The image in the magic mirror continued. After the death of the Brain God, another team entered the castle.
This time, Zi Wei didn't call out the leader's name, but Xuan Ming was surprised, "Lei Zhen! He died here too!"
Xiaodao and Huangmao couldn't help but curse, their eyes wide open with disbelief.
Zhuang Li tugged on Xuan Ming's sleeve, and he immediately explained, "He's an SSS-level tasker with very special abilities, seemingly related to brain development, but I'm not sure what they are specifically. When I first joined the organization, he was already very famous and was a leader at the time. If he hadn't died, he would definitely have a place among the demigods."
Zhuang Li nodded in sudden realization. This was a man who was only one step away from becoming a god.
Huang Mao added, "He has a nickname, Reggae. Not the Reggae in reggae music, but the Lei as in thunder and the Gui as in ghosts. Together, it means he's as strong as thunder and as smart as a ghost. He's a man of both wisdom and courage."
When this well-known name was mentioned, Zi Wei and the others let out a low cry of horror: "He is the legendary Reggae? He died here too?"
Given Reggae's fame, everyone watched the mirror's image more closely. Unfortunately, Reggae was the first to enter the basement. Self-proclaimed for his superior abilities, he took on the role of pathfinder.
In fact, many teams before were led by the strongest people, and once this situation occurred, the death of the entire team was almost a foregone conclusion.
This castle is filled with murderous intentions and traps in every detail; even points are its tools for killing people.
Zhao Feng and the others suddenly recalled Ouyang Yu's insistence on Xuanming leading the way before he would even go into the basement to search for clues, and a cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. If it weren't for Zhuang Li's repeated efforts to break through the barriers, they wouldn't have survived until now.
Did Zhuang Li possess the ability to predict the future? Looking back now, they realized that Zhuang Li had never done a meaningless thing or said a meaningless word since entering this ancient castle.
In his wild thoughts, Lei Zhen was inevitably the first to be lured to the magic mirror. However, after his mirror image appeared, he did not confront him head-on, but left countless notes in the secret passage with three words written on them: "Hide."
These three words are naturally for other mirror people to see.
So the mirror people that appeared one after another really hid themselves.
Immediately afterwards, Lei Zhen's mirror image began to attack the normal people outside one by one. He did not kill them, but only injured them each time, deliberately revealing his appearance and then disappearing.
Gradually, more and more people were injured, and Lei Zhen was naturally considered a traitor. No one believed his words anymore and began to attack him. Fourteen people against one, the extremely powerful Lei Zhen eventually lay dying in a pool of blood. His teammates were also beaten to the ground one by one.
This group of comrades who were once close friends now looked at each other with eyes full of hatred.
Only then did Lei Zhen's lookalike emerge from the secret passage, leading fourteen others. Dressed in clean clothes and shiny new leather boots, they tiptoed through the blood-soaked hall, like a group of nobles entering a filthy place, their faces filled with mockery.
As Lei Zhen's mirror image walked, he began to hum a cheerful song and dance briskly, with an expression of ecstasy.
He indulged in such bloody killings and took pleasure in the tragic consequences caused by his own conspiracies and intrigues.
Lei Zhen and his teammates could only stare at the group with their eyes wide open, in disbelief. They seemed to understand something, but it was too late, and they could only struggle helplessly as their heads were cut off one by one.
Three-foot-high blood columns sprayed into the air one by one, turning into a thick blood mist. Lei Zhen's mirror image led a group of demons, opened their mouths wide, stuck out their tongues, and swallowed the blood mist while laughing.
What does it mean when demons dance in disorder?
The current scene is probably the best interpretation of the chaos among demons.
Looking at the blood-red before them, Zhao Feng and his companions were still terrified, their breath stagnating, even though they had witnessed countless horrific scenes before. Those who had not experienced it could never understand such helplessness and despair.
This is an unsolvable dead end!
Footsteps were heard outside again, and then these devils dancing wildly in the blood mist disappeared without a trace in an instant, leaving only Lei Zhen's mirror image holding Lei Zhen's head, standing at the iron gate outside the castle, welcoming new players.
Another cycle begins...
When all the images were played, no one knew how long they had been in the basement. They had witnessed with their own eyes the tragic story that had taken place in this castle.
All the crazy, bloody, and terrifying images eventually turned into white light and dissipated into the mirror. Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief and belatedly realize how lucky they were.
This dungeon truly deserves to be called a forbidden zone. It toyed with the human heart and tested human nature, two things that are precisely the easiest to manipulate and the most vulnerable to the test. To pass this level requires unparalleled wisdom, vision, analytical ability, decisiveness, action, and unity.
Without any of the above abilities, one cannot pass this level. And as luck would have it, these abilities are exactly what Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming possess.
Zhuang Li is the brain of this team, responsible for integration, observation, analysis, decision-making and rallying all team members, while Xuan Ming's super strong action ability can get rid of all evil spirits.
It was precisely because of these two people that the team did not have internal strife, then fall apart, and then be defeated one by one.
Thinking of this, all the team members patted their chests in fear. Now, they didn't find Zhuang Li's mind control so terrifying at all. Without such mind control, their team would have disbanded long ago, and death would have been the end for everyone!
"I must listen to my sister-in-law from now on!" Huangmao said to himself.
Xiaodao finally gave him an appreciative look.
