nycdaug Chapter 260
Chapter 260
In a maze scene, everyone followed Lin toward a hidden passage. The passage was narrow and deep, with eerie lights flickering on the walls, as if watching their every move. Ah Gang gripped his battle axe tightly, thinking silently, "This damn place is fraught with danger. I can't let anyone get hurt. I have to be ready for battle at all times." His eyes betrayed vigilance, and each step was steady, ready to respond to any emergency.
Suddenly, countless sharp spikes popped out from the wall and shot towards everyone like raindrops.
"Be careful!" Xu Tiancai shouted, unleashing his "Star Shield." The power of the stars formed a dazzling shield of light in front of them. The shield was as transparent and solid as crystal. The thorns struck it, making a clanging sound and sending up showers of sparks. Xu Tiancai was thankful for his quick reaction, but at the same time, he was worried about the dangers of this maze. "The traps are so dense and sudden. Who knows how many more dangers await us? We must be even more careful."
Ah Gang swung his axe, severing the approaching thorns one by one. The golden fighting spirit it carried burned like a flame, illuminating the dark passage. "These traps won't stop us," he said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with determination, his heart aflame with a fierce determination to not give up. "No matter how many obstacles there are, I will protect everyone and break through."
The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a layer of ice armor across the passageway. The armor quickly spread, enveloping everyone's feet and stabilizing their movements. "This maze is full of dangers. Don't disperse," the Ice Princess warned, her brow furrowed slightly, a touch of nervousness forming in her heart, secretly hoping for everyone's safety. "We must leave this place together. Nothing can go wrong."
The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light intertwined in his hands, forming a swirling ball of energy. He pushed the ball forward, and wherever it passed, the light on the wall became chaotic, revealing hidden mechanisms. "There are more mechanisms here, everyone, be careful," the mysterious figure said, his eyes solemn, pondering the structure of the maze and the patterns of its mechanisms. "There must be a way to crack these mechanisms and find the exit. We can't let everyone fall into endless danger."
The man in white played his flute, and the sound transformed into tiny birds of light. The birds of light fluttered through the passage, touching the walls with their bodies. Whenever they touched a trap, they emitted a warning light. "With these birds of light, we can better avoid danger," the man in white said. He continued playing his flute, letting the birds of light scout ahead, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "I hope these little creatures can help us successfully navigate this maze."
As they carefully navigated the passage, they encountered one complex puzzle after another. Some required pressing buttons on the wall in a specific order, each etched with strange symbols. Others required finding a specific color and shape of gem among a pile of seemingly identical gems. Still others required deciphering the laws of motion of a magic circle on the ground, halting its operation.
Lin, with her keen sense of wind, carefully analyzed the clues in the puzzle. She discovered that the symbols on the buttons on the wall correlated with the direction of wind flow. Pressing the buttons in the order in which wind flowed through the maze would unlock the puzzle. "First press this, then that," Lin directed the group, her eyes fixed on the buttons, a mixture of nervousness and excitement building within her. "This puzzle is like a hidden secret, waiting for me to uncover it. I must succeed." They pressed the buttons one by one, and a stone door slowly opened.
For the gem puzzle, A-Gang used his immense strength to lift each gem one by one and examine them. He discovered subtle differences in weight and temperature, and by sensing these differences, he found the gem that met the requirements. When the last gem was removed, a new passage appeared in the surrounding wall. A-Gang wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself, "This was really not easy. Each gem was like a little trap. I almost got caught. Fortunately, I didn't let everyone down."
The mysterious figure and the man in white teamed up to crack the puzzle of the magic circle. The mysterious figure used the power of darkness and light to sense the energy changes in the magic circle, and the man in white resonated with the magic circle through the sound of the flute. They found that the operation of the magic circle was related to the rhythm of the music and the balance of energy. By adjusting the rhythm of the flute and injecting a specific proportion of the power of darkness and light, the magic circle gradually stopped working, and a downward staircase appeared on the ground. The mysterious figure breathed a sigh of relief: "We finally found a way to crack it. The complexity of this magic circle is far beyond imagination. Fortunately, we succeeded." The man in white looked at the stairs with anticipation in his eyes: "I wonder what new challenges are waiting for us below."
The group walked down the stairs and arrived at a deeper part of the maze. A mysterious mist filled the air, and some figures were vaguely visible in the mist.
"Everyone, be careful. There's something fishy about this fog," Xu Tiancai warned. He gripped the Star Devil Breaker Sword tightly, shimmering with star power as he tried to dispel the fog. His heart was filled with vigilance. "This fog is definitely hiding some danger. We can't be careless."
As the mist gradually dissipated, they saw a group of ghostly warriors. These warriors wore ancient armor, wielding weapons, their eyes hollow yet filled with hostility. They slowly approached the group, each step leaving a faint footprint on the ground.
"It's the ghost warriors guarding the maze. Looks like we'll have to fight," the Ice Princess said. She waved her wand, summoning a massive ice cone. The ice cone shot toward the ghost warriors, piercing through their bodies. However, the ghosts were not greatly affected and continued to advance. The Ice Princess was startled. "These ghost warriors are not simple. Ordinary attacks are ineffective against them. We must find another way."
Agang rushed forward, unleashing "Sky-Splitting Slash." His battle axe, imbued with powerful fighting spirit, transformed into a golden crescent-shaped slash. The slash struck the ghost warrior, whose body flickered slightly, as if struck by something, but quickly recovered, swinging its weapon and slashing at Agang. A surge of fighting spirit surged within Agang: "Hmph, don't think you can defeat me like this. I won't fall so easily."
