Xie Qi reached out in disbelief and took out the map from the box.

"Forget about the starting items, but also the maze map? Am I really an NPC? ... No, I don't know anything right now, so I can't jump to conclusions. Maybe I'm just lucky."

Xie Qi took out the map and sat on the ground to look at it carefully.

It can be seen from the map that the maze is very large, but you can only see part of the maze and cannot tell where the props and dangers are.

Just as Xie Qi was about to look around to see where he was on the map, the number above the sky changed to /9997.

"Decreased?" Xie Qi stared intently at the line of numbers above, secretly wondering if this was the number of survivors.

The game has just started and someone has already died here. It shows that the danger of this maze is far beyond imagination.

Thinking of this, Xie Qi couldn't help but frown, carefully folded the map in his hand and put it in his pocket.

Then, he zipped up his clothes and put on the hat on his head. After everything was ready, Xie Qi took a deep breath and walked forward.

At the same time, in another corner of the maze, Li Ze was nimbly dodging the ferocious attacks of the man-eating vines.

The thick vines were like giant pythons with bared fangs and claws, rushing towards Li Ze frantically. Li Ze was agile and dodged left and right, avoiding the vines' attacks every time.

"You guys step back! Don't attack it! Run to the left!" Li Ze shouted loudly while swiping his knife to cut off one vine after another that attacked again.

Then, he turned like the wind and rushed to the left. Bai Yu and others who followed closely behind him heard Li Ze's instructions and did not dare to hesitate at all, and followed him to the left.

Finally, when they ran breathlessly to the next intersection, they stopped. Bai Yu looked back in shock, and asked with lingering fear, "No...it won't catch up, right?"

Li Ze panted slightly and replied calmly, "No, I just observed that these dangerous creatures only seem to move around in specific areas. As long as we don't provoke them, we'll be safe for now."

After hearing Li Ze's words, everyone felt a little relieved, but they still couldn't completely eliminate the fear and anxiety in their hearts.

At this time, Bai Yu asked again: "Li Ze, should we go find Fang Tong and the others first, or find the exit first?"

Li Ze thought for a moment and said decisively, "Find an exit."

At this moment, the other few people who had successfully escaped from danger also sat down on the ground like deflated balls, gasping for breath.

At this moment, one of them cried and regretted, "Didn't we just make games? Why would we lose our lives if we fail?"

Another person said impatiently: "Why are you crying? Who are you pretending for? Everyone knows that if you win the game, you will have a lot of money and a house to live in."

After careful astronomical observations and scientific calculations, humans were horrified to discover that just one year later, a huge meteorite would violently hit the Earth.

If this disaster occurs, the consequences will undoubtedly be devastating. All life on Earth will be wiped out in an instant and disappear among the vast sea of ​​stars.

Faced with such an imminent desperate situation, the human instinct for survival drove them to act quickly and urgently begin looking for a new home where humans could continue to reproduce and thrive.

At this critical moment, scientists unexpectedly discovered a mysterious planet through advanced detection equipment.

What is even more shocking is that this planet is inhabited by a group of aliens who look extremely similar to humans.

Although these aliens look almost exactly like humans, the level of technology they possess is far beyond that of Earth.

They have already successfully entered the interstellar age and possess unimaginable high-tech equipment and powerful space exploration capabilities.

When the earthlings learned that the earth was about to face destruction, they sent a distress signal to the aliens with hope, hoping to get their help and shelter.

Unfortunately, things went against one's wishes. Although the situation of the earthlings was sympathetic, these aliens seemed to have no interest in accepting earth refugees.

They rejected the Earthlings' request in a nonchalant manner, as if they didn't care about their life or death at all.

Just when everyone on Earth was feeling extremely depressed, a turning point appeared.

The interstellar royal family, bored as they are, decided to give Earthlings a chance. But there is a harsh prerequisite: Earthlings must pass the numerous tests set by their planet before they are eligible to be accepted by the aliens.

If humans can achieve ultimate victory in this game, then all players involved will be rewarded with comfortable accommodation and wealth by the leaders who hold interstellar power when they set foot on alien lands.

This means that as soon as these lucky ones arrive on the alien planet, they already have all the resources that other humans have accumulated after more than ten years of hard work.

It is precisely because of such extremely tempting reward conditions that so many people voluntarily participate in the game.

If the game fails, they will only die a year earlier than the Earth's destruction. If the game succeeds, then they will not have to worry about survival when they go to the alien planet.

Li Ze's face was filled with sorrow: "We try our best just to survive, but for them, it's just a game they play when they are bored."

Bai Yu, who was standing nearby, felt a heavy mood as he listened to Li Ze's words. He slowly said, "Seeing such a realistic scene here, I realized how terrifying the aliens' technology is."

All players participating in the game do not enter with their complete bodies. In fact, the consciousness of each of them has been extracted and thrown into this seemingly unreal yet extremely real game world.

If the game fails, the fragile human consciousness will not be able to withstand the huge damage caused. At that time, they will be trapped in this virtual world forever, which is no different from brain death.

Li Ze took a deep breath, turned to Bai Yu and shouted, "Bai Yu, let's go quickly and try to leave here as soon as possible." After that, he raised his leg and stepped forward.

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from behind: "Hey, wait! Can't you take us with you?"

I saw several players who had been rescued by Li Ze before looking at Li Ze and Bai Yu eagerly.

Bai Yu frowned and responded impatiently, "If you want to leave, hurry up and follow us. We are just ordinary players and don't have the energy to take care of you."

After he finished speaking, he quickened his pace and followed closely behind Li Ze. The group continued to move forward arduously on the road that was as complicated as a maze.