Chapter 699 The Magical Hourglass
A petite fire phoenix flew down from the wall, bringing with it terrifying flames, instantly turning the entire stone house into a sea of fire.
The red-hot flames were so intense that even when wearing armor, they still felt scorching and unstoppable.
Zhou Wen directly summoned the Tyrant Behemoth, opened his mouth and swallowed the flames and the fire phoenix together.
Although it was only a brief moment, it made both Ansheng and Zhou Wen break out in cold sweats. White smoke came out of their armor. If it lasted any longer, the armor would have been burned red, and the flesh inside would have been cooked.
As soon as the Fire Phoenix died, the six portals opened automatically and returned to their previous state.
"Asheng, have you ever encountered this situation when you came here before?" Zhou Wen felt that something was unusual, so he asked Ansheng.
"Never. Master Wen, do you think the fire phoenix just now is related to this hourglass?" As An Sheng spoke, his eyes looked at the backpack that had been burned by the flames. The things in the backpack had been scattered out, and many things had been burned, but the crystal hourglass was still intact, lying sideways on the ground, and the sand was still flowing.
"I also think there may be some connection. There was no accident when you came here before, and there was no accident when we left just now. But after the hourglass turned over, an accident occurred. Apart from this, I really can't think of any other reason." Zhou Wen said.
"Let's use our companion pet to explore the way first and see if other stone houses have the same problem." An Sheng said, and summoned a lion, letting it enter the next room An Sheng planned to enter.
As soon as the lion entered, the stone house suddenly closed and Ansheng soon changed color.
Zhou Wen used the power of listening to find out what was happening next door, but he heard nothing. It seemed that there was a force in the wall of the stone house that blocked his listening.
After a while, the passage door opened, but the lion companion pet that entered disappeared, and it seemed that it had been killed.
"These stone houses have indeed become a little strange. After my companion pet went in, it quickly cut off contact with me. I couldn't sense what was happening inside." An Sheng said solemnly.
Zhou Wen looked inside from the door, but did not find any murals in the stone house. It was no different from an ordinary stone house.
"If the changes in the maze are related to this crystal hourglass, then if we wait for the sand in the crystal hourglass to reverse again, do you think the maze will return to normal?" Zhou Wen said, looking at the hourglass in his hand.
"That's very possible." An Sheng stared at the sand in the hourglass and said, "Looking at the speed at which the sand is flowing, it should reverse once an hour. Let's wait here for an hour."
"Okay." Zhou Wen also felt that it would be better to wait.
God knows what other strange things are in this maze. Although he has a lot of mythical pets, his body is still epic after all. If something unexpected happens in such a small stone house, he may not be able to escape it at all, no matter how powerful his companion pets are.
The two people waited in the stone house, and time passed by minute by minute. When the sand in the hourglass had completely flowed out, they heard a ding sound, exactly the same sound they had heard before.
The next second, the sand in the hourglass began to flow backwards.
"Let me try again." An Sheng summoned another companion pet and let it enter the room that the lion had just entered.
Sure enough, this time, the passage to the stone house was not closed, and the companion pet inside did not show any signs of trouble.
"It's true." An Sheng entered the room carefully and nothing unexpected happened.
So Zhou Wen and Ansheng used their companion pets as pathfinders, and continued to move towards the location of the next treasure chest in the maze. They passed many stone houses without any problems.
When the hourglass reversed, the two stopped and did not move forward. They waited there for an hour, waiting for the hourglass to reverse again, and then continued walking.
I don’t know what kind of relationship the hourglass has with the maze, but it can actually control the maze. When the flow is in two directions, one positive and one negative, the situation in the maze is completely different.
When he was forced to rest, Zhou Wen was studying the hourglass, trying to see if he could control the flow of sand in it.
If he could control it, then he could control the entire maze.
However, Zhou Wen studied it for a long time but still couldn't find out how to control the hourglass. The main reason was that he didn't dare to do anything rash, for fear of breaking the hourglass, which would cause more trouble.
"Let's find a way to study it after we get out." Zhou Wen temporarily gave up the idea of controlling it.
"Master Wen, I seem to have discovered something." An Sheng said.
"What was posted? Is it about the secret of the maze?" Zhou Wen asked hurriedly.
"No." An Sheng shook his head and said, "After so many experiences with you, I've found that as long as you enter the dimensional realm, unexpected things are likely to happen..."
"Coincidence...it must be a coincidence..." Zhou Wen said firmly. Although he also felt that there seemed to be some problems every time he entered the dimensional field, he would never admit that he was a jinx.
"Even if there is a problem, it must be the problem of Hu Po Jiang, Zhu Dao, and Tai Sui. It definitely cannot be my problem." Zhou Wen thought to himself.
An Sheng smiled and said, "Actually, this isn't bad either. At least it won't be so boring. Every time I enter the dimensional realm with you, it's so thrilling."
"It really has nothing to do with me." Zhou Wen said with a sad face.
The two of them walked and stopped for more than thirty hours before finally reaching the room where the second treasure chest was.
"Master Wen, please open it and take a look." An Sheng said solemnly.
"Do you really want to open it?" Zhou Wen said with some guilt.
The first treasure chest contained a weird thing called a crystal hourglass. Who knows what else could be found in this treasure chest.
It would be fine if companion eggs and dimensional crystals appeared, but if a bomb or something exploded inside and killed them all here, that would be terrible.
Although it was just a metaphor, Zhou Wen did not rule out the possibility that there really was a bomb or something like that inside.
"Open it. Even if there is a Buddhamie inside, the worst that can happen is that we can just fight with the Buddhamie again. There's nothing to be afraid of." An Sheng said with a smile.
Zhou Wen swallowed, reached out and lifted the lid of the treasure chest. His heart was beating violently, as fast as a drumbeat.
An Sheng and Zhou Wen looked into the treasure chest and were both stunned.
There is actually another box inside the treasure chest. The material and style are the same as the treasure chest, but it is a little smaller.
Zhou Wen frowned slightly and opened the lid of the treasure chest inside, but found that there was an even smaller treasure chest inside. He opened seven or eight treasure chests in a row, but only saw an even smaller treasure chest.
(End of this chapter)
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