"Everyone be careful. After the thirtieth level, there's no certainty. In the past thousand years, our Qin family has only reached the thirty-fifth level at most." After a good night's sleep, everyone had recovered to their peak condition except for their wounds. Before stepping into the new level again, Qin Yue gave a solemn reminder.
The group of people all understood the importance of the task at hand, nodded to show that they understood, and at the same time, they cheered up and prepared to face the new challenge.
Upon entering the passage, the environment was indeed different. They found themselves in the middle of the hall, with a passage on each of the four sides. The passages were five meters wide and seven or eight meters high. Although there was light in the passages, they could not be seen beyond ten meters. They were pitch black, like the mouth of a monster, waiting for its prey to come to it.
"These checkpoints have at least two and at most eight passages, but only one passage leads to the next checkpoint, and each passage presents different dangers."
"Everyone must be careful. Unlike ordinary corpse wolves, this must be their leader. It has excellent defense and is much faster," Qin Yue explained.
"clear!"
"Then let's just choose any road!" Li Chongyi said.
"Let's go then!" Xiangli Yanran, who was leading the way, walked directly to the right-hand passage that was closer to her.
"Roar!" A roar rang out, completely different from the low growl of the corpse wolf, startling the group.
Qin Yue hurriedly warned, "Be careful!"
As Qin Yue spoke, a dark figure appeared out of nowhere and pounced on Qin Mu with incredible speed.
Just as Xiangli Yanran was about to turn around to help, several more zombie wolves charged at her.
After several days of training, Qin Mu had become accustomed to the sudden danger. Although he was attacked, he did not panic at all. He shouted, "Kill!" and swung his sword down.
With a "thud," Qin Mu was very familiar with the feeling of a weapon cutting into flesh, but this time it was not as easy as before, and his wrist brought a force of recoil.
To deal with the Corpse Wolf, it was necessary to completely incapacitate it, so Qin Mu did not hesitate and swung his sword down again.
Although the corpse wolves are fierce attackers and feel no pain, this also presents them with a major weakness: they neither dodge nor retreat. They will only extend their claws to parry weapons.
With a few swift sword strikes, Qin Mu cleaved the dark figure into several pieces, whereupon it ceased to move.
Qin Mu looked down and saw that this was a stronger creature than an ordinary corpse wolf. Not only were its hands and feet longer and its claws sharper, but it was also bigger and its limbs were half again as thick.
On the other side, Xiangli Yanran also dealt with the ordinary corpse wolves. Qin Yue explained, "We call this kind of one a corpse wolf general. Huai Dao has a sword behind his back, so he can cut it in half with one sword. Our weapons are probably slightly inferior, so we shouldn't be able to cut it."
Looking at the corpse wolf's arm, which was about as thick as Xiangli Yanran's leg, and its claws, which were longer than a human finger, the group nodded with somewhat solemn expressions.
The five continued walking forward when Huang Yuqi suddenly reached out and stopped Xiangli Yanran, saying, "Be careful! There's a trap!"
"Quick, dodge!" Qin Yue quickly dodged, and as she spoke, several sharp arrows shot from the front of the passage.
Accompanied by sharp arrows, another pack of zombie wolves charged forward. The group scrambled to parry and dodge, but just as they finished, another attack by the zombie wolves began.
In dealing with this unexpected situation, the group was clearly lacking in training. By the end of the battle, even Xiangli Yanran, the strongest in close combat, was injured. Moreover, the passage was a dead end, which greatly discouraged the teenagers.
"These are just three Corpse Wolf Generals. If there are ten Corpse Wolves, they've already thrown us into disarray. If this continues, we'll definitely suffer even more injuries. Therefore, we need better teamwork," Qin Yue reminded them upon returning to the hall.
“That’s right. In the past, we always took the initiative against our enemies, without much coordination or clear division of labor, which was very unreasonable,” Huang Yuqi agreed.
"So, I'll protect Yuqi and lead the way to scout ahead, Yanran will handle any unexpected situations, and Huaidao and the young prince will fill in any gaps. What do you all think?" Qin Yue asked.
“No problem!” Qin Mu and Li Chongyi nodded.
After resting, they entered another path. The group, now prepared, felt much more relaxed, although it was still dangerous, but fortunately, no one was injured.
The difficulty of this level has increased significantly, mainly due to the increased number of traps, which are also the kind that are difficult to spot. These traps are often activated by the sudden attacks of the zombie wolves. Huang Yuqi could slowly examine the simple trap passages, but the zombie wolf attacks here are completely unexpected. They hide in the walls and behind the stone pillars, their attacks are unpredictable and extremely fast, and this is the most crucial aspect.
The third passage was finally not a dead end, and the five of them immediately sat down on the ground.
"Hey! There's a box here?" Xiangli Yanran, who was in the best spirits, looked at the side with curiosity and said.
"That's what makes things different after level 30. You get a reward every time you find a passage," Qin Yue said with a smile.
"Shall I open it?"
"Open it!"
"Ugh! It's so ugly!" Xiangli Yanran said with a look of disgust as soon as she opened the box.
The group looked on curiously and found that inside the box was a mask, a very ferocious bronze mask.
"So ugly!"
"It really is ugly!" Qin Yue and Huang Yuqi nodded in agreement at the same time.
Li Chongyi also pursed his lips. Qin Mu didn't mind. In his opinion, safety was more important. Having a bronze mask could also protect his face. He would be unhappy if his face was injured, even though he couldn't say he was particularly handsome.
"If you don't like it, then I won't be polite," Qin Mu said, picking up the bronze mask.
"I won't take it!" Xiangli Yanran shook her head and said.
"We don't want it either!" Qin Yue and Huang Yuqi exchanged a smile, shook their heads, and then closed their eyes to rest. As for Li Chongyi, he didn't even bother to talk to Qin Mu.
Arrows, traps, rolling stones, vaulting ramps, poison, and various maze-like traps create a truly eye-opening experience; coupled with varying numbers of zombie wolves, they cause considerable trouble, slowing down the players' progress.
The number of paths was uncertain, and perhaps some people were just unlucky, but none of them took the right path the first time. They had to run through more than two paths before they found the correct one.
"Thirty-six levels! I've finally surpassed my predecessors. It seems like I might really pass this time," Qin Yue said excitedly.
"Well, once you get used to it, it's not too difficult. These ten levels shouldn't be a problem," Huang Yuqi nodded.
"Let's go, let's take it one step at a time and get past it!" Xiangli Yanran said with high spirits.
"Let's go!" Everyone was excited at the thought of stepping into an unknown place that no one else had ever entered before, and breaking a thousand-year record. After all, this was a very prestigious thing, even if they didn't ultimately succeed in passing on the legacy.
Along the way, there were five boxes, two bottles of Five Elements Pills, and three fragments of scrolls, which were divided among Huang Yuqi and her two companions. This was a rewarding experience, and it was one of the reasons why the group's motivation increased significantly.
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