“Yes, we have indeed been here before.” Although the surrounding rocks looked strange and varied, the people present were all very perceptive and immediately realized that this place seemed familiar.
“No wonder these rocks are so strange, it turns out to be a maze.” Several guests looked at Zuan, wondering if the key in his hand could guide them again.
Zuan shook his head and shook the key in his hand: "There are no more guides. I suppose its purpose was to lead us through that misty area and open the vortex to get us here."
Then another customer asked, "Miss Isabella, where's your fish?"
Upon hearing this, Isabella hurriedly reached for the bathtub and saw the fish still lying belly-up in the water. She was so embarrassed and ashamed that she almost threw it on the floor.
At this point, Yani suggested, "Why don't we split up and explore the route? If we encounter a dead end, we can retreat."
Zuan frowned: "Split up in the maze, it's easy for something to go wrong."
All those horror movies I watched in my past life weren't for nothing; once the main characters and their teams start acting alone, they're often picked off one by one by monsters lurking in the shadows.
Yani said in a deep voice, "It's alright. We can split into several small teams. Everyone should stay close to each other. With our cultivation levels, we can look after each other."
Isabella thought for a moment and took out several walkie-talkie-like items from her small bag: "Everyone can use this communicator to stay in touch at any time. We can be notified immediately if there is any danger. It has extremely strong anti-interference capabilities and its own power is enough to last for ten years in various harsh environments."
Yanni took a phone in her hand: "I'll lead the way by myself, one team at a time."
Her cultivation level was evident to all, and no one thought there was a problem with her working alone in a team.
Seeing this, Tingxue said, "Then I'll explore this path."
As he spoke, he took a car and walked into a small path on the left.
Zuan wanted to be with Tingxue, but with so many people left, he had to suppress his personal feelings.
In the end, Isabella Alfred joined his team, while the remaining guests formed another team, and they began to search around.
Throughout the journey, everyone kept in touch and shared their whereabouts.
As Zuan observed his surroundings, he saw strange rocks everywhere, resembling formations, yet not entirely.
Even with his expertise in formations, he couldn't immediately discern its mysteries.
Just then, Isabella suddenly spoke up, "Sister Tingxue hasn't responded for quite a while."
Zuan was taken aback. With Tingxue's personality, she was indifferent from the start, while the others were afraid something might happen to them and couldn't wait to report that they were safe after taking a few steps.
But Tingxue was very indifferent, only responding once in a long while.
He had gotten used to it, but when Isabella reminded him, he suddenly realized that the other person had indeed been silent for a long time.
So he hurriedly called out to her through the communicator, but unfortunately there was no response.
His heart sank. Even if Tingxue was indifferent, she couldn't possibly not answer under these circumstances.
It seems something really has happened!
He hurriedly returned and headed straight for the path Tingxue had just taken.
Isabella quickly said, "Brother Zu, don't worry, these things can locate each other."
After a few quick operations, a WeChat map appeared on the communicator's screen, showing the locations of each walkie-talkie.
The other two could be seen approaching rapidly, while Tingxue's communicator remained stationary in a certain position.
Zuan's expression grew increasingly solemn. He almost kept using teleportation until he finally arrived at the location of Tingxue's walkie-talkie.
This is a relatively open circular area. Apart from the way we came, the surrounding area is completely blocked by stone walls formed by those strange reefs, and there are no other exits in sight.
The communicator had fallen right under the stone wall in front of them.
"What happened?"
"What's wrong?"
At this moment, the other two teams also arrived, and they all asked questions out of curiosity.
Zuan didn't bother to respond and began to examine the stone wall.
Isabella then explained to everyone what had happened.
"How could they just disappear without a trace?" a guest asked, puzzled.
"We really didn't hear anything."
At this moment, Yani walked up to Zuan and asked, "How is it?"
Zuan shook his head: "I can't see any mechanism."
He immediately drew his sword, determined to blast open the wall in front of him.
Yanni said, "I'll do it."
Everyone had witnessed the power of her punch, so naturally no one had any objections.
She took a deep breath, her chest seemed to swell up a bit, and then threw a punch.
The fierce force of the punch seemed to suck up all the air in the space in an instant, causing everyone's expression to change. Who among them could withstand such a punch?
But something even more shocking happened: when this powerful punch slammed into the wall, the wall didn't budge an inch!
Instead, with a crack, Yanni's arm broke, and her fist was covered in blood.
Isabella exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly took out some pills from her small bag and handed them to her: "Sister Yanni, take this quickly."
"Thank you." Yani took the pill, and her arm quickly returned to normal.
She hurriedly said to everyone, "There seems to be some kind of magical power on this wall, and it is of a very high status."
“Not only this wall, but we also found that the surrounding reefs along the way are also indestructible.” Everyone wasn’t stupid. If you can just cut a path through a maze, why follow the rules of the maze?
Everyone tried along the way, but unfortunately, we didn't know what the rocks were made of, so we couldn't break them at all.
Zuan frowned and began to examine the other walls, but no matter how he investigated, he still couldn't find any clues.
Yanni walked over and said, "You don't need to worry too much. With Tingxue's strength, she shouldn't be in any danger. She should be able to protect herself."
The other guests echoed this sentiment, and even Isabella and Alfred nodded subconsciously; Tingxue's sword strike earlier had been truly astonishing.
With a single sword strike, she cleaved through the chaos. Even the most powerful beings they had ever encountered were no match for her. Unless a true god personally intervened, she should be safe from any danger.
Zuan calmed down as well. Yes, Tingxue was not Yan Xuehen. Even in the myriad worlds, she was a powerful figure. She was probably in some kind of predicament and couldn't get out of it in a short time, but she was definitely not in danger.
She is a messenger of chaos; at worst, she can simply cleave through chaos and leave.
"By the way, we've made a discovery over there; it seems we've found a way out," a few guests who had just started searching further back said.
Seeing the puzzled crowd, the guest holding the golden compass smiled and said, "The maze here uses a trick; the way we came is the way we're going, but most people don't think of that. If we had just walked further back and looked at those rocks, we would have discovered that they are arranged using a 256-bit key symmetric encryption method. We have some clues about how to crack it, but we rushed over here after hearing your calls."
"Give me a little more time and I'll find a way out!"
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