of him - this is where the Water Mirror Demon is. The hall is filled with various treasures, mountains of gold coins, and even many weapons. Of course, not to mention that this may be something that the Water Mirror Demon got from the previous dead adventurers. The most important thing is that there is a door at the back. Duanmu Huai has just gone to see it, and that door does lead to a passage. To the other side of the mountains.

Looking from a distance, it seems that you can indeed see the Demon King's City.

 Then the problem arises.

“According to the legend we heard before, the dwarves probably built the maze in order to prevent the demons from entering their city.”

 “That’s right.”

 The brave man nodded.

“But why does it now seem that this maze is more designed to prevent adventurers from passing through?”

Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes and stared at the door in the distance.

 “You think there’s something wrong with the dwarven legend?”

“After all, it’s been so many years, who knows what the original situation was, but I just feel a little strange...”

Having said this, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment and turned to look at the brave man.

“We’re going to move on, what about you?”

“We have to go back and report the news that this place has been opened.”

 The brave man is not in a hurry at all.

“After all, we haven’t handed in the mission yet.”

　　………Then I wish you good luck.”

There is no one-click return to the city, which is really troublesome.

 (End of this chapter)