Zhuang Li pointed at the mirror that had turned into a normal mercury mirror and asked, "Is that it? Where's our reward?"
Xuan Ming put his arm around his shoulders and comforted him, "Don't worry, wait a little longer. The Lord God has one advantage, which is that once he makes a rule, he will never break it. If K says there's a reward, then there will definitely be a reward."
Zhuang Li nodded, chewing on this sentence secretly - once the rules are established, they must not be broken? This might come in handy in the future.
At that moment, lines of writing appeared on the mirror: [Congratulations on escaping Hell. The following are your rewards. Please distribute them as you wish: Lei Zhen? SSS-level skill card: Eye of Insight, Lei Zhen? SSS-level skill card: Thunderous Fury, Lei Zhen? SSS-level skill card: Thunder Shield... Feng Yang? SSS-level skill card: Wind Travels Thousand Miles... Brain God? SS-level skill card: Puppetry...]
Dense words kept appearing, and one skill card after another shining with golden light flew out of the mirror, scattering on the ground, forming a thick layer.
They are the legacy of players and questers who have died here. The skills, weapons, and hidden trump cards of these people are all preserved in the mirror, and together with their souls, they become the source of the magic mirror's energy.
Having absorbed the energy of so many peerless masters, it is no wonder that the magic mirror can even copy Xuanming.
As the core of the forbidden land, this magic mirror is indeed powerful.
Xiaodao and Huangmao were stunned. They were like elderly people with Parkinson's disease, their hands and feet shaking uncontrollably. In the wild land, they had to risk their lives to obtain an SSS-level skill card. Sometimes, when they couldn't win, they were hunted by taskers all over the world, and could only hide here and there like rats.
If it weren't for the boss's recent rapid growth and the healing of his injuries, their fate would have been even worse. Their team was once so broke they didn't even have a place to stay.
However, now, they just participated in a company team-building event, but easily obtained a mountain of SSS-level skill cards. This is the rhythm of getting rich overnight!
Robbing a bank doesn’t make you money faster than doing this task!
Huangmao and Xiaodao breathed carefully, afraid that the golden cards in front of them would be blown away.
If even they were so uneasy, let alone the others. Zi Wei and Da Long hugged each other tightly, howling, "Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, am I seeing things? Why are there so many SSS-level skill cards? Shit, I used to get an A-level card and I'd be so excited I couldn't sleep all night! Getting so many SSS-level cards today, I'm about to have a heart attack!"
The two of them covered their chests and tried to regulate their breathing. It seemed that they were about to faint.
Although Zhao Feng and the others tried to remain calm, their cheeks flushed red, their eyes widened, and they revealed an uncontrollable ecstasy.
Only Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming remained calm.
"Does it look like a malfunctioning ATM?" Zhuang Li pointed at the magic mirror and joked.
The magic mirror that kept spitting out cards froze for a moment before continuing.
Xuan Ming chuckled softly, "Looks like it."
It took the ATM several minutes to spit out all the skill cards, prop cards, energy cards, and special effect cards.
Players or questers summoned by the Lord God to the Forbidden Land are generally among the best of the best, with all ranked above S, and countless SSS-level masters. Conversely, Zhuang Li's team has the weakest average strength, with several A-level players.
Therefore, the cards piled up on the ground are almost all S-level or above, the kind that would be snatched away if taken outside.
However, when everyone saw the original owner's name on the card, their excitement quickly died down.
"Let us observe three minutes of silence for these deceased people and thank them for their gifts to us." Xuan Ming said in a deep voice.
Zhuang Li was the first to bow his head and observe a moment of silence, and everyone quickly followed suit, with a hint of sadness rising in their hearts.
Three minutes later, everyone opened their eyes and looked at the pile of cards with great excitement, but no one dared to reach out and take them first. If they were not a cohesive team, they might have started fighting for the sole possession of these treasures.
This is another trap that tests human nature.
Fortunately, Zhuang Li's mental control was always in effect, and Xuan Ming's military deterrence also made everyone dare not act rashly.
Everyone looked at the two eagerly, waiting for them to speak.
At the same time, everyone had already prepared themselves for the possibility of only receiving one S card, with the rest of the treasures going to Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming. People are selfish and greedy, and faced with such a mountain of gold, who wouldn't want to take it all for themselves?
It would be good enough if they could get out alive. They have no right to comment, let alone the strength to fight for it.
However, this time, everyone guessed wrong.
Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming really had no intention of monopolizing the treasure.
"You divide it." Xuan Ming rubbed the little devil's head.
Zhuang Li took it upon himself to say, "Then I'll divide the cards. I'll distribute the cards based on your main skill areas. Martial arts-focused ones will get martial arts cards, Taoist magic-focused ones will get Taoist magic cards, and magic-focused ones will get magic cards. As for the remaining attributeless cards and energy cards, we'll divide them equally among everyone. Is that fair?"
Everyone showed an expression of ecstasy, and then felt sincere admiration.
Fair! How could this be unfair? The captain is truly worthy of being the captain, truly a great general!
Everyone bowed and shouted, "Thank you, Captain!"
"Okay, now let's divide the pork." Zhuang Li chuckled and waved his hand.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Not only did the entire team regain the joy of team building, but they also had the added joy of receiving their year-end bonuses.
The magic mirror, waiting to see them fighting among themselves or even killing each other, was shaking with anger.
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