Lin cast the wind elemental magic "Wind Strangulation," manipulating it to form swirling wind blades around the ghost warriors. The blades sliced through the ghost warriors' bodies like sharp saws, blurring their forms. But they didn't stop. Lin frowned, a little anxious. "This magic isn't working well. We need to find their weakness quickly."
The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into chains of energy. He directed the chains toward the ghost warriors. Upon contact, they unleashed a powerful energy shock, causing cracks to appear on some of the ghost warriors' bodies. The mysterious figure pondered, "It seems this energy shock has some effect on them. I must continue to intensify my attacks."
The man in white played the flute, and the sound of the flute turned into a group of shining light beasts. The light beasts rushed towards the ghost warriors and engaged in close combat with them. The Qilin light beast burned the ghost warriors' bodies with flames, the Phoenix light beast attacked the ghost warriors' heads with colorful flames, and the Lion light beast hit the ghost warriors' bodies with powerful history. The attacks of the light beasts caused the ghost warriors to fall into a brief chaos, but they quickly reorganized and continued to attack everyone. The man in white felt helpless: "These ghost warriors are too difficult to deal with. We have to find a more effective way."
"These ghost warriors seem to have no entity, and ordinary attacks have little effect on them." Xu Tiancai said, he was observing the actions of the ghost warriors during the battle. He found that when the ghost warriors attacked, there would be a faint light flashing on their weapons, and this light seemed to be the source of their power. "Attack the light on their weapons!" Xu Tiancai shouted, he used "Star Devil Breaker", and the power of the stars turned into a huge light blade, slashing towards the light on the ghost warriors' weapons. After the light blade hit the light, the ghost warriors' attacks suddenly became slow, and their bodies began to shake. Xu Tiancai was delighted: "We have found the weakness, everyone concentrate on the attack!"
After hearing this, everyone adjusted their attack direction and launched an attack towards the light on the ghost warrior's weapon. The Ice Princess waved her wand and gathered the ice magic into a huge ice arrow. The runes on the ice arrow flashed with dazzling light, and the cold magic almost froze the surrounding air. She shot the ice arrow towards the light of the ghost warrior's weapon. During the flight of the ice arrow, the surrounding water vapor quickly condensed into ice, forming an ice channel. After the ice arrow hit the light, the ghost warrior's weapon was covered with frost, and their movements became more rigid. The Ice Princess breathed a sigh of relief: "This method is effective, keep attacking."
A-Gang focused his fighting spirit on his battle axe and slashed at the glow of the ghost warriors' weapons. The axe struck the glow, emitting a powerful wave of energy. The glow of the ghost warriors' weapons dimmed slightly, and their attack power weakened. A-Gang excitedly shouted, "It's working! We can defeat them!"
Lin cast the wind elemental magic "Precision Wind Strike," manipulating the wind element to form sharp cones of wind, which shot towards the light of the ghost warrior's weapon. The wind cones pierced the air like sharp arrows, flying accurately towards their target, constantly impacting the light of the ghost warrior's weapon, causing it to flicker. Lin smiled confidently: "Let's see how long you can hold out."
The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged in his hands into a powerful beam of energy. This beam contained the power of mysterious laws. He directed it towards the light of the ghost warrior's weapon. Wherever the light struck, darkness and light intertwined, emitting an awe-inspiring power. After the light struck the ghost warrior's weapon, black and white energy lines appeared on the ghost warrior's weapon, and their movements became slower. The mysterious figure nodded with satisfaction: "This power will inflict even greater damage on them."
The man in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into an enormous dragon of light. The dragon radiated a rainbow of colors, its scales gleaming with a mysterious sheen. The dragon opened its massive maw and unleashed a brilliant beam of light towards the ghost warrior's weapon. Like a giant lightsaber, it pierced the ghost warrior's weapon. The dragon's attack dimmed the ghost warrior's weapon's light, rapidly draining its power. A glint flashed in the man in white's eyes: "We're almost victorious."
Under the combined attack of everyone, the light on the ghost warriors' weapons dimmed, and their bodies became increasingly transparent. Finally, with a flash of light, the ghost warriors transformed into wisps of green smoke and disappeared into the air.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew that the maze test was not over yet. They continued to move forward in the maze, encountering more puzzles and dangers.
In a large circular hall, they saw a huge jigsaw puzzle on the ground. Pieces of the puzzle were scattered everywhere, and each piece was engraved with a different pattern that was similar to the symbols they had seen in the scrolls and star maps before.
"This puzzle doesn't look easy. We have to put it together," Xu Tiancai said. He walked forward, picked up a piece, and examined it. He thought to himself, "This puzzle must be related to leaving the maze or gaining new power. I have to put it together."
Everyone began to piece together the puzzle. Lin used the wind elemental magic "Wind Memory" to recall the symbols she had seen earlier in her mind, helping everyone find the right pieces. She felt a mixture of anxiety and anticipation: "These symbols are our clues. We can't make any mistakes. I hope we can finish the puzzle quickly." Agang used his strength to move and adjust the heavy pieces, muttering as he did so: "These pieces are heavy, but I won't give up to complete the puzzle." The Ice Princess used her ice magic to sense the temperature and magical fluctuations on the pieces, determining which pieces should be next to each other. Her eyes were focused: "Each piece has its own secret. I want to find the connection between them." The mysterious figure and the man in white analyzed the connections between the pieces from the perspective of energy and music, piecing together the puzzle by sensing the energy resonances on the pieces and their responses to specific flute sounds. The mysterious figure frowned: "This energy connection is subtle. We need to analyze it carefully." The man in white gently played on the flute, sensing the changes in the sound: "I hope this flute will guide us to the correct puzzle solution."